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Headlines for February 23, 2012ARGENTINA TRAIN CRASH KILLS 49
At least 49 people have been killed and more than 600 injured in the worst train crash in Argentina in 40 years, BBC reported. The train hit the end of the platform at Once station in the capital Buenos ...SOMALIA'S FUTURE TO BE DISCUSSED AT LONDON CONFERENCE
The threat from terrorism and piracy in Somalia are among the issues that will be discussed at a conference in London on the future of the country, according to BBC. Representatives from 40 countries ...AUSTRALIAN PM CALLS FOR LEADERSHIP VOTE
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard attempted Thursday to thwart a perceived challenge to her leadership of the Labor Party from former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd by announcing that she will put the ...SCANDALOUS REVELATIONS AT ELECTRIC NETWORK OF ARMENIA
The State Revenue Committee has not finished yet the monitoring in the Electric Network of Armenia. According to Zhoghovurd's competent sources, scandalous revelations will be made on that case soon, ...JUNE 2 VERDICT DATE FOR HOSNI MUBARAK
A Egyptian judge on Wednesday announced June 2 as the date for the verdict in the trial of former president Hosni Mubarak, setting a lengthy deliberation period in an apparent attempt to avoid disrupting ...MP RUBEN GEVORGYAN NOT CERTAIN ON ELECTIONS
Haykakan Zhamanak writes that MP from Prosperous Armenia Party Ruben Gevorgyan confirmed on Wednesday that he will not run for parliament in majority system at electoral district No.5 (Davitashen) and ...PROSECUTOR NOT TO GET INTO CONFRONTATION FOR NAPOLEON'S WIN
Hraparak daily reports that member of Prosperous Armenia Party Napoleon Azizyan will be a candidate for MP at electoral district No.9. RPA will support the candidature of MP Ruben Sadoyan in that electoral ...AIR TEMPERATURE WILL GO UP
The weather in Armenia will be conditioned by high pressure field. On the 23rd of February sunny, no precipitation expected in the whole territory. The air temperature will not change significantly yet, ...EPP LAST HOPE OF RATING FOR HERITAGE
While Republican Party of Armenia and Rule of Law are proud with their achievement in European People's Party, "Heritage" Party makes use of the opportunity to display Armenia's domestic affairs, "Golos ...ZHOGHOVURD: DID YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENED?
There are serious disagreements between the two deputy chairpersons of Orinats Yerkir Party, Mher Shahgeldyan and Heghine Bisharyan, on the proportional representation list, Zhoghovurd writes. The newspaper ...IMPROPER CONDOM USE PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE
Problems with the correct use of the male condom, such as not wearing a condom throughout sex or putting it on upside down, are common in the U.S. and have become a major concern of public health officials, ...WHO WILL BE FIRST LADY IN RPA?
According to the new Electoral Code, there must be female candidates in every fifth place of parties' proportional representation lists, leaving out the first place, that is to say the first female candidate ...BAKO SAHAKYAN: CRIMES DESERVE SEVERE PUNISHMENT
President of Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan condemned terrorist act against the head of Abkhazia Alexander Ankvab, central information department of Artsakh President reported.
The letter reads: "Your ...HAYATSK: SATANIST, COMMUNIST, SECTARIAN, PRIEST IN ONE TEAM
Bayandur Poghosyan who went on hunger strike in Mashtots Park for several hours confirmed to a Hayatsk reporter the fact that he is a Satanist. "Yes, I am a Satanist, I do not believe in God, but does ...KURDISH PARTY CALLS ON ERDOGAN TO NEGOTIATE WITH PKK
Kurdish "Peace and democracy" party of Turkey called on PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan to form a delegation and to hold negotiations with Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). According to "Hurriyet Daily News" during ...WATER TARIFFS TO RISE WHILE THEY WERE TO HAVE DECREASED
According to Haykakan Zhamanak, Yerevan Djur has submitted a bid to the Public Services Regulatory Commission for making things clear about drinking water tariffs for consumers in Yerevan. The bid stipulates ...BOMBINGS ACROSS IRAQ KILL 35
At least 35 people have been killed and dozens injured in a wave of bombings and shootings across Baghdad, BBC reported. According to the source nine people were killed in the worst attack, in the central ...'MADEMOISELLE' OFFICIALLY BANNED IN FRANCE
French feminists have scored a major victory in their fight to have the term "mademoiselle" outlawed as sexist after the prime minister's office issued a decree banning it in official forms, ...PRESIDENT OF ARTSAKH: COUNTRY'S SECURITY IS PROTECTED BY EFFICIENT ARMY
President of Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan issued a congratulatory address on occasion of Motherland Defender's Day, President's information department reported. The address reads:
"Dear compatriots, ...IRANIAN MP: AZERBAIJAN TOY IN HANDS OF ISRAEL, USA
Azerbaijan is a toy in the hands of Israel and USA, member of Mejlis national security and foreign policy affairs committee Zohre Elahian said in an interview with "FARS" news agency. Iranian MP has condemned ...JOLEON LESCOTT NOT TO BE WITH ENGLAND SQUAD
Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott has been told he will not feature for England in next week's friendly clash against the Netherlands at Wembley, Goal.com reported. Earlier this week, caretaker ...A. SOGHOYAN: EPIC, FAIRY TALES CHARACTERIZE NATION'S PECULIARITIES
The societies should have their vision, ours lack it, Chairman of Armenian Psychiatric Association Armen Soghoyan said in a news conference. But our society, as the expert said, doesn't live purposeless. ...V. VOSKANYAN: PAKISTANI RESOLUTION OF KHOJALY EVENTS NOT SERIOUS
Pakistan's Senate Foreign Affairs Committee passed a resolution on February 1 recognizing Khojaly events in 1992 as genocide.
Pakistan is an artificially created state having serious ethnic problems, ...ARTSAKH'S SURB MARIAM ASTVATSATSIN CHURCH CONSECRATED
Surb Mariam Astvatsatsin (Holy Mother of God) Church has been consecrated in Artsakh, Blagovest-Info news agency reported, citing the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church. The construction ...ARMENIAN SIDE OWNS HOVHANNES TUMANYAN'S TBILISI APARTMENT
Hovhannes Tumanyan's apartment in Tbilisi has been finally purchased by the Armenian side - purchase and sale transaction has been carried out, pan-Armenian foundation has signed an agreement, and currently ...PYUNIK-SLOBODA FRIENDLY CANCELLED
The friendly match between FC Pyunik and FK Sloboda of Serbia has been cancelled. The match was due on February 23 but Serbia cancelled it due to some unclear reasons, based on Sloboda-Mika match, Fcpyunik.am ...VIVACELL-MTS, NORK-MARASH MEDICAL CENTER ANNOUNCE LAUNCH OF MOBILE-HEALTH PILOT PROJECT
Today VivaCell-MTS, a subsidiary of "Mobile TeleSystems" OJSC, and the the Cardiology Clinic of Nork-Marash Medical Center, in cooperation with Ericsson Nikola Tesla company have announced the launch ...ICT LEADERS TO GATHER FOR INFORMAL MEETING IN AGHVERAN
The Armenian town of Aghveran will host "ICT Leaders Meeting" forum on February 25-26. At the event, ICT leaders will discuss the telecommunication strategy and the challenges in ICT sector in Armenia. ...MISTAKE FOUND IN OSCE/ODIHR REPORT ON ARMENIA
In OSCE/ODIHR assessment mission report on Armenia a mistake was made. It's said in the report that in the upcoming elections, 131 National Assembly deputies will be elected under a mixed electoral system ...AZERBAIJANI PROPAGANDA EDITS "INCONVENIENT" QUOTATIONS BY HEYDAR ALIYEV
Azerbaijan's ruling regime has restarted rewriting the modern history of the country, and this time they venture neither more nor less than "editing" just Heydar Baba. Quotations by Heydar Aliyev about ...ARMENIAN SINGERS REFUSING TO TAKE PART IN EUROVISION 2012 IN BAKU
Armenian signers have disseminated a statement addressed to European Broadcasting Union and Armenian Public TV, whereby they announce their decision to boycott Eurovision song contest 2012 in Baku.
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Today in Armenian history- 1901 Death of Stepan Oskanyan (public figure). He was born in 1825.
- 1923 Death of Grigor Chilinkiryan (public figure and translator) in Smyrna. He was born in 1833.
- 1925 Birth of Manouk Atoyan (engineer) in Javakhk (Georgia). He died in 1998.
- 1932 First issue of the "Literary Newspaper" of the Federation of Soviet Writers of Armenia.
- 1959 Establishment in Yerevan of the Union of Cultural Relations with Eastern Arabian Countries.
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