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Headlines for March 19, 2012HEAVY FIGHTING IN SYRIAN CAPITAL
A firefight is reported to have erupted in Syria's capital, Damascus, between the rebel Free Syria Army and the forces of President Bashar al-Assad, BBC reported. Witnesses say the sound of machine-guns ...CUBAN PROTESTERS HELD IN HAVANA
Cuban police have arrested dozens of opposition activists, a week ahead of a visit by Pope Benedict XVI, according to BBC. Most of those detained are members of the protest group Ladies in White, who ...BRITISH JOURNALISTS FREED IN LIBYA
Two British journalists captured by a Libyan militia in late February have been freed, the British government announced Sunday, according to CNN. Gareth Montgomery-Johnson and Nicholas Davies "are ...MASS GRAVE DISCOVERED IN PAKISTAN
Along the Afghan border In Pakistan, in the tribal area of Khyber, a mass grave of people has been discovered with 13 bodies having been reported so far. The bodies are reported to show signs of torture ...WEATHER FORECAST: WARM, DRY WEEK EXPECTED
The weather will be conditioned by anticyclone influence. Clear, no precipitation expected on the 19th of March in the whole territory. According to "Meteo-tv" the air temperature will go up ...JOACHIM GAUCK ELECTED AS GERMAN PRESIDENT
Activist pastor Joachim Gauck became German president by an overwhelming majority Sunday, marking the first time a candidate from the former communist east will serve as head of state, AFP reported.
...ARMENIAN MFA: ARMENIAN WOMAN KILLED IN ALEPPO BLAST
Sunday's bombing in Aleppo occurred in the city's Sulemaniyeh neighborhood, also home to many Christians, in the aftermath of which Arax Petrosyan, of Armenian descent, died. Armenian Foreign Ministry ...RENOWNED VIOLINIST ANTON SOROKOW TO PERFORM CONCERT AT ARAM KHACHATURIAN CONCERT HALL
At the invitation of Armenian State Philharmonic Orchestra, famous Austrian violinist Anton Sorokow will perform a concert at Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall on March 23. The concert will feature Beethoven's ...SERZH SARGSYAN TO ATTEND EURASES SESSION
President Serzh Sargsyan has conducted a working visit today to Moscow to participate at the session of the Interstate Council of the Euroasian Economic Community (EurAsEs), President's press office reported. ...TWO BRAZILIAN TOURISTS KIDNAPPED IN EGYPT'S SINAI
Armed tribesmen on Sunday kidnapped two Brazilian women and their Egyptian tour guide as they were traveling on a bus near Mount Sinai, AP reported.
The head of security in Egypt's south Sinai Peninsula, ...IRAN'S MFA SENDS LETTER OF PROTEST TO AZERBAIJANI AMBASSADOR
Iran's Foreign Ministry has sent a letter of protest to Azerbaijan's Ambassador Javanshir Akhundov, Iranians state-run news agency IRNA reported. Azerbaijan's Ambassador to Iran has been called to the ...IRANIAN AYATOLLAH: AZERBAIJAN TO LEARN ITS LESSON FROM GADDAFI'S FATE
Azerbaijan's government must learn its lesson from the fates of Gaddafi and Mubarak, Iranian news site "salamtabriz.com" quoted Iranian senior clergyman Ayatollah Mojtahed Shabestari as saying. The representative ...HERITAGE HOLDING SESSION IN PARLIAMENT
Heritage Party is currently holding a faction session in Parliament chaired by Raffi Hovhannisyan. Panorama.am correspondent reported faction member Larisa Alaverdyan, who is ranked the 41st in Heritage ...DAVID KARAPETYAN CONFIRMS HE WAS DISMISSED
Armenian Defense Minister signed a decree dismissing spokesperson David Karapetyan from his job. David Karapetyan confirmed the report to Panorama.am and added that the Defense Ministry will provide more ...ORINATS YERKIR PARTY TO MAKE PUBLIC ELECTION LIST ON MARCH 21
Orinats Yerkir Party convened a meeting of political board on Sunday. Heghine Bisharyan, Mher Shahgeldyan, Armen Yeritsyan and Hovhannes Margaryan were confirmed as deputy chairmen of Orinats Yerkir, ...DEFENSE MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON TO BE APPOINTED AS ADVISOR TO NSC SECRETARY
Former Defense Ministry spokesperson David Karapetyan will be appointed as Advisor to National Security Council Secretary, Karapetyan told Panorama.am. David Karapetyan neither denied nor confirmed the ...A. ZAKARYAN: RPA POLITICAL TEAM ISN'T UNIVECTOR
"Republican Party of Armenia has discussed and approved the election team yesterday; the list introduces the team responsible to implement developing projects of the next five years," RPA faction member ...MUSHEGH LALAYAN ELECTED DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF RPA
The meeting of RPA Council on Sunday unanimously elected Chairman of RPA Committee on Ideology and Propaganda Mushegh Lalayan as Deputy Chairman of RPA, member of RPA Council, Secretary of RPA parliamentary ...IRANIAN EMBASSY IN ARMENIA: DIALOGUE THE ONLY WAY TO RESOLVE NK CONFLICT
"Dialogue is the only way to resolve Nagorno-Karabakh conflict," a statement released by Iran's Embassy in Armenia said. "The Islamic Republic of Iran underlines once again that Iran's official disposition ...PRO-OPPOSITION JOURNALIST GOHAR VEZIRYAN TO RUN IN CONSTITUENCY NO.12
Chorrord Inknishkhanutyun pro-opposition daily's correspondent Gohar Veziryan will run in the elections in majority system in constituency No.12 which includes Shengavit and Erebuni administrative districts ...ARF LIST READY TO BE RELEASED TOMORROW
ARF proportional list will be released tomorrow, ARF faction member Armen Rustamyan told Panorama.am. Mr. Rustamyan said the list has already been agreed during a discussion. The MP refused to name any ...MIGUEL ANGEL LOTINA NAMED NEW VILLARREAL COACH
Villarreal have announced on their official website that they have appointed Miguel Angel Lotina as the club's new head coach with immediate effect, Goal.com reported. The 54-year-old will take charge ...TRADITIONAL QUESTION - WHEN WILL ARMENIA WITHDRAW SIGNATURE FROM ARMENIAN-TURKISH PROTOCOLS?
Today Heritage Party MPs have again urged the Parliament to withdraw signature of the state from Armenian-Turkish protocols. "Recently, during a visit to Brussels President Serzh Sargsyan declared political ...DEMOCRATIC PARTY TO MAKE DECISION ON ELECTION LIST TOMORROW
The Democratic Party of Armenia will make public its proportional representation list on March 21. "We will make a final decision tomorrow," Chairman of the party Aram Sargsyan told Panorama.am and added ...PRESIDENT SERZH SARGSYAN SIGNS LAW ON MAKING AMENDMENT TO LAW ON AVIATION
President Serzh Sargsyan has signed laws On Making Amendments and Addenda to the Law on Aviation, On Making an Addendum to the Law on Transportation of Dangerous Cargos and Undefused Containers by Motor ...SARKOZY LEAVES FOR TOULOUSE
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has arrived in the French city of Toulouse, where a gunman on a scooter has opened fire on a Jewish school, killing three children and a teacher, news agency "France Press" ...ARMENIAN PRESIDENT ATTENDS EURASEC SESSION
President Serzh Sargsyan has arrived in Moscow on Monday on a working visit, where he will be participating at the session of the Interstate Council of the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC). Panorama.am ...S. SAFARYAN: HERITAGE NOT PLANNING CHANGES IN ITS LIST
Head of Heritage faction Styopa Safaryan told Panorama.am the party was not planning to change the proportional list thus having denied all those rumors claiming that Heritage was going to change its ...EURASEC INTERSTATE COUNCIL MOSCOW MEETING TO FOCUS ON EURASEC REORGANIZATION
The reorganization of EurAsEC is the key issue on the agenda of the EurAsEC Interstate Council meeting in Moscow, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said addressing the meeting opening ceremony, a Panorama.am ...APPLE MAKING LESS PROFIT FROM NEW IPAD
Apple is making less profit from each new iPad than it did when it launched the previous model a year ago, Fox news writes referring to a research firm's analysis. According to the source IHS iSuppli ...KATE MIDDLETON MAKES 1ST PUBLIC SPEECH
The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, has made her first public speech during a visit to one of her charities in Ipswich, BBC reported. Hundreds of people gathered to watch the address, marking the ...TOTTI OUT OF GENOA CLASH
Francesco Totti is out of Monday's game against Genoa after he was omitted from Luis Enrique's Roma squad, Football Italia reported. The club captain has been struggling with fitness since he picked up ...TORRES: NOW I HAVE A BOSS WHO BELIEVES IN ME
Fernando Torres admitted his overwhelming relief after finally ending the most embarrassing goal drought in football. And the Ј50million striker seemed to take a shot at sacked Andre Villas-Boas by saying ...INDONESIAN POLICE HAVE SHOT DEAD FIVE SUSPECTED MILITANTS IN BALI
who officials say were planning to carry out an attack later this week, the Sky News reported.
The national counter-terrorism agency said the men were linked to the banned Jemaah Islamiah group which ...A GUNMAN ON A MOTORBIKE SHOT DEAD FOUR PEOPLE IN TOULOUSE, FRANCE
A gunman on a motorbike shot dead at least four people, including three children, at a Jewish school in Toulouse on Monday, just days after three soldiers were killed in similar shootings in the same ...APPLE TO PAY DIVIDENDS AND BUY BACK SHARES
Apple, one of the world's richest companies, will reward investors with a dividend- and share-purchase program totaling $45 billion over three years, the company said Monday.
In a departure from the ...
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