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Headlines for April 12, 2012SYRIA CEASEFIRE COMES INTO EFFECT
A ceasefire for Syria proposed by UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan has come into force, but Western countries have publicly doubted Syria's willingness to stick to it, BBC reported. Syria has said it would ...RULING PARTY WINS SOUTH KOREA ELECTIONS
South Korea's ruling Saenuri party has taken the majority of seats in parliamentary polls, winning 152 in the 300-seat national assembly, BBC reported. That gives the party 25 more than the opposition ...MARC ANTHONY FILES FOR DIVORCE FROM JENNIFER LOPEZ
Singer Marc Anthony filed divorce papers Wednesday, seeking to officially end his marriage with entertainer Jennifer Lopez, a court spokesman said, according to CNN. The singer filed the paperwork in ...7.0-MAGNITUDE QUAKE STRIKES MEXICO
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 struck near Mexico's western coast on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, CNN reported. The epicenter of the quake was 32 miles (51 kilometers) ...KHZMALYAN'S LIES EXPOSED
In response to a written inquiry from Haykakan Zhamanak, Rector of Yerevan State Medical University Derenik Dumanyan claimed that film director Tigran Khzmalyan's wife herself had expressed a wish to ...168 ZHAM: ZOLYAN JOINS PROSPEROUS ARMENIA PARTY
Rector of V. Brusov State Linguistic University Suren Zolyan has joined the Prosperous Armenia Party, 168 Zham reports. The paper failed to get more specific information from PAP yesterday. The paper ...HAYATSK: WOMEN LEAVE ARTHUR BAGHDASARYAN
Female candidates are leaving Orinats Yerkir Party, Hayatsk reports. The paper does not rule out that Heghine Bisharyan will remain the only female candidate of OYP on election day. The entire lecturer ...GERMAN DOCTORS TO EXAMINE HOSPITAL FOR TYMOSHENKO'S TREATMENT
German doctors will arrive in Ukraine on Friday to examine the conditions at a hospital where jailed ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is supposed to pass a medical treatment, BBC quotes a Foreign Ministry ...WEATHER FORECAST: AIR TEMPERATURE NOT TO CHANGE
The weather will be conditioned by feebly expressed low pressure field. Tonight no significant precipitation expected. On the 12th of April transitory rain and thunderstorm expected all over the territory, ...GEORGI VANYAN RECEIVES DEATH THREATS FOR ORGANIZING AZERBAIJANI FILM FESTIVAL
Gyumri will host Azerbaijani film festival, which has caused aggression among residents. Organizer of the festival Georgi Vanyan has become a particular target of anger, Hraparak reports. The paper contacted ...RENOWNED ITALIAN TENOR BOCELLI TO PERFORM IN ARMENIA
Renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will perform on April 22 in Opera Square, Armenia. Speaking to Panorama.am a source from Ministry of Culture said Bocelli arrives in Armenia in the framework of "Yerevan ...KHACHIK GALSTYAN SAYS ZOLYAN NOT TO JOIN PA
"It's not true," spokesman for Prosperous Armenia Party chairman Khachik Galstyan answered to a question if the president of State Linguistic University after Bryusov Suren Zolyan joined their party. ...GOODBYE TO RADIK MARTIROSYAN
At a RPA banquet at Harsnakar restaurant on Monday, Armenian President, RPA Chairman Serzh Sargsyan half in jest said goodbye to the guests who left the banquet early. Those leaving the restaurant included ...SAINT PETERSBURG TO HOST G20 SUMMIT OF 2013
G20 Summit of 2013 will be held in Constantine Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia, the Head of the Presidential Property Management Department of the Russian Federation Vladimir Kozhin told RIA Novosti. ...MANCHESTER UNITED WILL STILL WIN PREMIER LEAGUE, MANCINI SAYS
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini insists Manchester United will still win the Premier League despite his side closing the gap at the top to five points on Wednesday night, Goal.com reported. City ...MONITORING FIXES NO VIOLATION OF CEASE-FIRE REGIME
On April 12, in accordance with the agreement with the authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, the OSCE Mission held scheduled monitoring of the Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed forces' contact-line ...JUVENTUS TARGET VIDIC, TORRES
Juventus are planning an audacious double-swoop on the Barclays Premier League, targeting Manchester United skipper Nemanja Vidic and Chelsea striker Fernando Torres, the Daily Mail reported. The Italian ...ARMENIAN WEIGHTLIFTER VANIK AVETISYAN RANKS 4TH
Armenian weightlifters Vanik Avetisyan and Samvel Grigoryan (69 kg) participated in European Weightlifting Championships on April 11 in Turkey. Avetisyan lifted 144kg in snatch and 172 kg in clean & ...CLINTON SAYS THERE IS STILL TIME FOR DIPLOMACY FOR IRAN NUCLEAR DISPUTE
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says there is still time for diplomacy to resolve Iran's nuclear dispute. Iranian news agency ILNA said Mrs. Clinton will highlight the issue with the foreign ministers ...MARXIST DAVID HAKOBYAN TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT
Chairman of Marxist Party of Armenia David Hakobyan is going to run for president. "My participation in the parliamentary elections is a prelude to the presidential race," the Marxist told reporters in ...MARXIST DESCRIBES ELECTION PROGRAMS AS IDLE TALKS
Election programs introduced by the political forces are idle talks, political demagogy, chairman of Marxist Party of Armenia Davit Hakobyan told the news conference. "It's idle talk. They have not learnt ...BELARUSIAN FM TO VISIT ARMENIA
At the invitation of Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, Belarusian Foreign Minister Sergei Martynov will pay an official visit to Armenia on April 16-17, Foreign Ministry's press office reported.
...EXPERT SAYS PARTIES FAIL BECAUSE OF DIFFERENT MISSIONS
"I understand that the sociologists should also work to take care of their families, but they shouldn't downgrade the rating of a nation claiming that people only vote for money," Stepan Grigoryan, president ...IFC LAUNCHED ENERGY EFFICIENCY EXPO
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, launched its annual Energy Efficiency Expo today in Armenia, showcasing energy efficient technologies that will help local entrepreneurs save energy, cut costs and ...PRESIDENT ATTENDS JUDGE SWEARING-IN CEREMONY
President Serzh Sargsyan attended the swearing-in ceremony of newly appointed judge of first instance court of general jurisdiction of Gegharkunik region, Vardan Harutyunyan at a Council of Justice meeting ...EXPERT SAYS AZERBAIJAN TO BECOME VICTIM OF SELF-DECEPTION SOONER OR LATER
"It is another attempt of self-deception of Azerbaijan, nothing else can be said. It's unacceptable when Azerbaijan attempts to intervene in affairs carried out by international organizations in a third ...WATER FOUND ITS CRACK MOVIE IN CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
"Water found its crack" movie based on a story by founder and editor-in-chief of Agos daily Hrant Dink, who was murdered in Istanbul, will be launched in Cannes Film Festival. Ermenihaber.am news site ...ARF LAUNCHES INTERACTIVE ELECTION WEBSITE
Armenian Revolutionary Federation Party (ARF) launched its election website today, which, as the member of ARF Supreme Body Armen Rustamyan said, will be a gate for ARF to communicate with the society. ...KHOSROV HARUTYUNYAN: ARMENIA HAS NEVER BEEN CLOSER TO EUROPEAN PARTNERSHIP
"The upcoming elections are not merely National Assembly elections but also an opportunity to choose our future. We have never had a real chance to return to our national value system like this, and the ...ERDOGAN SAYS TURKEY TO SEEK NATO HELP AGAINST SYRIA
Turkey's PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Ankara could seek NATO's help in case the Syrian troops violate Turkish borders again, Russian Ria Novosti quotes Turkish PM as saying in China. "We have many ...CONGRESS LEADER SPEAKS OF CREATING COUNTERBALANCE IN PARLIAMENT
"I am not going to make long speeches, I am not going to describe the situation in the country, you can feel it yourself," Armenian National Congress leader Levon Ter-Petrosyan said today in a rally in ...K. ACHEMYAN: RPA PROGRAMS ARE FOR ALL STRATA
"People during those years have had the opportunity to see and appreciate our work. The works that are implemented during the election period are a unique opportunity to present to the society the programs ...REAL MADRID TARGET BRANISLAV IVANOVIC
Jose Mourinho is plotting a raid on his former club as he targets the summer signing of Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic. The Real Madrid boss is known to want to add to his defensive options and is ...RONALDO: LOSING IS NOT IN MY VOCABULARY
Real Madrid attacker Cristiano Ronaldo has highlighted the importance of Wednesday's 4-1 victory against Atletico Madrid at the Vicente Calderon, believing it was a vital step towards claiming the Primera ...HERITAGE REPRESENTATIVES MEET PACE OBSERVATION DELEGATES
Today, at the National Assembly, Heritage representatives received the delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) election observation mission, Heritage party's press office ...HOUSTON DEATH NOT CRIMINAL, POLICE SAY
Beverly Hills police said on Wednesday they had closed their investigation into the death of singer Whitney Houston in a hotel room bathtub two months ago after concluding no crime was committed, Reuters ...KH. HARUTYUNYAN: OPPOSITION WILL FACE CONFRONTATION
"To my opinion the competition will be first of all between the oppositional political forces, because it is obvious that their main aim is to attract the oppositional electorate. This is the main issue ...STAR: NEW STORE IN AVAN-ARINJ DISTRICT (PHOTOS)
Today, on April 12, at 15:00, in Avan-Arinj district, a new supermarket STAR opened its doors for customers. It is already the 30th store of the chain, located at 7/7, Dushanbe street.
Trade area ...RPA CHAIRMAN: "OUR COUNTRY IS THE BEST, OUR CITY IS THE BEST"
"We should love our country, our city, our street, our yard. Our country is the best, our city is the best," said RA President, RPA chairman Serzh Sargsyan at the Malatia - Sebastia administrative district ...
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