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Headlines for April 17, 2012AUSTRALIAN PM SETS OUT AFGHAN EXIT PLAN
Prime Minister Julia Gillard says Australia will withdraw its troops from Afghanistan earlier than planned, according to BBC. Ms Gillard made the announcement in a speech in Canberra, and ahead of a key ...COLOMBIA SUMMIT PROSTITUTES SCANDAL EMBARRASSES US
Claims that Secret Service agents and military personnel hired prostitutes in Colombia are an embarrassment, the US military's top officer has said, BBC reported. "We let the boss down," US ...6.5-MAGNITUDE QUAKE HITS CHILE
A strong earthquake struck coastal Chile about 26 miles (42 kilometers) from the port city of Valparaiso late Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, according to CNN. The magnitude 6.5 quake knocked ...INMATES HOLD NEARLY 100 HOSTAGE IN BRAZILIAN PRISON RIOT
Inmates were holding nearly 100 people hostage at a prison in eastern Brazil on Monday, CNN reported. Hundreds of rioting prisoners took over the facility near the coastal city of Aracaju on Sunday afternoon, ...SAMVEL BALASANYAN BRIBES VOTERS WITH ‘HEAVY EQUIPMENT'
According to Hraparak, Deputy Chairman of Prosperous Armenia Party Samvel Balasanyan, a majority candidate in Gyumri, has been giving flour and antennas to voters, but now he bribes them with "heavy equipment:" ...MP TIGRAN STEPANYAN HAS NEVER SPOKEN IN PARLIAMENT
MP Tigran Stepanyan, a member of Prosperous Armenia Party, runs for parliament at constituency No.16. Zhoghovurd asked him how many times he has taken the floor in parliament and what questions he has ...GALUST SAHAKYAN COMMENTS ON MALATIA-SEBASTIA INCIDENT
RPA Deputy Chairman Galust Sahakyan talked to Aravot's reporter and commented on the incident in Malatia-Sebastia administrative district between Samvel Alexanyan's supporters and a HAK member as a result ...WEATHER FORECAST: AIR TEMPERATURE TO GO DOWN
On the 17th of April rain and thunderstorm expected in the whole territory from time to time, heavy in spots, hail also possible. The air temperature will go down by 5 degrees in daytime. Rain and thunderstorm ...‘GOLDEN FISH' FULFILLS ALL WISHES OF ABOVYAN RESIDENTS
An Abovyan resident contacted Hraparak and said that "Golden Fish" buses with Gagik Tsarukyan's posters run around the town and fulfill all wishes of residents. "Abovyan resident Armen Khachatryan said ...MOSCOW BUILDING COLLAPSE KILLS TWO
Two people died and at least ten were injured as a building collapsed in southern Moscow early on Tuesday, news agency Interfax reported. It's said that the building was under construction and 17 people ...HOVHANNES SHAHINYAN BUSY WITH HIS WIFE'S CAMPAIGN
Former head of Arabkir administrative district Hovhannes Shahinyan is leaving RPA, Haykakan Zhamanak reports. The paper contacted Shahinyan who confirmed the report but refused to explain the reasons ...WORLD BANK SELECTS NEW PRESIDENT
The World Bank selected Jim Yong Kim, president of Dartmouth College and an expert in public health, as its next president, France Press report says. According to LA Times the five-year term of the current ...ZHOGHOVURD: HAYASTAN DEPARTMENT STORE'S OWNER BEATS SECURITY OFFICER
According to Zhoghovurd, owner of Hayastan department store Hayrapet Hayrapetyan in a drunken condition went to the department store Sunday evening and began shouting at workers, including the security ...DUTCH RADIO: DENIAL OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE AMONG TURKEY'S SHORTCOMINGS
Turkish "Haber x" news site says that one of Dutch radio stations aired a story about tensed Dutch-Turkish relations. Abdullah Gul of Turkey pays a visit to the Netherlands on April 17 on the occasion ...RAFFI HOVHANNISIAN MEETS WITH GERMAN STATE MINISTER
Heritage Party leader Raffi K. Hovannisian met at the German Embassy today with Ms. Cornelia Pieper, the Federal Republic's State Minister for Foreign Affairs. Conferring at the invitation of German Ambassador ...BUSINESSMAN OF ARMENIAN DESCENT KILLED IN MOSCOW
Russian businessman of Armenian descent Tigran Hovhannisyan was killed in Moscow. It's reported that Hovhannisyan was found dead on his doorways. Victoria Tsiplenkova, a representative of Russian Central ...SHMAYS EXPLAINS WHERE HIS NICKNAME COMES FROM - PAPER
Yerkir's correspondent talked to Republican parliamentary candidate Arakel Movsisyan, more widely known by his nickname Shmays. Movsisyan explained to the paper where his nickname comes from. "I was a ...GREEK EX-MINISTER ARRESTED FOR MONEY LAUNDERING
A Greek prosecutor decided on Monday to jail a former defense minister pending trial on money laundering charges in the most high-profile case against a politician in decades of corruption scandals, Reuters ...DPA WORKS WITH 30-35 PERCENT OF VOTERS
The Democratic Party of Armenia works with 30-35 percent of voters, more exactly, with those who make decisions independently, party leader Aram Sargsyan told a news conference in Yerevan. According to ...IRANIAN MAJLIS SUMMONS PRESIDENT AHMADINEJAD
Iran's Majlis approved the amended draft to impeach the president and to summon him for questions and answers, MEHR news agency said. According to the source 144 Iranian lawmakers approved the amended ...MANY SAMPLES IN GEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF KAPAN SAVED WHEN SERZH SARGSYAN WAS PM
President Serzh Sargsyan visited today, during his working visit to Syunik region, the reconstructed Geological Museum of Kapan where he learnt about the conditions of two reconstructed departments. 100 ...IRAN'S DEFENSE MINISTER HAILS S300 AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM PRODUCTS
Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi hailed the results reached in S300 air defense system production, FARS news agency reported. Last year, when Russia refused to sell S300 air defense system to Iran, ...TWO FACES OF TURKEY: VENEER OF GENTILITY MASKING RUTHLESSNESS
When Turkey's Foreign Minister met secretly with a group of Armenians in Washington last month, he wooed them with his sly smile and sugar-coated words. This was the fake facade of traditional Turkish ...51 PERCENT OF YEREVAN RESIDENTS TO CAST BALLOTS ON ELECTION DAY
"Sociometer" independent sociological center implemented a survey among 1200 Yerevan residents on April 7 aimed at revealing sociological expectations of voters in Yerevan and ratings the parties deserve. ...ROAD POLICE TO INCREASE NUMBER OF SPEED MEASUREMENT DEVICES IN YEREVAN STREETS
Road police continue installing traffic surveillance cameras and speed measurement devices in Yerevan. Speed measurement devices have been installed on Davitashen bridge, Yeghvard and Ashtarak highways, ...GALLUP: RPA AND PROSPEROUS ARMENIA DESERVE GREAT SUPPORT OF VOTERS
Parliamentary Elections in Armenia pre-election poll is commissioned by ArmNews TV and implemented by Armenian Sociological Association and Baltic Surveys / The Gallup Organization from April 2012 to ...EXPERT SAYS AZERBAIJAN THREATENING REGIONAL SECURITY
"Azerbaijan's military budget, as they claim, hit $3 billion not at one jump; it was unintelligible and incoherent in 2009-2011. In fact, the increase of military budget includes common expenses in military ...UN CORNER AT SLAVONIC UNIVERSITY
Students of the Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University will have access to more information on UN values and UN work in Armenia, since a UN Corner was launched today in the library of the university. ...SWISS ARMENIANS DEMAND TO PUNISH TURKISH MINISTER FOR DENYING ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Swiss-Armenian parliamentary friendship group addressed Switzerland's Court of Appeal filing a complaint against the General Prosecutor's office which refused to launch a criminal case against Turkey's ...MOURINHO NOT LOOKING AT HISTORY
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has insisted history will count for nothing as his side bid to win at Bayern Munich for the first time in Tuesday's first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final, AFP ...ZOLYAN'S AUTHORIZATION AND EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT HAVE BEEN TERMINATED
Today RA Education and Science minister Armen Ashotyan signed a decree on terminating the authorization of the rector of Yerevan State Linguistic University after V. Bryusov S. Zolyan and on terminating ...NO ALTERNATIVE TO INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION OF NKR: SHARMAZANOV COMMENTS ON AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT'S STATEMENT
"First, Azerbaijan should stop the arms race and military rhetoric. Second, Azerbaijan should prepare its society not for war, but for peace," Deputy Speaker of Parliament Edward Sharmazanov told Panorama.am, ...ARMENIAN CHESS PLAYERS AT DUBAI OPEN
GMs Vladimir Akopian, Tigran L. Petrosian, Zaven Andriasian, David Arutinian, IM Karen Grigoryan have scored 2 points each after 2 rounds and are leading Dubai Open together with several other chess players, ...IAEA DELEGATION TO ARRIVE IN YEREVAN
On April 18-19 the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) delegation headed by the executive director Yu. Amano are to arrive in Yerevan. Yu. Amano will conduct meetings with the RA President, RA Prime ...HRAIR SIMONIAN FINISHES SECOND AT FIRST SATURDAY TOURNAMENT
Armenian GM Hrair Simonian scored 6 points out of 9 and finished second at Budapest-hosted First Saturday tournament. IM Iweta Rajlich of Poland finished first with 7 points, according to armchess.am.PASHINYAN DID NOT REPLY ASRYAN YET
In the N7 electoral district, parliamentary candidate Nikol Pashinyan is not hurrying to react on the offer of Khachik Asryan about holding debate, "If he will have something to say in that connection ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1879 Death of Chamik Aramyan (publisher) in Constantinople. He was born in 1820.
- 1904 Birth of Hrant G. Pastrmajian. He died in 1954.
- 1922 Aram Yerkanian and Arshavir Shirakian executed Behaeddin Shakir, the leader of the "special forces" and Jemal Azmi, former Governor of Trabizond, in Berlin. Both were active in implementing the 1915 Armenian Genocide.
- 1957 Twinning of Kirovakan (Vanadzor) and Batumi (Georgia).
- 1990 An International Scholars' Meeting titled: "The Armenian Genocide: History, Theory, Political Responsibility" and devoted to 75th Anniversary of the Armenian's Genocide, takes place in Yerevan. It lasts to April 21.
- 1997 The Legislative Assembly of New South Wales (Australia) adopts a decision to commemorate April 24 as a Memorial Day of the Armenian Genocide. It suggests to the Federal Australian Government to adopt a similar decision.
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