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Headlines for April 25, 2012COLOMBIA SEX ROW CLAIMS MORE SECRET AGENTS
Two more US Secret Service agents have resigned in the wake of the Colombia sex scandal, the agency has confirmed, BBC reported. In addition, two other agents will face administrative action after being ...ANNAN ALARMED AT SYRIA VIOLENCE
UN special envoy Kofi Annan has told the Security Council that Syria is still witnessing unacceptable levels of violence, despite a ceasefire being in place since 12 April, BBC reported. Briefing the ...MAD COW CASE CONFIRMED IN CALIFORNIA
The nation's fourth case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), sometimes referred to as "mad cow disease," has been confirmed in a dairy cow in central California, the U.S. Department of ...BRAZILIAN ACTOR DIES AFTER ACCIDENTAL HANGING IN 'THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST' PLAY
A Brazilian actor died after accidentally hanging himself during the play "The Passion of the Christ," a local hospital said, CNN reported. Tiago Klimeck, 27, was one of the actors from a local ...ARTHUR BAGHDASARYAN'S BROTHER LEAVING COUNTRY
According to Yerkir, Republican Party made Orinats Yerkir Party understand that it will not assist OYP in the elections at the last moment. It was a heavy blow to OYP because it realizes it can do nothing ...HRAPARAK: TWO WINGS OF PROSPEROUS ARMENIA PARTY
There are two wings in Prosperous Armenia Party, Hraparak reports. The first wing, led by Gagik Tsarukyan, is a supporter of non-conflict strategy and is ready to accept the game rules of Republican Party. ...ZHOGHOVURD: MULTINATIONAL FAMILY AT NONEXISTENT ADDRESS
According to Zhoghovurd, several residents of Zovuni village, Kotayk region, told the paper that a "multinational family" is registered in their building which includes two Yezidis, three Kurds, four ...VIVACELL-MTS PRESENTS DRAW FOR POSTPAID SUBSCRIBERS
VivaCell-MTS, a subsidiary of "Mobile TeleSystems" OJSC, is glad to announce that by using VivaCell-MTS services the individually paying postpaid subscribers can participate in a special draw and win ...ASSEMBLY URGES AMERICA TO STAND WITH THE RIGHTEOUS AMONG NATIONS THAT HAVE AFFIRMED ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Today, President Barack Obama commemorated the victims of the Armenian Genocide reiterating his position that his views on the Armenian Genocide have not changed reported the Armenian Assembly of America ...CAROUSEL VOTING TO BE USED IN UPCOMING ELECTIONS - PAPER
Carousel voting, which was put into circulation in Armenia by Robert Kocharyan's regime, will be used in the upcoming parliamentary elections, Hraparak reports. The paper has revealed that in these days ...PAINTING BY AIVAZOVSKY HITS RECORD WHILE UNDER HAMMER
A painting by Russian artist Ivan Aivazovsky "View of Constantinople and the Bosphorus," has been sold for $ 5.2 million at "Sotheby's" auction, The Voice of Russia report says. The ...SAMVEL ALEXANYAN TO SUE ZHOGHOVURD
In an article published on April 20, Zhoghovurd said that parliamentary candidate Samvel Alexanyan and head of Malatia-Sebastia administrative district David Ohanyan bought votes at school No. 190. Opposition ...MOSCOW OPPOSES REPLACEMENT OF ARMENIA'S PROSECUTOR GENERAL, PAPER SAYS
Russia's Prosecutor General Yuri Chayka has come to Armenia with an Order of Honor for Armenia's Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan, Zhoghovurd says. The order is bestowed by decree of Russian President ...HAYART CENTER TO MARK 500TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARMENIAN PRINTING
On April 27, HayArt Center will hold a festive event - an evening of book, sculpture, fine art, classical music and theater, to mark the 500th anniversary of Armenian printing. This will be an unprecedented ...ARMEN ASHOTYAN LEAVES FOR BUCHAREST
A delegation led by Armenian Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan will pay an official visit to Bucharest on April 25-27 for the Bologna Process Ministerial Conference. The Bucharest Ministerial ...VIVACELL-MTS ANNOUNCES ESSAY COMPETITION
VivaCell-MTS, a subsidiary of "Mobile TeleSystems" OJSC, within the framework of its Career Development Program gladly announces an essay competition among students of Armenia. The applicants are free ...TURKISH PIANIST FORCED TO LEAVE TURKEY
Fazil Say, a Turkish composer and pianist, said that he is going to leave his native country and move to Japan after he confessed he is an atheist, AFP report says. Fazil Say said he was placed under ...VARTAN GREGORIAN AWARDED MKHITAR GOSH MEDAL
President Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree awarding Vartan Gregorian, president of Carnegie Corporation of New York, Mkhitar Gosh medal for the contribution to reinforce and develop Motherland-Diaspora ...SUSI KENTIKIAN TO CHALLENGE MELISSA MCMORROW
Unified women's flyweight world champion Susi Kentikian will put her titles on the line against Melissa McMorrow on May 16 at Brandenburg Hall in Frankfurt, Germany, boxingscene.com report says. Kentikian ...WEATHER FORECAST: FEEBLE RAIN POSSIBLE IN YEREVAN
The weather in Armenia will be conditioned by air-mass phenomena. On the 25th of April rain and thunderstorm expected from time to time. According to meteo-tv in the Eastern regions heavy rains possible. ...KRAMNIK BEATS ARONIAN IN 3RD ROUND
In the 3rd round of Kramnik-Aronian friendly match Vladimir Kramnik defeated Levon Aronian making the Armenian chess player to suffer his first defeat. The next round is due on April 25. The tournament ...ARMENIAN GENOCIDE VICTIMS COMMEMORATED IN SYRIA
The 97th anniversary of Armenian Genocide has been commemorated in Damascus, as local Armenian community bowed tribute to the innocent victims of Armenian Genocide. MFA press and information department ...160 CIS OBSERVERS SUBMIT ACCREDITATION APPLICATIONS TO CEC
CIS observation mission continues monitoring of the election campaign ahead of the May 6 parliamentary elections. According to the Mission headquarters, Mission Headquarters leadership held meetings in ...POLISH DAYS KICK OFF IN ARMENIA
Polish Days in Armenia kicked off today and will last until late May, the Polish Embassy in Armenia said. The program of Polish Days includes various cultural events featuring Polish music, literature ...RIVAL FIRES CIVILIAN VILLAGE FOR 45 MINUTES
Azerbaijan's armed forces have fired on Wednesday morning against the civilian village of Dovegh, Tavush region for about 45 minutes, head of the rural community Samvel Gorginyan told Panorama.am. "In ...SERZH SARGSYAN RECEIVES YURI CHAIKA
President Serzh Sargsyan received today the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Yuri Chaika. The President noted that the high-level Armenian-Russian dialogue and active economic cooperation ...FERNANDO TORRES: THE BEST TEAM DOESN'T ALWAYS WIN
Chelsea striker Fernando Torres has warned Barcelona that "the best team doesn't always win" as the Blues prepare to defend a 1-0 lead in their Champions League semi-final second leg, Goal.com ...ACHEMYAN: AZERBAIJAN ANNIHILATES EVERYTHING HAVING RELATIONSHIP WITH US
"We have emancipated our lands and saved our cultural monuments and churches from Azerbaijan's nonstop policy of demolishment. They are still committed to annihilate everything having any relationship ...ARMED FORCES FORCED RIVAL TO REFRAIN
Azerbaijan has violated the ceasefire regime today against the north-eastern direction of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border line. The rival fired against the civilian village of Dovegh located in Tavush ...ARMENIAN ARMED FORCES TO UNDERTAKE PRACTICAL MEASURES TO DEFEND PEOPLE
"The rival intensified its measures to destabilize the situations along the north-eastern border of Armenia. We are tasked to cope with a general aggression of Azerbaijan. A border-located Armenian residence ...ASSYRIAN GENOCIDE MONUMENT UNVEILED IN YEREVAN
A monument to the innocent victims of Assyrian Genocide was unveiled at the crossroads of Moskovyan and Nalbandyan streets in Yerevan. According to Arsen Mikhaylov, the Chapter Secretary of the Assyrian ...RETIRED CIRCUS ELEPHANT KILLS ZOOKEEPER
A retired African circus elephant has killed an animal keeper at the zoo where she now lives, daily mail report says. Mila the 39-year-old African elephant had performed in the circus for three decades ...JOSE MOURINHO SEES 'NO REASON' TO LEAVE REAL MADRID
Jose Mourinho says he is not planning to leave Real Madrid this summer as he closes in on winning a league title in a fourth different country, BBC Sport reported. Real are seven points clear in Spain's ...PRESIDENT SERZH SARGSYAN SIGNS DECREE ON SPRING CALL-UP
President Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree on 2012 spring call-up and demobilization, according to the presidential press office. The decree envisages holding from May to July, 2012 call-up for compulsory ...PIQUE DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL
Gerard Piqué underwent tests after colliding with Drogba and Valdés at the start of the first half of the UEFA Champions League semi-final at the Camp Nou. The player spent the night in ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1828 Griboedov is appointed Russian ambassador in Persia.
- 1888 Death of novelist Raffi (Hakob Melik-Hakobyan) in Tbilissi (Georgia). He was born in 1835.
- 1918 The Turkish army re-occupies Ghars (Western Armenia).
- 1918 Stepan Shahoomyan creates and leads the Council of People's Commissars in Baku.
- 1959 Death of painter Hakob Kodjoyan. He was born in 1883.
- 1990 The Greek Parliament approves a law designating April 24 as Remembrance Day of the Armenian victims of the Genocide perpetrated by Turkey.
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