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Headlines for May 02, 2012ADIS MEDUNJANIN GUILTY OVER NEW YORK SUBWAY BOMB PLOT
A Bosnian-born US citizen has been convicted over a New York suicide-bomb plot and could face a life sentence, BBC reported. Adis Medunjanin and two former schoolmates planned to bomb the New York subway ...OBAMA PLEDGES TO 'FINISH THE JOB' IN AFGHANISTAN
US President Barack Obama has pledged to "finish the job" and end the Afghan war, addressing the US public live from a military base in Afghanistan, BBC reported. Speaking a year after Osama ...13 DIE IN HELICOPTER CRASH IN COLOMBIA
Seven airmen and six National Police officers have died in an air force helicopter crash outside Sabanagrande, a city in Colombia's northern Atlantico province, the air force says, news agency AAP reports. ...WOMEN IN SECRET SERVICE SCANDAL NOT TIED TO CARTELS, TERRORISM - REPORT
Secret Service personnel implicated in a prostitution scandal in Colombia paid 10 of the 12 women they were involved with and none of the women were found to be connected to terrorism or drug cartels, ...ZHOGHOVURD: ARAM SARGSYAN SET TO RENOUNCE HIS MP MANDATE
Hanrapetutyun (Republic) party leader Aram Sargsyan is determined to give up his MP mandate if elected to parliament, Zhoghovurd reports, citing well-informed sources. Sargsyan's supporters announce that ...HRAPARAK: 25KG FLOUR OR AMD 5000 FROM PROSPEROUS ARMENIA
Hraparak reminds readers that a few days ago Prosperous Armenia Party began the process of recruiting potential voters promising to give 25kg flour to each provided that they give their passport data. ...HAYKAKAN ZHAMANAK: WILL KOCHARYAN SPEAK OUT?
According to Haykakan Zhamanak, nearly three months ago, Robert Kocharyan's spokesman Viktor Soghomonyan told reporters that Kocharyan plans to speak out before the elections. More, media reports said ...SIMONE DINNERSTEIN TODAY ON ARAM KHACHATRYAN STAGE
Pianist Simone Dinnerstein, member of IMG Artists և Sony Classical Artists, Astral Artist National Auditions and Classical Recording Foundation title-holder will perform today in Aram Khachatryan concert ...GERMANY INTENDED TO BOYCOTT EURO 2012 IN UKRAINE
Germany's interior minister said Friday many European officials might boycott the Euro 2012 soccer matches taking place in Ukraine because of the country's handling of its jailed former prime minister, ...CLINTON REQUESTS UKRAINE TO GIVE ITS AMBASSADOR ACCESS TO TYMOSHENKO
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she is deeply concerned over the treatment of former Ukraine Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and called on authorities in Kyiv to ensure she receives immediate ...BAKO SAHAKYAN CONGRATULATES INTERNATIONAL WORKERS' DAY
President of Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan issued a congratulatory address on occasion of the International Workers' Day, President's office said. The letter particularly reads: "Dear compatriots, ...HRAPARAK: BY WHAT PRINCIPLE NEW CABINET WILL BE FORMED?
Those who wish to be part of a new cabinet have to bring much votes at the elections, Hraparak reports. "Perhaps that is why many Republicans, in particular former Mayor of Yerevan Gagik Beglaryan have ...ARMENIAN GENOCIDE COMMEMORATED IN BAGHDAD
The 97th anniversary of Armenian Genocide is being commemorated in different country. St. Grigor Lusavorich Church in Baghdad hosted liturgy on Tuesday. Foreign Ministry press department says Armenian ...CHORRORD INKNISHKHANUTYUN: MASUMYAN SECRET MEMBER OF ORINATS YERKIR
Orinats Yerkir Party has nominated the candidacy of Ruben Masumyan (Benzin Rubo) in constituency No.12. However, in his booklets, Masumyan does not mention that he is Orinats Yerkir member. He deceives ...PAPER: HOVIK ABRAHAMYAN MEETS WITH OFFICIALS-IN-CHARGE OF CONSTITUENCIES
According to Zhoghovurd, head of RPA election campaign office Hovik Abrahamyan met with the officials-in-charge of all 41 constituences at RPA central office Tuesday evening and gave AMD 6 million to ...AS A RESULT OF RING OPERATION TENSIONS INCREASED IN REGION
In late April - early May 1991, special police detachments (OMON) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan, with the support of the USSR Interior Ministry's troops, launched a large-scale punitive ...HAYKAKAN ZHAMANAK: THE ONLY WITNESS: ‘THEY WERE AZERBAIJANIS'
Arkady Yesayan, 27, resident of Berd town, the only witness to the killing of three Armenian servicemen near Aygepar and Movses border villages overnight on April 27, met with the investigation body and ...GUARDIOLA INSISTS MOURINHO NOT A REASON
Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola insists that his battle with Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho played no part in his decision to leave the club in the summer, ESPN star report said. The Real coach could finally ...ANDRIASIAN AND DANIELIAN IN CHINESE TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
Armenian Grand Masters Zaven Andriasian and Elina Danielian are taking part in Chinese Team Chess Championship for Tianjin Club, armchess.am informs. After 4 rounds Tianjin is taking the 6th place among ...MESROP MASHTOTS MEDAL AWARDED YURI KHACHATUROV
On May 1 President Bako Sahakyan signed a decree according to which for services shown to the Artsakh Republic and in connection with the 60th anniversary of birthday the "Mesrop Mashtots" order was awarded ...RPA LEADER MEETS WITH VOTERS IN ABOVYAN CITY
Armenian President, head of the Republican Party of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan met with voters in the city of Abovyan. Panorama.am correspondent tells the head of the state highlighted issues to be particularly ...QAFQAZINFO.AZ: AZERBAIJANI DEFENSE MINISTRY CONCEALS CONTACT LINE CASUALTIES
Qafqazinfo.az presents an article by Asef Guliyev who conducted a journalistic investigation into contact line incidents and revealed many horrific facts about army which were concealed by the Azerbaijani ...SEYRAN OHANYAN HEADS DELEGATION TO ASTANA
Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan heads a delegation to Astana today to attend CSTO ministerial summit on May 3. The highlights of the summit will be "Collaboration 2012" joint drill to be hosted ...HOVHANNES GRIGORYAN APPOINTED JUDGE OF NKR COURT OF APPEAL
Artsakh President Bako Sahakyan signed a decree relieving Hovhannes Grigoryan of his duties as a judge of NKR First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction and appointing him as a judge of NKR Court of ...MOURINHO: I HOPE GUARDIOLA ENJOYS HIS TIME OFF
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has sent his best wishes to Barcelona's Pep Guardiola after the Catalan head coach revealed he will step down as coach of the Blaugrana at the end of the season, Goal.com ...ARMENIAN GENOCIDE: FRONTPAGE COVERAGE IN THE FOREIGN MEDIA EXHIBITION OPENED IN BEIRUT
On April 28, a temporary exhibition "The Armenian Genocide: Frontpage Coverage in the Foreign Media" was opened in the hall of the Capuchins' church in Beirut. The opening of the exhibition has been organized ...FACEBOOK HELPS TO ELIMINATE ORGANS SHORTAGE
Facebook will furthermore help to eliminate the critical shortage of organs for patients desperately in need of life-saving transplants. "Facebook is really about communicating and telling stories… ...PARLIAMENT SESSION CANCELED DUE TO LACK OF QUORUM
The Armenian Parliament cancelled its session today because there were insufficient MPs attending to form a quorum.
Under the NA Rules of Procedure, the registration of MPs lasted three hours, yet ...SPIEGEL: ARE TALKS WITH ALIYEV-KIND PERSON POSSIBLE?
On the threshold of the Eurovision 2012 international song contest Germany condemned state backed persecutions in Azerbaijan against its citizens, Spiegel.de news site said. Referring to its sources, ...TURKISH PROF: TURKEY'S THESIS DENYING ARMENIAN GENOCIDE SIN
Turkish Prof. Kemal Cicek said Ankara cannot refute the thesis of Armenians on Armenian Genocide, Dogan news agency report said. Kemal Cicek attended a conference on Armenian issue in the city of Kyoln. ...EXHIBITION ON ELECTORAL BRIBE OPENS IN YEREVAN
A unique exhibition on electoral bribe, featuring eggs, natural goods, jam, asphalt, opened at the House-Museum of Hovhannes Tumanyan today. The exhibition's symbol is a 5000 dram note with Hovhannes ...ANDRE VILLAS-BOAS NEARS ROMA JOB
Former Chelsea and Porto manager Andre Villas-Boas is reportedly close to becoming the new coach of Italian side Roma, Sports Mole reported. The Serie A outfit are believed to be seeking a new boss after ...BECKENBAUER CONFIDENT ROBBEN WILL SIGN BAYERN EXTENSION
Franz Beckenbauer is confident that Arjen Robben will eventually sign an extension to his existing contract with Bayern Munich, Goal.com reported. "Robben knows what to expect here at Bayern. That's ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1219 Death of Armenian King Levon the Second (Kingdom of Cilicia).
- 1817 General Yermolov, Commander of the Caucasian forces and Governor of the Caucasus, stops in Echmiadsin on his way to a mission in Persia.
- 1869 Death of the Armenologist Victor Langlois. He translated Armenian historical sources into French under the sponsorship of Noobar Pasha.
- 1900 Death of Hovhannes Aivazovsky (seascape artist) in Feodosia (the Ukraine). He was born in 1817.
- 1916 The "France-Armenie" committee is organized in Paris. Members of the Academy and other political figures are members.
- 1917 The First Assembly of Western Armenians opens in Yerevan under the Presidency of General Andranik.
- 1919 The Publication of Constantinople's Extraordinary Military Tribunal's decision about the perpetrators of the deportations of Booyook Dere's (Constantinople's district) Armenian population.
- 1930 Creation of the Kanaker Power Station.
- 1965 Death of Hrachia Kochar (writer and public figure). He was born in 1909.
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