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Headlines for May 04, 2012CHINA'S CHEN GUANGCHENG PHONES US CONGRESS FOR HELP
Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng has telephoned a US Congressional hearing to plead for help in his attempts to leave China with his family, BBC reported. Mr Chen said he feared for the safety of his ...SYRIAN STUDENTS KILLED AT ALEPPO PROTEST
At least four people have been killed as security forces and militiamen raided student accommodation in Syria's second city, Aleppo, BBC reported. Live ammunition was reportedly used to disperse an anti-government ...TWIN EXPLOSIONS KILL 8 IN RUSSIA
At least eight people were killed and 20 injured in an apparent suicide car bomb attack and follow-up blast in the capital of Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, CNN reported, citing state-run ...4 MINORS SUSPECTED IN SOUTH AFRICA GANG RAPE RELEASED ON BAIL
Four minors accused in a brutal videotaped gang rape of a mentally disabled teenager were released on $67 bail Thursday, their lawyer said, CNN reported. The boys fear for their safety and will not be ...PM TIGRAN SARGSYAN COMMENTS ON ROBERT KOCHARYAN'S INTERVIEW
"I agree with ex-Presidents Robert Kocharyan and Levon Ter-Petrosyan. We need changes. Our team that ensured country's security and double-digit economic growth during Kocharyan's tenure as President ...HRAPARAK: FIRST GUNSHOTS IN MASIS
Yesterday evening first gunshots were heard in Masis which sees tense competition between RPA and PAP candidates, Hraparak reports. RPA's candidate is former Minister of Nature Protection Murad Muradyan ...YERKIR: PAP MEMBERS ARRESTED, LATER RELEASED IN CHARENTSAVAN
Three or four Prosperous Armenia Party members were caught red-handed giving electoral bribe to voters in Charentsavan yesterday morning, Yerkir reports. "We asked for official comment from police in ...NO POLITICAL ARTICLES ON MAY 5
No political articles must be published by newspapers on May 5. Papers can only cover or analyze sports, cultural or scientific events on campaign silence day. CEC member Georgy Martirosyan told Yerkir ...ZHOGHOVURD: ORINATS YERKIR IMPORTS 100 000 MOBILE PHONES FROM DUBAI
According to Zhoghovurd, Orinats Yerkir Party has imported around 100 000 mobile phones lately. "Well-informed sources say the mobile phones are intended for vote buying. Interestingly, the party imports ...HAYKAKAN ZHAMANAK: HAK CANDIDATE RECEIVES REPORTS OF ELECTORAL BRIBE
Those who will take electoral bribe and vote for the authorities will pay for it the very next day, Gurgen Yeghiazaryan, Armenian National Congress (HAK) candidate by majority system in constituency No. ...WEATHER FORECAST: AIR TEMPERATURE TO GO DOWN
The weather will be conditioned by South-Eastern front penetration. Tonight rain is possible only in separate regions. On the 4th of May transitory rain and thunderstorm expected in the whole area from ...PEOPLE'S ARTIST OF ARMENIA AND ITALIAN CONDUCTOR TO PERFORM IN ARAM KHACHATRYAN CONCERT HALL
People's Artist of Armenia Svetlana Navasardyan will perform Brahms' piano concert No1 today in Aram Khachatryan concert hall.
Renowned Italian conductor Aldo Sisillo will perform with State Philharmonic ...HOLLANDE LEADS POLL OVER SARKOZY
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist Francois Hollande wrap up their campaigns today with the challenger seeking to become the first candidate to oust an incumbent in three decades, San Francisco ...ELEVEN CONVICTS GRANTED PARDON IN ARTSAKH
On May 4 President of the Republic of Artsakh Bako Sahakyan signed a decree on the results of granting pardon applications. According to the Presidential decree 11 convicts were granted pardon. Twenty ...PAP INFORMATION CENTER TO PROVIDE LATEST INFORMATION ON ELECTORAL PROCESS ON ELECTION DAY
Prosperous Armenia Party will open information center in its central election office on May 6, 08:00. The information center will provide the latest information on electoral process, PAP election office ...WILL MANUKYAN SUBMIT PA VOTE BUYING DOCUMENTS TO JOINT HEADQUARTERS? NO DEFINITE ANSWER
Armenian National Congress (HAK) representative Aram Manukyan stated yesterday in HAK rally that they have a record of people listed to receive election bribes, copies of agreements that define vote buying. ...GERMAN AMBASSADOR SAYS ELECTION PROCESSES WERE IN LINE WITH EUROPEAN STANDARDS
Election processes were in line with the European standards, but if some people still condemn the Electoral Code, they are not fundamental critics but recommendations aimed to advance it, German Ambassador ...U.S. HAS HIGH EXPECTATIONS FROM ARMENIAN ELECTIONS, ERIC RUBIN
The United States of America has great expectations from these elections and backs Armenia in different waves - supports governmental and law enforcement bodies, works with non-governmental organizations ...IRAN HOSTS 2ND ROUND OF MAJLIS ELECTIONS
Iran is hosting today the second round of Majlis (Parliament) elections, Iranian news agency IRIB said. Iran's Interior Ministry said 15 thousand polling stations are receiving the voters; in more than ...NO DISCUSSIONS ON POLITICAL MARRIAGES, STEPAN DEMIRCHYAN
Assessment for the joint headquarters activities will be given after the elections, head of People's Party of Armenia (HAK member) Stepan Demirchyan said at news conference. Commenting on remarks, particularly ...A SHAHBAZYAN: WE'VE INTRODUCED PLANS, NOT TOASTED
"The election process was full and interesting for us. We have been holding a team work; we don't have leaders or idols. We have been working in complete staff regardless of whether that person was in ...ARAM SARGSYAN SAYS PARTIES ON RISK MARGIN EXCEPT 2
Democratic Party of Armenia has worked with its potential 30% of voters; they didn't work with the rest 70%, as they are not interested in ideologies or programs, head of Democratic Party Aram Sargsyan ...A RUSTAMYAN: MAJORITARIAN SYSTEM SHOULD BE ELIMINATED AFTER ELECTIONS
"I am hopeful that the founders of the joint headquarters will cooperate in the National Assembly after the elections," member of ARF Dashnaktsutyun Supreme Body Armen Rustamyan said at headquarters session. ...OSKANIAN TO ATTEND TATA'S CONCERT
"Maybe I will attend," Prosperous Armenia Party member Vartan Oskanian told a meeting of the joint election monitoring headquarters, when asked if he is going to attend a concert featuring Tata Simonyan ...SERZH SARGSYAN ORDERS FORTIFIED MILITARY DUTY ON ARMENIAN-AZERBAIJANI CONTACT LINE
Armenian President, Supreme Commander in Chief of Armenian Armed Forces Serzh Sargsyan visited today the Ministry of Defense. President's press office said Defense Minister and Chief of Headquarters of ...TRANSITIONS ONLINE: AZERBAIJANI GOVERNMENT DIVERTED MONEY ALLOCATED FOR SOCIAL PROJECTS TO ORGANIZE THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST
The biggest problem faced by the people in the village of Kemerli in the northwest of Azerbaijan is the water. Every day, villagers must fetch water from an artesian well, one of the few sources of water. ...SERZH SARGSYAN SENDS LETTER OF CONDOLENCES TO DMITRY MEDVEDEV
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan sent a letter of condolences to the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev on the terrorist attacks which claimed numerous lives. President's press office ...U.S. CONGRESSMAN: THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS BANNED TO EXPRESS FREELY IN AZERBAIJAN
U.S. Representative Howard Berman sent a letter to Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev on World Press Freedom Day where he has expressed concern over increasing reports of intimidation and violence toward ...VARTAN OSKANIAN: AUTHORITIES AVOIDED DEBATE
"The only peculiarity of this election campaign is that political forces participating in the electoral process established joint headquarters,"Chairman of the Union of Political Scientists of Armenia ...ORANGE CUSTOMER TO PARTICIPATE IN OPENING MATCH OF UEFA EURO 2012TM
Today Orange summarized the results of UEFA EURO 2012TM SMS quiz. The 6 customers having the best scores got their prizes today at Orange Flagship store. The main prize is a trip for two to opening game ...SARGSYAN ASKS INTELLECTUALS FOR TWO THINGS
RPA leader Serzh Sargsyan met the intellectuals at Moscow cinema. S. Sargsyan mentioned in his speech that these elections are very important for Armenia as "they give a historical opportunity to make ...DOMINIQUE STRAUSS-KAHN FACES GANG RAPE CHARGES
French prosecutors said Friday they are examining witness testimony that suggests disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn took part in a gang rape at a sex party in Washington DC, AFP reported. ...ALLEGRI WILL REMAIN AC MILAN COACH, BERLUSCONI SAYS
Silvio Berlusconi has insisted that AC Milan have no intention of replacing head coach Massimiliano Allegri at the end of the season, Goal.com reported. "Do I still have faith in Allegri? Yes, I've ...REUTERS: A MAN IMPERSONATED HIS DEAD MOTHER TO GET MONEY FOR 6 MONTHS
A man who impersonated his dead mother as part of a real estate scam - using lipstick, manicured nails and even an oxygen tank at a meeting - was convicted of fraud on Thursday and faces up to 83 years ...144 PEOPLE HOSPITALIZED AFTER BALLOON EXPLOSION IN ARMENIA
Balloons explosion late Friday in the Republic square injured at least 64 people, authorities said. The Emergencies Ministry said 144 people, however, were hospitalized with burns. As of 21:30 no casualties ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1807 The Finkenstein Agreement is signed between France and Persia, against Russia and England.
- 1833 Birth of Kerovbe Patkanyan (armenologist) in New Nakhichevan (Rostov, Russia). He died in 1889 in St. Petersburg (Russia).
- 1913 Telephone service starts in Yerevan.
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