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Headlines for May 12, 2012HUGO CHAVEZ ENDS SUCCESSFUL CUBA CANCER TREATMENT
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has returned from Cuba, saying he has successfully completed his radiotherapy treatment for cancer, BBC reported. TV images showed Mr Chavez hugging ministers and singing ...US RESUMES SOME BAHRAIN ARMS SALES
The United States is resuming sales of some weapons to Bahrain, but says it will not supply the Gulf state with any crowd control equipment, BBC reported. The US State Department says the shipment will ...VIDEO OF MALAYSIAN WOMAN BEATING CHILD GOES VIRAL A YEAR AFTER EVENT
A video of a teenage Malaysian mother beating her baby daughter has generated a storm of outrage online a year after it was filmed, prompting the Malaysian Police to announce that the woman is already ...AFTER YEARS IN CAPTIVITY, DOLPHINS FREED
Two dolphins who were rescued from a filthy pool at a Turkish tourism resort were released back into the wild this week after years in captivity, CNN reported. So far, the male dolphins have exceeded ...HRAPARAK: KENTRON TV FACES CLOSURE
The National Television and Radio Commission imposed a fine of AMD 1 million on Kentron TV owned by Gagik Tsarukyan for broadcasting a campaign-natured program during the period which was prohibited by ...HAYKAKAN ZHAMANAK: LEVON TER-PETROSYAN HIGHLY APPRECIATES FOUR YEARS OF CLOSE COOPERATION WITH ARAM SARGSYAN
Haykakan Zhamanak asked HAK leader Levon Ter-Petrosyan to comment on Aram Sargsyan's statement on renouncing his mandate as MP and the possibility of his leaving HAK. Ter-Petrosyan said, "First of all, ...GARCÍA LORCA'S LOVER'S NAME REVEALED
The identity of the lover to whom Federico García Lorca wrote passionate verse in his final year has been a mystery ever since the poet's assassination during the Spanish civil war. But now, more ...HAYKAKAN ZHAMANAK: RPA DOESN'T MIND GIVING TWO MORE PORTFOLIOS TO PAP
Haykakan Zhamanak's sources in RPA say that RPA and PAP will nevertheless form a coalition and will announce their intention in the coming days. "According to our sources, to be part of the new coalition, ...CHORRORD INKNISHKHANUTYUN: GAGIK TSARUKYAN FORCES 8 PAP MEMBERS TO RENOUNCE THEIR MANDATES AS MPS
According to Chorrord Inknishkhanutyun, Prosperous Armenia's leadership is strained these days. "Party's leader Gagik Tsarukyan lost his temper after newly admitted PAP members said they objected to PAP's ...NAREK KAZAZYAN AWARDED 3RD PLACE IN EUROVISION YOUNG MUSICIANS COMPETITION
Armenia's Narek Kazazyan came in third in Eurovision Young Musicians 2012 contest. Narek performed concerto for qanun and orchestra No. 2 E-Major by Khachatur Avetisyan. The qualifiers to the final were: ...ZHOGHOVURD: ACTOR HRANT TOKHATYAN TO SETTLE IN ARTSAKH
Actor Hrant Tokhatyan is going to settle in Artsakh, and will move there on June 1, Zhoghovurd reports, citing reliable sources. Tokhatyan confirmed the report to the paper. "I have been offered a good ...GREEK PRESIDENT ATTEMPTING TO CREATE EMERGENCY GOVERNMENT
Greek President Karolos Papoulias intends talks with party leaders in an attempt to create an emergency government, The BBC report said.
The move comes after the country's socialists became the third ...YERKIR: RPA MULLS SACKING GOVERNORS
Rumors about firing some governors don't stop in RPA, Yerkir reports. The ruling party continues to discuss the sack of Shirak governor Ashot Giziryan, Ararat governor Edik Barseghyan and Syunik governor ...CONFLICT WAS OVER ON MAY 7 MORNING, ARAM SARGSYAN
The Chairman of Democratic Party of Armenia Aram G Sargsyan had an interview with Panorama.am. -Mister Sargsyan, you have not still issued any statement after the elections. -We held party's council session ...RAIN AND THUNDERSTORM EXPECTED; AIR TEMPERATURE TO GO DOWN
The weather will be conditioned by feebly expressed low pressure field. Meteo-tv informs in daytime transitory rain and thunderstorm are expected everywhere, wind intensification possible up to 20mps, ...CHORRORD INKNISHKHANUTYUN: POSSIBLE CONTENDERS FOR PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE
Possible contenders to replace PM Tigran Sargsyan include former Mayor of Yerevan Karen Karapetyan and Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan, Chorrord Inknishkhanutyun paper writes. As for current Prime Minister ...GUARDIOLA TO TAKE ONE YEAR OFF
Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has confirmed that he will take a one-year sabbatical at the end of the season, Goal.com reported. The 41-year-old announced last month that will leave Barca in June after ...EDWARD NALBANDIAN RECEIVES OSCE MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIRS
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian received on Saturday OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Robert Bradtke, Igor Popov, Jacques Faure, and Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Andrzej ...CEASEFIRE REGIME VIOLATED ON MAY 9
According to NKR Defense Army, the Azerbaijani army violated ceasefire regime at the line of contact between Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed forces around 350 times over the past week, firing more than ...ELECTED MP HARUTYUN KUSHKYAN SUBMITS WITHDRAWAL LETTER TO CEC
Minister of Health, newly elected MP Harutyun Kushkyan, ranked 8th on Prosperous Armenia Party's candidate list, has submitted a withdrawal letter to CEC, spokesperson for Ministry of Health Shushan Hunanyan ...E HOVHANNISYAN: AZERBAIJAN CONTINUOUSLY VIOLATING BISHKEK AGREEMENT
"Adoption of the ceasefire treaty was important as it defined termination of military operations and the representatives of Armenia, Karabakh and Azerbaijan put their signatures on that document as equal ...CASSANO: I FOLLOW EVERY LEAGUE AND THAT CAUSES SOME ROWS WITH MY WIFE
Antonio Cassano gave a rare interview and shed tears on his dramatic year, missing out on the Scudetto and waving goodbye to so many Milan teammates, Football Italia reported. "I like to help others and ...SERZH SARGSYAN RECEIVED OSCE MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIRS
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan received today OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Jacques Faure (France), Robert Bradtke (USA), Igor Popov (Russia), and Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, ...RUBEN HAKOBYAN DISMISSES RUMORS ABOUT ZARUHI POSTANJYAN'S RENOUNCING HER MANDATE AS MP
In a talk to a Panorama.am reporter, Deputy Chairman of Heritage party Ruben Hakobyan described as gossip talk the rumors about party's decision on Zaruhi Postanjyan's renouncing her mandate as MP. Rumors ...NEW AMBASSADORS APPOINTED IN JAPAN AND SLOVAKIA
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree on appointing Hrant Poghosyan as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Armenia to Japan (residence - Tokyo). President's press office said Serzh ...RUSSIAN JET CRASH BODIES SENT FOR IDENTIFICATION
Rescuers have started returning the bodies of those who died when a Russian jet crashed into an Indonesian mountain to Jakarta, Radio Australia News reported. Officials said the remains of the victims ...PRESIDENT SERZH SARGSYAN RECEIVES OUTGOING IRANIAN AMBASSADOR
President Serzh Sargsyan received today outgoing Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Seyed Ali Saghaian. President Sargsyan expressed gratitude to Mr. Saghaian for his efforts to reinforce Armenian-Iranian ...MARADONA: DON'T BE SURPRISED IF GUARDIOLA MOVES TO CHELSEA
Diego Maradona has stated that he would not be surprised if outgoing Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola moved to take the Chelsea managerial role, Goal.com reported. The Blaugrana head trainer will step down ...SARKOZY FACES SLEW OF PROBES AFTER IMMUNITY ENDS
Outgoing French leader Nicolas Sarkozy will face a slew of legal probes into corruption and campaign financing violations after he leaves office next week and loses his presidential immunity, AFP reported. ...HRANT MELKUMYAN FINISHES 6TH AT INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT BOSNA 2012
Armenian GM Hrant Melkumyan scored 5.5 points out of 9 and finished 6th among 40 players at International Chess Tournament Bosna 2012. GM Viktor Erdos of Hungary finished first with 6.5 points, website ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1815 The Lazaryan Academy is inaugurated in Moscow.
- 1847 Fort Orag beseiged by Beder Khan Bey.
- 1851 Zeytoon's princes write to the Catholicos at Echmiadsin to say that Sultan Abdul Megid called them to Constantinople to sign an agreement on taxes. The manifesto of Sultan Murad the Fourth was considered to be cancelled.
- 1921 Birth of Edward Mirzoyan (composer).
- 1956 Inauguration of the large Hrazdan bridge at Yerevan.
- 1963 Khoren the First was anointed Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia.
- 1994 Signature of the Agreement on a Cease-Fire signed by the Ministers of Defence of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the commander of Artsakhs Armed Forces.
- 1994 The Ministers of Defense from Azerbaijan and Artsakh sign a cease-fire agreement.
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