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Headlines for May 15, 2012FRESH TALKS IN GREECE AS FEARS OF EURO EXIT GROW
Further talks are due in Greece amid a scramble to try to secure a workable government following inconclusive elections nine days ago, BBC reported. Leftist parties have signalled their opposition to ...HOLLANDE TO BE SWORN IN AS NEW FRENCH PRESIDENT
Francois Hollande will be sworn in as France's first Socialist president in 17 years in a hurried ceremony on Tuesday before a dash to Berlin to challenge German Chancellor Angela Merkel's focus on austerity ...OBAMA CALLS FOR MARRIAGE EQUALITY
President Barack Obama touched on his recent announcement of support for same-sex marriage, saying at a New York City fundraising event Monday that he believes marriage equality "strengthens families," ...15 KILLED IN NEPAL PLANE CRASH
A small plane crashed after it was unable to land in a mountainous area of Nepal on Monday, killing 15 of the 21 people on board, aviation officials said, CNN reported. The plane was about a mile from ...HAYKAKAN ZHAMANAK: ARMAN SAHAKYAN TO REPLACE VARDAN GHUKASYAN AS GYUMRI MAYOR
Arman Sahakyan, RPA's single-mandate candidate in constituency 34, will replace Republican Vardan Ghukasyan as Gyumri Mayor, Haykakan Zhamanak reports. Sahakyan was defeated by PAP member Martun Grigoryan ...CHORRORD INKNISHKHANUTYUN: CASTING FOR PAP PARTY LIST CANDIDATES GOES ON
Prosperous Armenia Party is expected to announce that it will form a coalition with Republican Party soon, Chorrord Inknishkhanutyun says. "Noteworthy, some PAP members have publicly opposed the idea ...WEATHER FORECAST: PARTLY CLOUDY IN YEREVAN
The weather will be conditioned by feebly expressed low pressure field. Tonight - in separate regions, on the 15th of May in the most part of the territory transitory rain and thunderstorm expected, wind ...HAYATSK: BUSINESSMEN MPS SEARCHING FOR IMAGE MAKERS
According to Hayatsk, RPA's businessmen MPs are in confusion, with rumors circulating that RPA leader Serzh Sargsyan will be consistent in punishing nicknamed businessmen MPs who will be regularly missing ...AL-QAIDA CREATES BODY BOMB
Al-Qaida is planning to defy security checks across the world by implanting explosives in suicide bombers' bodies, International Business Times said. Security experts fear Al-Qaeda is working closely ...ZHOGHOVURD: HAK FACES REORGANIZATION
According to Zhoghovurd paper, Armenian National Congress (HAK) faces reorganization, with some members of the opposition bloc saying openly that 18-party alliance is merely formal. HAK held a closed-door ...MINISTRY CONFIRMS BELL TOWER OF ST NSHAN ARMENIAN CHURCH COLLAPSED
Armenian Ministry of Culture confirmed the bell tower of Saint Nshan Armenian Church in Tbilisi has been collapsed. It's said that recent earthquakes in the region and flooding in Georgia caused the collapse. ...YERKIR: ELECTION EXPENSES RETURN
A week after elections political forces and single-mandate candidates are already returning their election expenses, Yerkir reports. In particular, MP Samvel Alexanyan is rapidly returning the money spent ...ZHOGHOVURD: PROSPEROUS ARMENIA WANTS ITS BRIBE BACK
According to Zhoghovurd, Prosperous Armenia Party wants back the bribe distributed to people ahead of parliamentary elections in the village of Lernanist, Kotayk region. "It was reported that Lernanist ...EXPERT SAYS CO-CHAIRS' STATEMENT MAKES AGGRESSOR MORE UNCONTROLLED
"We witnessed an ordinary statement that is end in itself and is "about nothing", it will indeed fail to ease the tension in the battle field. Moreover, such statements are making the aggressor more unbridled. ...HAYATSK: PM TIGRAN SARGSYAN TO OFFER STRUCTURAL CHANGES
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan (if he retains his office) plans to offer some structural changes to the President, Hayatsk reports, citing government-related sources. In particular, the premier is going ...DAILY MAIL: AHEAD OF EUROVISION, AZERBAIJANI SINGERS LEAVE THE COUNTRY TO SURVIVE
"125 million people will watch Engelbert Humperdinck at this month's Eurovision Song Contest. But will any of them be rooting for the host nation, which tortures its own people and has one of the worst ...ARMENIANS IN EGYPT: DWINDLING YET RESILIENT IN A COUNTRY IN TURMOIL
I just returned from a fascinating trip to Egypt. The Primate of the Armenian Church had invited me on behalf of the Diocesan Council to deliver the keynote address at the annual commemoration of the ...ZHAMANAK: ARMENIAN EAGLE KHACHIK ASRYAN TO BE APPOINTED MINISTER
According to Zhamanak paper, the future cabinet staff remains the primary issue being discussed by political forces. Irrespective of the future of coalition, it has been decided that the Ministers of ...EXPERT SAYS IRAN-ARMENIA SHARE NEW PHASE OF ECONOMIC COOPERATION
Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Armenia and Iran held a meeting within the framework of ministerial meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Coordinating Bureau (COB) in Sharm el-Sheikh. Panorama.am ...U.S. STATE DEP CONGRATULATES IRAN'S NATIONAL WRESTLING TEAM
U.S. State Department congratulated Iran for winning world wrestling title in Baku; Iranian news site irdiplomacy.ir quotes a statement as reading. Statement released by the U.S. State Department official ...HAKKARI ARMENIAN CHURCH TARGET FOR TREASURE HUNTERS
Armenian Church in Turkish Hakkari province has become a target for treasure hunters, who hoping to find some treasure there, have dug the church and its surrounding. News site Ermenihaber.am said state ...NALBANDIAN ATTENDS CSTO MINISTERIAL SESSION
Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian attended today the Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) council session. Foreign Ministry press office said the highlights of the session ...ARMENIAN DELEGATION ARRIVED IN MOSCOW
Armenian delegation that President Serzh Sargsyan headed to Russian Federation has arrived in Moscow. Panorama.am reporter tells Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) ...CSTO JUBILEE SESSION KICKS OFF IN MOSCOW
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) jubilee session kicked off in Moscow. The session is special as it is dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Treaty and 10th anniversary of the CSTO. ...MEDVEDEV SUBMITTED NEW CABINET STRUCTURE TO PUTIN
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev submitted on Tuesday proposals on the structure and composition of a new government to President Vladimir Putin, news agency Ria Novosti said. "I will look through ...THIS TIME NTRC TARGETS YERKIR MEDIA
The National Television and Radio Commission (NTRC) will meet on May 18 to discuss the issue of imposing administrative fine on Kentron and Yerkir Media TV companies. Kentron TV is facing a fine for the ...AGRICULTURE MINISTER SERGO KARAPETYAN TO VISIT ISRAEL
At the invitation of Israeli Minister of Agriculture Orit Noked, a delegation led by Armenian Minister of Agriculture Sergo Karapetyan will pay a visit to Israel on May 16-19, Agriculture Ministry's press ...TIMES OF MALTA: 18 OPPOSITION ACTIVISTS DETAINED IN AZERBAIJAN
Police in Azerbaijan detained 18 opposition activists who broke up an attempt to hold an opposition protest yesterday in Baku the week before the city hosts the Eurovision song contest, Times of Malta ...NEW FOOTBALL SURPRISES AT ORANGE
One of Orange prepaid customers will travel to the UEFA EURO 2012TM final game, while new internet customers will get double high speed traffic Today Orange presented two new offers in the framework of ...BAN KI-MOON SUFFERS HAND FRACTURE IN FOOTBALL FALL
United Nations (UN) leader Ban Ki-moon fell while playing football against diplomats and fractured his hand, UN spokesman Martin Nesirky said on Monday, according to AFP.
The sprightly 67-year-old ...CSTO HEADS OF STATES ADOPT DECLARATION
Narrow format meeting of the CSTO ended in Moscow. Panorama.am reporter tells during the extended format meeting which was open to the members of the delegations President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev ...IRANIAN MEDIA: TURKEY SUPPORTS IRANIAN SEPARATIST FORCES
Despite Turkey's slogan "zero problem with neighbors", that country hosts Iranian separatist forces, news site tabnak.ir said. Turkish speaking Azaris of Iran have recently held a summit in Turkey where ...KOREAN PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION VISITS GENOCIDE MEMORIAL IN TSITSERNAKABERD
As part of its visit to Armenia, a delegation led by Deputy Chairman of Korean National Assembly Hon Jae Hyon, accompanied by Deputy Speaker of Armenian Parliament Edward Sharmazanov, visited Genocide ...NASRI MOCKS ARSENAL FOR FINISHING THIRD
Manchester City star Samir Nasri has hit out at former club Arsenal, delivering a damning assessment on the Gunners' ambitions as he celebrated winning the Premier League, Goal.com reported. "People ...DEL PIERO MAY CONTINUE HIS CAREER IN ENGLAND
Reports in Italy on Tuesday are suggesting that Juventus idol Alessandro , Football Italia reported. The 37-year-old will become a free agent next month once his contract with the new Italian champions ...SUREN PETROSIAN WINS SILVER AT GERMAN TEAM CUP
Armenia's IM Suren Petrosian in Norderstedt club won silver at German Team Cup. Baden-Baden won German Team Cup 2012, ARMNOC reported.NATIONAL UNITY ALLIANCE WINS SYRIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION
The pro-presidential National Unity alliance has won the Syrian parliamentary election of May 7th, Voice of Russia reported. This came in a statement at a news conference in Damascus earlier today by ...ANAND, GELFAND PLAY 4TH DRAW IN CHESS CHAMPS
India's Viswanathan Anand drew with Israel's Boris Gelfand for the fourth consecutive game for the World Chess Crown at Moscow's State Tretyakov Gallery, to make the score 2-2. The fifth game is scheduled ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1827 Harootyoon Alamdaryan exhorts the soldiers before their departure for the front.
- 1913 Death of Qaseem, author of moralistic, populist novels and editor of the "Soorhandak" and "Manzoomee Efkeestee" papers.
- 1916 Death of freedom-fighter and hero Qerree.
- 1918 The Turkish army re-occupies Alexandropol (Gyoomree).
- 1920 Death of actor Ovee Sevoomyan.
- 1930 Death of the humanist Dr. Friedhof Nansen. His internationally recognized "Nansen Passport" saved the lives of many stateless refugees.
- 1946 Death of Grigor Avetyan (actor) in Yerevan. He was born in 1870.
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