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Headlines for May 26, 2012HOMS FIGHTING LEAVES 50 DEAD
At least 50 people, including 13 children, have been killed in Syria's restive Homs province, opposition activists say, calling it a "massacre," BBC reported. They said scores were wounded in ...IMF HEAD LAGARDE: TAX-SHY GREEKS 'MUST HELP THEMSELVES'
IMF head Christine Lagarde has urged Greeks to pay taxes, saying she worries more about the plight of children in sub-Saharan Africa than the people of the crisis-hit European nation, BBC reported. In ...SUSPECT IN ETAN PATZ CASE ARRAIGNED ON MURDER CHARGE
Pedro Hernandez was arraigned early Friday evening on a second-degree charge tied to the case of Etan Patz, the New York boy whose disappearance 33 years to the day spurred nationwide attention about ...1 KILLED, 18 WOUNDED IN TURKEY SUICIDE BOMBING
A suicide bombing in central Turkey on Friday morning left one person dead -- not including two suicide bombers killed by the blast -- and 18 people wounded, the country's prime minister and interior ...AIR TEMPERATURE TO GO DOWN: CLOUDY IN YEREVAN
On the 26th of May rain and thunderstorm expected from time to time on the whole territory in daytime, Meteo-tv said. Showers, wind intensification up to 20mps and hail possible in separate regions. ...HAYATSK: ARA BABLOYAN TO BE MINISTER OF HEALTH
According to Hayatsk paper, Republican Party has not yet decided on future appointments to Cabinet, but some portfolios are known to be intended for concrete individuals. For instance, there are two contenders, ...168 ZHAM: TSARUKYAN HELD GUN TO HOVHANNISYAN'S FACE
PAP leader Gagik Tsatukyan had to exert much effort to make chairman of Union of Political Scientists Hmayak Hovhannisyan give up his parliamentary mandate, 168 Zham reports. "According to our sources, ...YERKIR: HOVIK ABRAHAMYAN TO BE PARLIAMENT SPEAKER, NIKOYAN, BISHARYAN TO BE DEPUTY SPEAKERS
According to Yerkir paper, Hovik Abrahamyan will be Speaker of Parliament, Samvel Nikoyan will be Deputy Speaker, and Orinats Yerkir Party's Deputy Chairwoman Heghine Bisharyan may be the second Deputy ...ZHOGHOVURD: SYUNIK GOVERNOR MAY BE APPOINTED MINISTER
Armenian Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources will be divided into two Ministries, Zhoghovurd reports. According to the paper, Armen Movsisyan will be Minister of Energy. And the new Ministry will ...UNITED RUSSIA PARTY
Russia's ruling will elect Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev as party leader at a party congress on Saturday, Ria Novosti said. In late April, Medvedev, who was then head of state, agreed to lead the party ...YERKIR: KHACHIK GALSTYAN SECRETLY VISITED 26 BAGHRAMYAN
Yerkir paper reminds that spokesman for Prosperous Armenia Party Khachik Galstyan gave up his parliamentary mandate. The paper gives the reasons behind Tsarukyan's decision to make Galstyan renounce his ...HRAPARAK: POLICE TO TAKE CONTROL OF FACEBOOK
A large number of police officers are already using Facebook, Hraparak writes. "It turns out that it's not accidental. Police officers plan to take control of Facebook, which is used to organize anti-government ...HILLARY CLINTON TO ARRIVE IN YEREVAN JUNE 4
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkey in a weeklong trip starting May 31, according to her spokeswoman. International media ...HRAPARAK: TSARUKYAN, KOCHARYAN TO RETURN TO ARMENIA ON THE SAME DAY
According to Hraparak, Gagik Tsarukyan will be back in Armenia on May 28. By a happy coincidence, Robert Kocharyan will return from Moscow on the same day. "Experts not only don't rule out the possibility ...A GHUKASYAN HIGHLIGHTS ARMENIA'S ACHIEVEMENTS FROM COOPERATION WITH BSEC
The 39th plenary session of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) Parliamentary Assembly (PA) was held in Armenia on May 22-24. Panorama.am talked with BSEC PA deputy chairman, MP Areg Ghukasyan. ...HOVHANNES NIKOGHOSYAN: PACE GRADUALLY TURNING INTO INTEREST-BASED CLUB
PACE Election Observation Mission to Armenia launched its mission report yesterday at the session of PACE Standing Committee in Tirana, Albania. The 13-page report gives political and legal assessment ...VARDAN VARDANYAN REFUSED TO COMMENT ON TSARUKYAN'S DECISION
"Prosperous Armenia" Party member, Minister of Urban Development Vardan Vardanyan will not function either in the executive or legislative bodies. "It's true," Mr Vardanyan confirmed the news to Panorama.am ...BALOTELLI BACK IN TRAINING
Manchester City forward Mario Balotelli returned to full training with the Italian national side on Friday, Football Italia reported. The striker has been dealing with a few fitness issues over the last ...IRANIAN MEDIA: AZERBAIJAN ORDERS INTENSIFIED ANTI-IRANIAN PROPAGANDA
Azerbaijan's leadership ordered local media representatives to carry out intensified anti-Iranian propaganda, Iranian arannews.ir news site said.
It's reported that after Azerbaijan canceled "gay-parade", ...AZERBAIJANI ARMY VIOLATES CEASEFIRE REGIME 250 TIMES
According to NKR Defense Army, Azerbaijan's army violated ceasefire regime at the line of contact between Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed forces more than 250 times on May 20-26, firing more than 1 300 ...RALLY HELD NEAR AZERBAIJAN'S CONSULATE IN TABRIZ
Iranian clergymen and students have organized a rally in front of Azerbaijan's consulate in Tabriz, Iranian news site arannews.ir said. Clergymen and students from Urmia and Khoy cities condemned Azerbaijan's ...MILITARY EXPERT SAYS AZERBAIJAN HAS UNSETTLED CONFLICTS WITH NEIGHBORS
Azerbaijan shares unsettled conflicts with all its neighbors, military expert Artsrun Hovhannisyan said today in a news conference adding that due to the powerful states they remain frozen. "Each of the ...DEAL FINALIZED FOR ABRAHAM AND STIEGLITZ BOUT
A deal has been finalized for Arthur Abraham to challenge WBO super middleweight champion Robert Stieglitz on August 25th at O2 World in Berlin, Germany, BoxingScene.com said. A deal was reached between ...MEDVEDEV ELECTED UNITED RUSSIA'S CHAIRMAN
Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has been elected the chairman of the United Russia party, Voice of Russia reported. The election of the party's Chairman, governing bodies, as well as making amendments ...TIGRAN SARGSYAN: WHO SAID THAT PAP WILL BE AN OPPOSITION?
"Who said that Prosperous Armenia Party will be an opposition?" PM Tigran Sargsyan said when asked while visiting Shirak region "what kind of opposition PAP will be." As for Prosperous Armenia's decision ...PIQUE: GUARDIOLA WILL RETURN TO BARCELONA ONE DAY
Gerard Pique hailed the impact of outgoing Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola, and feels the trainer will return to Camp Nou one day, Goal.com reported.
The now legendary trainer signed off as Blaugrana ...‘WE WILL SEE WHEN THE TIME COMES,' - VARDAN VARDANYAN ABOUT PAP AS CONSTRUCTIVE OPPOSITION
"I don't regret giving up my ministerial portfolio, because everything that has a beginning has an end," Minister of Urban Development Vardan Vardanyan told reporters. Vardanyan noted that he is still ...LIVERPOOL TO DEMAND €25M FOR SKRTEL
Liverpool will attempt to deter clubs interested in signing Martin Skrtel this summer by slapping a €25 million (£20m) price tag on the defender, Goal.com reported. "It will take an awful ...FRENCH SENATOR: I SAW PAIN IN GENOCIDE MUSEUM…YET SOME CONTINUE TO DENY GENOCIDE
A French Senate delegation is paying a two-day visit to Armenia. Today Senators visited Genocide Memorial in Tsitsernakaberd. French delegates laid flowers at the Armenian Genocide Memorial and observed ...PORTUGAL CAN BEAT GERMANY, CRISTIANO RONALDO SAYS
Real Madrid attacker Cristiano Ronaldo believes that Portugal can defeat Germany in their Euro 2012 opener, Goal.com reported. "I am looking forward to the tournament, we will have a few days to ...
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Today in Armenian history- 451 Battle of Avarair (or Vardanants). Vartan Mamikonyan dies defending the Armenians right to their Christian faith against the attacking Zoroastrian Persians.
- 1857 Birth of Siranoosh (actress). She died in 1932.
- 1886 Death of Arakel Altoon Dyoori in Constantinople. In 1850 he founded the Armenian theatre in Khasgyoogh and later, the "Eastern Theatre".
- 1907 Gevorg Chaush (Armenian patriot) is killed in the battle of Solukh.
- 1918 Disintegration (over two days) of the Transcaucasian Seim. Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia each proclaim their independent republics.
- 1945 Death of Meenass Veratseen (Farhat), Communist Party and public figure.
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