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Headlines for June 09, 2012IVORY COAST AMBUSH: SEVEN UN PEACEKEEPERS KILLED
Seven UN peacekeepers from Niger have been killed in an ambush in southwestern Ivory Coast, the UN has said, according to BBC. The attack took place near the border with Liberia, UN officials say. UN ...US ARRESTS 190 IN CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CRACKDOWN
Police have arrested 190 people in a major US crackdown on child pornography, BBC reported. The month-long "Operation Orion" also resulted in 18 children being rescued, federal agents said. ...JAMAICAN DRUG LORD SENTENCED TO 23 YEARS
The Jamaican drug lord who turned a Kingston neighborhood into a war zone while resisting arrest in 2010 was sentenced in New York to 23 years in federal prison, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Friday, ...MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT FIGHTS BACK ON RIGGING CLAIM
The Miss Universe Organization says a former contestant should be made to pay for her "defamatory" claims that this year's Miss USA pageant was a sham, AP reported.
The New York-based organization ...ZHOGHOVURD: ONLINE FRAUD CASE IN GYUMRI
An online fraud case has been revealed in Gyumri, Zhoghovurd reports. Hasmik Sargsyan, 49, in 2008 reached agreements with her daughter, Dunya, her foreign based-relatives, Vardan, 28, and Vahan, 27, ...14 MUSICIANS QUALIFIED FOR SECOND ROUND OF ARAM KHACHATURIAN INTERNATIONAL CONTEST
The first round of the international contest after Aram Khachaturian is completed with the jury having qualified 14 participants for the second round, State Youth Orchestra press service said. The second ...ARAVOT: AZERBAIJAN WANTS TO CATCH ‘GOLDFISH'
Chairman of the NKR Parliament's Committee on Foreign Relations Vahram Atanesyan commented on the latest contact line incidents in his interview with Aravot paper. He said, "The current situation in the ...AIR TEMPERATURE TO GO UP: PARTLY CLOUDY IN YEREVAN
The weather will be conditioned by cyclone influence. On weekend rain and thunderstorm expected in the country, showers, wind intensification up to 23mps and hail possible in separate regions, apparently ...ZHOGHOVURD: PAP CONTROLLED ITS VOTES
Zhoghovurd paper reminds that PAP made a noteworthy promise ahead of parliamentary elections: they ordered about 2000 cameras for taking control of the electoral process in polling stations and preventing ...HUSBAND OF WOMAN KILLED IN PLANE CRASH SUES BOEING
The husband of a woman killed in last Sunday's plane crash in Nigeria is suing the plane's manufacturer, Boeing, and engine maker United Technologies, saying her death was caused by a "dangerous ...BEST FOOTBALL SUPPORTERS OF ORANGE BLOG TO GET SONY ERICSSON LIVE WITH WALKMAN SMARTPHONES
Alongside with the start of the European Football Tournament today is launching the "Best Football Fan" photo and video contest, which will last till July 1 - end of the tournament. During this period ...KARAKHANYAN: STATE CARING ABOUT REGIONAL STABILITY WOULD NOT KEEP BORDER CLOSED
"Turkey's President is highly recommended first to think carefully and then to make statements," RPA Council member Vazgen Karakhanyan said commenting on Turkish President Abdullah Gul's statement claiming ...HRAPARAK: RPA, PAP REACH STRONG AGREEMENT
According to Hraparak paper, there is a strong agreement between RPA and PAP according to which PAP ministers and governors must resign but deputy ministers, heads of departments and other officials must ...LEVON ARONYAN STARTS WITH VICTORY IN TAL MEMORIAL
Armenian grand master Levon Aronyan defeated with the whites in the first round of Tal Memorial Nakamura. In three more rounds victories were recorded and the interesting fact it that all the victories ...HAK INTERESTED IN TSARUKYAN'S MILLIONS?
With New Times party leader Aram Karapetyan, Paruyr Hayrikyan, Marxist David Hakobyan, Heritage party leader Raffi Hovannisian and Tigran Karapetyan announcing their intention to run for president, Serzh ...CHAIRMAN OF NKR COURT OF APPEALS RESIGNED
On June 9 President Bako Sahakyan signed a decree on pre-term suspension of the term of office of the NKR Court of Appeal's chairman Vladimir Hovsepyan according to his own request, central information ...WHAT WASHINGTON WISHES?
Golos Armenii paper has commented on Hillary Clinton's statement at a news conference in Azerbaijan that a new variant of Karabakh conflict settlement must be introduced at a meeting between the Armenian ...CATHERINE ASHTON CONDEMNS ARMED INCIDENTS ALONG BORDER
The EU High Representative Catherine Ashton issued a statement on serious armed incidents along the border of Armenia and Azerbaijan. "The High Representative is very concerned at the reported serious ...LORI REGION SUFFERS DAMAGE FROM HAIL
Mayors of Alaverdi, Odzun, Hagvin and Akori, Lori region, told the Ministry of Emergency Situations Friday evening that hail had caused damage to roofs, agricultural areas, gardens and meadows in the ...IRAN AND IAEA FAIL NUCLEAR TALKS
Talks between Iran and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Iran's nuclear programme have ended with "no progress", the BBC quotes the UN's nuclear watchdog as saying. It's reported ...FALSIFICATION OF RENOWNED IRANIAN POET'S IDENTITY EVIDENCE OF POOR AZERBAIJAN'S CULTURE
The falsification of renowned Iranian poet Nizami Gyanjiev's identity is evidence of poor Azerbaijani culture, chairman of Iran's cultural heritage organization Mohammad Javad Adabi said in an interview ...ARTSAKH PRESIDENT MEETS WITH KARABAKH TELECOM GENERAL MANAGER RALPH YIRIKIAN
Artsakh President Bako Sahakyan received General Manager of Karabakh Telecom CJSC Ralph Yirikian on June 9. Parties discussed issues related to the development of the communication field in Artsakh. Artsakh ...NEW CASUALTIES RECORDED IN SYRIAN CITY OF DERAA
At least 17 people, including women, were killed during fighting in the southern restive town of Deraa, Syria. BBC report said that the shelling began late on Friday and continued overnight. There have ...‘CRISTIANO RONALDO IS PORTUGAL'S ONLY THREAT' - MARADONA
Diego Maradona has asserted his belief that Portugal will struggle to make an impact at this summer's European Championship, Goal.com reported. "Portugal just about won a qualification playoff to get ...TIGRAN L. PETROSIAN KEEPS LEADING POSITION
Scoring 4.5 points out of 5, GM in the оpen chess tournament hosted by Golden Sands resort, Bulgaria. GMs Lu Shanglei of China, Gennady Tunik of Russia and Alexander Ipatov of Turkey have also scored ...SERZH SARGSYAN RECEIVES MAREK BELKA
President Serzh Sargsyan met today with the Chairman of the National Bank of Poland, Marek Belka, President's press office said. President Sargsyan expressed hope that Marek Belka's visit would contribute ...RIVAL VIOLATED CEASEFIRE REGIME 1400 TIMES
Azerbaijan violated ceasefire regime at the line of contact between Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed forces more than 1400 times within a week, firing thousands of shots towards Armenian defensive posts, ...GOVERNMENT: PM MET WITH PAP MEMBERS
The Information and Public Relations Department of Armenian government neither confirmed nor denied reports that PM Tigran Sargsyan has met with PAP leader Gagik Tsarukyan. Rumors have been circulating ...SEYRAN OHANYAN HOLDS CONSULTATION MEETING IN TAVUSH
Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan visited Tavush region on June 7-8, Defense Ministry's press office reported. The Minister visited military posts on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan to get acquainted ...FRENCH SOLDIERS KILLED BY SUICIDE BOMBER IN AFGHANISTAN
A suicide bomber clad in a burqa killed four French soldiers on Saturday in eastern Afghanistan, an Interior Ministry spokesman said, according to CNN. The incident occurred in the Pul-i-Khwaja bazaar ...PIQUE DENIES SPAT WITH RAMOS
Spain defender Gerard Pique on Friday denied rumours of a rift with fellow central defender Sergio Ramos, insisting the two "get on fine," Sport.co.uk reported. "I get on fine with Sergio Ramos," ...DE NIRO'S APARTMENT BUILDING SUFFERS A FIRE
A fire that broke out in Robert De Niro's Manhattan apartment has been extinguished, AP reported. A Fire Department spokesman said no residents were injured in the Friday afternoon fire on Central Park ...
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