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Headlines for June 13, 2012SYRIA IN CIVIL WAR, SAYS UN OFFICIAL
Syria is now in a state of civil war and the government has lost control of "large chunks" of cities, the UN's head of peacekeeping has told reporters, according to BBC. It is the first time ...AFGHAN DRUG LORD JAILED FOR LIFE
An Afghan man found guilty of funding the Taliban via one of the world's biggest heroin-trafficking rings has been sentenced to life in prison, BBC reported. Haji Bagcho, 70, denied making heroin along ...RESCUERS SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS AFTER HAITIAN MIGRANT BOAT SINKS IN BAHAMAS
U.S. Coast Guard officers continued to search for survivors Tuesday after a boat carrying 28 Haitian migrants ran into trouble in the Bahamas while on its way to the United States, leading to at least ...'DEAD' AL QAEDA LEADER APPEARS IN 'NEW' VIDEO
A new video surfaced online Tuesday featuring al Qaeda commander Abu Yahya al-Libi -- the same terrorist that American officials declared dead last week -- but the video doesn't appear to reveal whether ...ZHOGHOVURD: PRESIDENT MET OUTGOING PAP MINISTERS
Zhoghovurd paper, citing well-informed sources, reports that President Serzh Sargsyan has met outgoing ministers from Prosperous Armenia Party lately. At the meeting, he expressed his regret that PAP ...ARAVOT: NEW CABINET TO BE UNVEILED AT THE END OF THE WEEK
Aravot asked Armenian PM whether they already know who will replace PAP ministers. "Their names will be officially unveiled soon," Tigran Sargsyan said. The new Cabinet will be unveiled at the end of ...TRANSITORY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORM EXPECTED IN AFTERNOON
The weather will be conditioned by air-mass phenomena. Tonight rain possible in Lori, Tavush and Gegharkunik. On the 13th of June after midday transitory rain and thunderstorm expected almost in the whole ...HAYKAKAN ZHAMANAK: PAP STILL UNCERTAIN ABOUT ITS FUTURE
Haykakan Zhamanak asked PAP spokesperson, MP Tigran Urikhanyan, "if PAP refuses to assume responsibility, why then deputy ministers from Prosperous Armenia do not resign." He said, "Deputy minister ...FRANKFURT-ANKARA FLIGHT MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING
A SunExpress flight from Frankfurt to Ankara made an emergency landing at Bucharest airport on Tuesday after two passengers allegedly attacked an air steward, officials said. "The steward underwent ...ZHOGHOVURD: ZURABYAN READY FOR PARLIAMENTARY SCUFFLES
Zhoghovurd in a talk with MP Levon Zurabyan noted that previously Armenian parliament had often seen scuffles between MPs which occurred because they were unable to respond to opposition's criticism and ...HRAPARAK: BANK ACCOUNTS OF OTHER PEOPLE CLOSE TO ROBERT KOCHARYAN ALSO SEIZED
Hraparak paper quotes Vartan Oskanian's statement: "I repeat that it is clearly politically motivated and I want to say the following: money laundering, Oskanian, Huntsman are words that cannot be placed ...HRAPARAK: TIME TO SETTLE ACCOUNTS
It's time for parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamyan to settle accounts, Hraparak writes. "According to our information, the former head of RPA election headquarters summons individually all heads of RPA ...YERKIR: RPA GOVERNORS TO KEEP THEIR POSTS
According to Yerkir, the intention to sack some governors has been revised by the authorities. "All RPA governors will keep their posts. After long consideration, President decided to run for the next ...ISRAELI MINISTER GILAD ERDAN CALLS TO RECOGNIZE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
An Israeli cabinet minister said on Tuesday that the Jewish state ought to change its policy and recognize the 1915 mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as an act of genocide, Reuters report said. ...REUVEN RIVLIN: ISRAEL MUST REMEMBER MURDER OF MORE THAN MILLION ARMENIANS
Israel's Knesset hosted a special session yesterday on Armenian Genocide. The initiative to include the Genocide issue in Knesset agenda belongs to MP from "Meretz" Party Zahava Galion. Knesset Speaker ...KURDISH CAN BE TAUGHT IN TURKEY'S SCHOOLS, ERDOGAN SAYS
For the first time schools in Turkey will be allowed to teach the Kurdish language as an elective subject, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, according to BBC. Mr Erdogan told parliament the measure ...GULUZADE: PUTIN'S POSITION WILL BE PRO-ARMENIAN
Some analysts believe the recent sharp escalation of violence along the Nagorno-Karabakh contact line was specifically intended to get international mediators' attention, "Eurasianet" report said. "The ...ARONYAN TO PLAY WITH MOROZEVICH TODAY
In the 4th round of Tal Memorial Armenian grand master Levon Aronyan drew with Vladimir Kramnik. In the reporting round Morozevich-Rajabov, Carlsen-Grishchuk and McShane-Nakamura sets also ended in draw.
...HRANT MELKUMYAN 6TH IN GOLDEN SANDS
Grand Master Hrant Melkumyan scored 7 points out of 9 and shared 2nd - 7th places at the оpen that was held in Bulgarian Golden Sands resort. He was the 6th by the tie-break. Melkumyan was half a point ...CHARLES AZNAVOUR MEETS WITH UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES ANTONIO GUTIERREZ
Armenian Ambassador to Switzerland Charles Aznavour met with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Antonio Gutierrez, Foreign Ministry's press office reported. Parties discussed cooperation ...JULIETTA NAHATAKIAN TO REFEREE WORLD OLYMPIAD
FIDE has confirmed IA Julietta Nahatakian will be a member of the refereeing commission for the 40th World Chess Olympiad to be held in Istanbul, Turkey, from August 27 to September 9, 2012, website of ...ELINA DANIELIAN DEFEATED TURKISH CHESS PLAYER
In the 3rd round of Grand Prix being held in Kazan Armenia's Elina Danielian defeated Betul Yildiz. Due to this victory our chess player scored two points and is currently leading the Grand Prix with ...NEWLY APPOINTED AMBASSADOR OF ECUADOR PRESENTS HIS CREDENTIALS TO PRESIDENT SERZH SARGSYAN
Newly appointed Ambassador of Ecuador to Armenia Patricio Alberto Chávez Závala (seat in Moscow) presented his credentials to Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan.
President Sargsyan congratulated ...TURKISH BUSINESSMAN RAPED AMERICAN DIPLOMAT
A Turkish businessman was arrested in Uganda accused of raping an American diplomat, Turkish daily "Aksam" said. Businessman Onder Ergyul, 34, got acquainted with a young U.S. diplomat Anna Paskalina, ...TITO VILANOVA AGREES NEW CONTRACT WITH BARCELONA
Tito Vilanova has agreed a two-year contract with Barcelona and could be formally presented to the media as the club's new coach before the week is out, according to Mundo Deportivo. Goal.com report said ...TOMAS ROSICKY LIKELY TO MISS CZECH REPUBLIC DECIDER
Czech Republic captain Tomas Rosicky and goalkeeper Petr Cech are in hospital in Wroclaw undergoing scans after picking up injuries in their team's 2-1 win over Greece at Euro 2012, The Guardian reported. ...A DAVTYAN: AZERBAIJAN ABORTS IDEA OF INVESTIGATION MECHANISMS
"The Armenian and Azerbaijani sides have different expectations and approaches, that's why investigation mechanisms for the incidents occurring on the line of contact are still failed. Azerbaijan has ...DEADLIEST ATTACK IN IRAQ KILLS 56 PEOPLE
A wave of bombings and shootings rocked Iraq during a major Shiite religious commemoration on Wednesday, killing at least 56 people and wounded dozens more, security and medical officials said. AFP report ...EXPERT: SANCTIONS MUST BE IMPOSED ON INVESTIGATION RESULTS
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"Just mechanisms must be created to have conclusions based on the investigation results accurate and not simply consultative," military expert Artur Petrosyan told Panorama.am answering to the question ...EMMA POGHOSOVA WINS FIRST PLACE IN INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FENCING CHAMPIONSHIP
11 sportsmen from Armenia participated in the International Youth Fencing Championship in Kutaisi, Georgia. Emma Poghosova won first place while Arthur Kocharyan became second. Four other Armenian fencers ...MIKAYEL KOLOYAN, ANAHIT BARSEGHYAN QUALIFY FOR LONDON OLYMPICS
The International Swimming Federation (FINA) selected 75 athletes from participants of FINA World Championships held in Shanghai in 2011 for participation in London Olympics. Mikayel Koloyan and Anahit ...SHAKHTAR DONETSK READY TO MAKE GUARDIOLA LUCRATIVE OFFER
Shakhtar Donetsk are eyeing an attempt to persuade Josep Guardiola not to embark upon a planned year-long sabbatical, Inside Football reported.
The Ukrainian champions are thought to be ready to pay ...CAPELLO MISSES ENGLAND JOB
Former England manager Fabio Capello has revealed his disappointment at not being given the opportunity to correct the mistakes of South Africa 2010 and lead the national side into the European Championship, ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1878 Signature of the Treaty of Berlin. Unlike the Treaty of San Stefano, no guarantees for reforms in Western Armenia were stipulated. Turkey undertook no reforms.
- 1884 A tax rebellion starts in Zeitoon against the Turkish "reforms". It is led by the mayor, Prince Papik.
- 1896 Bishops Ormanian and Doorian publish the "Massees" denominational daily.
- 1921 The first "Sovkhoz" (State Farm) is created in Armenia.
- 1988 The Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijani SSR denies the 1988 02 20 petition by the Autonomous Region of Nagorno Gharabagh to rejoin Armenia.
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