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Published on June 20, 2012
THREE LEAD KAREN ASRIAN MEMORIAL
- Georgia's David Arutinian, Armenia's Tigran Kotanjian and Hrair Simonian lead Karen Asrian Memorial in Jermuk, Armenia, having scored 3.5 points each out of 4, armchess.am reported.
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Headlines for June 20, 2012FRANCE SEEKS TIGHTER IRAN SANCTIONS
Sanctions against Iran must "be toughened" unless Tehran negotiates seriously over its controversial nuclear programme, France has warned, according to BBC.
French Foreign Minister Laurent ...US REVEALS 'MODERN SLAVERY' TOLL
More than 42,000 adults and children were found in forced prostitution, labour, slavery or armed conflict in 2011, a US government report has found, according to BBC.
Some 9,000 more victims were ...U.S. APOLOGIZES FOR ANTI-CHINESE LAWS
The United States has apologized to African-Americans, Japanese, Native Americans and Hawaiians for wrongs in the name of government. Now it has made that rare apology to Chinese-Americans for discriminatory ...COCA-COLA NOT TO BLAME FOR US OBESITY, CEO MUHTAR KENT SAYS
Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent insists his company is not responsible for the rise in US obesity despite New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's recent moves to limit the consumption of sugary drinks, AFP reported. ...HRAPARAK: GIGGLY MINISTER OF SPORT IS THE SON OF TSARUKYAN'S GOOD FRIEND
The 31-year-old new Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs turns out to be the son of PAP leader's good friend, Hraparak reports. "Hrachya Rostomyan's father was the director of the store "A Thousand & ...ZHOGHOVURD: 4 DEPUTY MINISTER POSTS TO GO TO ORINATS YERKIR
According to Zhoghovurd, besides 3 ministerial portfolios, 4 deputy minister posts will also go to Orinats Yerkir Party. Orinats Yerkir will have deputy ministers in the Ministries of Health, Transport ...CHORRORD INKNISHKHANUTYUN: ‘CADRE SLAUGHTER' EXPECTED IN MINISTRIES
New Minister of Urban Development Samvel Tedevosyan has promised senior jobs in the ministry to people close to him, Chorrord Inknishkhanutyun writes. According to the paper, Minister of Health Derenik ...UN SECRETARY GENERAL ISSUED STATEMENT ON WORLD REFUGEE DAY
The United Nations' (UN) World Refugee Day will be observed today (June 20) across the world to honor the courage, strength and determination of women, men and children who are forced to flee their homeland ...CHORRORD INKNISHKHANUTYUN: PAP, ARF OPPOSE GOVERNMENT PROGRAM
According to Chorrord Inknishkhanutyun paper, Prosperous Armenia parliamentary faction convened a meeting, deciding that the faction should vote against the government program to be introduced at a special ...THREE OPPOSITION FORCES TO BE PRESENTED IN PARLIAMENT
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Today, in accordance with the rules of NA law, the secretaries of the factions declared about their political course. Thus, there will be three opposition factions in the Parliament; they are Dashnaktsutyun, ...ZHOGHOVURD: HAK MEMBERS IN INTERPARLIAMENTARY DELEGATIONS
Armenian National Congress (HAK) has appointed its representatives in interparliamentary delegations, according to Zhoghovurd. The Armenian delegation to PACE is perhaps the most important, the paper ...HOSNI MUBARAK ‘CLOSE TO DEATH'
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is critically ill and may be close to death, BBC report said. He is said to have had a stroke and was moved from prison to an army hospital, where he is on life ...ARAVOT: PAP IS SEMI-PREGNANT
"Prosperous Armenia Party is semi-pregnant," former deputy speaker of parliament Karapet Rubinyan told Aravot. "Mr. Rubinyan thinks so because Prosperous Armenia declares that it is opposition, but holds ...PM INTRODUCED CABINET ACTION PLAN: BIRTH OF 2ND CHILD GRANTS 1 MILLION TO FAMILY
In the near future it will be easier to enter a university but more difficult to graduate it, children from indigent families will be given an opportunity to receive higher education, health care for ...DAVID CAMERON OF UK BELIEVES IN SELF-DETERMINATION RIGHT OF PEOPLES
David Cameron and the Argentinian president Cristina Kirchner were involved in bruising verbal exchanges on the margins of the G20 on Tuesday as she tried to force a package into his hand marked "Un ...YERKIR: MOST TRAFFIC OFFENSES COMMITTED BY PARLIAMENT DRIVERS
"It is known that the Armenian National Assembly provides vehicles to heads of parliamentary factions and chairpersons of parliamentary committees, with drivers of these vehicles committing a lot of traffic ...NEW RED LIST OF THREATENED SPECIES UNVEILED IN RIO+20 SUMMIT
East Asia's status as the world's main "extinction hotspot" is confirmed in the new Red List of Threatened Species, BBC report said. Snakes such as the king cobra are increasingly threatened ...SEVAG MEKHITARIAN LEADS CHESS TOURNAMENT IN TEPLICE
Armenian GM Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian (Brazil) has scored 4 points out of 4 and leads International Chess Tournament Open Teplice. GMs Vadim Shishkin, Vladimir Sergeev (Ukraine) and Denes Boros (Hungary) ...OSCE MISSION HOLDS MONITORING ON LINE OF CONTACT
On June 20, in accordance with the earlier agreement with the authorities of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, the OSCE Mission held scheduled monitoring of the line of contact between the Nagorno Karabakh ...THREE LEAD KAREN ASRIAN MEMORIAL
Georgia's David Arutinian, Armenia's Tigran Kotanjian and Hrair Simonian lead Karen Asrian Memorial in Jermuk, Armenia, having scored 3.5 points each out of 4, armchess.am reported.RPA EXECUTIVE BODY LIKELY TO HIGHLIGHT GOVERNORS' CANDIDATURES, E SHARMAZANOV
"Some organizational issues will be discussed, at the same time I don't exclude that the governors' candidatures will also be discussed tomorrow at Executive Body session," RPA spokesman Eduard Sharmazanov ...ARMENIAN CHESS PLAYERS IN VORONEZH
Grand masters Artur Gabrielian and Sergey Grigoriants (Russia) scored 5,5 points each out of 7 at the open in Voronezh, armchess.am report said. They are only half a point behind the leader - GM Vladimir ...AMBASSADOR AYVAZIAN HANDS IN CREDENTIALS TO LATVIA'S PRESIDENT
Armenian Ambassador to Latvia Ara Ayvazian handed in credentials to Latvia's President Andris Berzins, RA MFA press service said. Reinforcement of political dialogue and perspectives of development of ...ASHOT VARDAPETIAN TO REFEREE WORLD RAPID AND BLITZ CHAMPIONSHIP
...TURKMENISTAN WARNS AZERBAIJAN NOT TO INTERFERE IN ITS DOMESTIC LIFE
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan warns Azerbaijan not to interfere in country's interior affairs, Iranian news agency FARS said. Official Ashkhabad complained to Azerbaijan accusing it for ...G MELIKYA: GREAT BRITAIN PURSUING OIL INTERESTS IN AZERBAIJAN
"The right to self-determination of peoples has always been a priority. However, some states or statesmen, depending on certain geo-political situation, make selective statements," RPA council member ...ARTSAKH CEC CHAIRMAN: I'M SURE ELECTIONS WILL BE FREE AND FAIR
Election campaign launches today in Artsakh. It will last till the midnight of July 17. Panorama.am requested CEC Chairman Rashid Petrosyan a few questions about the forthcoming presidential elections. ...CASPIAN SEA DRILL MESSAGE FOR AZERBAIJAN
Russia is displaying its military power in the Caspian Sea. They are messages addressed to Caspian states, SalamNews quotes Azerbaijani expert Zardusht Alizade as commenting on Russia's intentions to ...ORANGE IS THE GENERAL PARTNER OF THE WORLD MUSIC DAY
Since June 21,1982 every year the Ministry of Culture of France organizes Fête de la Musique - an event gathering musicians and singers, beginners and professionals, to celebrate the world music ...CHARLES AZNAVOUR MEETS WITH ARMENIANS OF SHANGHAI
Shanghai hosted a big international event, charity gala concert lately. World-famous Armenian singer Charles Aznavour had been invited to participate in the concert, Foreign Ministry press service reported. ...VAN MARWIJK'S FUTURE TO BE DECIDED BEFORE JULY 6
The Dutch Football Association (KNVB) will make a decision on the future of national team coach Bert van Marwijk in the next two weeks, Goal.com reported. The former Feyenoord and Borussia Dortmund boss ...TOTTENHAM TARGET ANDRÉ VILLAS-BOAS
Tottenham Hotspur have held direct negotiations with André Villas-Boas and they are poised to offer him the manager's job, The Guardian reported.
Tottenham officials met Villas Boas's agent ...BENZEMA: SPAIN WILL BE FAVORITE
France forward Karim Benzema freely admits that Spain will be overwhelming favorites to progress when the two sides meet in the quarterfinals of Euro 2012 on Saturday, Goal.com reported. "We console ...DAVID HARUTYUNYAN: I BELIEVE IN THIS GOVERNMENT'S CAPABILITIES
"If we consider that this program is the only document we need to approve, I think it will lose its political significance," member of RPA parliamentary faction David Harutyunyan said in parliament, commenting ...SHEVCHENKO, VORONIN TO RETIRE
Ukraine striker Andriy Shevchenko has announced he will retire from international football after his country's elimination from Euro 2012 with a 1-0 defeat by England, Eurosport reported.
And former ...SAMSUNG GALAXY SIII UNVEILED BY VIVACELL-MTS VIA SURPRISE LAUNCH PARTY AT NORTHERN AVENUE
Today VivaCell-MTS together with Samsung Electronics Armenia Representation presented Samsung Galaxy SIII. Galaxy SIII fans and media representatives gathered at Northern Avenue today, to witness the ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1845 Sultan Abdul Megid orders the Pasha of Soor to enter Western Armenia with an army. The goal was to take away the semi-autonomy of the Armenians.
- 1874 Hambardzoom Balassanyan starts the "Love of Fatherland" organization in Karakilissa (Vanadzor).
- 1890 Fighting between Turkish forces and the civilian population of Armenians in Kareen (Erzroom, Western Armenia) took place.
- 1911 Death of Ghazaros Aghayan (educator and writer) in Tbilissi (Georgia). He was born in 1840.
- 1939 Creation of the Armenian SSR's People's Commissariats for Automobile Transportation, Meat, and Dairy industries.
- 1943 Death of Arus Voskanyan (actress) in Yerevan. She was born in 1889.
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