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MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD TO ADDRESS UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR LAST TIME AS PRESIDENT
- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, heading a high-ranking delegation, left for New York to attend and address the 67th regular session of the United Nations General Assembly, Iran's state-run news agency IRNA reported.
Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi, Minister of Health Marziyeh Vahid Dastjerdi, Head of Presidential Office Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, senior Advisor to President Mojtaba Samareh Hashemi and a number of other cabinet members are accompanying Ahmadinejad to New York. Ahmadinejad will address the United Nations General Assembly for the last time as president, given the fact that his second term expires in June 2013.
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Headlines for September 22, 2012PAKISTAN HIT BY DEADLY RIOTS OVER ANTI-ISLAM FILM
At least 19 people have died as violent protests erupted on the streets of Pakistan's main cities in anger at an anti-Islam film made in the US, BBC reported.
Fourteen people were killed in the port ...TURKISH COUP PLOT GENERALS JAILED
A Turkish court has sentenced three former army generals to 20 years in jail each for plotting a coup, BBC reported.
Nearly 330 other officers - including some senior military figures - were also ...THOUSANDS OF SOMALIS FLEE REBEL BASTION
Thousands of civilians are fleeing one of the final strongholds of an al Qaeda-linked militant group in Somalia, the U.N. refugee agency said, according to CNN.
"So far this month, more than ...THREE MILITANTS, ISRAELI SOLDIER DEAD AFTER BORDER FIREFIGHT
One Israeli soldier and three militants were killed during a skirmish at the border with Egypt, the Israeli military said, according to CNN.
Three militants armed with weapons and explosive belts ...GUATEMALAN MASSACRE SUSPECT EXTRADITED TO US
A former Guatemalan soldier accused of being involved in a 1982 massacre during that country's civil war was extradited Friday to California where he faces immigration fraud charges, AP reported.
...AIR TEMPERATURE TO GO DOWN A LITTLE TOMORROW
The weather in Armenia will be conditioned by high pressure field. Mostly sunny weather is expected today, no precipitation is expected in the whole territory. Wind intensification is possible in spots ...HAYKAKAN ZHAMANAK: ARSHALUYS PAYTYAN WILL BE APPOINTED GOVERNOR?
Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia, Lieutenant General Arshaluys Paytyan, who was dismissed by President Serzh Sargsyan on September 6, spreads rumors that he ...HRAPARAK: ROBERT MELKONYAN TO RETIRE SOON
Deputy Chief of Yerevan Police, Robert Melkonyan, known as Bazaz, will retire soon, Hraparak daily writes. "Maybe that was why Serzh Sargsyan awarded him second degree Medal for Service to the Homeland ...GAGIK JHANGIRYAN: ALL CANDIDACIES LAUGHABLE, EXCEPT LEVON TER-PETROSYAN
Speaking to 168 Zham daily, Armenian National Congress (HAK) member Gagik Jhangiryan commented on rumors that Jhangiryan or HAK coordinator, Levon Zurabyan, could run for president. "I treat my own nomination ...HAYKAKAN ZHAMANAK: DRUG PRICES RISE SIGNIFICANTLY
Drug prices have gone up significantly in Armenia in the past 10-15 days, Haykakan Zhamanak reports. Prices for about 80 percent of drug names have increased 10-30 percent in the country. According to ...WORLD CAR FREE DAY - 22 SEPTEMBER
Every September 22, people from around the world get together in the streets, intersections, and neighborhood blocks to remind the world that we don't have to accept our car-dominated society.
Car ...SWEDISH MPS SEND LETTER TO HUNGARIAN EMBASSY IN STOCKHOLM ON SAFAROV CASE
Swedish MPs join the international condemnation of the glorification of Azeri axe-murderer Ramil Safarov's crime. An official letter signed by MPs of different political parties in the Swedish Parliament, ...ROOF OF RPA OFFICE ON FIRE
Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations received a fire report at 11:27 today. The roof of Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) office in Yerevan's Melik Adamyan Street was reported to be on fire.
...FIRE IN RPA OFFICE BUILDING ROOF BURNS 10 SQUARE METERS OF AREA
The fire in the roof of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) office building burnt 10 square meters of area, deputy head of Rescue Service of Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations, Major General ...IRGC COMMANDER: ISRAEL'S HOSTILITY TOWARDS IRAN WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO PHYSICAL CONFLICT
Israel's hostility towards Iran will eventually lead to a physical conflict, the Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) told reporters, Iran's Mehr news agency reported.
"We take ...MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD TO ADDRESS UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR LAST TIME AS PRESIDENT
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, heading a high-ranking delegation, left for New York to attend and address the 67th regular session of the United Nations General Assembly, Iran's state-run news ...BAKO SAHAKYAN UNVEILS NKR CABINET
On September 22, pursuant to Paragraph 4 of Article 68 of the NKR Constitution, Artsakh President Bako Sahakyan signed a decree appointing cabinet members.
The decree determined the following structure ...ARTSAKH PRESIDENT CHARACTERIZES NEWLY APPOINTED FM AS ‘EXPERIENCED CAREER DIPLOMAT'
President of Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan visited today NKR Ministry of Foreign Affairs and introduced newly appointed Minister Karen Mirzoyan to the staff.
President Sahakyan characterized Karen ...THREE IN LEAD IN ARMENIAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP FIRST LEAGUE
GMs Artur Chibukhchian, Levon Babujian and FM Robert Aghasaryan lead the First League of the 73rd Armenian Chess Championship in Goris with 4 points each after 5 rounds, Armenian Chess Federation website ...GUARDIOLA: I WILL COME BACK WHEN I FEEL LIKE IT
Former Barcelona hero Pep Guardiola admits he could consider taking the Milan job, "but I won't coach this year," according to Football Italia.
"Would I manage the Spanish national team? You never ...FIGHTER JET DOWNED IN SYRIA'S IDLIB PROVINCE
Rebel fighters trying to oust President Bashar al-Assad shot down a fighter jet as it flew over the northern Syrian town of Atarib in Idlib province, a witness said, according to Reuters.
The witness, ...DROGBA ‘IRREPLACEABLE,' MOURINHO SAYS
Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho believes that his former club Chelsea could struggle this season without striker Didier Drogba, AFP reports.
"I believe Drogba is the big difference for them," Mourinho ...UNIQUE EXHIBITION OF CHILDREN'S PAINTINGS IN PRAGUE MARKS 21ST ANNIVERSARY OF ARMENIA'S INDEPENDENCE
The 21st anniversary of Armenia's independence was marked not only in Armenia, but also beyond its boundaries. An exhibition of children's paintings dedicated to Armenian Independence Day was opened in ...IRAQ TO REPLACE NATIONAL ANTHEM, FLAG
Iraq is seeking to replace its national anthem and flag in a move aimed at unifying national symbols and putting decades of conflict and hardship in the country behind it. "We are determined to finish ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1722 The Armenian-Georgian forces unite on Cholak field near Gandzak and await the advancing Russian forces.
- 1842 Birth of Alexander Yeritsyan (historian) in Tbilissi (Georgia). He died in 1902.
- 1918 The Bolshevik "Word" newspaper is issued in Yerevan.
- 1920 The Turkish army starts its offensive against Eastern Armenia.
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