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Headlines for November 04, 2011GETTY MUSEUM IN LEGAL FIGHT OVER ARMENIAN BIBLE PAGES
The Los Angeles based J Paul Getty Trust failed Thursday to derail a lawsuit by the Armenian Orthodox Church that accuses the museum of harboring stolen illuminated medieval manuscripts — 755-year-old ...GREEK PM FACES FRESH CALL TO RESIGN
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Greece's centre-right opposition has demanded Prime Minister George Papandreou resign, throwing into disarray plans for a unity government, BBC News reported. Opposition leader Antonis Samaras ...TURKISH PUBLISHER'S GENOCIDE BOOK CONFISCATED AS EVIDENCE
Turkish publisher Ragip Zarakolu is currently kept at the Metris high-security prison while his son Deniz Zarakolu, an editor of the Belge Publishing House, is under arrest at the Edirne Prison, Asbarez.com ...ILLOGICAL TAXES CAUSE LARGER-SCALE SHADOW - ARMENIAN ECONOMIST
According to the World Bank, an additional AMD 240bn can be collected in Armenia as taxes. However, the 2012 draft budget provides for an additional AMD 101bn. So larger tax revenues should be sought ...CO-CHAIRS SUMMARIZE MEDIATION EFFORTS IN KARABAKH SETTLEMENT
The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Ambassadors Bernard Fassier (France), Robert Bradtke (US), and Igor Popov (Russia), and the personal representative of the OSCE chairperson-in-office, Ambassador ...FORBES NAMES DREW BARRYMORE, EDDIE MURPHY TOP EARNING HOLLYWOOD STARS
Drew Barrymore and Eddie Murphy are the most overpaid Hollywood stars, according to a Forbes survey conducted on Monday. Barrymore is said to have seen her 2010 romantic comedy "Going the Distance" ...ZINC COULD REDUCE CHANCES OF AUTISM?
Zinc supplements could reduce the chance of a child developing autism, a study has found. According to the British Telegraph, Japanese researchers who took hair samples from nearly 2,000 diagnosed autistic ...YEREVAN MAYOR TO BE ELECTED NOV 15
At its special sitting Nov 4, the Yerevan city council fixed the date for election of Yerevan mayor, Nov. 15. The Yerevan city hall informed Tert.am that the only issue on the agenda is the election ...MIHR BAND PERFORMS ARMENIAN FOLK SONGS IN BEIRUT (VIDEOS)
The Lebanese-Armenian band Mihr recently organized a concert in Beirut, introducing the Armenian folk music art to the audience. The concert was divided into chronological epochs starting from the 18th ...RUSSIA-ARMENIA RAILWAY TO WEAKEN CIS - AZERI EXPERT
The construction of an Armenia-Russia railway bypassing Azerbaijan may have a negative impact on the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), according to Mubariz Ahmedoglu, the director of the Azerbaijan ...PRESIDENT ONLY ONE MAKING IMPORTANT DECISIONS IN ARMENIA
The recent resignations are evidence of the Armenian authorities' most responsible approach to the task of holding as free and fair elections as possible in Armenia. They also have to solve problems ...KAREN KARAPETYAN QUITS ELDERS' COUNCIL
Following his resignation as Yerevan mayor, Karen Karapetyan has stepped down from the Council of Elders. At an ad hoc meeting held at the City Hall earlier today, acting Mayor Taron Margaryan told the ...ARMENIAN HALF-BACK BRINGS VICTORY TO RUSSIAN TEAM
In the 37th round of the Russia's First Division Championship, Khimki FC beat Yenisey 0:2, with Armenian national team's half-back Artak Alexanyan scoring the last goal. According to the Armenian sports ...ARMENIA'S PREMIER MEETS WITH EBRD VICE-PRESIDENT
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan held a meeting Nov. 4 with Vice-President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Jan Fischer. Mr. Fischer arrived in Armenia to specify ...ARMENIAN CB EX-CHAIRMAN ON 2012 BUDGET
The head of Armenia's State Revenue Committee is protesting, giving interviews to the Azatutyun radio (Armenian version of RFE/Radio Liberty). He is claiming he cannot ensure an additional AMD 101bn as ...FORECASTERS PREDICT PRECIPITATIONS NEXT WEEK
The meteorological service of the Emergency Situations Ministry warns the population in certain regions against precipitations next week. "Haypedhidromet" predicts snowfalls in the regions ...RESIGNATIONS WAY TO VICTORY IN ELECTIONS - ARMENIAN POLITICIAN
Nothing is strange about the latest resignations. Their aim is to gain victory in the coming elections, particularly in Yerevan, Chairman of the Popular Party of Armenia (PPA) Tigran Karapetyan told journalists ...KARDASHIAN'S WEDDING GIFTS TO GO TO CHARITY
Popular American-Armenian reality star Kim Kardashian's wedding gifts are going to charity, according to ABCNews. Having previously worked with the organization that grants wishes to terminally ill ...PREVIOUS AUTHORITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR 2009 ECONOMIC DECLINE IN ARMENIA
Armenia's previous authorities are 90% responsible for the 2009 economic decline, Bagrat Asatryan, an ex-chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia (CBA), told journalists Nov. 4. Armenia is not a country ...GEORGIAN FM TO VISIT ARMENIA
Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze I to pay a working visit to Armenia, Nov. 7. He is to hold meetings with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian.GREECE OFFICIALLY REJECTS REFERENDUM
Greece has officially rejected a referendum on the European Union rescue package, the Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported, citing the counry Finance Ministry. Greece's Finance Minister Evangelos ...SOLDIER SAYS HE DID NOT KILL HIS MATE
Talking to journalists, the lawyer Stepan Voskanyan touched on the Aharon Hayrapetyan death case. According to the original version, the soldier was killed by an Azeri sniper in Askeran, March 17. However, ...ARMENIANS TO FACE TIGHTER LIFE IN 2012, SAYS ECONOMIST
Bagrat Asatryan, the former president of the Central Bank, says the Armenian citizens are going to live worse in 2012. "Especially the socially disadvantaged and the civil servants will be worse-off. ...UKRAINE HOPES TO COMPLETE GAS TALKS WITH RUSSIA IN NOVEMBER
Ukraine hopes to complete talks with Russia on the revision of the current gas contracts in November, Ukrainian Economic Development and Trade Minister Andrei Klyuyev said on Friday.
"In our opinion, ...STEPANAKERT AIRPORT'S RUNWAY AND LIGHTING PASS TESTING
The runway and the lighting system of the newly-built airport in Nagorno Karabakh's capital of Stepanakert have already been tested.
Now the airport's new runway is relatively larger than initially built ...ARMENIA, SWEDEN TO COOPERATE IN MIGRATION
On the margins of the 2nd Ministerial Conference of the Prague Process - Building Migration Partnerships in action, in Poznan, Poland, Armenian Vice-Premier, Minister of Territorial Administration Armen ...ISRAEL'S PERES SAYS GAS FINDS NO THREAT TO TURKEY
Visiting Israeli President Shimon Peres said in Cyprus on Thursday that gas finds in the Mediterranean Sea were no threat to Turkey but a positive step for the region, AFP reported. "We are going ...ARMENIANS DISCONTENT WITH KOTLER'S LECTURES IN YEREVAN
The visit of the founder of marketing Pillipe Kotler to Armenia from November 13-17 and the planned lectures have sparked discontent among Armenians over its benefits and attendance fees. Students ...ARMENIAN PRESIDENT MEETS WITH EBRD VICE-PRESIDENT
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan held a meeting Nov. 4 with Vice-President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Mr. Jan Fischer. The Armenian leader made a high appraisal ...DOZENS TRAPPED BY 'ROCK BURST' IN CHINA MINE
Dozens of miners have been trapped in a coal mine in China after a "rock burst", BBC News reported. Four miners were killed and 50 more are missing after the accident, which happened late ...ARMENIAN MINISTER OF TRANSPORT MEETS WITH ADB REP
Armenian Minister of Transport and Communication Manuk Vardanyan held a meeting Nov. 4 with the newly appointed head of the Armenia Resident Mission, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Mr. David Dole. Minister ...LONDON 2012: OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC POSTERS UNVEILED
A series of 12 Olympic and Paralympic posters, designed by leading UK artists, has been unveiled in London, BBC News reported.
The images will be displayed in a free exhibition at Tate Britain next year, ...TBILISI HAS NO IDEA WHY SERZH SARGSYAN'S VISIT WAS DELAYED
Georgia's Foreign Minsitry has confirmed that the visit of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan to Georgia has delayed. Speaking to reporters Deputy Georgian Foreign Minsiter David Jalagania said the ministry ...RELIGIOUS LEADERS SHOULD TRY TO RESOLVE KARABAKH CONFLICT
All influential people, including religious leaders, should make efforts to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Azerbaijani Parliamentary Vice Chairperson Bahar Muradova has said.
If the goal is to ...TURKISH PUBLISHER'S GENOCIDE BOOKS CONFISCATED AS ‘EVIDENCE'
Turkish publisher Ragip Zarakolu is currently kept at the Metris high-security prison while his son Deniz Zarakolu, an editor of the Belge Publishing House, is under arrest at the Edirne Prison, Asbarez.com ...PROMINENT ARMENIAN ACTRESSES RECEIVE MEDALS ON THEIR ANNIVERSARY
Armenian Peoples Actress Svetlana Grigoryan and Armenia's Honored Actress Zhenya Avetisyan have been awarded with the Yerevan Mayor Gold Medal on the occasion of their 80th birthday. According to the ...GOOGLE UPDATES SEARCH ENGINE FOR FRESHER RESULTS
Google has overhauled the way it serves up results in response to search queries, BBC News reported.
The update is designed to work out whether a person wants up-to-date results or historical data.
The ...ARMENIA LOSES TO AZERBAIJAN IN EUROPEAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
Armenian team of chess players has lost to Azerbaijan at the European Chess Championship 2011 held in Greece and is in fact being left out of the contest.
According to the Armenian sports news website ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1892 Death of Khoren Galfayan (poet). He was also known as Nar-Pey. He was born in 1831.
- 1918 The Cabinet of Ahmed Izzet decides that the Young Turk Leaders should be exposed to criminal liability for influencing the Ottoman Empire to participate in the First World War and for organizing the deportations and Genocide of the Armenians.
- 1925 Opening of the First Congress of the Association of Proletarian Writers of Armenia in Yerevan.
- 1977 The Taush Reservoir (Shamshadin region) is inaugurated.
- 1999 Enthronement of the New Head of the Armenian Apostolic Church (Garegin the 2nd).
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