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Headlines for November 05, 2011

GREEK PM WINS CONFIDENCE VOTE
Greece's PM George Papandreou has won a crucial confidence vote after promising to hold power-sharing talks, BBC News reported. In an address to parliament before the vote he ruled out snap elections, ...
RUSSIAN NATIONALISTS MARCH UNDER HEAVY POLICE PRESENCE
Russia's National Unity Day was celebrated Friday by nationalist groups who would like to break majority-Muslim regions away from Russia's Christian geographic core, according to Voice of America. About ...
CONGRESSMEN URGE WASHINGTON TO CEASE WEAPONS DEAL WITH TURKEY
Several US lawmakers have called upon the Congress to cease the arms sale to Turkey. According to the Turkish media, Congressmen Howard Berman, Nita Lowey, Eliot Angel, Brad Sherman, Steve Israel, Shelley ...
IRAN BOOSTS ANTI-US RHETORIC AHEAD OF NUCLEAR REPORT
Iran marked the anniversary of the 1979 seizure of the US embassy on Friday with burning flags and chants of "Death to America," Reuters reported. The move is seen as an escalation in its anti-US ...
STARS PERFORM IN LOS ANGELES TO REMIND WORLD ABOUT GENOCIDE
A concert series aimed to condemn genocides and promote peace kicked off in Los Angeles' Gibson hall on November 1. Organized ahead of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, "Never Again" ...
TOP FARC LEADER KILLED IN COLUMBIA
The top leader of Colombia's main rebel group, the bookish ideologue Alfonso Cano, was killed Friday in a military raid in the country's southwest, The Associated Press reported. The death was a major ...
UKRAINE LACKS FUNDS TO PAY FOR SOCIAL BENEFITS - TOP OFFICIAL
A top Ukrainian official has said the country's budget funds weren't enough to keep paying for social benefits for eligible groups of citizens including Chernobyl nuclear disaster veterans and participants ...
ARMENIAN CLERGYMEN IN JERUSALEM HARASSED BY SENIOR CARDINALS
Ultra-Orthodox young men curse and spit at Christian clergymen in the streets of Jerusalem's Old City as a matter of routine, the Israeli newspaper Haretz reported. In most cases the clergymen ignore ...
TURKEY TO BE DECLARED G20 LEADER IN 2015
A statement summing up the outcomes of the G20 Summit in Cannes says Turkey will take over the presidency of the world's biggest superpowers in 2015. But before Turkey, Mexico, Russia and Australia are ...
ITALY FLOODS: SIX KILLED IN PORT CITY GENOA
At least six people were killed when the Italian port city of Genoa was hit by flash floods during torrential rainfall, BBC News reported. Five of the victims, including two children, died when the lobby ...
US GENERAL IN AFGHANISTAN FIRED OVER DISPARAGING COMMENTS
A senior US commander has been dismissed after he made disparaging comments about Afghanistan's leaders, BBC News reported. Maj Gen Peter Fuller, deputy commander of Nato's Afghan training mission, said ...
WE DO NOT SEEK TO ENSURE VOTES FOR THE REPUBLICANS - GALUST SAHAKYAN
Galust Sahakyan, the leader of the ruling Republican Party faction in parliament, has given an interview to the local daily Haykakan Zhamanak. Below is an excerpt from the interview. "Mr Sahakyan, ...
ACTOR BELIEVES HIS DAUGHTER WAS KILLED ON PURPOSE
Soap opera actor Arthur Darbinyan has said he believes his daughter was brutally killed rather than incidentally involved in a car accident. Speaking to the local daily Chorrord Inqnishkhanutyun, Darbinyan ...
ANONYMOUS TO ATTACK FOX, FACEBOOK, BANKS AND DRUG CARTEL ON NOVEMBER 5
According to various tweets, blog posts and message across the web, November 5 will host a series of attacks on various institutions waged by members of the online collective Anonymous, RT.com reported. ...
ARMENIAN INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS CELEBRATE THEIR HOLIDAY TODAY
November 5 is special day for Armenian intelligence officers who have been celebrating their professional holiday every year since 1995s. In the early years of the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) war, the ...
LEGENDARY ARMENIAN DANCING MASTER, VANUSH KHANAMIRYAN, WOULD TURN 85 TODAY
November 5 marks the birthday of the merited Armenian dancer and choreographer, Vanush Khanamiryan. The dance legend would turn 85 today if alive. Vanush Khanamiryan was born on November 5, 1927 in ...
WBC HEAVYWEIGHT VITALY KLITSCHKO DIAGNOSED WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE
WBC heavyweight champion Vitaly Klitschko is showing early symptoms of Parkinson's disease. According to Rt.com Israeli neurosurgeon Jonathan Degen made such conclusion having watched the boxer in action. ...
NON-COMBAT LETHAL INCIDENTS HAVE DECREASED - GEVORG KOSTANYAN
Non-combat army incidents with lethal outcome have dropped twice compared to the same period last year, Armenia's military prosecutor has said. Speaking to Tert.am, Gevorg Kostanyan noted that they include ...
NO UNRESOLVED DEATH CASES IN ARMY THIS YEAR, SAYS MILITARY PROSECUTOR
No criminal case related to a servicemen's death in the army remains unresolved this year, according to the military prosecutor. Speaking to Tert.am, Gevorg Kostanyan said the inquests into the cases ...
SYRIAN AUTHORITIES SAY US FUNDS TERRORISM
Syrian authorities accused the United States on Saturday of financing terrorist groups in Syria and interfering with the country's domestic affairs, RIA Novosti reported. In its statement, the Syrian ...
BOMB ATTACKS 'KILL DOZENS' IN NIGERIA
A series of bomb and gun attacks in the north-eastern Nigerian town of Damaturu has killed at least 50 people, the Red Cross says. Witnesses said the bombs hit several targets, including churches and ...
YOUTH MOVEMENT WARNS AGAINST CORRUPTION IN EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
A youth movement has said it will take measures to eliminate in educational institutions if the relevant authorities fail to do so. In statement released on Saturday the movement called United Youth ...
NEW YORK WON'T TOLERATE OCCUPY WALL STREET VIOLENCE - BLOOMBERG
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Saturday that the city authorities would not allow the violence that swept Oakland to be repeated in New York, The New York Post said. Oakland police had to use ...