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Headlines for November 07, 2011OKLAHOMA EXPERIENCES STRONG WEARTHQUAKE FOLLOWED BY AFTERSHOCKS
Central Oklahoma continued to experience dozens of aftershocks Sunday, nearly 24 hours since the state's strongest earthquake since 1952 was felt throughout the region, CNN reported. More than ten aftershocks ...GREEKS AGREE TO FORM COALITION GOVERNMENT WITHOUT PAPANDREOU
Greek leaders at crisis talks in Athens have agreed to form a new national unity government, the president's office has said. According to BBC News, there has been a statement saying that Beleaguered ...LADY GAGA WINS MTV EUROPE MUSIC AWARDS
Lady Gaga swept up at the MTV Europe Music Awards on Sunday evening. The singer won the awards for Best Female and Best Song and Best Video for Born This Way, The Telegraph repored. The event, held ...MISS EURASIA CROWN GOES TO ARMENIAN PARTICIPANT
An Armenian representative has appeared at the forefront of the Miss Eurasia 2011 international contest. Stella Kirakosyan was awarded the winner's crown in the Russian town of Blagovchensk (Amur region) ...ARMENIAN MP CONCERNED OVER CHILD ABUSE
Minors are victims of sex crimes in 60% of cases. Ninety-nine cases have been reported over the past five years. However, this is only "the tip of the iceberg," says Victor Dallakyan, an Armenian ...SNOW STORM ON SOUTHERN HIGHWAY LEAVES VEHICLES TRAPPED
A heavy snowfall and a snow storm in the south of Armenia left several cars trapped on Sunday. The cars were stuck in snow on the 10th km of the Sisian-Yerevan highway. According to the official website ...ARMENIA-BASED NO SILENCE ACTION GROUP DEMANDS JOINT STAFF CHIEF'S RESIGNATION
After Armenia's former minister of defense Vladmir Gasparyan was appointed chief of Armenia's police, the cooperation aimed at putting an end to the corrupt practices in the Armenian army, established ...IRANIAN FM TO VISIT ARMENIA
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi is to arrive in Armenia Nov. 8, at the invitation of his Armenian counterpart Edward Nalbandian. The Iranian FM is scheduled to hold meetings with Armenian President ...OMBUDSMAN PROPOSES LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS
Armenia's human rights defender, Karen Andreasyan, has proposed legislative amendments to improve the situation of individuals with disabilities, and establish compensation mechanisms for citizens who ...AZERBAIJAN VIOLATES CEASEFIRE MORE 1,350 TIMES IN OCTOBER
The Azerbaijani armed troops violated the Ceasefire Accord with Armenia more than 1,350 times in October. Over 200 violations were recorded on the Armenian border. According to a press release by the ...ARMENIAN-INDIAN COMMUNICATIONS & IT CENTER OPENED IN YEREVAN UNIVERSITY
An Armenian-Indian communications and information technology center has been opened at the Department of Mathematics and Technology, Yerevan State University. Mr. Sachin Pilot, Minister of State in the ...ARMENIAN PREMIER TO LEAVE FOR BRUSSELS
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan is to go on a two-day working visit to Brussels Nov. 7. The Armenian premier is to participate in the Euro Crisis conference of the European People's Party (EPP) ...ARMENIANS PREFER VODKA TO TRADITIONAL WINE
Armenians have ceased drinking wine and prefer vodka instead, according to the president of Winemakers' Union. At a news conference on Monday, Avag Harutyunyan expressed concerns that Armenia is losing ...IVANISHVILI TO BECOME GEORGIA'S NEW LEADER - SHEVARDNADZE
Georgia will have a real ruler thanks to billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, the country's fomer president, Edward Shevardnadze, has said. "Despite any obstacles that he may face, he will become the ...ARMENIAN PREMIER MEETS WITH INDIAN DELEGATION
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan held a meeting Nov. 7 with a delegation led by Mr. Sachin Pilot, Minister of State in the Indian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. The Armenian ...US AMBASSADOR TO ARMENIA VISITS FREE DEMOCRATS PARTY
US Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern held a meeting with the leaders of the Armenia-based Free Democrats party. The sides discussed the state of democracy in Armenia, foreign relations and public and ...YEREVAN, CAIRO TO DEVELOP JOINT COLLABORATION
Yerevan Deputy Mayor Vano Vardanyan has hosted a meeting with the Egyptian deputy minister of culture, Hussam Nasar, to discuss plans on the organization of Egyptian Culture Days in Armenia. Vardanyan ...ZVARTNOTS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LAUNCHES NEW DEPARTURE TERMINAL (VIDEO)
Zvartnots International Airport celebrated today the opening of its new departure terminal, honoring the first passenger with a special prize. Fenya Yeghiazaryan, who was departing to St Petersburg to ...ARMENIAN FM RECEIVES JAPANESE AMBASSADOR
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian received the newly appointed Japanese Ambassador to Armenia Chikahito Harada (residence in Moscow). Mr. Harada presented the copies of his credentials to the ...ARMAVIA TO PAY OFF DEBT BY MIDWEEK
Armenia's national air carrier, Armavia is to pay off its debt to Armenia International Airports, CJSC by midweek. Speaking to reporters on Monday, the company's deputy general manager, Andranik Shkhyan ...ARMENIA, JAPAN TO COOPERATE IN CRISIS MANAGEMENT
The Crisis Management Center, Ministry of Emergency Situations of Armenia, hosted the first-ever video conference between Armenia and Japan. The participants discussed areas of cooperation between the ...HISTORIAN KEPT 29 DOLLED-UP MUMMIES AT HOME, POLICE SAY
Russian police said Monday that a historian arrested last week for desecrating several Nizhny Novgorod cemeteries had kept 29 female mummies at home and dressed them up like dolls.
According to RIA Novosti, ...FRENCH RULING PARTY NOT TO BACK GENOCIDE BILL
The French National Assembly approved bill penalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide will not receive the ruling party's support in case it appears in the Senate's agenda, the French magazine Marianne ...ARMENIAN PREMIER MEETS WITH GEORGIAN MINISTER OF ECONOMY
Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan held a meeting Nov. 7 with Georgian Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Vera Kobalia. "We view Armenia and Georgia as a single economic area. ...FRIDTJOF NANSEN MONUMENT TO BE ERECTED IN YEREVAN
A monument to famous Norwegian polar explorer Fridtjof Nansen will be erected on the crossroad of Abovyan and Moskovyan streets in Yerevan, as part of celebrations of his 150th anniversary.
The celebrations ...RUSSIA SAYS STRIKE ON IRAN 'VERY SERIOUS MISTAKE'
Russia warned Monday that a possible military strike against Iran would be a "very serious mistake" that would only lead to further conflict and civilian casualties.
"It would be a very ...US AMBASSADOR TO ARMENIA VISITS MINISTRY OF EMERGENCY
Armenian Minister of Emergency Situations Armen Yeritsyan held a meeting Nov. 7 with US Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern. Minister Yeritsyan congratulated Mr. Heffern on his appointment and expressed ...DEVIL'S FACE REVEALED IN GIOTTO FRESCO IN ITALY
A devil's face hidden for centuries has been revealed in a fresco by the Italian renaissance master Giotto, according to BBC News.
An Italian art historian, Chiara Frugoni, spotted the devil's profile ...US AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ARMENIAN OPPOSITION LEADER
November 1, Armenia's first president, Chairman of the opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) Levon Ter-Petrosyanheld a meeting with US Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern. The ANC leader informed ...ARMENIAN YOUTH INITIATIVE NOMINATED FOR NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
A Switzerland-based Georgian professor has nominated the candidacy of the Armenian movement "No Silence" (Chenk Lrelu) for Nobel Peace Prize.
Speaking to the Georgian news website Gruzia Online, Georgi ...RUSSIAN-ARMENIAN WANTED OVER FRAUD SUSPICIONS
A Russian citizen of Armenian descent is wanted by the Doni Rostov department of Russian Minsitry of Internal Affairs.
According to Russia media reports, Suren Simonyan is suspected of fraud.
Simonyan, ...AZERBAIJANI ACADEMIC DEMOTED AFTER CRITICIZING ACTIVIST'S JAILING
A professor at Azerbaijan's Oil Academy has been demoted after criticizing the imprisonment of a youth activist who called for antigovernment protests via Facebook, RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service reported.
Professor ...IRELAND BACKS RUSSIAN EFFORTS IN KARABAKH CONFLICT SETTLEMENT
Ireland backs the active role Russia plays in the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict as an OSCE Minsk Group co-chair country, Ireland's Foreign Minister Eamon Gilmore has said, Public Radio of ...ARMENIAN PRESIDENT DISCUSSES HIS VISIT WITH GEORGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has discussed with Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze the details of his up-coming visit to Georgia. At a meeting in Sargsyan's presidential residence in Yerevan, ...IRAN ACCUSES ISRAEL AND THE US OF GEARING UP FOR A MILITARY STRIKE
Iran accused Israel and the United States of seeking world support for a military strike on its nuclear facilities, which Russia warned on Monday would be "a very serious mistake."
According to AFP, Germany ...ARMENIAN POLICE OFFICER DISAPPEARS AFTER ACCUSED OF BRIBERY
An Armenian police officer has disappeared after he was accused of bribery.
According to the website of Armenia's Police Mihran Keshishyan disappeared after the penitentiary service decided to use arrest ...RUSSIA TO SIGN WTO ACCESSION DEAL WITH GEORGIA THIS WEEK
Russia and Georgia will sign an agreement on Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) this week, Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Nino Kalandadze said on Monday.
"The text of the ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1711 Death of Israel Oree. He sought justice for the Armenian Cause during the 17th century.
- 1827 Start of the two-month reconciliation negotiations of Dehkhrak.
- 1857 Birth of academician and philologist Stepan Malkhasian. He died in 1947.
- 1917 Anniversary of the Great October Revolution. According to a Moscow newspaper, about 110 million people were victims of Bolshevism.
- 1922 Opening of the State Public Library in Yerevan. (Known as the Miasnikyan Library since 1925).
- 1922 The Pedagogical Institute of Armenia's Public Commissariat of Education is opened on the basis of the Pedagogical Faculty of Yerevan University. In 1924/25 it is again joined to the State University.
- 1922 Opening of the State Museum in Yerevan containing exhibits on history, art, archeology, ethnography, the revolution, and an Archives Department.
- 1924 The copper smelter of Ghapan starts production.
- 1932 Inauguration of the Minjevan-Ghapan railroad.
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