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Headlines for November 11, 2011

ARMENIAN CHESS TEAM TAKES LEAD AT EUROPEAN CUP
In the pre-final round of the European Chess Championship held in Porto Carras, Greece, the Armenian sportsmen gained advantage over Holland. The Armenian team took the lead, beating the Dutch players ...
NEW GREEK PM PAPADEMOS SEEKS UNITY OVER EURO
New Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos has said the priority of his incoming coalition cabinet is to seek unity to keep Greece in the eurozone, BBC News reported. "The choices we make will be ...
CATHOLICOS ARAM I WELCOMES CLINTON'S CALL FOR RETURN OF ARMENIANS' PROPERTIES
His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Holy See of Cilicia, has commended US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's statement of concern regarding Turkey's confiscation of religious properties, and offered ...
ARMENIA FACES CHALLENGES OF SHRINKING WORKFORCE AND STUDENT POPULATION - WB
The "Skills, Not Just Diplomas" report was launched in Yerevan on October 21, 2011. The event was chaired by Sachiko Kataoka, World Bank Education Economist. According to WB press release, ...
YOUNG ARMENIAN DIRECTOR FEATURES HISTORY OF CHINESE-ARMENIAN RELATIONS
A documentary film by the 26-year-old Armenian director, Ruben Gini, offers a new perspective of China's ties with western civilizations. Based exclusively on scientific research, the latest archaeological ...
ARMENIANS DEMAND $50 MILLION FOR ZEYTUN GOSPELS
The Armenian Orthodox Church continues the legal proceedings against the Los Angeles based Getty Museum in an effort to get back the first eight pages of the Zeytun Gospels Speaking to the Turkish newspaper ...
AZERBAIJAN'S MEMBERSHIP IN UNSC NOT TO PAVE WAY FOR KARABAKH SETTLEMENT - EXPERT
Those who think that Azerbaijan's membership in the UN Security Council will pave way for settling the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict are on the wrong path, according to an Azerbaijani analyst. "Some ...
CULTURAL EVENTS MARKING WORLD YOUTH DAY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS' DAY IN ARMENIA
Nov 10 a concert by the Armenian crooner Tata Simonyan inaugurated a concert series on the occasion of the World Youth Day and International Students' Day in Yerevan. The concert series was organized ...
ARMENIAN AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH IAEA DIRECTOR GEN
Armenia's Permanent Representative at international agencies Arman Kirakosyan held a meeting Nov. 10 with Mr. Yukiya Amano, Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Mr. Kirakosyan ...
ARMENIA'S HIGHER SCHOOLS AMONG MAJOR TAXPAYERS
The State Revenue Committee of Armenia has released a list of 1,000 major taxpayers of Armenia for January-September, 2011. The list includes 12 Armenian higher schools. Yerevan State University tops ...
ARMENIAN EUROVISION FANS TO HOLD FLASH MOBS FOR DALITA
A group of Eurovision fans are organizing several flash mobs in central Yerevan later today to honor young singer Dalita who is going to represent Armenia in this year's Junior Eurovision. According ...
ARMENIAN AMBASSADOR TO AUSTRIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO PRESIDENT
Armenian Ambassador to Austria Arman Kirakosyan presented his credentials to President of Austria Heinz Fischer. At the meeting, the Austrian president expressed satisfaction with the progress in Armenian-Austrian ...
ARMENIAN PRESIDENT TO RESIGN - POLITICIAN
Chairman of the New Times Party Ara Karapetyan believes Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan will resign. "I think President Sargsyan is thinking of snap elections and, following [Georgian President] ...
APPLE CO-FOUNDER STEVEN WOZNIAK HONORARY DOCTOR OF STATE ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY
The Yerevan State Engineering University hosted today a special reception in honor of Apple Co-Founder Steven Wozniak and his wife, Janette. Appreciating Wozniak's remarkable contribution to the development ...
GEORGIAN PARLIAMENT TO HAVE MORE MEMBERS?
The Georgian authorities are reportedly going to increase the number legislators in parliament. According to the Russian newspaper Vzglyad, 83 parliament members have proposed constitutional amendments ...
ARMENIAN FM, EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT DISCUSS BILATERAL COOPERATION ISSUES
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan received on Friday European Parliament member Kristian Vigenin. Welcoming the guest, Armenia's top diplomat said that broadening cooperation with the EU has ...
ENVIRONMENTALIST ON 'OVERT CRIMES' IN ARMENIA'S MINING INDUSTRY
Conditions for Armenia's mining industry be consumed have been created at the state level, Hakob Sanasaryan, Chairman of the Union of the Greens of Armenia, told journalists in Yerevan, Nov. 11. Individuals ...
LONDON EXHIBITION TO DEPICT POVERTY IN POST-SOVIET ARMENIA
London's Strand gallery will host next week an Oxfam exhibition, showcasing scenes of poverty in the post-Soviet republics. After The Thaw will highlight the plight of the people of Armenia, Georgia, ...
ARMENIAN PRESIDENT MEETS WITH NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CEO
Nov. 11, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan received Mr. James Truchard, Co-Founder, President and CEO of the National Instruments (NI) company. The President hailed the company's contribution to the ...
ARMENIA LAGS BEHIND GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS, SAYS POLITICIAN
On the global level, Armenia is like a province lagging a little bit behind developments, according Ashot Manucharyan, an Armenian politician and a former member of Karabakh committee. "The human ...
MEDVEDEV SAYS RUSSIA HAS 3 WOES - FOOLS, ROADS AND CORRUPTION
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday that corruption is Russia's third major problem, along with fools and roads, RIA Novosti reported. At a conference with regional journalists, Medvedev ...
APPLE CO-FOUNDER SAYS HE'LL TELL AMERICANS ABOUT ARMENIAN INTELLECT
Visiting co-founder of Apple Computer Inc Steve Wozniak has said he will tell Americans about the intellect of Armenians upon his return home. Speaking to reporters on Friday, he said that deprived of ...
ARMENIAN PRESIDENT MEETS WITH EURONEST CO-PRESIDENT
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan held a meeting Nov. 11 with EURONEST Co-President Kristian Vigenin. The Armenian leader stressed the importance of Mr. Vigenin's visit to Armenia. It is a good opportunity ...
LOW LEVELS OF RADIOACTIVE PARTICLES 'FOUND IN EUROPE'
Low levels of radioactive particles have been detected in the Czech Republic and in Europe, the UN nuclear agency has said, BBC News reported. The iodine-131 particles do not pose a public health risk, ...
MOLDOVA ANNULS CONTRACT TO SELL ARMS TO ARMENIA
Moldova has annulled a contract to sell arms to Armenia, the Moldovan news website Moldownes reported, citing the country's Defense Ministry. The Ministry, according to the website, confirmed that the ...
ARMENIAN VICE-PREMIER VISITS ARMAVIR
Armenian Vice-Premier, Minister of Territorial Administration Armen Gevorgyan visited the Armavir region of Armenia, Nov. 11. Accompanied by Armavir Governor Ashot Kagramanyan, he participated in the ...
ITALIAN GOVERNMENT ADOPTS EURO AUSTERITY BILL
The upper house of the Italian parliament, the senate, has approved a draft austerity bill to slash public spending in a bid to head off its looming financial crisis and satisfy the bond markets and the ...
LEVON BARSEGHYAN SUES KENTRON POLICE FOR VIOLATING HIS RIGHTS
Levon Barseghyan, Board Chairman of Asparez journalist's club has filed a lawsuit at the Administrative Court against Yerevan's Kentron (Centre) Police. With the lawsuit Barseghyan demands that the ...
CHECHEN AUTHORITIES VOW TO DEPORT ILLEGAL MIGRANTS
Chechen authorities have said they will begin the mass deportation of illegal migrants, a source in City Hall said on Friday. "Local authorities together with police will carry out raids to establish ...
FACEBOOK 'TO SEEK CONSENT FOR PRIVACY CHANGES'
Privacy campaigners have welcomed a report that Facebook is to ask users to opt into any changes in the way it uses their personal information, according to BBC News. The social network previously announced ...
ARMENIAN CHESS TEAM LOSES CHANCE TO WIN GOLD IN GREECE
Armenia's chess team has now no chances to win the champion's title at the European Team Championship held in Greece, after Armenia lost to Germany at 1:2. According to the Armenian sports news website ...
UN CHIEF URGES DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION ON IRAN NUKES
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called Thursday for a diplomatic solution to the nuclear standoff with Tehran, The Jerusalem Post reported. "[Ban] reiterates his call for Iran's compliance with all ...
ARMENIAN CHESS TEAM LEFT OUT OF COMPLETION
Armenian chess team lost all the opportunities to win any medal at the European Team Championship held in Greece, after it was beaten by Germany. Armenian men's team, that was the 4th in the ranking ...
GREECE SWEARS IN UNITY CABINET AND PM LUCAS PAPADEMOS
Greece's new coalition cabinet and Prime Minister Lucas Papademos have been formally sworn in, after a week of political turmoil, BBC News reported. The new government's most pressing task is to approve ...
TAJIKISTAN DENIES MIGRANT WORKERS BEING DEPORTED FROM RUSSIA
Tajikistan's Migration Service denied reports that Russia is deporting Tajik migrant workers and warned against politicizing "natural socioeconomic problems," RIA Novosti reported. The conviction of ...