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Headlines for December 29, 2011ANTI-WHALING ACTIVISTS' BOAT HULLED IN SOUTHERN OCEAN
A rogue wave has damaged an anti-whaling boat in the Southern Ocean, breaking a hole in its hull. According to BBC News, the Brigitte Bardot was chasing the Japanese whaling fleet and is currently about ...HISTORICAL ARMENIAN CHURCH RE-OPENS IN ISTANBUL
The historical Armenian church of Vortvots vorodman re-opened in Istanbul on Wednesday. The ceremony, attended by dignitaries and leading government ministers, marked an important moment for both the ...HRANT DINK'S LAWYERS DEMAND DETAILS OF PHONE RECORDS
During the 23rd court hearing of slain Armenian journalist Hrant Dink case, one of the lawyers of Dink family said the phone conversations that Telecommunications Directorate (TIB) provided to the court ...US, ISRAEL DISCUSS TRIGGERS TO ATTACK IRAN'S NUCLEAR INFRASTRUCTURESD
The Obama administration is reportedly trying to assure Israel privately that it would strike Iran militarily if Tehran's nuclear program crosses certain "red lines"—while attempting to dissuade ...SENATE NOT DISCUSS ARMENIAN GENOCIDE BILL BEFORE NEXT MARCH
UMP Senator Roger Karoutchi has said today that the text criminalizing denial of the Armenian Genocide has not yet been put on the Senate agenda, Le Figaro reports. The text is not on the Senate agenda ...MOST ARMENIAN REGIONS NOT TO SEE SNOW THROUGH NEW YEAR'S DAY
No major snowfalls are expected across Armenia on the New Year Eve, according to the State Hydrometeorological and Monitoring Service. As Gagik Surenyan, the head of the Service, told Tert.am, there ...NAGORNO-KARABAKH AND KOSOVO: STATES OF INDEPENDENCE - THE ECONOMIST
Earlier this year Vasily Atajanyan, the acting foreign minister of Nagorno-Karabakh, told me that his "country" would recognise Kosovo if the former Yugoslav province reciprocated. I conveyed ...ENVIRONMENTALISTS PROTEST AGAINST GOVERNMENT DECISION TO EXPLOIT KAJARAN LANDS
Several environmentalists gathered outside the Government building earlier today to protest against a decision to hand over six community lands in the southern region of Syunik (including Kajaran village) ...ARMENIAN PRESIDENT AND HIS WIFE HOST LARGE FAMILIES
Dec. 29, on the occasion of New Year and Christmas celebrations, at the Armenian presidential residence, Armenian President Serzh Sagsyan and his wife, Mrs. Rita Sargsyan, hosted over 30 large families ...NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL MET ITS MAXIMUM REQUIREMENTS IN 2011, SAYS SECRETARY
The secretary of the National Security Council, Artur Baghdasaryan, finds that they managed to meet their maximum requirements in 2011. As he told reporters on Thursday, the NSC activities covered three ...LG TO UNVEIL WORLD'S BIGGEST 3D ULTRA DEFINITION TV
LG Electronics (LG) will unveil the world's largest 3D Ultra Definition (UD) TV at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, The Nation reported. By combining LG's industry-leading 3D technology ...ARMENIAN VICE-PREMIER MEETS WITH KUWAITI AMBASSADOR
Armenian Vice-Premier, Co-Chairman of the Armenian-Kuwaiti Intergovernmental Commission Armen Gevorgyan held a meeting Dec. 29 with the newly appointed Kuwaiti Ambassador to Armenia, Mr. Basam Muhammed ...PENSIONS UP IN ARMENIA FROM JAN 1, 2012
The basic monthly pension will be raised in Armenia from Jan 1, 2012 - from AMD 10,500 up to AMD 13,000. At its Dec. 29 sitting, the Armenian government approved a relevant decision. The average monthly ...TURKISH PARTY LEADER CALLS FOR SACKING GUL
The leader of Turkey's Republican People Party, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, has called for introducing clarity into the competences of the president. Azerbaijani news website SalamNews, the Turkish politician ...OVER 20 KILLED IN TURKISH AIR RAID AT IRAQ BORDER
More than 20 alleged diesel smugglers have been killed in an overnight air raid by Turkish Air Forces on a predominantly Kurdish-populated area at the Turkish border with Iraq, RIA Novosti reported. ...POLICE DETAIN SUSPECT IN MURDER OF ELIZA NIGHTCLUB OWNER
Police have arrested a suspect in them murder of Hayk Hovakimyan, the owner of night club Eliza located in Abovyan city, 15 km northeast capital Yerevan. According to a press release by the police, ...YEREVAN MAYOR HELPS OWNERS OF FIRE-STRICKEN HOUSES
Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan has allocated 42 million drams (approx. $109,100) from Yerevan Fund to 12 families at Koryun 23 address whose houses were largely affected by a fire on November 24. According ...ENVIRONMENTALISTS HOLD PROTEST IN FRONT OF ARMENIAN PRESIDENTIAL RESIDENCE
On Dec. 29 morning, environmentalists, representatives of NGOs and political parties held an action to inform the Armenian government and president of the serious ecological situation in Armenia. Today's ...AZERBAIJANI ACTIVIST HOSPITALIZED AFTER 'PRISON ABUSE'
The relatives of an Azerbaijani opposition activist who was remanded in custody for three months say he has now been hospitalized after allegedly being tortured, RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service reports.
Zeynal ...NAGORNO-KARABAKH PRESIDENT RECEIVES SPORTSMEN, WORKERS OF CULTURE
29 December President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) Bako Sahakyan received a group of sportsmen and cultural workers. Bako Sahakyan expressed his gratitude to the guests for their victories ...NO MILITARY SOLUTION TO NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT - US ENVOY
There is no military solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and, US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Matthew Bryza has said. According to the Azerbaijan news website Trend, Bryza said that the only way to ...ARTHUR ABRAHAM CONVEYS NEW YEAR CONGRATULATION TO ARMENIANS
Famous Armenian boxer Arthur Abraham has congratulated Armenians on the occasion of the coming News Year. In a statement issued on Thursday, Abraham wished his compatriots love, health and welfare. ...CYPRUS GETS FIRST 590 MLN EURO LOAN TRANCHE FROM RUSSIA
Cyprus has received the first 590 million euro tranche of a 2.5 billion euro loan pledged by Russia, the Cypriot government's press office said on Thursday, according to RIA Novosti. Last week Cyprus ...ARMENIAN REGULATOR BODY EXTENDS LICENSE OF GAS IMPORTER
Public Services Regulatory Commission of the Republic of Armenia has extended the export license of HayRusGazArd CJSC - Armenia's gas importing monopoly.
According to the website of the company, the ...HACKED STRATFOR SECURITY THINK TANK KEEPS SITE OFFLINE
Hacked US security firm Stratfor has told its subscribers that it may take a week or even longer to restore its website, according to BBC News. The site went offline on 24 December. Hackers have posted ...GOOGLE AND FACEBOOK TOP 2011'S MOST VISITED SITES IN US
Google was the most popular website with US users in 2011 but Facebook was not far behind, according to market researchers, BBC News reported. Nielsen suggests more than 153 million visitors clicked ...PRESIDENT SAYS MEDIA TOOK ANOTHER STEP TO UNBIASED COVERAGE IN 2011
Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan has said that the Armenian media outlets made yet another step on their way to unbiased coverage during the outgoing year 2011. According to a press release by the ...FIRE BREAKS OUT DURING RUSSIAN NUCLEAR SUB REPAIRS
A fire broke out at the Yekaterinburg nuclear submarine on Thursday during repairs at a shipyard in northern Russia, the local emergencies ministry department said. According to RIA Novostiy, fire safety ...SYRIA MONITORS VISIT DAMASCUS AMID CONTINUING VIOLENCE
Arab League monitors overseeing compliance with a peace plan for Syria have been visiting the capital, Damascus, and other cities but killings show no sign of abating, BBC News reported. Activists say ...ARMENIAN FOOTBALL PLAYER POLLED AS BEST IN METALURG
Half-back of Armenia's national football team Karlen Mkrtchyan has been recognized as the best player in Metalurg in December, an online poll on the club's website has found out. According to the poll, ...
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