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Headlines for January 02, 2012

EUROPE LEADERS WARN OF DIFFICULT YEAR
European leaders have warned of a difficult year ahead, as many economists predict recession in 2012, BBC News reported. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Europe was experiencing its "most severe ...
ARMENIAN GENOCIDE TO DOMINATE TURKEY'S FOREIGN POLICY AGENDA IN 2012 - TURKISH ANALYST
The Armenian Genocide and the Cyprus issue will dominate Turkey's foreign policy agenda in 2012, according to Mehmet Ali Birand, a Turkish publicist. In his forecasts on the upcoming political processes ...
ARAB BODY CALLS FOR WITHDRAWAL OF OBSERVERS FROM SYRIA
A pan-Arab body called Sunday for the immediate withdrawal of the Arab League monitors in Syria because President Bashar Assad's regime has kept up killings — including a reported eight more Sunday ...
APPLE CHIEF DESIGNER BECOMES A KNIGHT
The man behind some of the most iconic technological designs of the last decade, British-born Jonathan Ive, has been awarded a Knighthood in New Year Honours, according to Itproportal.com. The KBE was ...
SEVENTEEN DIE IN FIRES ACROSS RUSSIA
At least seventeen people died in separate fires across Russia during New Year celebrations, according to local emergencies services. Nine people, including three children, died in three separate fires ...
MEDIA OUTLETS TO FACE INCREASING PRESSURES IN 2012 - EXPERT
The Armenian media outlets will face increasing pressures ahead of the 2012 parliamentary polls, says an expert. Ashot Melikyan, the head of the Committee to Protect Freedom of Speech, finds 2011 an ...
IRAN TESTS CRUISE MISSILE
Iran on Monday successfully tested a Ghader ground-to-ship cruise missile on the last day of navy war games near the Strait of Hormuz, AFP reported. "This missile built by Iranian experts successfully ...
KOREAN PENINSULA AT A TURNING POINT, SAYS SOUTH PRESIDENT
The Korean peninsula is at a "turning point" and there are opportunities for change, the South Korean President has said. BBC News has quoted Lee Myung-bak as saying in a new speech that Seoul ...
DIET TO PROTECT BRAIN FROM SHRINKAGE
A diet rich in vitamins and fish may protect the brain from ageing while junk food has the opposite effect, research has suggested. Elderly people with high blood levels of vitamins and omega 3 fatty ...
JAPAN'S POPULATION DROPS MOST SINCE WWII
Japan's population dropped in 2011 for a fifth year, falling by the most since World War II, after a record earthquake and tsunami killed thousands, Bloomberg reported, citing health ministry records. The ...
GUESTS LOCKED OUT IN US HOTEL
For some New Year's guests at a Denver Marriott hotel, the New Year got off to a frustrating start -- especially for those who might have had more in mind than just a peck on the cheek just after the ...
MUBARAK TRIAL RESUMES IN CAIRO
The trial of Hosni Mubarak resumed on Monday amid speculation that a recent acquittal of policemen tried for killing Egyptian protesters could be a prelude to the dismissal of charges against the ousted ...
KIM KARDASHIAN STRIPS IN CLOSET TO CHECK IF JONATHAN CHEBAN IS GAY
Popular American-Armenian reality star Kim Kardashan has got changed in front of pal Jonathan Cheban to check whether or not he is a gay. The 30-year-old TV star was in the closet of her New York hotel ...