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Headlines for April 02, 2012FRIENDS OF SYRIA TIGHTENS PRESSURE ON ASSAD REGIME
The second International Friends of Syria meeting has sent a clear and unified message that it will increase pressure on the Assad regime in Syria and assistance to the opposition, RTT News reported. ...AIR CRASH NEAR RUSSIAN CITY LEAVES DOZENS DEAD
An air crash near the Russian city of Tyumen (Urals) has left 16 people dead, RIA Novosti reported.
"Sixteen bodies have been found on the crash site. Twelve people were injured. They are being taken ...MITT ROMNEY STUCK IN COLD WAR MENTALITY ABOUT RUSSIA
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is "stuck in a Cold War mentality" when it comes to working with Russia, Vice President Joe Biden said on CBS's "Face the Nation", Newsmax.com reported. ...UK, ARGENTINA MARK FALKLANDS ANNIVERSARY
A single candle is to be lit at Britain's National Arboretum to mark the 30th anniversary of the start of the Falklands War, BBC News reported. Argentina invaded the islands, which it calls the Malvinas, ...IRAQI KURDS STOP OIL EXPORTS
Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region halted its oil exports on Sunday, accusing the central government in Baghdad of failing to make payments to companies working there in the latest clash in their long-running ...MADONNA'S NEW ALBUM TOPS UK CHART
Madonna's latest album, MDNA, has entered the UK charts at number one - the 12th chart-topper of her career, BBC News reported. It makes her the most successful solo artist in UK album chart history, ...RUSSIAN FM SERGEY LAVORV TO VISIT YEREVAN TODAY
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is arriving in Yerevan on a two-day official visit today by the invitation of his Armenian counterpart, Edward Nalbandyan. As reported earlier, the visit is dedicated ...NO ARMENIANS AMONG CRASHED PLANE PASSENGERS
No Armenians were reported to be among the passengers of the Russian plane that crashed near the city of Tyumen earlier in the morning. Speaking to Tert.am, a spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry, ...UK GOVERNMENT TO MONITOR WEB, EMAIL USE
The United Kingdom's government will be able to monitor the calls, emails, texts and website visits of everyone in the country under new legislation set to be announced soon, BBC News reported. Internet ...CHILDBIRTH LONGER NOW THAN 50 YEARS AGO
Many tasks can be tackled more quickly now than 50 years ago, but delivering a baby naturally it seems is not one of them, according to a US government study, ABC reports. Compared with the 1960s, US ...MORE PROPORTIONAL CANDIDATES QUIT PARLIAMENT RACE
Armenia's Central Election Commission (CEC) has received withdrawal notices from five candidates listed on different parties' proportional ballots. Three of them - David Sargsyan, Artem Sargsyan and ...SEMINAR ON ENHANCING ELECTION COVERAGE KICKS OFF IN YEREVAN
Ahead of the parliamentary polls slated for May 6, a two-day seminar on the methods to enhance election coverage has kicked off in Armenia. The event organizers are the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the ...ARMENIAN DELEGATION ARRIVES IN BAKU
The Armenian delegation to the EuroNest Parliamentary Assembly (PA) has arrived in Baku. Azerbaijani authorities have taken all the necessary security measures, Artak Zakaryan, Co-Chairman of the Committee ...ADAM SANDLER MOVIE SWEEPS RAZZIE AWARDS
Adam Sandler's movie Jack and Jill has swept the board at the Razzie awards, which highlight the year's worst films, BBC News reported. The comedy picked up a record 10 prizes, including worst picture. ...LEBANESE ARMENIANS CELEBRATE PALM SUNDAY (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
The Armenian community of Lebanon gathered on Sunday for a holy mess to celebrate the Palm Sunday. Like every other year, the event had brought together a thick crowd of people. A solemn procession that ...AZERBAIJAN NOT IN NEED OF FOREIGN SPECIAL SERVICES' ASSISTANCE
The Azerbaijani authorities have disclaimed the foreign media reports that the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad will be invited to the country to ensure security at the Eurovision 2012 Song Contest. ...EXPERT PROPOSES WAYS OF PREVENTING ELECTION RIGGING
Hmayak Hovhannisyan, Chairman of the Political Scientists' Union of Armenia, proposes formation of central election staff to prevent inaccuracies in voters' lists. He made the proposal at a discussion ...TIME FOR PROGRESS IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH - AZERI FM
Two high-level meetings to discuss the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process are to be held this month, said Azerbaijani FM Elmar Mammadyarov. The foreign ministers of the OSCE MG co-chairing states are scheduled ...ACTIVISTS CALL FOR OLDER GENERATION'S EFFORTS TO ASSIST YOUTH
Amid the environmental activists' campaign to protect Yerevan's Mashtots Park from illegal constructions, members of Sardarapat Movement, Zhirayr Sefilyan and Tigran Khzmalyan, and politician Manvel Sargsyan ...NEW VEHICLE REGISTRATION SYSTEM TO BE LAUNCHED IN ARMENIA
Armenia's traffic police plans to launch a new vehicle registration system. On Monday evening, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan visited the new building of the Yerevan vehicle registration center, RA ...NAGORNO-KARABAKH PRESIDENT MEETS WITH AGBU OFFICIAL
President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (MKLR) Bako Sahakyan held a meeting on Monday with President of the Armenian General Benevolent Union's (AGBU) representation in Armenia Ashot Ghazaryan and ...FACEBOOK SALES TOP $100 BN
Facebook has been valued at more than $100bn (£62bn) in one of the last auctions of privately held stock in the social media giant ahead of its initial public offering (IPO), expected in April, ...EURANEST SESSION KICKS OFF IN BAKU
The EuroNest Parliamentary Assembly has opened its working discussion in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Today's meeting will hear the Economic and Energy Committees; the plenary session is scheduled tomorrow, according ...ACADEMIC CONFERENCE ON AUTISM IN ARMENIA
On Monday, the on the occasion of the World Autism Awareness Day, Armenia's Ministry of Education and Science held an academic conference. The participants discussed problems of autistic children. Armenian ...TYMOSHENKO'S TREATMENT OUTSIDE JAIL ALLOWED
Jailed former premier Yulia Tymoshenko will be allowed to leave prison to be treated for a back condition at a Ukrainian hospital, The Associated Press reported, citing prosecutors. The 51-year-old opposition ...ARMENIA-BASED HERITAGE PARTY EXPECTING ANC TO SHOW ‘APPRECIATION'
At his Monday press conference Ruben Hakobyan, Vice-Chairman of the Heritage party, said that Aram Manukyan, Board Chairman, Armenian National Movement (ANM), would "do good" if he withdrew his candidacy ...AGRICULTURE MINISTER MEETS WB DELEGATION
Minister of Agriculture Sergo Karapetyan received on Monday a World Bank delegation elaborating climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies for Armenia's agriculture sector. According to a press ...HUNGARY'S PRESIDENT RESIGNS OVER PLAGIARISM SCANDAL
Hungary's President Pal Schmitt resigned Monday, after he was stripped last week of his 1992 doctorate title following claims he plagiarised most of his 200-page thesis, Vanguardngr.com reported. "Under ...ARMENIAN EXPERT ON MASS MEDIA'S ROLE IN ELECTIONS
On the threshold of the parliamentary elections scheduled for May 6, TV channels have the greatest potential for political advertising among Armenia's media outlets, Boris Navasardyan, Chairman of the ...STUDENTS' ART CALLS FOR FURTHER PROTECTION OF BIRDS AND BIODIVERSITY IN ARMENIA
Students' art exhibition aimed to raise public awareness on the protection of birds and biodiversity, which was dedicated to the Bird Day and the UN Decade of Biodiversity was opened today, the UN Armenia ...ARMENIAN FM SAYS MEETING WITH LAVROV SYMBOLIC
The Armenian and Russian foreign ministers, Edward Nalbandyan and Sergey Lavrov, made today a joint statement dedicated to the 20th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties. Greeting his Russian counterpart ...US AMBASSADOR TO ARMENIA CALLS FOR TRUSTING ELECTIONS
In his speech on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Armenia-US diplomatic relations, US Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern touched on the forthcoming parliamentary elections in Armenia. Political ...MEMORANDUM ON UP-TO-DATE ONCOLOGICAL CENTER SIGNED IN ARMENIA
Armen Khachaturyan, Executive Director of the National Competitiveness Foundation of Armenia, and Haig Bagerdjian, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Global Medical Solutions (GMS), Belgium, signed ...CYPRIOT FM TO VISIT ARMENIA
Foreign Minister of Cyprus Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis is to be on an official visit to Armenia on April 3 and 4 at the invitation of her Armenian counterpart Edward Nalbandian. The Cypriot FM is to hold ...RUSSIA WILLING TO CONTRIBUTE TO SETTLEMENT OF NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT - FM
Russian FM Sergey Lavrov, who arrived in Yerevan on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Armenian-Russian diplomatic relations, held a news conference jointly with his Armenian counterpart Edward Nalbandian. ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1827 Russian forces start their third assault on Yerevan.
- 1848 Khatshatoor Abovyan (writer) disappears. He was born in 1809.
- 1889 Death of academician Kerovbe Patkanyan (armenologist) in St. Petersburg (Russia). He was born in 1833.
- 1921 The Dashnak Government is ousted from Yerevan by the Bolsheviks.
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