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Published on May 04, 2012
ZHOGHOVURD: NEW TIMES PARTY LEADER THREATENS WITH NEW REVELATIONS
- During the previous elections leader of the New Times party Aram Karapetyan revealed the 'dark past' of many bureaucrats as a result of which appeared in jail for 'false denunciation'. It has not broken him and 'if the authorities make unjust decisions on him quite interesting developments may be expected. 'This time the Armenian public will not learn about the dark past of the bureaucrats only, it will learn of the dark figures, facts, certain cases of our past 20 years. We will share our thoughts, information on why people have been killed but only in case of incorrect decision. As to the campaign I am going to present programs, serious programs,' he told the daily.
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Headlines for May 04, 2012TWIN BLAST IN DAGESTAN KILLS OVER A DOZEN
More than 12 people have been killed and up to 100 others injured as two powerful explosions hit Makhachkala, the capital city of Dagestan in southern Russia, RT reported, citing security services. ...ZHOGHOVURD: MAN ACCUSED OF GYUMRI MURDER DOES NOT ADMIT GUILT
The man accused of killing Karen Yesayan, the would-be son of Gyumri Mayor Vardan Ghukasyan, has not reportedly admitted his guilt.
Speaking to the paper, Harutyun Sargsyan's lawyer, Lusine Sahakyan, ...ZHOGHOVURD: NEW TIMES PARTY LEADER THREATENS WITH NEW REVELATIONS
During the previous elections leader of the New Times party Aram Karapetyan revealed the 'dark past' of many bureaucrats as a result of which appeared in jail for 'false denunciation'. It has not broken ...CHORRORD INQNISHKHANUTYUN: ELECTION MONITORING HEADQUARTERS TO CONDUCT SESSION TODAY
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It comes after the coordinator of the opposition ...UKRAINE DENOUNCES EURO 2012 BOYCOTT
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Yesterday late in the evening shootings were registered in Massis. An extremely tensed election fight is registered there between the representatives of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) and the Prosperous ...ARAVOT: ARMENIAN PM AGREES WITH EX PRESIDENTS
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"Thirteen people died. 83 people ...POLICE REFUTES NEWS ON ARRESTS IN CHARENSTAVAN
Police refuted information about the arrest of the members of the Prosperous Armenia party (PAP) in Armenia's town of Charentsavan while handing election bribes, press service of the police told Tert.am. ...EX LIBYAN PM CONFIRMS GADDAFI'S CONTRIBUTION TO SARKOZY'S CAMPAIGN
Fresh evidence has emerged confirming allegations about ties between Libya's slain dictator Muammar Gaddafi and incumbent French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Press TV reported.
A lawyer for Libya's former ...BLAST 'KILLS 17' IN NORTH-WEST PAKISTAN
A suicide bombing in Pakistan's north-western Bajaur district has left 17 people dead, local officials say, BBC reports. The blast is reported to have targeted security forces close to a market place ...IRAN TO HOLD PARLIAMENTARY RUN-OFF
Iranians voted on Friday in a run-off parliamentary election that could establish a new balance between Iran's top leader and its president in the legislative assembly, Reuters reported.
State television ...SAMSUNG LAUNCHES GALAXY III S
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After months ...KHLOE KARDASHIAN REVEALS DIET SECRET
Khloe Kardashian has spoken of her delight after losing an astonishing 20lbs in just 20 days, The Daily Mail reported.
It is believed that the main reason Khloe has managed to slim down is the fact that ...70 QUAKES ROCK TURKISH PROVINCE WITHIN 8 HOURS
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Turkey's Katahya province was troubled by earthquakes throughout the night.
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The European Friends of Armenia (EuFoA) has praised the recent years' progress in the country and said it is looking forward to the upcoming parliamentary polls.
Considering the May 6 election a key ...SPECIAL SQUAD SOLDIERS, HELICOPTER IN MASSIS: TENSION GROWS ON THRESHOLD OF ELECTIONS
The police department of Armenia's town of Massis received a call from a hospital on May 3 at about 10.50 pm about a person with a head injury transported to the hospital. The police task force that ...CONVERSE BANK LAUNCHES NEW OFFER FOR PREMIUM CARD HOLDERS
Converse Bank has made a challenging offer to its clients using premium cards.
According to a press release by the Bank, the owners of VISA Gold, Visa Platinum and Visa Infinite cards will now have ...OSCE MINSK GROUP CO-CHAIRS TO ARRIVE IN SOUTH CAUCASUS
The OSCE Minsk group co-chairs Robert Bradtke of the United States, Jacques Faure of France, Igor Popov of Russia and personal representative of the OSCE chairman-in-office Andrzej Kasprzyk will arrive ...JOINT HEADQUARTERS TO MONITOR ELECTIONS ONLINE
The joint inter-party headquarters expected to monitor the May 6 parliamentary election has launched a website to follow possible vote riggings.
Speaking at the headquarters' final session on Friday, ...NO INTRIGUE IN ROBERT KOCHARYAN'S WORDS - STEPAN DEMIRTCHYAN
Stepan Demirtchyan, leader of Armenia's People's Party, making part of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc, said there was no intrigue in the interview of the second president of Armenia ...ARF-D CONDUCTED CAMPAIGN AS A TEAM, SAYS MEMBER
The Armenia Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaksutyun (ARF-D) does not have a leader and conducted its pre-election campaign as a team, a member of the party has said.
"We campaigned as a team as we are ...ARMENIAN BUSINESSMEN URGED TO MAKE INVESTMENTS IN ARMENIA'S BORDERING VILLAGES
A number of Facebook account holders addressed an open letter to the Armenian businessmen calling on them to make investments in the country's bordering rural communities, particularly, in Dovegh and ...OSKANIAN TERRIFIES ASHOTYAN - REGULAR COMMENT OF EDUCATION MINISTER ON HIS FACEBOOK PAGE
Armenia's Education and Science Minister Armen Ashotyan left another comment on his Facebook page, responding again to the ex foreign minister, PAP member Vartan Oskanian. This time the reason was Oskanian's ...CABINET STAFF TO CHANGE AFTER ELECTIONS, ARF-D REPRESENTATIVE SAYS
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Armenia's ex-FM Vartan Oskanian, a member of the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP), confirms he wanted to leave Armenia's government and join the PAP in 2007. "Yes, there was such a problem, and President ...MAJORITY OF VOTERS - NOT ORIENTED, PSYCHOLOGIST
Two days have remained for the parliamentary elections in Armenia but the majority of candidates did not manage to present themselves to the voters in an appropriate way, psychologist Karine Nalchajyan ...ANC TO CHANGE ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT'S POLITICAL SPECTRUM
The May 6 parliamentary elections will change the Armenian parliament's political spectrum, Alexander Markarov, Director of the Armenian branch, CIS Institute, told journalists on Friday. "I think the ...ARMENIA'S PRESIDENT ASSIGNS TOUGHEN MILITARY DUTY ON CONTACT LINE
President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan visited today Armenia's Defense Ministry and tasked Minister Seyran Ohanyan to toughen the military duty on the Line of Contact between the Armenian and Azerbaijani ...ARMENIA'S EX-PRESIDENT SEEKS NO PRESIDENCY, HRANT BAGRATYAN SAYS
Hrant Bagratyan, ex-premier, member of the Armenian National Congress (ANC), said by giving an interview to Mediamax news agency, Armenia's second president Robert Kocharyan seems to have expressed wish ...OPPOSITION REP ON FIRST VICTORY OVER ARMENIA'S RULING REGIME
Zhirair Sefilyan, a Sardarapat Movement member, believes that events similar to what happened in Yerevan's Mashtots Park on May 1, 2012, had not happened in Armenia for the past 18 years. At his Friday ...ARMENIAN, URUGUAYAN FMS MEET IN YEREVAN
Armenian FM Edward Nalbandian received on Thursday his Uruguayan counterpart Luis Almagro, who is on an official visit to Armenia. "Armenia and Uruguay are thousands of kilometers away from each other, ...POLITICAL COMPETITION MUST NEVER TURN INTO HOSTILITY - ARMENIAN PRESIDENT
Armenian President, Chairman of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Serzh Sargsyan held a public meeting in Yerevan's Center community. The Armenian leader noted that the parliamentary campaign is ...INCIDENT IN ARMENIAN CAPITAL
An incident occurred in Yerevan's Republic Square on Friday evening. During a concert organized by Armenia's ruling party, Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), numerous gas balloons caught fire. Dozens ...ARMENIAN PRESIDENT VISITS INJURED IN HOSPITAL
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, accompanied by Armenia's Minister of Health Harutyun Kushkyan, has arrived at the Nairi medical center. About two dozen people injured during an incident in Yerevan's ...‘A PEOPLE THAT HAS BROKEN THE SHACKLES OF THE PAST CAN NEVER BE BROKEN!' - ARMENIAN PRESIDENT
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