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Headlines for June 21, 2012ARMENIA-RUSSIA FRIENDSHIP MONUMENT TO BE UNVEILED IN RUSSIAN VOLOGDA
Monument of friendship between Russian and Armenian peoples will be unveiled in the Russian town of Vologda. On June 25 a cross-stone symbolizing ancient-long friendship between the two peoples will ...EGYPTIAN POLL RESULT DELAYED
The results of Egypt's presidential run-off has been delayed by the election authorities, further raising tension across the polarised country, BBC News reported. They had been due to be announced on ...HAMAS AGREES TO GAZA TRUCE
The military wing of Hamas has said it agreed to an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire with Israel, after three days of bloodshed in and around Gaza, Al Jazeera news reported. The statement late on Wednesday ...HAYKAKAN ZHAMANAK: COUNCIL OF DOCTORS FINDS BEATEN COLLEAGUE'S CONDITION HOPELESS
The paper says it has learned from sources that doctors at the Defense Ministry's central hospital convened a council on Wednesday to decide the condition of Vahe Avetyan, the military doctor beaten severely ...HRAPARAK: GAGIK TSARUKYAN REFUSES TO PARTICIPATE IN PARLIAMENT SITTINGS UNTIL PM IS REPLACED
The daily writes that leader of the Prosperous Armenia party's faction Gagik Tsarukyan did not attend the National Assembly sitting yesterday as well. For already the second time the PAP faction is participating ...RUSSIA TO EVACUATE CITIZENS FROM SYRIA
Syria has dispatched two ships to evacuate its citizens from the war-torn Syria, Massnewsmedia.com reported.
The move comes amid indications that Syria's most powerful ally is having second thoughts ...ZHOGHOVURD: ARMENIA'S NEW DELEGATION TO PACE ALREADY KNOWN
The paper says it has learned from "well-informed sources" that Armenia's new delegates to the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) have been already selected.
The permanent members, according ...URUGUAY GOVERNMENT AIMS TO LEGALISE MARIJUANA
Uruguay has unveiled a plan to allow state-controlled sales of marijuana to fight a rise in drug-related crime, BBC reports. Under the bill, only the government would be allowed to sell marijuana to ...YERKIR: REPUBLICAN TO DISCUSS APPOINTMENT OF REGIONAL GOVERNORS
The appointment of Armenia's regional governors is on the agenda of the ruling Republican Party's executive board meeting scheduled later today, the paper has learned. Recalling the experience of the ...ROMANIA EX-PM ADRIAN NASTASE IN SUICIDE ATTEMPT
Former Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase has attempted to commit suicide by shooting himself in the neck, BBC reports. The incident occurred when police arrived at Nastase's house to take him to ...ARAVOT: EX-POLITICAL PRISONER SARGIS HATSPANYAN GRANTED RESIDENCE STATUS
French-Armenian activist and Karabakh war hero Sargis Hatspanyan, who was jailed over the March 2008 post-election turmoil, has finally obtained the right to legal residence in Armenia, the paper has ...MORE THAN 100 KILLED IN WEST LIBYA CLASHES
More than 100 people were killed and 500 injured in a week of clashes in western Libya, a government spokesman said, the latest bout of fighting that has highlighted volatility in the North African country ...KARDASHIAN RISQUÉ PLUNGING DRESS REVEALS PLENTY OF CLEAVAGE IN PARIS
US-Armenian reality star Kim Kardashian took the plunge in Paris today, stepping out in a very daring cleavage-baring dress, The Daily Mail reported.
The 31-year-old put in a head-turning performance ...ERDOGAN, HOLLAND SPEAK ABOUT NEW PAGE IN TURKEY-FRANCE RELATIONS
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with President of France Francois Holland in Brazil during Rio 20 summit. The meeting lasted for 30 minutes with participation of Turkish vice prime minister Ali ...POLL SHOWING OBAMA 13 POINTS AHEAD RAISES EYEBROWS
After weeks of national polls showing the U.S. presidential race as a near dead heat, a survey on Wednesday raised eyebrows by giving President Barack Obama a commanding 13-point lead over his Republican ...LAKE SEVAN'S WATERS COULD MAKE UP FOR WATER SHORTAGE - EXPERT
The resources of Lake Sevan could help us cope with the imminent water shortage problem this year, says Vladimir Movsisyan, the head of a committee dealing with the problems of Sevan.
Speaking to Tert.am, ...AZERBAIJANI MILITARY RHETORIC - REAL DANGER TO REGIONAL SECURITY, ARMENIAN FM SAYS
United Nations conference on sustainable development Rio+20 opened in Rio de Janeiro on June 20. Leaders from around the globe, UN Secretary General Ban ki Moon, heads of international organizations have ...EU TO AGREE ON VISA LIBERALIZATION WITH TURKEY
EU countries are expected to authorize the European Commission (EC) to start negotiations that would ultimately remove visa barriers for Turkey, EU sources have claimed. According to Today's Zaman, ...PAKISTAN PRESIDENT NOMINATES NEW PREMIER
Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari has nominated textile industry minister Makhdoom Shahabuddin as the new prime minister, AFP reported, citing state television. Zardari had been locked in crisis ...ANI CULTURAL HERITAGE APPEARS IN DISASTROUS CONDITION IN TURKEY - NO SILENCE ORGANIZATION (VIDEO)
Documentary film "Ani: To Offend the Queen of Ruins" was presented today in Armenian, Russian and English languages. The film has been shot by Chenk Lrelu (No Silence) initiative during their pilgrimage ...INDONESIAN AIR FORCE PLANE CRASHES IN CAPITAL
An Indonesia air force plane has crashed into a housing complex in the capital and houses were reportedly burning, according to the Associated Press.
Alwi, an official at the East Jakarta Fire Brigade ...ECUADOR RULING ON ASSANGE DUE TODAY
Ecuador's government has said it will make a decision on the fate of the Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange, shortly, BBC News reported. Assange is at the country's embassy in London, where he is seeking ...HENRICH MKHITARYAN TOP CIS FOOTBALLER OF MAY
Henrikh Mkhitaryan, a leading half-back of the Armenian National Football team and Donetsk's Shakhtar, has been declared a top CIS footballer of May as a result of recent polls by the Sport-Express newspaper. ...SAMSUNG WINS PATENT DISPUTE VS. APPLE
A Dutch court has given Samsung Electronics Co. its first victory in a global patent dispute with Apple Inc. Accordign to The Wall Street Journal, analysts find the decision largely symbolic but may ...ANC REP ON ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT'S PROGRAM
The issue of confidence to the government and not its 2012-2017 action program is being discussed at the parliament during these days, head of the Armenian National Congress faction Levon Zurabyan said ...ARMENIA'S EX-FM RECEIVES THIRD SUMMONS
Armenia's ex-FM, member of Armenia's parliament of the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP), founder of the Civilitas Foundation Vartan Oskanian has for the third time been summoned to the Security Service ...BY THE TIME OF SERZH SARGSYAN'S ELECTION MUCH OF ARMENIA WAS ALREADY SOLD - CHATHAM HOUSE
Home of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House has published its 2012 report - The Long Goodbye: Waning Russian Influence in the South Caucasus and Central Asia. In his report, ...BOAT 'CARRYING 200 SINKS OFF AUSTRALIAN ISLAND'
Rescue efforts are under way after a boat believed to be carrying about 200 asylum-seekers capsized off Christmas Island, Australian officials say. The Australia Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said ...AIR FRANCE TO CUT 5,000 JOBS BY THE END OF 2013
French airline Air France has announced it is to cut more than 5,000 jobs by the end of 2013 in an attempt to reduce costs and return to growth, BBC reports. The figure represents just under 10% of ...BRIBE-FORMED PARLIAMENT, GOVERNMENT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH DIGNITY - OPPOSITION REP
Dignity can neither be bought nor sold, and the parliament formed due to election bribes, as well as the government formed by this parliament, has nothing in common with dignity, Armen Martirosyan, a ...ARMENIAN CLASSES ACCOMPLISHED IN TURKEY'S DIYARBAKIR
The first 27 pupils that completed their classes of Armenian in Suri region of Diyarbakir region in Turkey have received their first certificates. Pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy party's MP Altan Tan, ...ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES GOVERNMENT'S ACTION PROGRAM
With 75 for, 47 against and 1 abstention the Armenian National Assembly approved government's action program. Republican Party of Armenia and its coalition partner - Rule of Law - as was expected, voted ...S. KOREA‚ JAPAN‚ US BEGIN DRILL AMID N. KOREA PROTEST
South Korea, Japan and the United States Thursday began a joint naval exercise denounced by North Korea as a "reckless provocation", The AFP reports. Seoul's defence ministry said the two-day ...OSCE MG CO-CHAIRS TO VISIT REGION NEXT MONTH
The Russian foreign office commends the Paris meeting. Russia welcomes such meetings in the context of further dialogue, Alexander Lukashevich, a special representative of the Russian foreign office, ...SYRIAN FIGHTER PILOT DEFECTS TO JORDAN
A Syrian fighter plane has landed at a military air base in the north of Jordan and the pilot has asked for asylum, Jordanian officials say. Jordan's Minister of Information Samih al-Maaytah said the ...STATE DEPARTMENT: RUSSIA, U.S FAIL TO AGREE ON GEORGIA
Russia and the U.S have once again failed to agree on Georgia's issues, U.S Deputy Secretary of State William Burns said in the House of Representatives at the U.S. Congress. He said Washington's supports ...ARMENIA'S EDUCATION MINISTER CALLS ON OPPOSITION SAY ‘HELLO'
Armenia's Minister of Education, Co-Chairman of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Armen Ashotyan made a speech in Armenia's parliament. He severely criticized the parliamentary opposition ...CANCER CASES UP IN ARMENIA
The number of cancer cases, as well as that of victims, is growing throughout the world, Hayrapet Galstyan, Director of the National Center of Oncology of Armenia, told journalists on Thursday. He reported ...RPA EXECUTIVE BODY MEETS IN ARMENIA'S CAPITAL
The Executive Body of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) opened its meeting at the RPA central office, at 8:00pm. RPA Chairman, President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan is chairing the meeting. ...JUDICIAL REFORMS PERMANENT PROCESS IN ANY STATE
Following a consultation at the Armenian presidential residence, Armenia's Minister of Justice Hrair Tovmasyan held a meeting with journalists. He noted that judicial reforms are a permanent process ...‘I KNOW ENGLISH BETTER THAN SOME INDIVIDUALS KNOW THEIR MOTHER TONGUE' - ARMENIAN MP
Talking to Tert.am, Artashes Geghamyan, an MP of the Republican Party of Armenia, Head of the Armenian delegation to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), said that he knows ...
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