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Headlines for April 18, 2012"GRANDSON OF GAVUR: MY ARMENIAN GRANDFATHER"
According to "Agos" daily, in the cinema platform, held in Istanbul in April 12-14, the winner was "Grandson of gavur: my Armenian grandfather" movie, directed by Devrim Aqqaya.
Aqqaya noted that main ...PEOPLE ARRESTED FOR ANTI-ARMENIAN CALLS
Prosecution of Istanbul arrested 2 women and 7 men, who held up posters consisting of nationalistic and anti-Armenian announcements during the rally against Khojalou events.
Arrests took place according ...TURKISH PRESIDENT AND GEERT WILDERS SCOLD EACH OTHER
Turkish President Abdulla Gül has called Freedom Party Leader Geert Wilders "an Islamophobe." He said that Wilders expresses extreme opinions which feed radicals. Gül is currently visiting the ...APPLE AND SAMSUNG CHIEFS TO MEET TO SORT PATENT DISPUTE
The chiefs of Apple and Samsung have agreed to meet in a bid to resolve a patent case between the two in a California court.
This was after a US judge ordered the firms to participate in a settlement ...GMAIL HIT BY WORLDWIDE DISRUPTION
The popular email service with millions of users saw technical problems resulting in vast amounts of users unable to access their accounts. Google listed the problem as disruption rather than an outage ...NKR ISSUE IN OSCE AGENDA
A symposium will be held in Dublin on April 27 dedicates to regulation of peace in member countries.
"The global future: Creation and maintenance of peace" symposium will find solutions for the conflicts ...CRISTIANO RONALDO'S BOOTS STOLEN BEFORE BAYERN SEMI-FINAL
Three Real Madrid players had their preparations for Tuesday's Champions League semi-final first-leg clash at Bayern Munich disrupted in bizarre fashion as their boots and kits were stolen in the build-up ...AZERBAIJAN RANKS FIRST IN WORLD IN GROWTH RATE OF ARMS
In the published report, the experts of this prestigious research center dealing with military issues summed up the total amount of funds expended in recent years in different countries for military purposes. ...LONDON 2012: OLYMPIC MOTTO REVEALED AS 100-DAY COUNTDOWN BEGINS
The motto for the London Olympics has been revealed as "Inspire a generation" as events are held to mark the 100-day countdown to the opening ceremony.
London 2012 chairman Seb Coe was at the unveiling ...ONUR AIR PILOT DIES AFTER FALLING ONTO APRON
An Onur Air pilot who fell onto the apron while trying to close the front door of his plane died in Amman shortly before the flight was due to depart for İstanbul on Tuesday evening.
Olivier Mester, a ...MINISTER NALBANDIAN RECEIVED THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE IAEA
On April 18, Foreign Minister Nalbandian received Yukiya Amano, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Welcoming the guest, Minister Nalbandian underlined that Armenia ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1862 Birth of H.F.B. Lynch in London of Irish parentage. Besides his study of law, he became noted as a writer, a geographer, a politician, and a traveller, with a keen interest in Armenia. His two-volume book on his Armenia travels is a classic and describes life in Armenia at the end of the 19th century. In 1906, he was elected to serve as a member of the British Parliament. (He died in London on 1913 11 24).
- 1877 The Yerevan detachment of the Russian forces, headed by General Ter-Ghukasov, occupies Bayazet for 12 days with the help of Armenian home guards.
- 1933 Death of Avetik Sahakian (Father Abraham), the Parliamentary President of the First Armenian Republic.
- 1953 The administrative districts of Yerevan, Kirovakan, and Leninakan are dissolved.
- 1958 Inauguration of the Armenian SSR's Art Institute.
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