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Headlines for May 16, 2012

MEXICAN NOVELIST CARLOS FUENTES DIES AT 83
Carlos Fuentes, one of Latin America's best-known authors and a sharp critic of governments in Mexico and the United States, died on Tuesday after a literary career spanning more than five decades. He ...
FRANÇOIS HOLLANDE MEETS ANGELA MERKEL FOR SUMMIT IN BERLIN
It was a dramatic arrival, but arrive François Hollande did. Not even a lightning strike on his plane was enough to stop France's new president from keeping his date with destiny. As he stepped ...
65TH CANNES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL BEGINS TODAY
It's that time of the year when filmmakers across the globe pack their best garb and take off to the French Riveria to watch some of the finest works of cinema made over the year. In the recent years, ...
FLORIDA WOMAN KILLS 4 CHILDREN AND THEN HERSELF, POLICE SAY
A Florida woman killed her four children at the family's home in Port St. John, Fla., on Tuesday before killing herself, the authorities said. Lt. Tod Goodyear, a spokesman for the Brevard County Sheriff's ...
IAEA PLEASED WITH TALKS WITH IRAN
The International Atomic Energy Agency's Deputy Director-General Herman Nackaerts, who heads the IAEA delegation in nuclear talks with Iran, expressed pleasure with negotiations with the Iranian team ...
MEETING WITH RA DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER SHAVARSH QOCHARYAN
On 16 May Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan met deputy foreign minister of the Republic of Armenia Shavarsh Qocharyan. A wide range of issues related to foreign policy and cooperation of the two ...
DIPLOMATS BROKE THE HAND OF BAN KI-MOON
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon fell and broke his arm during a soccer match against diplomats said the United Nations. The hand of 67-year-old Ban will have to be in cast for six weeks. A spokesman ...
ARMENIAN AMBASSADOR IN GEORGIA DISCUSSED THE CONDITION OF ST. NSHAN CHURCH
On May 15th Armenian ambassador to Georgia Hovhannes Manukyan met with the first deputy of Georgian MFA Nikoloz Vakashidze. During the meeting the sides have turned to the issue of Armenian St. Nshan ...
RATKO MLADIC LED ETHNIC CLEANSING, WAR CRIMES TRIAL TOLD
Former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic intended to "ethnically cleanse" Bosnia, the opening day of his war crimes trial has heard. Gen Mladic faces 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against ...
GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL CONSENSUS WILL BE CREATED IN ARMENIA
Journalist Harutyun Harutyunyan noted today during a discussion at "Civilitas" that Government of national consensus will be created in Armenia instead of Coalition. To a question of current events, he ...
GM SAYS FACEBOOK ADS DON'T PAY OFF
General Motors Co. plans to stop advertising with Facebook Inc. after deciding that paid ads on the site have little impact on consumers' car purchases, according to a GM official. The move by GM, one ...
48-YEAR-OLD UROLOGIST KILLED HIMSELF
48-year-old urologist of "Erebuni" hospital Armen Tumanyan killed himself this morning. He was married and had 2 children. The doctor did not have any problems at work, but it is known that he had been ...