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Headlines for September 05, 2012PROTEST IN FRONT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL SEAT
ARF youth and student unions, sharing concerns and anger of the society, call everyone to join in protest against extradition and release of azeri murderer, who murdered Armenian lieutenant Gurgen Margaryan ...THORBJØRN JAGLAND: KILLER SAFAROV IS NOT A HERO
Glorifying a convicted murderer and transforming him into a hero is unacceptable, Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland has declared.
Condemning the glorification of killer Ramil Safarov, the Secretary ...FIRST LADY MICHELLE FIRES UP OBAMA FAITHFUL
US First Lady Michelle Obama has made an impassioned speech backing her husband, President Barack Obama, for another four-year White House term.
Closing the first night of the Democratic convention, Mrs ...ARMENIANS OF ISTANBUL PROTESTING
"New awakening" movement of Istanbul has released a statement, where they call everyone to come together in Taksim square of Istanbul on September 5 and protest against the trial of Sevak Baliksh.
Members ...MCDONALD'S OPENS VEGETARIAN-ONLY RESTAURANT
The standard-bearer of the hamburger, McDonald's, is bowing to local demand and is opening a meat-free restaurant in India.
The global chain, whose best-known product is the Big Mac burger in a bun, says ...TOM HANKS PAYS TRIBUTE TO GREEN MILE CO-STAR MICHAEL CLARKE DUNCAN
Tom Hanks has praised late actor Michael Clarke Duncan for possessing a touch of 'magic'.
The legendary Forrest Gump star has paid tribute to his late Green Mile co-star, paving the way for fellow celebrities ...WOMAN GIVES BIRTH TO TWINS; ONE BLACK, ONE WHITE
A British woman is making headlines after having a rare pregnancy and giving birth to twins---one Black and one white.
21-year-old Shirley Wales is from Grenadian descent and was shocked to see that her ...BAKO SAHAKYAN RECEIVED THE CERTIFICATE OF THE ARTSAKH REPUBLIC PRESIDENT
On 5 September President Bako Sahakyan visited the NKR Central Electoral Commission where he was handed in the certificate of the Artsakh Republic President.
In his speech the Head of State noted that ...ANCA AUSTRALIA CALLS FOR HUNGARY AND AZERBAIJAN CONDEMNATION
The Armenian National Committee of Australia has written to Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, calling on Australia to add its voice to international condemnation of the recent actions by the governments ...CAFE4TUNE TO BLOCK ALL GROUPS SUPPORTING RAMIL SAFAROV
The administration of U.S. social network Cafe4tune will block all Café-groups glorifying Safarov The administration of U.S. social network Cafe4tune - http://www.cafe4tune.com/ - expressed outrage ...PRESIDENT BAKO SAHAKAYAN RECEIVED FOUNDER OF "LOUDING"
On 5 September President of Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakayan received entrepreneur and philanthropist from the Russian Federation, founder of "Louding"' company Arthur Varjapetyan.The Head of State expressed ...FACEBOOK SHARES HIT NEW LOW
Facebook's stock price reached a new low of $17.55 today before closing at $17.73 - a 53.34 percent drop since its $38 IPO in May. Before hitting this record low, Facebook shares began the day at $18.06.
One ...ARMENIAN ASSEMBLY CONDEMNS AZERBAIJAN'S PARDON OF RAMIL SAFAROV
The Armenian Assembly of America commends the Administration and Members of Congress for their initial statements in reaction to the news that Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev pardoned Ramil Safarov, ...VISIT OF NATO SECRETARY GENERAL TO ARMENIA IS DELAYED
RA MFA informs that the official visit of NATO Secretary General to Armenia will be delayed for few hours for technical reasons anf the meetings will be held on September 6.TURKEY SENDS PROTEST NOTE TO FRANCE
Turkey through its Ambassador in Paris Tahsin Burcuoglu has sent a protest note to the French Foreign Ministry after inclusion of a section on the so-called "Armenian genocide" in the history textbooks, ...HAPPY BIRTHDAY FREDDIE MERCURY!
Whether they are cladding themselves in leather, sporting a white vest and their idol's famous yellow jacket, or simply donning his trademark moustache, Freddie Mercury fans all over the world are today ...ARF PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE TO BE REVEALED IN 2 MONTHS
ARF is about to take part in the coming presidential elections.
"In 2 months we will have a Supreme meeting where we will decide the name of the presidential candidate", said Hrant Margaryan.
He noted ...TEACHER SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR LIKENING TURKISH PM TO HITLER
A military school teacher was sentenced to one year in prison for likening Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to Germany's Adolf Hitler, Anatolia news agency reported. The court found Oktay ...ARF TO SEND RELIEF TO SYRIAN-ARMENIANS AND SYRIAN PEOPLE
ARF Bureau representative Hrant Margaryan said today to "Ա1+" that ARF wishes to do more to help Syrian-Armenians, but has limited possibilities.
"We are in a helping mood. We have created a mutual aid ...CSTO COUNTRIES TO BUILD MILITARY FACTORIES
CSTO member countries have gained an agreement to create military industry joint venture.
Factories will be built in Russia and other member countries, including Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and ...AZERTAC MAKES UP A NEW ASALA
Pardoning of the Azerbaijani military Ramil Safarov for axe-murder of the Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan has become a real disaster for the Azerbaijani authoritues. The «establishment» of a new Armenian ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1835 Birth of the novelist Raffi (Hakop Melik-Hakopyan), in Paianjue (Salmast, Iran). He died in 1888 in Tbilissi (Georgia).
- 1835 Birth of Armenag Haikuni - Hambardzoom Djezmejyan - (writer, translator) in Constantinople. He died in 1866.
- 1835 Birth of the armenologist Karapet Ezyan (Ezov) in Moscow. He died in 1905 in St. Petersburg.
- 1877 The Tsar confirms the additional statutes on the serfs of Yerevan and Akhltskha Provinces.
- 1923 Birth of Sargis Baghdasarian, sculptor, artist and teacher. His "We are our mountains" - "Gharabaghthsiner" sculpture (1967) became a symbol of the national movement of Artsakh. He died in 2001.
- 1969 Death of academician Meliksetbek (armenologist) in Tbilissi (Georgia).
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