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17 January 2014 • 06:55 AMT
Armenian American capt. to receive Navy Cross posthumously

“Outgunned, Manoukian continued to engage the enemy until he fell mortally wounded to the shooter’s overwhelming fire,” the release says.

17 January 2014 • 06:16 AMT
UN: delaying action on global warming to increase costs, reduce options

The draft says that global warming will continue to increase unless countries shift quickly to clean energy and cut emissions.

17 January 2014 • 06:01 AMT
Obama to announce changes U.S. electronic spy programs

In a statement to the BBC, GCHQ said all of its work was “carried out in accordance with the strict legal and policy framework.”

16 January 2014 • 19:50 AMT
Over 1,000 killed in two weeks of fighting between Syria rebel groups

The count included 130 civilians, 21 of them executed by ISIL at the children’s hospital that was the group’s base in Aleppo.

16 January 2014 • 19:34 AMT
CA Assembly Education Panel adopts Genocide curriculum measure

Following a 30 minute discussion, the CA Assembly Education Committee adopted the measure with a vote of 7-0.

16 January 2014 • 19:07 AMT
Iran’s Rouhani criticizes opponents of nuclear deal

Last week, the so-called P5+1 world powers and Iran agreed to start implementing the terms of the Geneva deal struck in November.

16 January 2014 • 18:47 AMT
Kalashnikov signs contract to sell 200,000 firearms to Canada, U.S.

Kalashnikov has been working closely with RWC for two years and sells more than 90% of its civilian export models to American consumers.

16 January 2014 • 18:35 AMT
Syria chemical weapons transport slows over security concerns

Ahmet Uzumcu said the transport delays were due to technical problems and the obvious difficulties of operating in a warzone.

16 January 2014 • 18:15 AMT
Turkey removes a series of high-profile prosecutors

They came a day after the government tightened its grip on a panel that controls the appointment of all judges and prosecutors.

16 January 2014 • 17:32 AMT
SCSU offers summer study-abroad program in Armenia

A faculty-led study abroad program to Armenia will offer to explore the richness and diversity of Armenian art and architecture.

16 January 2014 • 11:56 AMT
Formula 1 boss to be tried on bribery charges, court says

Ecclestone is accused of giving a $45mln bribe to a German banker who is serving a jail sentence for receiving the payment.

16 January 2014 • 11:40 AMT
French Armenians rally against Turkey’s accession to EU

Similar protests organized by the Coordination Council of Armenian Organizations in France will be held in Montpellier, Lyon and Marseilles.

16 January 2014 • 11:24 AMT
OSCE CiO: peace should never be taken for granted

Burkhalter called on representatives of the OSCE’s 57 participating States to draw from the lessons of the First World War.

16 January 2014 • 11:03 AMT
Grant Thornton posts record combined global revenues of $4.5bn

Grant Thornton led the six largest global accounting organizations in reported revenue growth rate in 2012 and does so again in 2013.

16 January 2014 • 10:57 AMT
Experts say Armenia’s accession to CU will yield positive results

The saved amount of USD 140 million will be comparable with the GDP growth of USD 146 million, according to the research.

16 January 2014 • 10:00 AMT
Egyptian voters overwhelmingly back new constitution

The military’s spokesman thanked the “masses” of voters for taking part in what he called the “heroic battle of the referendum”.

16 January 2014 • 09:52 AMT
Explosive discovered at Palestinian embassy complex in Prague

It remains unclear what caused the safe to explode but the ambassador’s death is being investigated as a case of negligence.

16 January 2014 • 09:48 AMT
Russia to continue oil talks with Iran despite U.S. concerns: report

The source said a possible agreement might be reached regardless of the date when the Western sanctions on Iranian oil are lifted.

16 January 2014 • 09:41 AMT
Israel intercepts five rockets from Gaza, responds with air strikes

Palestinian security officials said two Hamas camps were hit by Israel’s air strikes and that five people were wounded.

16 January 2014 • 09:37 AMT
U.S. set to restore $1.5 billion in aid to Egypt

Morsi, an Islamist with roots in the Muslim Brotherhood, was deposed by the army in July following large-scale street protests.

16 January 2014 • 07:41 AMT
Car bomb strikes Lebanese town close to Syrian border

The officials say the bomb went off in the center of the predominantly Shiite town of Hermel, which is near the Lebanon-Syria border.

16 January 2014 • 07:29 AMT
N. Korea demands South, U.S. halt annual military drills

S. Korea said the drills are going ahead as planned and despite the threat, North’s military has showed no sign of unusual activities.

16 January 2014 • 06:58 AMT
Armenian Museum of America presents Forgotten Heroes exhibit

Museum Trustee Arakel Almasian and Curator Gary Lind-Sinanian will introduce the exhibition and lead discussion in Belizikian Gallery.

16 January 2014 • 06:50 AMT
ANC Belgium members meet Swiss envoy to discuss ECHR ruling

The Armenian National Committee has expressed its readiness to support Switzerland by any means to the process of appealing.

16 January 2014 • 06:34 AMT
ZTE aims to ship over 60 million smartphones globally in 2014

The Shenzhen-listed company shipped around 40 million smartphones last year, Senior Vice President Zhang Renjun said.

16 January 2014 • 06:26 AMT
Jazz pianist Vardan Ovsepian to perform in San Francisco

This will be the inaugural concert in the Pomegranate Music Bay Area Performances Series, curated by Raffi Meneshian.

16 January 2014 • 05:59 AMT
Vatican officials face UN questions on sexual abuse

Last July, the UN Committee requested information about the particulars of sexual abuse cases notified to the Vatican since 1995.

16 January 2014 • 05:52 AMT
Two senior al Qaeda members captured in Turkey: report

An investigation was launched 15 months ago when intelligence teams detected al Qaeda was reorganizing in the province of Van.

16 January 2014 • 05:38 AMT
Google acquires security startup Impermium

In a statement, Impermium CEO and co-founder Mark Risher said that its abilities would be improved through the acquisition.

16 January 2014 • 05:23 AMT
U.S. open to imposing sanctions on Ukraine: official

“All tools of government are on the table, including those,” the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs said.