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10 June 2013 • 11:56 AMT
Netanyahu says Israel dealing with ‘new Middle East’

“We are dealing with these developments with determination,” Netanyahu said of the ongoing situation in Syria.

10 June 2013 • 11:53 AMT
Candidate drops out of Iran presidential race

Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel is a conservative and former parliament speaker. His daughter is married to Ayatollah Khamenei’s son.

10 June 2013 • 11:24 AMT
IEA says carbon dioxide emissions rose to record high in 2012

Global climate talks are aimed at keeping the temperature rise below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 F) compared to pre-industrial levels.

10 June 2013 • 11:21 AMT
Yerevan Business Run 2013 contest winners announced

The program aimed to promote healthy lifestyle and offer solutions to urban economy-related problems

10 June 2013 • 11:01 AMT
Lieberman blasts EU for failing to label Hezbollah as terror group

Britain has argued that Hezbollah should face EU sanctions over its alleged role in the bus bombing in the resort of Burgas.

10 June 2013 • 11:00 AMT
Six Turkish policemen commit suicide in Gezi Park

Police forces have been targeted by heavy criticism over their excessive use of force and practices of brutality amid clashes.

10 June 2013 • 10:48 AMT
Ex-PM says U.S. nuclear weapons stored in Netherlands

Lubbers, Prime Pinister from 1982-94, said they were stored underground in strong-rooms at the Volkel air base in Brabant.

10 June 2013 • 10:46 AMT
State property management reforms planned in Artsakh

Artsakh President Bako Sahakyan met with Armenia’s head of State Property Management Department Arman Sahakyan.

10 June 2013 • 10:36 AMT
CBA forecasts 2,5% inflation following gas price hike

On June 7, the Public Services Regulatory Commission set AMD 156 as the new price for 1 cubic meter of gas.

10 June 2013 • 10:34 AMT
Budapest escapes damage as Danube peaks at record high levels

Thousands of people left their homes in eastern Germany as a dam burst on the River Elbe and swathes of farmland were flooded.

10 June 2013 • 10:17 AMT
Artsakh President meets Armenian education minister

The meeting focused on the development of education and science in Artsakh and cooperation between the two Armenian states.

10 June 2013 • 10:01 AMT
OSCE MG Co-chairs to meet Armenian, Azerbaijani FMs

Azeri Foreign Minister said he met with the Co-chairs on his way back from London, with the date of the presidential meeting discussed.

10 June 2013 • 09:53 AMT
French President says eurozone debt crisis over

“What you need to understand here in Japan is that the crisis in Europe is over,” Hollande told Japanese business leaders.

10 June 2013 • 09:46 AMT
13 suspects to go on trial in Turkey over provoking riots

The suspects were accused of provoking protesters through posts on Twitter and Facebook during the Gezi Park protests.

10 June 2013 • 09:43 AMT
Heritage rep. offers to hold hearings on Armenian-Turkish protocols

Zaruhi Postanjyan asked National Assembly speaker whether RPA held any consultations on Armenian-Turkish protocols.

10 June 2013 • 09:26 AMT
Expert says gas price hike unlined to Eurasian integration

Sergey Minasyan: Armenia still remains the second country in the post-Soviet area to buy discounted gas.

10 June 2013 • 09:17 AMT
China to launch next manned space flight June 11

Once in orbit, the two male and one female astronauts will carry out various experiments and test the module’s systems.

10 June 2013 • 09:02 AMT
Freedom fighters submit 13-point demand to govt.

Hakob Hakobyan attached special importance to the points regarding free medical care, partial refund for utilities and tuition.

10 June 2013 • 09:01 AMT
Militants attack NATO convoy in Pakistan, kill 4

The militants wore local police uniforms and the four dead included truck drivers and their assistants, Iqbal Khan said.

10 June 2013 • 08:57 AMT
U.S. Secretary of State apparently delays visit to Israel

The State Department has not published exact details of Kerry’s trip so it did not respond to reports about the delay.

10 June 2013 • 08:46 AMT
One Armenian still lives in Turkish village of Chunkush

Chris Bohjalian published an article about a hidden Armenian woman, thought to be the last surviving Armenian in Chunkush.

10 June 2013 • 08:15 AMT
Armenia 3rd at Putin Sambo Cup

Armenian sambo federation president hailed the team’s performance, despite Ashot Danielyan’s and Vachik Vardanyan’s absence.

10 June 2013 • 07:50 AMT
Shahan Natalie’s “Turkism from Angora to Baku” published in Moscow

Shahan Natalie later became a writer on Armenian national philosophy, and notable for his essay, The Turks and Us.

10 June 2013 • 07:45 AMT
Top ECB official defends bond program ahead of German hearing

Joerg Asmussen said there would be significant consequences if the program had to be withdrawn but didn’t elaborate.

10 June 2013 • 07:34 AMT
Grocery market bombs kill at least 13 in Iraq

At least 13 people were killed when two car bombs and a suicide attacker targeted a grocery market in a mainly Shi’ite Muslim town.

10 June 2013 • 07:04 AMT
Yerevan to host international piano competition – festival

The event is organized by Armenian ministry of science and education and Arno Babajanyan State Musical-Pedagogical College.

10 June 2013 • 06:51 AMT
Libyan army chief of staff Youssef al-Mangoush resigns

The clashes erupted when protesters gathered outside the Libya Shield Brigade premises demanding it disband.

10 June 2013 • 06:44 AMT
GM Tigran L. Petrosian wins Grand Europe Open

Olympic champion Tigran L. Petrosian scored 8 points out of 9 to win Grand Europe Open, held in Albena, Bulgaria.

10 June 2013 • 06:40 AMT
Assad serious about opening new front against Israel – report

The Syrian President said his attack on the Golan Heights will be more extensive than a random firing of rockets at the enemy.

10 June 2013 • 06:28 AMT
Scientists believe mankind will see live mammoth

Hendrik Poinar, professor of evolutionary genetics at McMaster University, is working on a process called “de-extinction.”