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24 April 2013 • 14:24 AMT
Russia to assign $300mln for special forces training

Shamanov said he proposed the establishment of a rapid reaction corps and creation of a separate “mobile” military district.

24 April 2013 • 14:19 AMT
Paul Cezanne, Amedeo Modigliani paintings to be auctioned at Sotheby’s

Proceeds from the sale of The Collection of Alex & Elisabeth Lewyt will benefit a charitable foundation to be established in their name.

24 April 2013 • 14:07 AMT
Syrian CB governor: Europeans trying to bring up a monster

“We are in the process of putting the final touches on the subject of financial aid in a clear way,” Adeeb Mayaleh said.

24 April 2013 • 14:04 AMT
Kerry meets Afghan President, Pakistani military chief

The U.S. supports Afghan-Taliban reconciliation but Karzai has said the effort must have Pakistan’s backing to succeed.

24 April 2013 • 13:54 AMT
ANCA: Obama chose to follow Ankara’s gag-rule

The Armenian National Committee of America responded to President Obama’s refusal to honor this pledge to recognize the Armenian Genocide.

24 April 2013 • 13:49 AMT
Dallas Museum of Art unveils artistic career of Marc Chagall

The exhibit is a simple way to go through the career of Chagall but also to discover so many things he did that people are not aware of.

24 April 2013 • 13:48 AMT
Obama again fails to use term Genocide in April 24 statement

“We also remind ourselves of our commitment to ensure that such dark chapters of history are not repeated,” Obama said.

24 April 2013 • 13:39 AMT
Nelson-Atkins Museum to showcase Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera works

The collection of more than 100 paintings, sculptures, photographs and drawings will be on display June 1 through Aug. 18.

24 April 2013 • 13:38 AMT
ASA President: there’s humanity before politics

Such events educate the public on not only this specific genocide, but on the general issue of historical genocides.

24 April 2013 • 13:27 AMT
Gauguin, Magritte, Manet featured in Louvre Abu Dhabi exhibit

The exhibition, open through July 20, showcases 130 artworks reflecting the universal narrative of the museum.

24 April 2013 • 13:21 AMT
Bulgarian interim PM: Armenians, Turks need common reading of history

Mass killing of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire is one of the most shameful pages in the modern history, Raykov said.

24 April 2013 • 13:12 AMT
Armenia’s Jewish community urges Knesset to recognize Genocide

The message called on Israeli parliamentarians to join the states which have already recognized the Genocide.

24 April 2013 • 12:59 AMT
Diego Velazquez portrait on view in NY Metropolitan Museum of Art

“Portrait of Duke Francesco I d’Este” will be exhibited as part of the museum’s renovated “New European Paintings Galleries, 1250 – 1800.”

24 April 2013 • 12:50 AMT
Center-left Enrico Letta to form new Italian government

Accepting his mandate, Letta said he was surprised by the nomination and felt the profound responsibility on his shoulders.

24 April 2013 • 12:46 AMT
“The Sandcastle Girls” Genocide novel to be released in Russian

The novel has received stellar reviews from dozens of publications nationwide, including the Washington Post, USA Today.

24 April 2013 • 12:39 AMT
Two mortar shells hit Damascus suburb, 7 dead

A Syrian official confirmed that two shells landed in Jaramana, a neighborhood southeast of the capital, killing at least 7 people.

24 April 2013 • 12:29 AMT
Lebanese Armenians take to streets to commemorate Genocide

“Turkey should recognize the genocide and take action for restitution,” Paul Halebian, one of the protesters, said.

24 April 2013 • 12:23 AMT
Raffi Hovannisian: Turkey to face tough choice in 2 years

“Our nation must take every effort to create a constitutional state and change the world’s perception of Armenia,” Hovannisian said.

24 April 2013 • 12:12 AMT
Ford net income up 15% in Q1 2013

Ford beat Wall Street’s forecast with earnings of 40 cents per share, up from 35 cents in the first quarter of 2012.

24 April 2013 • 11:58 AMT
Greece to pursue claim for reparations from Germany over WWII

Greece’s fragile coalition government has so far earned praise from Chancellor Angela Merkel for starting to fix Greece’s finances.

24 April 2013 • 11:50 AMT
Venice Doge’s Palace to host Edouard Manet exhibition

A special collaboration with the Musée d’Orsay, the exhibition brings together 80 works by Manet and his artistic predecessors.

24 April 2013 • 11:48 AMT
Russia launches freighter rocket to ISS

The Progress M-19M will bring over 2.5 tons of cargo to the ISS, including payloads for the crew’s work.

24 April 2013 • 11:36 AMT
Georgia offers Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railroad for NATO’s Afghan withdrawal

Maya Panjikidze: the railway is the shortest route for transportation of military cargo after the 2014 withdrawal from Afghanistan.

24 April 2013 • 11:25 AMT
LG sells 10.3 million smartphones in Jan-March 2013

It’s also a 20% increase over the last quarter, when most companies experience a slight decline in shipments.

24 April 2013 • 11:18 AMT
Ang Lee, Nicole Kidman to join jury president Steven Speielberg at Cannes

Two-time Oscar winner Lee, who beat out Spielberg this year with his win for Life of Pi, will join the Lincoln director to hand out awards.

24 April 2013 • 11:16 AMT
Barclays first quarter profits fall 25%

While Barclays is looking to trim its investment banking arm, the division saw an 11% rise in profits to £1.3bn.

24 April 2013 • 11:06 AMT
Cyber vulnerabilities detected in U.S. Navy’s newest ship

“We do these types of inspections across the fleet to find individual vulnerabilities, as well as fleet-wide trends,” said the official.

24 April 2013 • 11:04 AMT
MP: Iranian Armenians hope for Tehran’s recognition of Genocide

Karen Khanlarian: Iranian Armenians have been sparing no effort for the development and progress of the country.

24 April 2013 • 10:58 AMT
Israel to produce wings for F-35 next-gen fighter jet

The state-owned company said the contract is for 10 to 15 years and could generate up to $2.5 billion in sales.

24 April 2013 • 10:51 AMT
Scholar: Genocide recognition to counter Turkey’s imperial intentions

“The Genocide is not only the Armenians’ pain, it’s the pain of the whole humanity,” Laszlo Kemeny said.