EN
30 March 2013 • 08:38 AMT
Aronian: I don’t know how I lost to Kramnik

The 12th round of Candidates Tournament would have ended in a draw, had Aronian not made the decisive mistake.

30 March 2013 • 08:15 AMT
Kramnik about Aronian game: draw would be the best option

The dramatic 12th round of the Candidates Tournament made it clear there’s no chess player with iron nerves.

30 March 2013 • 07:51 AMT
Minister: Israel’s apology to Turkey important for int’l affairs

Steinitz, however, was keen to emphasize that relative to the economy in the rest of the world, Israel’s economy is in good shape.

30 March 2013 • 07:10 AMT
Berezovsky heirs may inherit $106mln of his debts

The Russian businessman had resided since 2000 in the UK, where he died a week ago at the age of 67.

30 March 2013 • 07:06 AMT
Aronian to face Grischuk in Candidates Tournament round 13

Russia’s Vladimir Kramnik broke through to the 1st place with 8 points, after beating Armenia’s Levon Aronian.

30 March 2013 • 06:59 AMT
Iraq to stop more aircraft, vehicles en route to Syria

Iraq promised in the past to prevent weapons transfers to Syria, but U.S. officials complain not enough is being done on the ground.

30 March 2013 • 06:29 AMT
U.S. Congressmen to commemorate Armenian Genocide

The Master of Ceremonies will be community leader, Sarig Armenian, Esq., a powerful voice on Armenian American advocacy priorities.

30 March 2013 • 06:23 AMT
Cisco cuts 500 jobs, focuses on growing businesses

“This week, Cisco performed a limited restructuring that will impact approximately 500 employees,” Karen Tillman said.

30 March 2013 • 06:13 AMT
Brazilian police fire tear gas in World Cup stadium row

The fans queued overnight at a ticket office in the north-eastern state of Bahia, but fighting broke out as soon as it opened.

30 March 2013 • 06:02 AMT
Kramnik beats Aronian in Candidates Tournament round 12

Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian suffered a defeat by Russia’s Vladimir Kramnik in the 11th round of Candidates Tournament.

30 March 2013 • 05:53 AMT
Georgian MFA concerned over Russia’s Black Sea drills

Georgian Defense Minister, however, said on that he saw no threat from Russia’s military drills in the Black Sea region.

30 March 2013 • 05:48 AMT
Tumblr suffers 3-hour outage over networking issues

Later, a Tumblr spokesperson has confirmed that the issue has been resolved. The outage lasted for roughly three hours.

30 March 2013 • 05:42 AMT
Apple’s Store hits 800,000 apps mark

An independent report from App Hero claims that one-fifth (20.8 percent) of all apps in the App Store are games.

30 March 2013 • 05:36 AMT
Massive landslide buries 83 miners in Tibet

Doctors at the local county hospital said they had been told to prepare to receive survivors but none had arrived.

30 March 2013 • 05:21 AMT
N. Korea says it enters ‘state of war’ with South

The two Koreas have been technically in a state of war for six decades under an armistice that ended their 1950-53 conflict.

29 March 2013 • 17:58 AMT
Apple rumored to unveil next iPhone in June, start selling in July

Apple typically holds its WWDC developers conference in June and has used that event to unveil new hardware and software.

29 March 2013 • 17:57 AMT
PM: Azeri attacks on NKR-bound planes will signal new war

The first Yerevan-Stepanakert flight may operate this spring, Prime Minister of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic said.

29 March 2013 • 17:45 AMT
Latvia rescues over 220 people stranded on ice floes in Gulf of Riga

The State Fire and Rescue Service used boats, ships and helicopters in an operation that took more than three hours.

29 March 2013 • 17:39 AMT
Syrian rebels capture strategic town near Jordan border

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 16 rebels were among the dead in the fighting in and around Dael.

29 March 2013 • 17:29 AMT
Armenian PM attends Caucasus construction and repair Expo 2013

The event brought together 60 representatives of companies from Armenia, Italy, Georgia, Russia and Germany.

29 March 2013 • 17:20 AMT
Russia calls to refrain from muscle-flexing over N. Korea

Lavrov did not single out any specific country, but urged all sides involved in the Korean standoff to refrain from muscle-flexing.

29 March 2013 • 17:16 AMT
Chinese school construction kicks off in Armenia

Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister and Chinese ambassador signed an agreement on technical cooperation.

29 March 2013 • 17:10 AMT
Italian coastguard intercepts boats with over 470 migrants

The official said 214 other migrants, mainly from Africa, on five boats had also been detained in the past 48 hours.

29 March 2013 • 17:05 AMT
Four Libyans arrested for sexually assaulting Britons

The workers were apparently abducted at a checkpoint near the city of Benghazi and held for hours before being freed.a

29 March 2013 • 16:55 AMT
Yura Movsisyan resumes trainings in FC Spartak team

Movsisyan conducted a practice session on March 27 due to the busy schedule of Armenian national team.

29 March 2013 • 16:45 AMT
Artsakh President attends sitting in Martuni

Head of regional administration Nelson Soghomonyan and representatives of different departments delivered reports.

29 March 2013 • 16:35 AMT
Yerevan to have 5 new hotels by yearend

Five 5 new hotels in line with modern standards will be put into operation in Yerevan by the end of 2013.

29 March 2013 • 16:22 AMT
Working group to develop Armenia Social Investment Fund strategy

Armenian deputy prime minister met the head of World Bank social investment project and senior operations officer.

29 March 2013 • 15:45 AMT
Raffi Hovannisian to stop hunger strike after Easter

Former presidential candidate Raffi Hovannisian announced a decision to stop the hunger strike following the Easter.

29 March 2013 • 15:17 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 418.58 March 29

The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 418.58 on March 29, decreasing by 0.50 point compared to March 28.