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02 March 2013 • 05:37 AMT
WikiLeaks informant faces most serious charges

Private Bradley Manning admitted in court that he had provided about 700,000 government documents to WikiLeaks.

02 March 2013 • 05:19 AMT
U.S. judge cuts Apple award against Samsung, sets new trial

The $450.5mln ordered to be removed from the payout will be reassessed, and could be increased or lowered.

02 March 2013 • 05:12 AMT
Kerry slams Turkish PM’s Zionism comments

“We not only disagree with it, we found it objectionable,” Kerry told a news conference with Turkish Foreign Minister.

01 March 2013 • 17:57 AMT
Haypost reopens offices in Tavush province

the official reopening ceremony of modernized post offices took place in Armenia’s towns of Noyemberyan and Koghb.

01 March 2013 • 17:48 AMT
Armenian kidnapped on Syria-Lebanon road

Nazaret Sabunjian, born in 1961, was kidnapped on the road to Beirut, with no details of the incident specified.

01 March 2013 • 17:32 AMT
Ruben Jaghinyan appointed Public TV Council member

Ruben Jaghinyan is at the head of SHARM HOLDING since November 1991, when the company was established.

01 March 2013 • 17:23 AMT
Actress Vanessa Redgrave wins rave reviews

The veteran British actress, 76, stars opposite Eisenberg in the Off-Broadway production which premiered on Feb 28.

01 March 2013 • 17:14 AMT
Georgian Ombudsman: problem of Armenian churches to be settled

Armenian ambassador to Georgia Hovhannes Manoukian met with Georgian Public Defender Ucha Nanuashvili.

01 March 2013 • 16:43 AMT
Sumgait pogroms 25th anniv. commemorated in Belarus

On February 28, Armenian embassy in Belarus organized an event in memory of Sumgait pogrom victims.

01 March 2013 • 16:26 AMT
Envoy: Sumgait pogrom 1st ethnic cleansing against Armenians in USSR

On February 27, Armenian embassy in Lebanon organized a concert in Beirut’s Saint Louis Church.

01 March 2013 • 16:04 AMT
Gyumri police chief dismissed from post

Police chief Vladimir Gasparyan signed a decree to dismiss head of Gyumri department, Colonel Vahan Danielyan.

01 March 2013 • 15:38 AMT
YSU assistant to rector not to be dismissed

YSU rector’s office condemns the phenomena of crossing the borderline between freedom of speech and civilized behavior.

01 March 2013 • 15:04 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 409.24 March 1

The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 409.24 on March 1, increasing by 0.02 point compared to February 29.

01 March 2013 • 14:58 AMT
Armenia, Germany ink double taxation avoidance deal

A preliminary agreement was inked on avoidance of double taxation and prevention of tax evasion.

01 March 2013 • 14:33 AMT
Disney eyeing “Harry Potter” star Emma Watson for “Cinderella”

This picture marks the latest live-action adaptation of the studio’s famous properties after finding success with Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland.”

01 March 2013 • 14:33 AMT
ANC reps honor memory of March 1 victims, Ter-Petrossian absent

Representatives of Armenian National Congress laid flowers at Myasnikyan’s statue in memory of March 1 victims.

01 March 2013 • 14:24 AMT
Halle Berry likely to return to “X-Men: Days of Future Past”

The storyline alternates between present day, in which the X-Men fight Mystique’s Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, and a future timeline.

01 March 2013 • 14:11 AMT
Gharamian, Grigoryan score 5,5 points at Cappelle la Grande Open

They are only half a point behind the leaders – GMs Sanan Syugirov, Sergey Fedorchuk, Alexei Fedorov.

01 March 2013 • 14:06 AMT
Armine Babayan achieves Woman International Master norm

About a month ago Ms Babayan achieved International Master norm in the Armenian Women’s Championship, 2013.

01 March 2013 • 13:53 AMT
Justice Ministry to address UN over Baku’s anti-Armenian propaganda

Armenian Justice Ministry’s statement will be submitted to the Committee under Article 11 of the Convention.

01 March 2013 • 13:42 AMT
200-300 ha of forests to be replanted in Yerevan

254 hectares of forest area was created, with 54 km pipeline and 18 km fence built over the past few years.

01 March 2013 • 13:23 AMT
Boston to host charity concert for Syrian Armenians

The Syrian Armenian Relief Fund is a national initiative with the mission to provide immediate assistance to the Syrian Armenians.

01 March 2013 • 13:19 AMT
Armenian jailed in CA over participation in identity theft ring

This week, U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter sentenced Hovhannes Dilboyan to a term of 111 months in prison.

01 March 2013 • 13:14 AMT
Euro 20 000 allocated as outreach Syrian Armenians

German embassy in Armenia supports the goals of the NGO, allocating euro 20.000 as outreach to Syrian Armenians.

01 March 2013 • 13:11 AMT
Author Aris Janigian to give lecture at NAASR

From 1993 to 2005, Aris Janigian was senior professor of humanities at Southern California Institute of Architecture.

01 March 2013 • 13:01 AMT
RPA ready to cooperate with opposition – party rep.

The proposal to hold a special parliamentary meeting has not been specified yet, the leader of RPA parliamentary group said.

01 March 2013 • 12:58 AMT
Report: iPad Mini to outsell iPad 2, iPad with Retina Display

The analysts predict that Apple will in fact sell around 33 million iPads with the iPad Mini selling over 55 million.

01 March 2013 • 12:40 AMT
Orinats Yerkir, Heritage to run in Yerevan city council election

Orinats Yerkir parliamentary group member Hovhannes Margaryan expressed readiness to run in Yerevan city council election.

01 March 2013 • 12:38 AMT
Expert: Azeri attempt to shoot down NKR-bound planes will lead to war

“Should Karabakh conflict escalate, Russia, while not openly supporting Armenia, will surely not back Azerbaijan,” Ivan Sukhov said.

01 March 2013 • 12:34 AMT
Hovannisian’s voluntary military service offer was rejected

Asked why his other sons aren’t Armenian citizens and didn’t serve in the army, Hovannisian said his family “spent all life in service.”