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21 February 2013 • 08:57 AMT
Armenia, Iraq to lift visa requirements for diplomatic reps

As deputy foreign minister Shavarsh Kocharyan said, the document aims to intensify relations with Iraq.

21 February 2013 • 08:47 AMT
Minister: “face” of authorities to change following presidential polls

Armen Ashotyan conditioned the possible shifts in the authorities by the voting results and post-election situation.

21 February 2013 • 08:38 AMT
Armenian to be used for voter outreach services during LA polls

About 5,200 of workers will work within city limits. Nearly a thousand of the total number of poll workers will be bilingual.

21 February 2013 • 08:17 AMT
900 Diaspora reps to participate in Come Home 2013 program

Armenian government approved “Come Home 2013” program, designed for young Diaspora representatives.

21 February 2013 • 08:08 AMT
Australian MP raises Genocide issue in Federal Parliament

ANC Australia extends its warm wishes and congratulations to Mr. Jacques Baran for his achievements.

21 February 2013 • 08:01 AMT
Turkish President congratulates Serzh Sargsyan on reelection

According to information, released by Turkish presidential press service, Gül addressed a congratulatory address to Sargsyan.

21 February 2013 • 07:51 AMT
Boeing exec to meet U.S. FAA head on Dreamliners

Ray Conner, who heads Boeing’s commercial airplanes unit, will explain the proposed changes to FAA Administrator.

21 February 2013 • 07:30 AMT
Armenian ministry links swine flue deaths to late medical aid

Meanwhile, a monitoring has revealed that cases of acute respiratory infections decreased in 2013, as compared with 2012.

21 February 2013 • 07:06 AMT
Baku pogroms survivor discusses Azeri aggression with U.S. senator

Surviving the atrocities, Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte emigrated to the U.S. in 1992, and became a U.S. citizen in 1997.

21 February 2013 • 07:02 AMT
Mother Language Day marked on Feb 21

On initiative of Committee on Education, Culture, Youth, amendment was made to law on “Holidays and Memorial Days”.

21 February 2013 • 06:57 AMT
Key questions about N. Korea nuke test remain unresolved

An Air Force spokesperson confirmed that the planes were dispatched but said no results from the missions could be released.

21 February 2013 • 06:38 AMT
Richest internet entrepreneurs award disease researchers

One of the sponsors, genetics company founder 23andMe, Anne Wojcicki, said the winners should be household names.

21 February 2013 • 06:36 AMT
Vic Darchinyan urges Nonito Donaire for rematch

Former IBF, WBC, WBA champion Vic Darchinyan ripped into multi-division world champion Nonito Donaire.

21 February 2013 • 06:28 AMT
David Nalbandian beats Carlos Berlocq at Copa Claro

Nalbandian will face off against Spain’s David Ferrer in the struggle for gaining an entry to the quarterfinal.

21 February 2013 • 06:14 AMT
Expert dubs elections formal event for foreigners

People have understood that elections can’t serve a tool to change the situation, political expert Yervand Bozoyan said.

21 February 2013 • 06:14 AMT
Oil below $95 amid U.S. Federal Reserve officials’ disagreement

Brent crude, used to price many international varieties of oil imported by U.S. refineries, fell to $115.07 a barrel in London.

21 February 2013 • 06:08 AMT
Sony releases PlayStation 4 specs

The GPU contains 18 compute units for a total generation of 1.84 Teraflops of power for simulation and graphics.

21 February 2013 • 05:59 AMT
French general calls on EU to equip Mali army

European governments have ruled out sending combat troops to join French and African soldiers pursuing the Islamist rebels.

21 February 2013 • 05:52 AMT
Bolivian President says unable to see Chavez in hospital

“I was only able to meet the head doctor and his family, but my understanding is that they are very encouraged,” Morales said.

21 February 2013 • 05:39 AMT
IBM unveils expanded mobile strategy

Lopez Research analyst Maribel Lopez said any company who wanted to succeed in the future needed to be strong in mobile.

21 February 2013 • 05:35 AMT
McAfee: cyber criminals moving to “critical sectors of economy”

In the security giant’s fourth quarter threats report, researchers highlighted some of the new schemes being used in this regard.

21 February 2013 • 05:20 AMT
Berlusconi outrages opponents by sending letters to voters

Pier Luigi Bersani labeled it a “scam”, while the leader of a smaller party accused Berlusconi of committing a crime.

21 February 2013 • 05:15 AMT
Pentagon civilian defense employees to be put on unpaid leave

The across-the-board cuts, known as sequestration, are due to take effect on March 1 unless Congress decides to delay them.

21 February 2013 • 05:08 AMT
UCLA economist Armen Alchian dies at 98

Armen Albert Alchian first grabbed widespread attention in 1950 with “Uncertainty, Evolution and Economic Theory.”

20 February 2013 • 18:02 AMT
Raffi Hovannisian supporters leaving Liberty Square

Heritage party’s parliamentary group member Armen Martirosyan delivered a speech at Feb 20 rally in Liberty Square.

20 February 2013 • 17:51 AMT
Diaspora Minister, French Senator discuss Syrian Armenian issues

Armenian Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan met Feb 20 with French Senator Garrio-Meilam Joël.

20 February 2013 • 17:45 AMT
Twitter announces advertising API launch

“Equally important, users will continue to see the most relevant Promoted Tweets from advertisers,” Twitter says.

20 February 2013 • 17:33 AMT
Syrian rebels, Kurdish militia sign ceasefire

“They were forced to sign an agreement to withdraw from the town,” said YPG spokesman Khabat Ibrahim.

20 February 2013 • 17:20 AMT
NKR celebrates 25th anniversary of Artsakh movement

Artsakh President attended the solemn events dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Artsakh national liberation movement.

20 February 2013 • 17:11 AMT
RPA unaware of Feb 21 rally plans

Raffi Hovannisian and his supporters announced a decision to spend the night in Liberty Square, following Feb 20 rally.