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20 February 2013 • 16:19 AMT
CSTO head congratulates Armenian president on reelection

CSTO Secretary General Nikolay Bordyuzha congratulated Armenian President Serzh Sargsayn on reelection.

20 February 2013 • 15:56 AMT
Former candidate slams international observers’ assessments

Andrias Ghukasyan has called on the citizens not to get disappointed with international observers’ assessments.

20 February 2013 • 15:32 AMT
Armenian citizen wounded from Azerbaijani sniper shot

Armenian citizen has been wounded by an Azerbaijani sniper in border village of Aygepar, Tavush province.

20 February 2013 • 15:16 AMT
ANC rep: much depends on Hovannisian’s decision

Nikol Pashinyan said Hovannisian, who won the vote of public confidence, must decide on ways to turn it into de jure victory.

20 February 2013 • 14:56 AMT
Hovannisian supporters to stay at Liberty Square till Feb 21

The rally, organized by former presidential candidate Raffi Hovannisian, is ongoing in Yerevan’s Liberty Square.

20 February 2013 • 14:47 AMT
Germany charges 2 men with smuggling drone motors to Iran

Germany prohibits the export of goods to Iran that could be used for military purposes, abiding by international sanctions.

20 February 2013 • 14:43 AMT
Armenia comes 4th at Greco-Roman Wrestling Cup

Aleksan Mikayelyan (60kg) scored the only victory, with the rest of Armenian Greco-Roman wresters suffering defeats.

20 February 2013 • 14:39 AMT
Artsakh army soldier awarded medal posthumously

Gor Ghazaryan received a mortal wound by Azerbaijani sniper on the line of contact between Artsakh and Azerbaijan.

20 February 2013 • 14:36 AMT
Saudi Arabia, Qatar call for more support to Syrian rebels

The two Gulf Arab states rooting for Assad’s overthrow appear to be chafing at Western pressure to keep out of the fight.

20 February 2013 • 14:24 AMT
President Sargsyan’s spokesman contacts Raffi Hovannisian

The rally, organized by former presidential candidate Raffi Hovannisian, is ongoing in Yerevan’s Liberty Square.

20 February 2013 • 14:21 AMT
Raffi Hovannisian urges authorities to apologize

“The 25th anniversary of Artsakh liberation movement will signal a new path of victories for Armenia,” Heritage party leader said.

20 February 2013 • 14:17 AMT
Apple rolls out security update for Mac users

“We identified a small number of systems within Apple that were infected and isolated them from our network,” Apple said.

20 February 2013 • 14:03 AMT
Syrian govt. forces say Aleppo airport under control

Assad’s troops have been locked in a stalemate with the rebels since July, when Aleppo became a major battlefield.

20 February 2013 • 13:54 AMT
200 000 fake football balls seized at Brazilian port

Brazil’s Inland Revenue Service said the balls were apprehended at the port as part of “Operation Protected Frontiers”.

20 February 2013 • 13:52 AMT
Artsakh leader issues address liberation movement anniv.

“25 years ago this day proved to be pivotal for Artsakh and the whole Armenian people,” Bako Sahakyan has said.

20 February 2013 • 13:40 AMT
Police fire tear gas to disperse demonstrators in Athens

Riot police reportedly fired a few rounds of teargas during minor scuffles with hooded youths hurling rocks and bottles.

20 February 2013 • 13:34 AMT
Pope Benedict may change conclave rules

Benedict XVI was studying the possibility of making changes to laws established by his predecessor Pope John Paul.

20 February 2013 • 13:30 AMT
Armenian, Turkish squads for Wrestling Cup final announced

Tehran will host final bouts of Greco-Roman Wrestling Cup, with Armenia to face Turkey in a struggle for bronze.

20 February 2013 • 13:25 AMT
Armenia posts 54,6% export volume growth in Jan 2013

Negative balance of foreign trade turnover grossed $197.8 mln in January 2013, as compared with the same period in 2012.

20 February 2013 • 13:21 AMT
Portugal raises €1.5bn in debt sale

Portugal has cranked up its austerity measures this year to reduce the national debt, despite a steep recession.

20 February 2013 • 13:21 AMT
Rebel-held Syrian-Armenian soldier Hakob Tujian released

As Aleppo’s Armenian Prelacy spokesperson Jirair Reisian said, Tujian, 23, has been taken to a safe location.

20 February 2013 • 13:10 AMT
EU hails improved administration of electoral process in Armenia

“We expect a number of outstanding concerns to be followed up appropriately in the future,” the statement says.

20 February 2013 • 13:08 AMT
Canonical rolls out Ubuntu tablet version

Following Canonical’s launch of Ubuntu for phones in January, the company now adds a new tablet user interface.

20 February 2013 • 12:58 AMT
ARFD: Artsakh movement ideas will guide us to further victories

ARF Dashnakstutyun issued a congratulatory address on the occasion of 25th anniversary of Artsakh liberation movement.

20 February 2013 • 12:56 AMT
Inflation to grow in Russia, IMF warns

The IMF expects inflation in Russia to stay at 6 percent both in 2013 and 2014, if the Central Bank’s policy is unchanged.

20 February 2013 • 12:49 AMT
Protesters destroy cars, damage factories in India violence

The strike comes as the govt. prepares to present an austerity budget to parliament and as it weathers a corruption scandal in a big arms deal.

20 February 2013 • 12:36 AMT
“Rise of Planet of Apes” helmer eyes “Equalizer” with Denzel Washington

The film is based on the TV series that starred Edward Woodward as a mysterious former covert operations officer who helps people in trouble.

20 February 2013 • 12:35 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 406.93 Feb 20

The market average rate of USD on February 20 totaled AMD 406.93 increasing by 0.26 point compared to Feb 19.

20 February 2013 • 12:27 AMT
Robert Kocharian congratulates Serzh Sargsayn on reelection

Second president of Armenia Robert Kocharian’s spokesman Viktor Soghomonyan said ex-leader was still abroad.

20 February 2013 • 12:21 AMT
“Birth of the Dragon” Bruce Lee biopic in the works

“Birth of the Dragon” itself will center on Lee’s career-defining 1965 no-holds-barred TKO battle with kung fu master Wong Jack Man.