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23 January 2013 • 17:31 AMT
Platini hails Boateng’s leaving field due to fans’ racist conduct

UEFA President Michel Platini emphasized how match referees can act in the event of racist incidents at UEFA matches.

23 January 2013 • 17:20 AMT
Coach hopes Aronian can advance his positions

Arshak Petrosyan: in a few months, Aronian will participate in London-hosted Chess Candidates Tournament.

23 January 2013 • 17:06 AMT
Armenian men’s chess team to participate in 2 championships

Armenian men’s chess team will participate in European and World championships in 2013, head coach said.

23 January 2013 • 16:42 AMT
Observers: Ombudsman’s involvement in electoral processes important

Armenian Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan met OSCE/ODIHR observer mission head, Ambassador Heidi Tagliavini.

23 January 2013 • 16:29 AMT
Paper: Armenia not to let on lease pasture to Iran

Syunik province deputy governor has denied the information suggesting Armenia is going to let on lease pasture to Iran.

23 January 2013 • 15:58 AMT
President Sargsyan briefs on “Armenia-Iran” railway construction

Serzh Sargsyan briefed Meghri city voters on North-South highway and Armenia-Iran railway construction works.

23 January 2013 • 15:57 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 405.44 Jan 23

The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 405.44 on January 23, decreasing by 0.95 point compared to Jan 22.

23 January 2013 • 15:56 AMT
Paper: Prosperous Armenia reps back incumbent president

Former mayor of Hrazdan city is not the only Prosperous Armenia member who “holds an individual standpoint.”

23 January 2013 • 15:15 AMT
Expert: ruling authorities lack legitimacy

Edgar Vardanyan says current leader adheres to manipulative political tactics to ensure reproduction of the authorities.

23 January 2013 • 14:58 AMT
Expert says shooting down civil planes a crime

Sargis Asatryan told a news conference that Azerbaijan’s active diplomacy and big money play a major role in this respect.

23 January 2013 • 14:40 AMT
Expert: Turkish Prime Minister hopes to live until 2023

Artak Shakaryan: Yet, there’s no one ready to continue Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s policy line if he suddenly dies.

23 January 2013 • 14:28 AMT
Armenian soldier taken hostage by Syrian rebels

The rebels said the captives must be interrogated, with “those having committed crimes to be punished.’

23 January 2013 • 14:24 AMT
Palestinians to send peace letter to Israel

The activist spoke on condition of anonymity because Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has not yet approved the text.

23 January 2013 • 13:53 AMT
Russia ratifies anti-terrorism agreement with EAG

The EAG provides support to countries in the region to set up framework to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.

23 January 2013 • 13:46 AMT
Erdogan may start talks with PKK founder for Kurds’ support – expert

Turkish PM will do his best to gain a victory for his party on the threshold of 2014 presidential vote, a Turkologist believes.

23 January 2013 • 13:32 AMT
Bahrain says talks to break political deadlock will resume

Bahrain is a key ally of Washington in a stand-off with Iran since it provides a base for the U.S. navy’s Fifth Fleet.

23 January 2013 • 13:26 AMT
Turkey aims to be among world’s top 15 gold producers

There are presently four companies, two of them with foreign partners, in Turkey operating in gold mining.

23 January 2013 • 13:16 AMT
Beyonce lip-syncs national anthem at Obama inauguration?

The Marine Band said that all inaugural music is pre-recorded in case weather conditions or other circumstances could interrupt the program.

23 January 2013 • 13:16 AMT
Apple removes popular photo app over ‘possible child porn’

In a statement, Apple was clear about its reasons for removing the app which had been available since October 2011.

23 January 2013 • 13:10 AMT
Clinton facing tough questions in congressional testimony

Clinton had been scheduled to testify before Congress last month, but an illness forced her to postpone her appearance.

23 January 2013 • 13:05 AMT
EU, UK must be prepared to make compromises: Merkel

“Germany, and I personally, want Britain to be an important part and an active member of the European Union,” Merkel said.

23 January 2013 • 13:02 AMT
Unilever sales rise 7.8% to €12.6 billion in Q4 2012

Along with the fourth-quarter figures, the company reported full-year net profit was up 4.5 percent to €4.25 billion.

23 January 2013 • 12:51 AMT
Schwarzenegger says he ‘will be back’ for Sochi Olympics

“I’ll be back here for the Olympics, for the Winter Olympics,” he said while in Moscow to promote a new film.

23 January 2013 • 12:41 AMT
Armenia more democratic than Turkey, Azerbaijan – EuFoA chief

Michael Kambeck: nomination of presidential candidates in Azerbaijan or Turkey causes major problems, with Armenia having no such issues.

23 January 2013 • 12:28 AMT
AMD executives lay out plan to return to profitability

Chip sales started to slow in the second quarter and affected the company for the rest of the year, said CFO Devinder Kumar.

23 January 2013 • 12:22 AMT
U.S. drone reportedly crashes in Afghanistan

Washington claims that the airstrikes target militants, but local sources say civilians have been the main victims of the attacks.

23 January 2013 • 12:15 AMT
Nikon launching new online photo-sharing service

Existing my Picturetown users will be migrated to the new service automatically and won’t have to do anything.

23 January 2013 • 12:05 AMT
Adele to perform “Skyfall” theme song at Oscar ceremony

“Skyfall” won a Golden Globe and is the first James Bond theme to be Oscar-nominated since Sheena Easton’s ‘For Your Eyes Only’ in 1981.

23 January 2013 • 11:54 AMT
Syrian rebels burn, loot religious sites of minorities – HRW

A video published online showed rebels hoisting assault rifles in the air and cheering as the site in the village of Zarzour.

23 January 2013 • 11:48 AMT
Sarkozy may be planning to leave France to avoid taxes

The announcement of the Sarkozy move comes after French actor Gerard Depardieu received Russian citizenship.