“Like President Obama and his fellow Americans, our hearts too are broken,” Julia Gillard said in a statement.

The vote has been split into two rounds, each covering different regions, because not enough judges agreed to oversee the ballot.

A new video released to the agency’s official YouTube page, dubbed “Johnson Style,” celebrates the historic facility.

UN and Arab League peace envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi said earlier that a peacekeeping mission was needed in the country.

It was expected to sell for as much as $1.2m. The owner originally paid about $154,000 for the piano at auction in the late 1980s.

In a statement published by his office, Avigdor Liberman said his legal counsel advised him he did not have to resign.

By then, all of the victims had been shot and most were dead, and the gunman, identified as Adam Lanza, had committed suicide.

Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met Dec 14 with foreign ministers of Poland, Sweden and Bulgaria.

Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan’s visit to the U.S. pursued political goals, besides the economic ones.

Abrahamyan saved no efforts to inform Russia-based Armenian elite of alleged agreement reached with Serzh Sargsyan.

President Sargsyan expressed gratitude for the U.S. active involvement in Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement.

Ambassador of Belarus to Armenia deemed Turkey’s joining the Customs Union hardly feasible in the near future.

Stepan Sukharenko said that progress was recorded particularly in inter-parliamentary and economic cooperation.

From Armenian side, monitoring was led by Field Assistants of OSCE Chairman-in-Office Yevgeny Sharov and Irjie Aberle.

Armavia Armenian airline company has operated no Yerevan-Aleppo-Yerevan flights in the past three months.

Consular Service of Artsakh Republic Ministry of Foreign Affairs granted an entry visa to the 15th thousand tourist of 2012.

Consular Service of Artsakh Republic Ministry of Foreign Affairs granted an entry visa to the 15000th tourist of 2012.

Armenian Foreign Minister met with Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor.

Alexander Iskandaryan deemed unification of opposition impossible even in case of Tsarukayn’s running for president.

President Sargsyan stressed the importance of EU countries’ involvement in deepening of Armenia-EU cooperation.

The maximum compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of international visits totaled 25,% in Georgia and 16,7% in Armenia.

After suffering a shock defeat at the 2009 world outdoor championships in Berlin, Isinbayeva took a break from sport.

The market average rate of USD on December 14 totaled AMD 406.60 decreasing by 0.71 point compared to Dec 13.

EU foreign ministers moved towards full recognition of the Syrian opposition fighting President Bashar al-Assad.

The third issue was placed on September 25, 2012 and will circulate until its redemption date on March 25, 2013.

By 2020, the whole of the RSVN will be equipped with modern digital communications, Col. Gen. Sergei Karakayev said.

The Bank of Italy on Friday said that the debt pile has risen by 3.7 percent since January 2012, when it was €1.94 trillion.

Minority groups fear an Islamist takeover and many Christians, Shi’ites and Kurds are reluctant to support the armed revolt.

Arthur Kirajyan (64 kg) suffered a 7:15 defeat by Evaldas Petrauskas (Lithuania) to drop out of the championships.

Foreign investments in Armenian economy decreased by 35,2 % in January-September 2012 to total $391,1 mln.