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03 December 2012 • 11:56 AMT
Andre Agassi wins PowerShare series final event

The win was not enough to prevent Jim Courier from topping the overall points table and clinching the 2012 series title.

03 December 2012 • 11:54 AMT
Armenian heroic epic on UNESCO session agenda

UNESCO session of Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage started Dec 3.

03 December 2012 • 11:51 AMT
Clinton lobbies Czech govt. to approve U.S. nuke project

The Czechs get 60 percent of their oil, 70 percent of their natural gas and all of their nuclear reactor fuel from Russia.

03 December 2012 • 11:47 AMT
European U-20, 23 Championships to host 11 Armenian weightlifters

In U-20 category, Armenia will be represented by 5 weightlifters, 6 sportsmen will be performing in U-23 category.

03 December 2012 • 11:39 AMT
Turkey scrambles jets along border with Syria

Shells landed in the Turkish town of Ceylanpinar, which abuts Ras al-Ain, triggering panic, the sources said.

03 December 2012 • 11:35 AMT
Ayas nautical club president to build Noah’s Ark in Sochi

Victor Dmitriev: this might be a unique opportunity to launch an experiment of reconstructing the most famous vessel in human history.

03 December 2012 • 11:26 AMT
National Democratic Union not to nominate presidential candidate

NDU held a meeting on December 1, with board members and chairmen of provisional institutions present.

03 December 2012 • 11:22 AMT
Jesus Christ Superstar rock opera to be staged in Yerevan

The world-famous rock opera will be staged by Batumi art and music center, with the tickets to cost AMD 1500-3000.

03 December 2012 • 11:12 AMT
Dec 3 marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities

“With more than one billion persons with disabilities in our world today, this is more important than ever,” Mr. Ban said.

03 December 2012 • 11:02 AMT
New Times party leader to decide on presidency alone

Aram Karapetyan presented political and social aspects of the party’s participation in the presidential elections.

03 December 2012 • 10:57 AMT
RPA members to attend int’l inter-party forum in Russia

Artak Zakaryan and Gagik Melikyan will attend international inter-party forum titled “Eurasian Integration in 21st century”.

03 December 2012 • 10:48 AMT
Royal Saudi Air Force F-15 jet crashes in the Gulf

Saudi Arabia maintains a powerful air force supplied primarily by equipment made in the United States and Britain.

03 December 2012 • 10:41 AMT
Ukrainian Prime Minister, government resign

Azarov reportedly asked the president to dismiss those cabinet members who gained seats in the parliament in the Oct 28 elections.

03 December 2012 • 10:31 AMT
Clinton to meet Pakistani FM, army chief of staff

At the same time Clinton is meeting in Brussels, U.S. Under Secretary of Defense Policy Jim Miller will be in Islamabad.

03 December 2012 • 10:19 AMT
Nokia Siemens to sell its optical fiber networks unit

As a result of the deal as many as 1,900 employees, mainly in Germany and Portugal, will be transferred to the new company.

03 December 2012 • 10:17 AMT
Prosperous Armenia leader to leave for Brussels

Prosperous Armenia delegation headed by the party leader, Gagik Tsarukyan will start a 3-day working visit to Brussels on Dec 4.

03 December 2012 • 10:15 AMT
Dropbox chooses Ireland for first ever office outside U.S.

Ireland has proven popular with global technology firms thanks to the lower range of tax that the country offers.

03 December 2012 • 10:07 AMT
Japan govt. orders emergency inspections of road tunnels

Officials from the highway operator suggested that metal rods securing the concrete panels may have loosened.

03 December 2012 • 09:57 AMT
UK, France reportedly mull recalling envoys to Israel

A diplomatic source, who declined to be named, said London would decide later in the day whether to recall its ambassador.

03 December 2012 • 09:49 AMT
Russian arms firm denies U.S. helicopter contract cancellation

The total value of the deal including engineering services and spare parts could be around $900 million, U.S. officials said then.

03 December 2012 • 09:25 AMT
ANC proposal on March 1 events to be discussed in 1 year

NA Committee on State and Legal Affairs approved the proposal to set up an ad hoc committee on March 1, 2008 events.

03 December 2012 • 09:16 AMT
Armenian Foreign Minister to depart for Turkmenistan

Edward Nalbandian will depart for Turkmenistan to attend CIS Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Ashgabat.

03 December 2012 • 08:50 AMT
Short Message Service turns 20

Used by four billion people around the world, Short Message Service took the world by storm after its birth in December 1992.

03 December 2012 • 08:45 AMT
Levon Aronian unsuccessful at London Chess Classic

Levon Aronian suffered a defeat by Norway’s Magnus Carlsen in the second round of London Chess Classic.

03 December 2012 • 08:35 AMT
Ucom increases Internet speed ahead of winter holidays

The Internet speed will reach 100 Mb/s in the Ucom triple package (IPTV, Internet and telephone) until January 13.

03 December 2012 • 08:23 AMT
David Nalbandian 82nd in ATP ranking list

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic tops the list, followed by Swiss Roger Federer and England’s Andy Murray.

03 December 2012 • 08:19 AMT
VivaCell-MTS offers AMD15/MB Internet within “Alo We” tariff plan

VivaCell-MTS has updated Internet price within “Alo We” tariff plan, decreasing it for more than 4 times to total only AMD15/MB.

03 December 2012 • 08:03 AMT
Leo Messi one short of Gerd Müller’s record

Leo Messi is on the verge of breaking the all-time record set by Gerd Müller, who scored 85 goals in 1972.

03 December 2012 • 08:00 AMT
Coach names Armenia’s squad for U 23 European Boxing Championships

EUBC European Olympic Hopes 19-22 Boxing Championships are due Dec 9-19 in Russian city of Kaliningrad.

03 December 2012 • 07:36 AMT
4 Armenian boxers to perform at Youth World Championships Dec 3

Gor Yeritsyan (64 kg) will rival Cuba’s Kevin Brown, with Artavazd Haroyan (75 kg) to clash Polyneikis Kalamaras.