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19 November 2012 • 08:59 AMT
Chamber of Advocates of Armenia member killed in Lori province

Signs of violence were discovered on the body of Yerevan resident Samvel Sharbatyan, 49, Police said.

19 November 2012 • 08:47 AMT
Dutch minister: no request for Patriot missiles from Turkey yet

“We did not receive a formal request yet,” Defense Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert told reporters in Brussels.

19 November 2012 • 08:40 AMT
Petrosian, Andriasian score wins after Fujairah Masters Tournament round 6

In round 6, both players scored wins over their Indian opponents to share 14-26th places with 3,5 points each.

19 November 2012 • 08:36 AMT
Afghan President says U.S. forces violating detainee pact

The two countries signed the detainee transfer pact in March but the handover has been slowed by the U.S.

19 November 2012 • 08:30 AMT
Ambitious solar energy plan for Europe runs into trouble

The Desertec initiative hoped to deliver electricity from a network of renewable energy sources to Europe via cables under the sea.

19 November 2012 • 08:29 AMT
Charlie Chaplin’s bowler hat, cane auctioned for $62,500

A set of original photographs of Marilyn Monroe sold for $21,250 and a painting by Frank Sinatra went for $10,625.

19 November 2012 • 08:19 AMT
Gabuzyan, Sargsyan win silver at World Youth Chess Championship

At the championship, Armenia was represented by 16 players in U-8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 age categories.

19 November 2012 • 08:16 AMT
UN chief heading for Egypt to weigh in on ceasefire efforts

“I am deeply saddened by the reported deaths of more than ten members of the Dalu family,” Ban Ki-moon said.

19 November 2012 • 08:09 AMT
Armenian Foreign Minister leaves for Kuwait

According to Foreigh Ministery press service, on completion of Kuwait visit, Nalbandian will travel to United Arab Emirates.

19 November 2012 • 08:06 AMT
IDF: 848 rockets fired from Gaza in 5 days

The IDF said it hit over 80 targets in the Gaza Strip overnight, including rocket launchers, tunnels, training camps, etc.

19 November 2012 • 08:04 AMT
Russia to urge Middle East Quartet meeting over Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Sergey Lavrov will meet Hillary Clinton on the sidelines of Cambodia-hosted Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit.

19 November 2012 • 07:58 AMT
Hundreds of Kurdish prisoners in Turkey end hunger strike

There has been no indication from authorities that the conditions of Abdullah Ocalan’s detention will be changed.

19 November 2012 • 07:49 AMT
Armenia, Ukraine share common roots, friends and enemies – publisher

Vitaly Kustov: growing number of Armenian Diaspora reps. in Ukrainian parliament proves the Diaspora’s high level of integration.

19 November 2012 • 07:43 AMT
Grenade explosion kills 7, wounds 24 in Kenya

Such attacks have escalated since Kenyan forces invaded neighboring Somalia last year to battle the militant group Al-Shabaab.

19 November 2012 • 07:24 AMT
Czech Republic beats Spain to win Davis Cup title

The victory means the Czechs completed a rare double just two weeks after the women secured the Fed Cup title in the same arena.

19 November 2012 • 07:17 AMT
David Nalbandian retains 81st spot in ATP ranking list

David Nalbandian is currently training for Copa Peugeot tournament, due December 6-9 in Buenos Aires.

19 November 2012 • 07:15 AMT
GM launches new plant to make cars for discount brand Baojun

The joint venture is also building a powertrain factory at the plant that will be able to produce up to 400,000 engines annually.

19 November 2012 • 07:10 AMT
Turkish Airlines reports 655% net profit increase

The data arrives amid talks of a possible a co-management agreement between THY and German airline Lufthansa.

19 November 2012 • 07:09 AMT
Justin Bieber wins top prize at American Music Awards

Other awards went to Linkin Park for best alt rock artist, Luke Bryan for best male country artist and Usher for best male soul/R&B artist.

19 November 2012 • 06:57 AMT
Oil rises as Israel-Hamas conflict shows no signs of abating

Investors fear that oil supplies could be disrupted if the Israel-Hamas conflict engulfs countries elsewhere in the Middle East.

19 November 2012 • 06:57 AMT
Armenian judokas win 2 medals at European U23 Championships

Gor Harutyunyan (66 kg) won the championship silver, having lost to Belorussia’s Vadzim Shoka in semifinals.

19 November 2012 • 06:50 AMT
China’s Baidu announces partnership with Qualcomm

Eligible devices include: the Huawei G330D/G330C, the Coolpad 7266, the K-touch W760, Hisense U950, Lenovo S686.

19 November 2012 • 06:45 AMT
Indian police launches probe into tycoon brothers’ murder

A controversial liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his younger brother, Hardeep, were killed in a farmhouse following a property dispute.

19 November 2012 • 06:44 AMT
Cisco to buy cloud computing company Meraki

Cisco has been keen to expand in cloud computing, which allows users to store and manage data over the internet.

19 November 2012 • 06:33 AMT
San Francisco mulls public nudity ban

The ban represents an escalation of a fight between a group of nudists in the city’s Castro District and the supervisor who represents the area.

19 November 2012 • 06:21 AMT
Soyuz spacecraft lands in Kazakhstan after 127 days in orbit

More than 40 scientific experiments were conducted at the station during Malenchenko, Williams and Hoshide’s stay in orbit.

19 November 2012 • 06:14 AMT
200,000 Syrian refugee children facing bitter winter without shelter

More than 2.5 million people have been displaced within Syria due to the continuing fighting, according to aid agencies.

19 November 2012 • 06:03 AMT
Cope, Fillon claim victory in French opposition leadership vote

As the neck-and-neck result emerged, supporters of both UMP candidates made accusations of vote fraud.

19 November 2012 • 05:53 AMT
Palestinian death toll mounts amid Israeli strikes

Hundreds of civilian casualties in an Israeli offensive in Gaza four years ago led to fierce international condemnation of Israel.

19 November 2012 • 05:45 AMT
Myanmar releases political prisoners as Obama arrives for 1st visit

International human rights groups accused President Obama of ignoring abuses in Myanmar and Cambodia.