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10 November 2012 • 15:33 AMT
Sociologist: 20% of Armenian voters undecided on presidential race

Aharon Adibekyan: 40% of the population votes for an obliging candidate, yet others stand against any political changes.

10 November 2012 • 15:30 AMT
Mick Jagger’s love letters to be auctioned next month

Hunt is an American-born singer who was the inspiration for the Stones’ 1971 hit “Brown Sugar” and bore Jagger’s first child.

10 November 2012 • 15:11 AMT
Armenian, Artsakh FMs discuss regional issues

Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with his Artsakh Republic counterpart Karen Mirzoyan.

10 November 2012 • 15:05 AMT
Greek ex-PM slams his successor’s handling of debt crisis

Costas Simitis was the Prime Minister from 1996 to 2004 and ushered the country into the single currency in 2001.

10 November 2012 • 14:53 AMT
Spain’s PM wants ‘temporary stop’ to mortgage-related evictions

The death of Amaia Egana, who threw herself from her fourth-floor balcony as bailiffs arrived, has caused a national outcry.

10 November 2012 • 14:52 AMT
Parliament vice speaker: Azeri stance becoming more cynical

Eduard Sharmazanov says Azerbaijani official’s statement once again proves Baku’s cynical behavior.

10 November 2012 • 14:31 AMT
30,000 striking S. African miners reject return-to-work offer

“Nobody is going back to work on Monday. The strike continues,” labor leader Evans Ramokga said.

10 November 2012 • 14:24 AMT
Vatican court convicts computer tech involved in leak scandal

Pope’s former butler, Paolo Gabriele, was convicted last month in a separate trial for the theft of the documents.

10 November 2012 • 14:16 AMT
Hayk Hakobyan wins silver at World University Weightlifting Championship

Armenia’s Hayk Hakobyan (+ 105 kg) lifted 185 kg in the snatch and 217 kg in the clean and jerk to win silver.

10 November 2012 • 14:13 AMT
Prosperous Armenia to urge RPA, Orinats Yerkir for consultations

Prosperous Armenia MP said consultations with Heritage party and Armenian National Congress (ANC) will start next week.

10 November 2012 • 13:43 AMT
China plans to launch Shenzhou-10 spacecraft in June 2013

Shenzhou-9 carried the first Chinese woman Liu Yang, together with two male crew mates, into outer space.

10 November 2012 • 13:31 AMT
Expert deems Syrian conflict Turkish domestic problem

According to Anush Hovhannisyan, Turkish-Syrian hostilities will further complicate the Kurdish problem.

10 November 2012 • 13:14 AMT
American Red Cross raises $117mln in Sandy relief effort

Overall, businesses have announced donations totaling $101 million, according to the Chamber of Commerce’s Corporate Aid Tracker.

10 November 2012 • 12:46 AMT
November 10 celebrates World Science Day

The 21st century has seen many problems that are threatening humanity and the environment, and undue population growth.

10 November 2012 • 12:39 AMT
Martirosyan, Lara get into scuffle ahead of Nov 10 bout

The melee was quickly halted by security, letting the two fighters save the action for when they meet in the ring.

10 November 2012 • 12:34 AMT
Vanes Martirosyan: I’m just worrying about Lara’s ribs and his chin

WBC president Jose Suliaman said that Alvarez would have to face the Martirosyan-Lara winner in early 2013.

10 November 2012 • 12:14 AMT
300 cases of Azeri ceasefire violation reported Nov 4-10

In line with ceasefire principles, NKR defense army took relevant measures to ensure proper protection of its positions.

10 November 2012 • 11:58 AMT
Margaret Ajemian Ahnert to discuss new book at Pepperdine University

Margaret Ajemian Ahnert, the winner of the 2008 New York Book Fair Award for Best Historical Memoir, was born in NYC.

10 November 2012 • 11:55 AMT
Linex-Magic 3rd at Spanish Team Championship

Armenian grandmasters Gabriel Sargissian and Samvel Ter-Sahakyan are competing in Spanish Team Championship.

10 November 2012 • 11:45 AMT
Turkish governor rules out terror attack as helicopter crash cause

The helicopter crashed straight into the rocks due to foggy weather, according to Siirt province governor Ahmet Aydin.

10 November 2012 • 11:35 AMT
Ukraine beats Armenia at European Cup in Greco-Roman wrestling

Armenian Greco-Roman wrestling team lost to Ukraine 3:4 in the first bout, with the latter becoming a group leader.

10 November 2012 • 11:16 AMT
SNC new leader says ‘disappointed with foreign backers’

George Sabra said the Syrian opposition needs hundreds of millions of dollars in aid and weapons to defeat regime forces.

10 November 2012 • 11:01 AMT
Georgia fails to please Azerbaijan, Russia and West

Mikheil Saakashvili’s defeat at the parliamentary elections in Georgia can entail certain regional changes, namely, with regard to the relations between Georgia and Azerbaijan, and further maybe between Georgia and Turkey.

10 November 2012 • 10:33 AMT
4 killed, 26 injured as train derails in central Iran

The train was carrying 324 passengers from the southeastern city of Zahedan to the capital, Mahmoud Mozafar said.

10 November 2012 • 10:23 AMT
Palestine denies reports on UN bid delay

“It’s for sure that the decision has been made and there is no going back,” Abbas’s spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh said.

10 November 2012 • 10:19 AMT
New Archbishop of Canterbury may ‘reassess’ attitude to gay marriage

Bishop Welby made his remarks in his first public appearance since being officially confirmed as the next Archbishop of Canterbury.

10 November 2012 • 10:01 AMT
Iraq cancels $4.2bn arms deal with Russia

In early October, Maliki said in a speech that he did not want Iraq to be “part of someone else’s arms monopoly.”

10 November 2012 • 09:55 AMT
Kyoto prize winners announced

Gayatri Chakrovoty Spivak, an Indian literary critic and professor at Columbia University, won the arts and philosophy prize.

10 November 2012 • 09:44 AMT
Car bombs kill dozens of Syrian security forces in Deraa

The first car had driven into the camp and exploded, followed by the second vehicle, the UK-based Syrian Observatory said.

10 November 2012 • 09:32 AMT
Interplanetary internet used to send commands to robot on Earth

Currently, if there is a problem when data is sent between Earth and Mars rovers, information can be lost.