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29 October 2012 • 12:05 AMT
Armenian Judo Championship winners announced

Vanadzor hosted Armenian Judo Championship, with 99 male and 11 female judokas participating.

29 October 2012 • 12:05 AMT
Armenian Finance Ministry: Oct. 29-Nov. 4prices for precious metals

Gold purchase price totals 20679.70 (-237.16), release price: 22477.94 (-257.78); silver: purchase price: 387.42 (-7.24).

29 October 2012 • 12:04 AMT
AJA training centers’ specialists present works at Yerevan exhibit

Armenian Jewelers Association has opened training centers in Armenia and Arsrtsakh, with young specialists employed.

29 October 2012 • 11:43 AMT
UN-Arab League peace envoy to visit China

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said that China appreciated Brahimi’s mediation efforts in the Syrian crisis.

29 October 2012 • 11:28 AMT
Paris hosts exhibit of old Armenian books

The exhibition features 58 works from Armenian printing offices in Venice, Rome, Constantinople, Amsterdam.

29 October 2012 • 11:14 AMT
Communist leader says not enough resources for presidential race

If at power, Armenian Communist Party will return whatever belonged to people to their original owners, the party leader said.

29 October 2012 • 10:46 AMT
GM Robert Hovhannisyan 4th after Chigorin Memorial round 2

International master Hovik Hayrapetyan and grandmaster Vladimir Akopian gained 2 and 1,5 points respectively.

29 October 2012 • 10:45 AMT
RPA to hold pre-election congress Dec 15

According to Minister of Education and Science, RPA has named current leader Serzh Sargsyan as presidential candidate.

29 October 2012 • 10:29 AMT
Chelsea files complaint over referee’s “inappropriate language”

Fernando Torres was sent off in the 68th minute after falling under a challenge from defender Jonny Evans.

29 October 2012 • 10:14 AMT
U.S. Armenian lobby getting stronger – expert

“U.S. Armenian lobby has to take more effort to increase Genocide awareness,” the head of Regional Studies Center said.

29 October 2012 • 10:11 AMT
Armenia to mark National Jeweler’s Day

Yerevan-hosted jewellery exhibition features works of U.S., Russian, Thai, Lebanese, Indian, Turkish, Chinese, Australian masters.

29 October 2012 • 10:01 AMT
UN plans to eliminate child labor by 2020

Child laborers in sub-Saharan Africa will jump by around 15 million over the next decade, reaching 65 million by 2020.

29 October 2012 • 09:40 AMT
U.S. to retain role in S. Caucasus conflicts mediation – experts

No change in the U.S. policy on South Caucasus is expected after the Nov 6 presidential elections, American analysts believe.

29 October 2012 • 09:40 AMT
Iran holds pictures of Israeli bases, official says

The drone transmitted pictures of Israel’s “sensitive bases” before it was shot down, said lawmaker Esmail Kowsari.

29 October 2012 • 09:22 AMT
Clinton in Algeria to discuss crisis in neighboring Mali

“Algeria being the strongest Sahel state became a critical partner in dealing with AQIM,” a State Department official said.

29 October 2012 • 09:18 AMT
Amazon slams Apple’s new iPad mini in attack advert

“Sell devices near breakeven and you can pack a lot of sophisticated hardware into a very low price point,” Jeff Bezos argued.

29 October 2012 • 09:08 AMT
Google launches crisis map to help prepare for Sandy

Also helping out are the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, who have temporarily lifted their paywalls.

29 October 2012 • 08:48 AMT
Greek journalist to stand trial over ‘Lagarde list’ leak

The list was originally leaked by an HSBC employee and then handed over by Lagarde to Greek authorities two years ago.

29 October 2012 • 08:40 AMT
Opposition parties target adopting euro in 2015

The alliance has said it would aim to increase the minimum wage, make the tax system fairer and boost investment.

29 October 2012 • 08:28 AMT
Germany set to balance federal budget by 2014

“Reducing debt is one of the most important political tasks both in Germany and in many other countries,” Schaeuble said.

29 October 2012 • 08:18 AMT
Number of displaced rises to 28,000 in Myanmar

UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Myanmar Ashok Nigam said the figure of 28,000 displaced was likely to rise.

29 October 2012 • 08:13 AMT
Cyprus police say foil assassination plot against chief prosecutor

“It appears the target was the attorney-general,” a police spokeswoman said, declining to give further details.

29 October 2012 • 08:01 AMT
Apple to open first retail store in China’s Shenzhen

In addition to its stores on the mainland, Apple also operates two outlets in Hong Kong, at the IFC and Festival Walk malls.

29 October 2012 • 07:52 AMT
IBM comes up with successor to silicon computer chips

The company said the breakthrough will not yet lead to commercial nano-transistors, but is an important step along the way.

29 October 2012 • 07:41 AMT
Serbia to host European Individual Women’s Championship 2013

The Championship will be held in Belgrade, Serbia, from July 22 to August 4, 2013 with a prize fund of 75 000 Eur.

29 October 2012 • 07:39 AMT
Philippine ex-President in court on charges of misusing millions

Arroyo, who was president of the Philippines from 2001 until 2010, accuses her successor of waging a vendetta against her.

29 October 2012 • 07:25 AMT
Missing Russian cargo vessel carried 700 tons of gold ore

Earlier media reports said there were 11 crew members, while the Emergencies Ministry puts the number at eight.

29 October 2012 • 07:03 AMT
Oil falls as Sandy heads to heavily populated U.S. East Coast

Air, land and rail transportation was halted and hundreds of thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate.

29 October 2012 • 07:00 AMT
U.S. government plans to issue data on personal income, spending

The Commerce Department will post the monthly report on consumer spending on its web site at 8:30 am, as regularly scheduled.

29 October 2012 • 06:56 AMT
French site of Euromillions lottery hacked

The Francaise des Jeux (FDJ) company, which runs Euromillions in France, said its other games were not affected.