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27 October 2012 • 14:17 AMT
Change of PM not discussed during RPA executive body meeting – paper

RPA held an executive body meeting October 26, with a decision taken to convoke a special meeting on December 15.

27 October 2012 • 13:53 AMT
Paper says Putin’s visit to Armenia postponed

The meeting of the Council of CIS heads of state has been shifted to early December, with the reasons not clarified.

27 October 2012 • 13:30 AMT
Expert confident of Obama’s victory in U.S. presidential race

Levon Shirinyan has voiced confidence that Barack Obama will win the upcoming U.S. presidential elections.

27 October 2012 • 12:35 AMT
Artsakh ex-minister: Australian state recognition of NKR message to Baku

Former foreign minister of Artsakh commented on Australian largest New South Wales state’s recognition of NKR.

27 October 2012 • 12:15 AMT
NKR flag waved at Venice independence rally

NKR ex-minister: territories with status similar to that of Artsakh launch independence campaigns throughout the world.

27 October 2012 • 11:54 AMT
David Nalbandian to participate in Copa Peugeot tournament

Nalbandian will face Juan Monaco, Nicolás Almagro, Fernando Verdasco, Gilles Simon and Alexandr Dolgopolov.

27 October 2012 • 11:42 AMT
Russian tycoon Prokhorov engages in politics ‘full time’

“From this day forward I will engage exclusively in political activity,” Prokhorov said at the party convention in Moscow.

27 October 2012 • 11:31 AMT
Shakhtar coach: Mkhitaryan opened new spaces

“Our huge step forward has been Mkhitaryan’s development,” Mircea Lucescu said, hailing the 23-year-old’s importance.

27 October 2012 • 11:18 AMT
Iran cancels European Parliament delegation visit to Tehran

Ties between Iran and Europe have become increasingly strained over Tehran’s disputed nuclear program.

27 October 2012 • 10:57 AMT
Armenian President visits actor Sos Sarkissian at hospital

Serzh Sargsyan visited People’s Artist Sos Sarkissian, who is undergoing treatment in Yerevan’s Nairi medical center.

27 October 2012 • 10:51 AMT
National Weather Service downgrades Sandy to tropical storm

Sandy killed more than 40 people in the Caribbean, wrecked homes and knocked down trees and power lines.

27 October 2012 • 10:46 AMT
Armenian peacekeepers assume responsibility for Kosovo camp

The ceremony of the national flags replacement took place in presence of the commanders of the national contingents.

27 October 2012 • 10:19 AMT
Bulgaria’s Yambol city council cancels Armenian Genocide declaration

20 municipal councilors voted in favor of the cancellation, eight were against and two abstained from voting.

27 October 2012 • 10:06 AMT
South Carolina social security, credit card data hacked

The governor explained that a “server that warehouses all our taxpayer information was breached and taxpayer information was stolen.”

27 October 2012 • 09:59 AMT
Protesters, police clash in China over petrochemical plant expansion

Searches for phrases including Zhenhai and Zhenhai chemical plant were blocked on the microblogging site Sina Weibo.

27 October 2012 • 09:49 AMT
Afghan police arrest suicide bomber suspect

Abdullah is the second would-be suicide bomber to be arrested in Baghlan province in three days, Shirzad said.

27 October 2012 • 09:46 AMT
Attacks kill at least 15 during Iraq fest

Last month, 365 people, including police and soldiers, were killed, making it the deadliest month since August 2010.

27 October 2012 • 09:26 AMT
NZ woman admits giving baby cannabis through breast milk

The 29-year-old mother had pleaded guilty in what is believed to be the first case of its kind in the country.

27 October 2012 • 09:03 AMT
Man in Russia’s Yakutia illegally mined gold worth $3mln

Individuals illegally produce an estimated 15 to 20 tons of gold per year, nearly 10 percent of Russia’s total output.

27 October 2012 • 08:56 AMT
Armenia commemorates 1999 terrorist attack victims

Armenia is commemorating the 13th anniversary of the terrorist attack in the country’s parliament that claimed lives of 8 people.

27 October 2012 • 08:45 AMT
Increasing majority of French eye Islam as threat

The survey, carried out Oct 15-18 among 1,736 people, showed a growing resistance to the symbols of the Islamic faith.

27 October 2012 • 08:38 AMT
Turkey’s ruling party mulls opening office in Brussels

If PM Recep Tayyip Erdoğan approves the idea, the office will be opened by the beginning of 2013 at the latest.

27 October 2012 • 08:13 AMT
Syria truce collapses, almost 150 people reported dead

Fresh violence reportedly killed four people including a child, in clashes and shelling in Damascus province.

27 October 2012 • 08:07 AMT
U.S. federal judge delays BP spill trial till Feb 2013

That oil fouled the shorelines of four Gulf Coast states and eclipsed the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska in severity.

27 October 2012 • 07:51 AMT
Death toll from Typhoon Son-Tinh in Philippines rises to 24

Eight fishermen from the central and southern Philippines remained missing at sea, the government agency said.

27 October 2012 • 07:47 AMT
Google enters same-day delivery business

For shoppers, the service means they can avoid the trouble of driving to the store and some of the wait for items ordered online.

27 October 2012 • 07:36 AMT
Shell seeks to work around Iran sanctions via grain barter

They want to maintain amicable relations for the day when sanctions are lifted,” said an industry source.

27 October 2012 • 07:34 AMT
Moody’s may downgrade U.S. subsidiaries of two Canadian banks

The agency said it is reviewing for possible downgrade the long-term debt and deposit ratings of the banks’ U.S. subsidiaries.

27 October 2012 • 07:28 AMT
New Chrome extension blocks political speech on Facebook

The only catch is that while Unbaby.me is available for both Chrome and Firefox, so far Unpolitic.me only works with Google’s browser.

27 October 2012 • 07:21 AMT
Nokia no longer listed among top 5 smartphone companies

“Nokia’s share losses have meant gains for competitors,” said Kevin Restivo, senior research analyst with IDC.