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20 October 2012 • 15:24 AMT
Heritage spokesman says one day left until party’s meeting

Hovsep Khurshudyan: format of the expanded meeting has been changed. Political consultation will be held instead.

20 October 2012 • 15:17 AMT
Foreign Ministry confirms death of Armenian woman in Beirut blast

Aztag paper editor-in-chief said an Armenian child was wounded in blast, but the information was not confirmed.

20 October 2012 • 14:44 AMT
Tsarukyan’s decision on parliament’s upcoming session unknown – paper

Armenian National Assembly’s subsequent four-day session will kick off October 22, Hraparak paper reported.

20 October 2012 • 14:28 AMT
Expert rules out PAP’s joining coalition, in exchange for vice-PM’s post

Yervand Bozoyan: Prosperous Armenia will hardly join ruling coalition in exchange for a deputy prime minister’s post.

20 October 2012 • 14:08 AMT
Paper: ANC member may be replaced in PACE Armenian delegation

Levon Zurabyan is said to coordinate his statements both with Levon Ter-Petrossian and Gagik Tsarukyan.

20 October 2012 • 13:49 AMT
Paper: Free Democrats leader may be excluded from Heritage faction

Heritage opposition party will hold an expanded meeting October 21, to be chaired by leader Raffi Hovannisian.

20 October 2012 • 13:15 AMT
Expert deems war against Iran hardly possible

Mher Baghdasaryan didn’t rule out the possibility of a war, noting Iran’s advancing positions as the main problem.

20 October 2012 • 12:46 AMT
Armenian Agriculture Minister congratulates farmers on holiday

Sergo Karapetyan thanked Armenian farmers for their activities accomplished, wishing them productive work.

20 October 2012 • 12:19 AMT
Dalma Garden Mall shopping and entertainment center opens in Yerevan

Dalma Garden Mall also houses a bowling alley, “Cinema Star” multiplex, as well as a children’s playground.

20 October 2012 • 11:52 AMT
250 cases of Azeri ceasefire violation reported October 14-20

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

20 October 2012 • 11:40 AMT
Info on Armenians killed in Beirut blast not confirmed – Foreign Ministry

A huge car bomb that took lives of 8 people exploded in a busy street in central Beirut, in the district of Ashrafiya.

20 October 2012 • 11:07 AMT
Terry given record fine but will remain Chelsea captain

John Terry decided this week not to appeal the decision, leaving Chelsea to decide what action of their own to take.

20 October 2012 • 10:44 AMT
Iran blames Beirut deadly bomb attack on Israel

“Without a doubt the main enemy of the people of Lebanon and the region is the Zionist regime,” Ramin Mehmanparast said.

20 October 2012 • 10:36 AMT
Another “initiative” of OSCE MG

The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group are going to visit the region following the meeting between foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. According to the OSCE MG French co-chair Jacques Faure, this is almost settled, and the negotiations are due to be held in the nearest future.

20 October 2012 • 10:28 AMT
Rebels attack govt. forces in Darfur, kill several

The Sudanese Revolutionary Front said it had attacked a government convoy in Abu Dalig near al-Fasher, capital of North Darfur.

20 October 2012 • 10:25 AMT
Iran manufacturing 2 two pilot training jets

“Kowsar 88 and Azarakhsh training jets are among the projects that are underway,” General Manouchehr Yazdani said.

20 October 2012 • 10:13 AMT
Russian opposition e-voting suspended over DDoS attack

More than 165,000 people have registered to vote electronically for official leaders to the coordinating committee.

20 October 2012 • 10:04 AMT
U.S. warehouse in Afghanistan burnt in insurgent attack

Supreme Group spokeswoman Victoria Frost said no one was injured and the fire was contained by morning.

20 October 2012 • 09:38 AMT
Entrepreneur Varant Melkonian to receive ANCA-WR award

In 2010, Melkonian was also honored by the Armenian Cultural Foundation for his ongoing support and contribution.

20 October 2012 • 09:18 AMT
Tsaghkadzor hosts police-media cooperation workshop

“Enhancing cooperation with the media is in line with our efforts to raise the transparency of police work,” police chief said.

20 October 2012 • 09:04 AMT
Two Armenians, including child, killed in Beirut blast

According to Nouvelles d’Armenie, the victims were identified as Georgette Sargisian and 9-year-old Noy Dodelian.

20 October 2012 • 08:56 AMT
Palestinians’ UN bid likely to succeed – Jeremic

“Most people expect that it is going to be the second half of November,” the 37-year-old former Serbian Foreign Minister said.

20 October 2012 • 08:45 AMT
Gunmen kill 3 in Baghdad, including 2 policemen

Violence has ebbed in Iraq since the peak of the bloodletting in 2005-2008, but insurgents still frequently attack officials.

20 October 2012 • 08:31 AMT
3 Turkish ops reported killed in PKK clashes

A statement from the Hakkari Governor’s Office said a special ops unit launched an operation in the village of Kırıkdağ.

20 October 2012 • 08:23 AMT
Ashton expresses “deep regret” over Israel’s construction plans

Ashton reiterated that talks “continue to represent the best way forward in resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.”

20 October 2012 • 07:43 AMT
Memorial to ‘degenerate art’ planned in UK

Work by such artists as Paul Klee, Max Ernst and Kurt Schwitters were dubbed Entartete Kunst, or degenerate art.

20 October 2012 • 07:31 AMT
Russia’s Ingushetia top official suspected of murder

The republic has also been plagued in recent years by a low-intensity Islamic insurgency that targets local security officials.

20 October 2012 • 07:14 AMT
South Korea chosen to host new UN climate fund

Officials say the decision to pick South Korea is expected to be endorsed at the UN Climate Conference in Qatar later this year.

20 October 2012 • 07:10 AMT
McDonald’s reports worse-than-expected 3Q profits

In the U.S., sales grew by 1.2%, but operating income fell by 1%. In Europe, underlying sales were up 1.8%.

20 October 2012 • 06:58 AMT
Hezbollah, Lebanon’s Baath Party call for annihilation of Israel

The two sides emphasized the need “to unify ranks in the face of the big conspiracy hatched against the resistance-rejectionist axis.”