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11 October 2012 • 10:58 AMT
Armenian Patriarchate in Turkey won’t bless mixed marriages

The permission for a church wedding for mixed marriages started in 2000 with Patriarch Mesrop Mutafyan’s approval.

11 October 2012 • 10:47 AMT
Pope marks 50th anniversary of Second Vatican Council

Benedict celebrated Mass in St. Peter’s Square, accompanied by patriarchs, cardinals, bishops and a dozen elderly churchmen.

11 October 2012 • 10:39 AMT
Syrian Minister accuses Turkey of “air piracy”

Turkish officials said they suspected the plane was carrying military equipment, and seized some of the cargo.

11 October 2012 • 10:38 AMT
Expert sees administrative violations in Oskanian case

Sergey Shakaryants: though stripping MP of deputy immunity is too much, I don’t think the case was politically motivated.

11 October 2012 • 10:29 AMT
German research institutes halve growth prediction

So far, they cautioned, there are “no signs of a long-term economic policy solution to the crisis” and “risks to stability remain high.”

11 October 2012 • 10:19 AMT
Spain says S&P downgrade unexpected

“We did not expect the downgrade,” Spain’s Secretary of State for the Economy Fernando Jimenez Latorre said.

11 October 2012 • 10:10 AMT
Canadian naval officer pleads guilty to spying for Russia

Delisle’s spying, which apparently began in 2007, caused “severe and irreparable damage to Canadian interests,” prosecutors said.

11 October 2012 • 10:02 AMT
Google rolls out biggest Street View update so far

Furthermore, new special collections were launched in several new countries, including South Africa and Japan.

11 October 2012 • 09:59 AMT
Striking South African gold miners reject latest wage offer

“This was a final offer from the companies. They said take it or leave it,” NUM spokesman Lesiba Seshoka said.

11 October 2012 • 09:49 AMT
Hollande ‘shared’ wife with Sarkozy’s Armenian minister – report

Details of the 47-year-old’s passionate affair with Patrick Devedjian have been made public for the first time.

11 October 2012 • 09:48 AMT
U.S. embassy hosts seminar on museum capacity-building

The participants included leaders and representatives from about twenty Armenian museums and organizations.

11 October 2012 • 09:35 AMT
Twitter plans expansion in South Korea

“The company, which started a Korean-language service in 2011, has set up a local unit and is in the process of recruitment,” Laraki said.

11 October 2012 • 09:28 AMT
Turkish Minister decries EU report as ‘biased’

“With this pessimistic approach, the EU, unfortunately, overshadowed the positive agenda that was launched in May,” Bağış said.

11 October 2012 • 09:23 AMT
Armenian FM to attend Francophonie ministerial conference

Started as a small club of northern French-speaking countries, Francophonie has since evolved into global organization.

11 October 2012 • 09:18 AMT
Firms fined for hiring illegal workers in APEC constructions

The Federal Migration Service in Primorye issued fines for 12,000 illegals, including about 8,700 from neighboring countries.

11 October 2012 • 09:00 AMT
Nigerian farmers sue Shell over ‘leaking pipes’

Shell, however, has begun an effort in the last decade to build clinics, roads and even natural gas power plants for the region.

11 October 2012 • 08:47 AMT
Google+ app for Android, iOS new version released

The iPhone version of the Google+ 3.2 app includes the ability to edit posts, and support for iOS 6 and the iPhone 5.

11 October 2012 • 08:45 AMT
Federer looks to complete 300 weeks as ATP No. 1

Federer made a strong start in his first Shanghai appearance defeating Chinese Taipei’s Yen-Hsun Lu 6-3, 7-5.

11 October 2012 • 08:43 AMT
Mika to face Rishon LeZion in European Chess Club Cup round 1

Women’s team of Mika Yerevan chess club will face Rishon LeZion in the first round of European Club Cup.

11 October 2012 • 08:38 AMT
Paper: Heritage, Free Democrats to halt political cooperation

Heritage and Free Democrats, which earlier stepped up alliance, will face a political divorce in the near future.

11 October 2012 • 08:23 AMT
Paper says ex-FM Oskanian offended by Prosperous Armenia MPs

Vartan Oskanian has recently met with Prosperous Armenia leader Gagik Tsarukyan, Hraparak daily reported.

11 October 2012 • 08:20 AMT
German govt. spies on the internet – report

The government released figures of expenses incurred by the Federal Ministry of the Interior following a parliamentary inquiry.

11 October 2012 • 08:00 AMT
S&P downgrades Spain, highlights deepening recession

S&P cut Spanish debt from BBB+ to BBB-, one level above junk status, and warned of possible further downgrades.

11 October 2012 • 07:49 AMT
Netanyahu biggest beneficiary of early elections – poll

One such poll published by Maariv, saw Netanyahu’s Likud increasing its seats in the Knesset to 29, up from 27.

11 October 2012 • 07:42 AMT
China urges U.S. repeal steep tariffs on solar panels

“We hope the U.S. side will correct its erroneous action with early termination of the trade remedy measures,” Shen said.

11 October 2012 • 07:34 AMT
Pirate fishermen ‘accredited to export their catches to Europe’

A report by the Environmental Justice Foundation says West Africa has the highest levels of illegal fishing in the world.

11 October 2012 • 07:32 AMT
Armenian Ombudsman says Oskanian case politically motivated – paper

Karen Andreasyan: if the case is under investigation or trial, an MP is authorized to somehow voice his standpoint on the issue.

11 October 2012 • 07:14 AMT
Turkey intercepts Syria-bound plane, seizes cargo

As a result of inspection, Turkey found military communication equipments and seized parts that could be used in missiles.

11 October 2012 • 07:08 AMT
Paper: jail film to “speed up” Tsarukyan’s decision-making

A group of photographers were sent to the jail in Nizhny Tagil (Russia), where Tsarukyan served his sentence for a rape.

11 October 2012 • 07:03 AMT
Venezuela’s Chavez names new vice-president

Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro, one of the president’s closest advisors, has been appointed for the job.