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08 October 2012 • 11:50 AMT
YouTube plans 60 more international channels

The company has been aggressively funding big-name content creators over the past year as part of drive to “channelize” its site.

08 October 2012 • 11:44 AMT
Hungarian radio station hails attack on Jewish community leader

“Predictably and unfortunately, the good attackers were captured very quickly,” the news edition of Szent Korona Radio said.

08 October 2012 • 11:41 AMT
Ex-envoy: Syrian Armenians may face “St. Bartholomew’s Massacre”

“The only thing the government can do to help is mobilize forces to evacuate the Armenian community,” Arman Navasardyan said.

08 October 2012 • 11:34 AMT
Charge brought against ex-minister Oskanian

The National Security Service brought a charge against Prosperous Armenia member, former foreign minister Vartan Oskanian.

08 October 2012 • 11:31 AMT
Iran says it blocked cyberattacks on offshore oil drilling platforms

Iran periodically reports attacks on government, nuclear, oil and industrial targets, blaming Israel and the United States.

08 October 2012 • 11:29 AMT
Oskanian wouldn’t testify to National Security Service

Vartan Oskanian: at this point, both the public and those involved in the probe believe the funds appropriation charge to be absurd.

08 October 2012 • 11:23 AMT
Ex-minister Oskanian appears at Armenian NSS

Armenian parliament resolved to strip Prosperous Armenia member, former foreign minister Oskanian of deputy immunity.

08 October 2012 • 11:06 AMT
ICRC: Afghanistan war getting worse for civilians

Civilians have been caught between not just one, but multiple front lines,” Stocker told journalists in Kabul.

08 October 2012 • 11:00 AMT
17 Egyptian security forces killed in Sinai

Search and rescue forces rushed to the scene of the accident and evacuated the injured to a hospital in Taba.

08 October 2012 • 10:55 AMT
British, Japanese scientists won Nobel Prize for Medicine

The practical result can be that skin cells can be obtained from ill people to find out more about their diseases.

08 October 2012 • 10:47 AMT
British PM joins Twitter, comes under fire

The Prime Minister amassed more than 88,000 followers at the time of writing on his newly-created personal account.

08 October 2012 • 10:17 AMT
Ex-FM Oskanian briefs German envoy on recent developments

Vartan Oskanian met member of Bundestag Wolfgang Börnsen and German ambassador to Armenia Reiner Morell.

08 October 2012 • 09:56 AMT
MP: launch of Turkish military operations against Syria possible

Artak Zakaryan expressed concerns that Turkey’s actions may further escalate tensions in the Middle East.

08 October 2012 • 09:44 AMT
Putin likely to discus economy in Turkey – MP

Artak Zakaryan said that mainly economic cooperation issues will be discussed during Putin’s visit to Turkey.

08 October 2012 • 09:33 AMT
MP rules out Azeri aggression against NKR airport flights

According to Artak Zakaryan, Azerbaijan will further damage its positions in international arena, once it resorts to such measures.

08 October 2012 • 09:16 AMT
Maldives ex-President arrested for ignoring travel ban

“Nasheed has been placed under custody now according to the court order,” police spokesman Hassan Haneef said.

08 October 2012 • 09:03 AMT
U.S. panel warns against doing business with China’s Huawei, ZTE

“China has the means, opportunity, and motive to use telecommunications companies for malicious purposes,” the report says.

08 October 2012 • 09:01 AMT
Armenian MP: Azerbaijan may go beyond control

Artak Zakaryan stressed the need for Armenia to take active diplomatic steps to prevent threats to regional stability.

08 October 2012 • 08:48 AMT
UK inspectors to make surveillance flight over Russia

From October 8 to 12, a British mission will conduct a surveillance flight on board Swedish SAAB OS-100 surveillance aircraft.

08 October 2012 • 08:39 AMT
Indonesian volcano spews fresh lava and ash

“Right now, there are still eruptions, but they could not be observed as the volcano is covered by haze,” said Nugroho.

08 October 2012 • 08:32 AMT
Brussels to host Armenia-EU cooperation committee meeting

European Neighborhood Policy Action Plan for Armenia and the Association Agreement will be in focus on the meeting.

08 October 2012 • 08:31 AMT
Abraham vs. Stieglitz rematch due in March 2013

Abraham won a unanimous decision over Stieglitz to capture the WBO Super Middleweight Championship in August.

08 October 2012 • 08:23 AMT
Apple starts shipping Lightning to 30-pin adapter

At one point, it appeared that Apple would include a free Lightning to 30-pin adaptor with iPhone 5 orders.

08 October 2012 • 08:15 AMT
ICG says NATO forces departure can cause Afghan govt. collapse

The report says that polls in two years’ time would be “plagued” by fraud unless the state acted to ensure a clean vote.

08 October 2012 • 08:06 AMT
Gaza militants launch rockets at southern Israel

An Israeli military spokeswoman confirmed that some rockets had landed in areas close to the border with the Gaza Strip.

08 October 2012 • 07:58 AMT
Libyan GNC rejects crisis government proposal

The vote was overwhelmingly against the proposal, with 125 voting “no confidence,” 44 “confidence” and 17 abstaining.

08 October 2012 • 07:51 AMT
WSJ: Apple plans to release over 10 mln units iPad mini

“It makes sense for market leader Apple to extend its dominance in tablets with a smaller tablet,” said Capital Securities analyst.

08 October 2012 • 07:41 AMT
EU finance ministers in Luxembourg to tackle debt crisis

Finance ministers from all EU countries are expected to grant Portugal an extra year, until 2014, to correct its excessive budget deficit.

08 October 2012 • 07:27 AMT
Strong earthquake strikes off Mexican coast

The quake was centered 69 miles southwest of Los Mochis in Sinaloa, Mexico, at a depth of 6.2 miles, initial estimates showed.

08 October 2012 • 07:22 AMT
SDHP to hold conference to mark the party’s 125th anniversary

A host of renowned historians, academics and scholars will conduct a day-long review of the history of the Armenian people.