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18 September 2012 • 10:04 AMT
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party MP sentenced to 8 years in jail

Tuncel was detained and released in 2007 when she was elected as a deputy while the court case was still proceeding.

18 September 2012 • 09:48 AMT
Expert: European Parliament may impose arms embargo on Azerbaijan

Richard Giragosian deems European Parliament’s reaction to Azeri criminal Ramil Safarov’s extradition unsatisfactory.

18 September 2012 • 09:39 AMT
Russian diplomat: Safarov case didn’t convey trust to Karabakh process

Electoral landscape in Armenia and Azerbaijan didn’t facilitate OSCE Minsk Group’s activity, according to Mr. Kazimirov.

18 September 2012 • 09:36 AMT
Motorola, Intel unveiling RAZR i

Motorola says that the phone will be available in October in the UK, France, Germany, Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico.

18 September 2012 • 09:25 AMT
Peregrine Financial Group founder admits $100mln fraud

In court, Wasendorf pleaded guilty to charges including mail fraud, embezzling customer funds and making false statements.

18 September 2012 • 09:15 AMT
IAEA says ready to hold talks with Iran soon

“I confirmed to Dr Abbasi that the Agency is committed to continued dialogue with the Iran,” Yukiya Amano said.

18 September 2012 • 09:07 AMT
Pakistani PM agrees to reopen corruption case against president

The Swiss have indicated they have no plans to continue with the case, at least while Asif Ali Zardari is in office.

18 September 2012 • 08:59 AMT
Armenia U16 to participate in Turkmenistan President’s Cup

The tournament prize fund totals USD 35 thous. The winner will be awarded USD 20 thous. and the President’s Cup.

18 September 2012 • 08:46 AMT
Sir Ranulph Fiennes to undertake record winter Antarctica expedition

Six-month expedition next year is being called Coldest Journey, crossing terrain where temperature has hit -90C.

18 September 2012 • 08:44 AMT
Microsoft finally unveils Office 2013, Office 365 pricing

Each of the editions is for the locally-installed version of Office, with the license valid for just a single PC, or Mac.

18 September 2012 • 08:41 AMT
Turkish-Armenian community renews plea for education reform

The church officials are striving to provide education for 100 students this school year under tough conditions.

18 September 2012 • 08:30 AMT
Turks, Azerbaijanis protest outside Armenian embassy in Paris

The demonstration was organized by French Turks Federation through support of Azeri lobbies of the Netherlands and Germany.

18 September 2012 • 08:25 AMT
Syrian rebels offer bounty for Assad, dead or alive

The money will be paid out by supporters as well as by “Syrian businessmen working both at home and abroad.”

18 September 2012 • 08:14 AMT
Middle age starts much later than previously thought – research

This suggests middle age itself now spans 14 years and goes well beyond the government’s planned state pension age of 66.

18 September 2012 • 08:05 AMT
98% of Armenian citizens keep savings in AMD

Armenian physical persons’ bank deposits increased by 16 % in 2012 first half as compared with same period of 2011.

18 September 2012 • 07:55 AMT
Lenovo moves to boost cloud computing capabilities

The company sees particular value in the education and government spaces, where Stonefish’s products have seen the most traction.

18 September 2012 • 07:44 AMT
Azerbaijani President to talk Karabakh in France

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will discuss the Nagorno Karabakh conflict during his visit to France.

18 September 2012 • 07:40 AMT
LG Optimus G flagship smartphone officially unveiled

Screen Zooming allows for the zooming in and out of lists in music player, email, text messages and photo gallery.

18 September 2012 • 07:27 AMT
Barcelona want female cabin crew for Turkish Airlines flights

Turkish Airlines has therefore granted Barcelona a handpicked crew, made up of 20 female flight attendants.

18 September 2012 • 07:21 AMT
ITU head hails Armenia’s development prospects in telecommunications

President Serzh Sargsyan said cooperation with ITU contributed to development of Armenia’s telecommunications sector.

18 September 2012 • 07:17 AMT
Mazda to resume China production Sept 19

“After reviewing the plan, we have decided to resume operation from tomorrow,” said Shanghai-based company spokesman.

18 September 2012 • 07:10 AMT
Mexico offers $15,000 reward for capture of 132 jailbreakers

This escape comes after another one in February when 30 inmates fled after a riot in a prison in Monterrey, Mexico.

18 September 2012 • 06:57 AMT
ARFD member may become Artsakh’s new FM – paper

Other Dashnaktsutyun members are also likely to take over new responsibilities in the Nagorno Karabakh government.

18 September 2012 • 06:48 AMT
Over half of Australian Samsung owners long for iPhone 5 – poll

Among the close to 1,400 Australians surveyed, 80.6 percent of them said they were planning to purchase the iPhone 5.

18 September 2012 • 06:40 AMT
U.S. Defense Secretary calls on China, Japan for restraint

“We are urging calm and restraint by all sides and encourage them to maintain open channels of communication,” Panetta said.

18 September 2012 • 06:35 AMT
Paper: Armenian MFA building to be sold to Kempinski hotel group

Yerevan’s chief architect confirmed the rumors on the Armenian Foreign Ministry building to be transformed into a hotel.

18 September 2012 • 06:32 AMT
12 killed in Kabul suicide bomb attack on minibus with foreigners

Afghan insurgent group Hezb-e-Islami has claimed responsibility for the blast, which it says was in response to a recent anti-Islam video.

18 September 2012 • 06:24 AMT
Oil above $97 after prices unexpectedly take a plunge

“Anytime you take a significant segment out of the market, liquidity does dry up,” Schork said, “and you can get moves like this.”

18 September 2012 • 06:18 AMT
China says landing on disputed islands provocative

“We urge Japan to take effective measures to halt all actions that exacerbate conflict,” Foreign Ministry spokesman said.

18 September 2012 • 06:11 AMT
Armenian Assembly to present Distinguished Humanitarian Award

Elizabeth Agbabian, Flora Dunaians and Savey Tufenkian will get the award for their dedicated service to the Armenian people.