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03 September 2012 • 18:01 AMT
Assange supporters hack Swedish government websites

The websites of the Swedish government, Armed Forces and the Swedish Institute were among those experiencing problems.

03 September 2012 • 17:52 AMT
Azeri FM “puzzled” over U.S. response to Safarov liberation

Azeri Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov had a telephone conversation with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns.

03 September 2012 • 17:46 AMT
Kim Dotcom: next-generation Megaupload won’t be vulnerable

Dotcom also promised to rehire all 220 Megaupload employees who lost their jobs in the wake of the website shutdown.

03 September 2012 • 17:20 AMT
“The Guilt” Spanish short film wins YouTube’s Your Film Festival

“The Guilt” is a 12-minute, Spanish-language short about a man consumed by thoughts of revenge in the wake of his wife’s death.

03 September 2012 • 17:11 AMT
Azeri aggression will be retaliated, Karabakh leader says

“Ramil Safarov’s liberation reflects the loathsome moral and political atmosphere reigning in Azerbaijan,” Bako Sahakyan said.

03 September 2012 • 16:48 AMT
Dutch boy convicted of “Facebook murder”

Judges say K stabbed to death 15-year-old Joyce Hau at her home on January 14 and then attempted to kill her father.

03 September 2012 • 16:48 AMT
EU slams Azerbaijan for freeing Armenian lieutenant’s murderer

Brussels-based representatives of EU member states might discuss the matter at a meeting slated for September 4, Maja Kocijancic said.

03 September 2012 • 16:29 AMT
OSCE MG slams Safarov pardoning as Azeri attempt to glorify crime

The Co-Chairs reiterated that, as their Presidents stated in Los Cabos, there is no alternative to a peaceful settlement of Karabakh conflict.

03 September 2012 • 16:02 AMT
Baku cons Hungary: Azerbaijan backs off on buying Hungarian securities

Safarov, convicted for Armenian lieutenant’s murder was extradited in exchange for Azeri purchase of Hungarian securities worth Euro 3 bn.

03 September 2012 • 15:12 AMT
Iran built 30% of missile defense system – air defense force commander

“Iran will hold a large-scale air defense exercise in the next two months covering the whole country,” Farzad Esmaili said.

03 September 2012 • 15:00 AMT
David Enfenjyan’s “Error” wins bronze at UNICA film fest in Bulgaria

Armenia was represented by Vahram Hakobyan’s “Secret of Light,” “Egor Ambaryan’s “Ugly Chick,” Vahe Yan’s “Dialogue” among others.

03 September 2012 • 14:31 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 408,55 September 3

The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 408,63 on August 31, decreasing by 0.49 point compared to August 30.

03 September 2012 • 14:21 AMT
Armenia was given warning 11 days before Safarov extradition – Hungary’s Armenians

Hungary’s Armenians: Azeri lobby gaining upper hand in Hungary, Armenia’s diplomatic involvement would have been crucial.

03 September 2012 • 14:06 AMT
Steve Jobs monument to be erected in St. Petersburg

A competition to select a Steve Jobs monument project was announced on July 23. A total of 25 projects have made it into the final.

03 September 2012 • 13:31 AMT
Armenian Finance Ministry: Sept 3-9 prices for precious metals

Gold purchase price totals 20061.93 (+156.08), release price: 21806.45 (+169.66), silver: purchase price: 370.64 (+14.71).

03 September 2012 • 13:30 AMT
ICRC president heads for Syria for talks

Peter Maurer will hold talks with Syrian President Bashar Assad and other senior officials in Damascus, an ICRC statement said.

03 September 2012 • 13:20 AMT
Azerbaijan may be expelled from UN Security Council – expert

Richard Giragosian: Turkey’s reaction to Baku’s step proved Ankara’s weakness in allowing Azerbaijan to control its international policy.

03 September 2012 • 13:14 AMT
Typhoon Bolaven kills 48, injures over 50 in N. Korea

The previous floods left 400 missing and also made more than 212,000 people homeless, in addition to those killed.

03 September 2012 • 13:10 AMT
Hong Kong-owned company completes Saab acquisition

National Electric Vehicle Sweden, or NEVS, said it expects to introduce its first electric vehicle “in approximately 18 months.”

03 September 2012 • 12:55 AMT
UK: Assange can’t be extradited to U.S. if facing death penalty

Britain is seeking to extradite the WikiLeaks founder to Sweden where he is facing of allegations of sexual misconduct.

03 September 2012 • 12:40 AMT
Safarov extradition, pardoning eventually condemned by Russia

Alexander Lukashevich: Russia, as OSCE Minsk Group co-chair, is deeply concerned over Baku’s pardon of lieutenant Ramil Safarov

03 September 2012 • 12:24 AMT
Iran allows Mongolia’s president into uranium enrichment plant

State TV showed Elbegdorj inspecting centrifuges used to enrich uranium at the facility in the central Iranian town of Natanz.

03 September 2012 • 12:19 AMT
MP: Hungary inflicted devastating damage to European values

“The consequence of the actions of the Hungarian authorities was not only predictable; it was obvious,” Hovhannisyan said.

03 September 2012 • 12:18 AMT
SCTO chief: Azerbaijan pardoning of Safarov inexcusable

“Heroization of the criminal will add to the already high regional tensions,” CSTO) Secretary General Nikolai Bordyuzha said.

03 September 2012 • 11:59 AMT
Armenian FM talks Safarov pardoning at OSCE MG meeting

Edward Nalbandian stressed Azerbaijan’s grave violation of international laws and agreements as well as own obligations.

03 September 2012 • 11:49 AMT
AYF: Hungary disregarded morality in exchange for Azeri petrodollars

AYF demands an apology from the Hungarian Government and asks for the rescission of their immoral decision on extradition.

03 September 2012 • 11:34 AMT
Russia to build new intercontinental ballistic missile by 2018

So far all of Russia’s recent ICBM projects, both sea-launched (Bulava) and ground-based (Topol-M, Yars), have been solid fuel.

03 September 2012 • 11:30 AMT
France’s Armenians to rally against Safarov’s pardoning Sept 6

France’s Armenians: Safarov’s pardoning on Genocide 100th anniversary threshold is nothing but perpetuation of Pan-Turkist policy

03 September 2012 • 11:30 AMT
Knee injury forces Nadal out for at least two months

The 11-times grand slam champion has been out of action since losing in the second round of Wimbledon in late June.

03 September 2012 • 11:21 AMT
Egyptian football icon Mahmud al-Gohary dies at 74

Mahmud al-Gohary played for Egypt’s top team, Al-Ahly between 1955 and 1961, but injury forced him off the pitch.