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26 July 2012 • 10:11 AMT
Armenian Agriculture Minister forecasts 8-9% growth

Sergo Karapetyan: gross agricultural production totaled AMD 203,6 bln. in the first half of 2012, increasing by 8,1%

26 July 2012 • 09:52 AMT
Belarus has no plans to boycott Olympics – minister

London Games do not give Lukashenko an exemption from an existing European Union travel ban, the embassy said.

26 July 2012 • 09:45 AMT
Fiat accuses Volkswagen of being ‘too aggressive in pricing strategy’

“What they should do is coordinate a rationalization of the industry across the producing companies,” Marchionne said.

26 July 2012 • 09:36 AMT
Shell posts 53% second-quarter net profit drop

Adjusted net profits, stripping out movements in the value of inventories and other non-operating items, slid almost 13%.

26 July 2012 • 09:34 AMT
Armenian Ombudsman supports Justice Ministry reforms

Karen Andreasyan: legislative and judicial reform program of 2012-2016 differs from previous ones with systematic approach.

26 July 2012 • 09:31 AMT
Russia to keep naval base in Syria’s Tartus

The navy commander also said that several Russian warships are currently holding drills in the Mediterranean, but will not enter Tartus.

26 July 2012 • 09:23 AMT
BlackBerry 10 to include built-in photo filters like Instagram

The new features can be found in the latest Dev Alpha builds of BlackBerry 10, now available on special development hardware.

26 July 2012 • 09:07 AMT
Bulgarian govt. survives no-confidence vote

Prime Minister Boiko Borisov’s cabinet survived the vote, the fourth since it took office three years ago.

26 July 2012 • 08:56 AMT
Syrian Armenians can get passports in RA diplomatic outposts

As Diaspora Minister noted, foreign citizens must receive passports in Passport and Visa Department.

26 July 2012 • 08:41 AMT
Azeri soldier crosses Armenian border, surrenders

Firuz Farazov trespassed Armenian-Azerbaijani border in north-east direction and surrendered to Armenian servicemen.

26 July 2012 • 08:37 AMT
Obama, Romney differ on gun sale after Colorado massacre

Speaking to a mostly black audience in New Orleans, Obama said he would seek a consensus on combating violence.

26 July 2012 • 08:15 AMT
Paper: Heritage rep. to become National Education Institute vice-director

Anahit Bakhshyan voiced confidence that the new position won’t prevent her from denouncing all vicious occurrences.

26 July 2012 • 08:11 AMT
LA court gives guardianship of Michael Jackson’s kids to cousin

In addition to the change of guardian, Judge Beckloff also ordered that the children not be removed from the state of California.

26 July 2012 • 07:53 AMT
Tsarukyan’s godchild to run for Abovyan mayor race – paper

Some RPA members have given their preliminary consent and in all probability will endorse Arthur Harutyunyan.

26 July 2012 • 07:49 AMT
Olympics organizes confuse South and North Korean flags

The London Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games issued an immediate apology to the N. Korea team.

26 July 2012 • 07:41 AMT
Strong quake jolts Mauritius island

The quake’s epicenter was only 10 kilometers deep, but was 387 kilometers from Port Mathurin on the island of Rodrigues.

26 July 2012 • 07:29 AMT
U.S. slams new Russian NGO law

“And so we are deeply concerned about the worsening climate for media freedom in Russia,” Michael Posner said.

26 July 2012 • 07:13 AMT
Pentagon mulls sale of 60 Patriot missiles to Kuwait

Officials said only 60 missiles can be sold to the Gulf nation, although they had requested for more than 200 units.

26 July 2012 • 06:58 AMT
Muhammad Ali honored at Olympic gala event

Former tennis star Boris Becker said it was a “big honor and a privilege” to be in the presence of “the greatest living sportsman.

26 July 2012 • 06:47 AMT
Alcatel to cut 5,000 jobs, reduce costs

The group will also seek to get rid of unprofitable services contracts in which it manages networks for operators.

26 July 2012 • 06:34 AMT
Moody’s downgrades Peugeot credit rating

The company, which has announced 8,000 job cuts in France, said it will implement a 1.5-billion-euro cost reduction plan.

26 July 2012 • 06:26 AMT
Switzerland freezes more Mubarak assets

The Swiss authorities have now frozen about $700 million, compared to a previous figure of 410 million Swiss francs.

25 July 2012 • 18:38 AMT
Apple’s iPad continues to dominate tablet space in Q2 2012

“Since the introduction of the iPad, the tablet market has shown hyperbolic growth rate,” SA researcher Matthew McKee said.

25 July 2012 • 17:52 AMT
Rep. Jim Costa says U.S. stands with Artsakh people

The people of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic have truly lived up to the promise of democracy, Rep. Jim Costa said.

25 July 2012 • 17:50 AMT
U.S. Congressman: NKR presidential election showcase democracy

Congressman David Cicilline issued a statement on the occasion of the presidential elections in Artsakh Republic.

25 July 2012 • 17:49 AMT
Rep. Speier says Artsakh presidential poll proves NKR people’s independence

NKR held presidential elections on July 19. Bako Sahakyan gained 47 085 of the votes to win the presidential race.

25 July 2012 • 17:27 AMT
IFC invests $80 million in Armenia’s private sector development

IFC invested in six projects that helped local banks extend lending to smaller businesses and agricultural companies.

25 July 2012 • 17:18 AMT
Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga’s “The Conjuring” thriller release date set

The film tells the true story of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, who were called to help family terrorized by dark presence.

25 July 2012 • 16:59 AMT
First look at Hugh Laurie as “Mr Pip” unveiled

The story centres on a man who opens a school in war-ravaged Bougainville, Papua New Guinea and reads Great Expectations to his students.

25 July 2012 • 16:51 AMT
Argentina’s president snubs London 2012 Olympics

The Argentine embassy told the Independent that the outspoken President would not be attending the Olympic Games.