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28 June 2012 • 07:21 AMT
UEFA EURO 2012 fans enjoying FANtertainment program

Some 850 performers gave displays at the spectacular opening ceremony which kicked off UEFA EURO 2102 on June 8.

28 June 2012 • 07:08 AMT
Strong earthquake hits eastern Japan

The quake, which occurred at 2:52 pm (0552 GMT), was also felt in Tokyo. No tsunami warning was issued.

28 June 2012 • 06:59 AMT
Turkish Education Ministry defends textbook slurring Armenians

Education Minister Ömer Dinçer said that the book was written “with the sense of national reflex and humorous criticism.”

28 June 2012 • 06:44 AMT
Crashed Sukhoi pilot was aware of Indonesian landscape

“This was a demonstration flight, and the plane was to fly over many airports,” Sukhoi corporation vice president said.

28 June 2012 • 06:33 AMT
Labor group finds “deplorable” conditions at Apple suppliers in China

Foxconn has come under scrutiny since 2010, following a spate of suicides and incidents of labor unrest at its Chinese plants.

28 June 2012 • 06:27 AMT
Yahoo, radio giant Clear Channel announce partnership

iHeartRadio boasts a monthly audience of about 45 million unique listeners and 80 million downloads of its mobile apps.

28 June 2012 • 06:23 AMT
NZ judge rules Megaupload property seizures illegal

“They were general warrants, and as such, are invalid,” New Zealand High Court Judge Helen Winkelmann has declared.

28 June 2012 • 06:18 AMT
Michael Jackson’s tiger Thriller dies of lung cancer

Thriller and her brother Sabu were born on Nov. 20, 1998, and lived with Jackson until May 4, 2006, Tippi Hedren said.

27 June 2012 • 18:18 AMT
Google unveils its first tablet PC

The Internet search leader said that 1 million devices using its Android mobile software are being activated every day.

27 June 2012 • 18:02 AMT
Iraqi PM threatens to call early elections

Al-Maliki’s media adviser, Ali al-Moussawi, said the prime minister still hopes to solve the crisis though dialogue.

27 June 2012 • 18:02 AMT
USD 5500 to be allocated for anti-plastic bag program in Armenia

ArmenTel CJSC and Children of Armenia Fund have announced launch of “Rid the environment of plastic bags” program.

27 June 2012 • 17:46 AMT
ANC: ODIHR deemed parliamentary poll inconsistent with democratic norms

The report pointed out to evidence of use of administrative resources, cases of multiple voting and voter bribery.

27 June 2012 • 17:44 AMT
Eurozone ready to bail out embattled Cyprus

“The Eurogroup also welcomes the request of Cyprus for financial assistance from the IMF,” ministers said in a statement.

27 June 2012 • 17:21 AMT
Fund set up by U.S. ex-Presidents puts $2.6m into Haiti

The Washington-based nonprofit was created after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti to strengthen the poor country’s economy.

27 June 2012 • 16:57 AMT
Young people under 35 total 40% of Armenian drug addicts

As RPA member Karen Avagyan noted, drug addiction has become one of the biggest problems of the modern world.

27 June 2012 • 16:32 AMT
More than 80% of Olympics tickets sold

Organizer Locog said a million were bought in the last month and several thousand were yet to be made available.

27 June 2012 • 16:31 AMT
U.S. stocks rally after reports on durable goods orders

Dow Jones industrial average added 82 points, or 0.7%, the S&P 500 rose 9 points, or 0.7% and Nasdaq gained 18 points.

27 June 2012 • 16:28 AMT
Government guarded Armenia against external shocks – RPA member

Khosrov Harutyunyan says Armenian government didn’t downsize social program costs during the economic crisis.

27 June 2012 • 15:34 AMT
Armenian MP, Belarusian envoy discuss cooperation

Artak Davtyan met with Belarusian ambassador to Armenia Stepan Sukhorenko and his first deputy Valery Gorelko.

27 June 2012 • 15:31 AMT
Armenian PM, EU official discuss government’s program

Prime Minister Tigran Sargysan attended the dinner organized by head of EU delegation in Armenia Traian Hristea.

27 June 2012 • 15:26 AMT
OSCE Sec. Gen. concerned over lack of progress in Karabakh settlement

Lamberto Zannier: there have been very robust efforts, political efforts to really try to move things forward.

27 June 2012 • 15:10 AMT
Muse’s Survival to become London 2012 official song

The band, best known for Supermassive Black Hole, release their forthcoming studio album The 2nd Law in September.

27 June 2012 • 15:08 AMT
Mass killer Breivik will get a specially designed hospital ward

Even if found criminally insane, Breivik is likely to remain inside walls of the prison where he has been held since his attacks.

27 June 2012 • 14:57 AMT
916 killed in Syrian revolt over last week – NGO

“The last week was the bloodiest week of the Syrian Revolution,” Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

27 June 2012 • 14:47 AMT
Matt Damon, Jeremy Renner to team up for 5th “Bourne” flick?

“All possibilities are open,” “Bourne Legacy” producer said, teasing that collaboration could happen in 5th movie.

27 June 2012 • 14:26 AMT
Armenia’s audit quality supervision discussed at AmCham meeting

AmCham is a member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and European Council of American Chambers of Commerce.

27 June 2012 • 14:25 AMT
32000 forced to flee in fast-moving Colorado Springs wildfire

Police said there had been no reports of injuries after the fire spread quickly on Tuesday, June 26 evening into the city.

27 June 2012 • 14:17 AMT
Russia may deploy next-generation S-500 air defense missiles in 2013

“I think that as soon as next year we will get the first of these (S-500) systems in service,” Viktor Bondarev said.

27 June 2012 • 14:10 AMT
Baku’s imagination runs wild with reasons behind Azeri soldier’s death

Azerbaijani servicemen “commit mass suicide, get blown up by mine, drown in Kur River and die in accidents.”

27 June 2012 • 14:06 AMT
“Lost” helmer to direct “Devolution” thriller

Bender directed episodes of geek shows Alias, Alphas and Alcatraz, but it is his work on Lost that has garnered him most attention.