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27 June 2012 • 13:44 AMT
Iraq suspends plans to close media after campaigners’ outcry

Media Commission denied that its previous order to close the agencies represented a crackdown on a free press.

27 June 2012 • 13:35 AMT
Gunmen attack Syrian pro-govt. TV channel, kill 7

President Assad said Syria was in “a real state of war” and U.S. intelligence officials predicted a long struggle.

27 June 2012 • 13:33 AMT
BSEC summit inappropriate format for Karabakh issue, vice-FM told Baku

On June 26, Istanbul hosted a summit of Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC).

27 June 2012 • 13:17 AMT
Govt. program a basic political document, RPA rep. says

“The government couldn’t have developed a more specific document in a 20-day term,” Khosrov Harutyunyan said.

27 June 2012 • 13:00 AMT
Paper: Arayik Hayrapetyan will decide on joining Orinats Yerkir in fall

Arayik Hayrapetyan will decide on rejoining Orinats Yerkir party in September, Yerkir paper reports.

27 June 2012 • 12:50 AMT
Richard Gere’s “Arbitrage” drama clip released

The film follows a hedge-fund magnate who is trying to complete the sale of his empire before the depths of his fraud are revealed.

27 June 2012 • 12:46 AMT
Those guilty of Harsnakar incident won’t be given proper punishment – ethnographer

According to Hranush Kharatyan, beating up the doctors at Harsnakar restaurant came as a result of social relations in Armenia.

27 June 2012 • 12:44 AMT
Ethnographer says nihilism, apathy dominate Armenian society

Hranush Kharatyan cited nihilism and apathy as key reasons behind increase in the number of suicides in Armenia.

27 June 2012 • 12:34 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 417,61 June 27

The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 417,61 on June 27, decreasing by 0.41 point compared to June 26.

27 June 2012 • 12:30 AMT
Microsoft believes tablet sales will overtake PCs next year

“Touch is coming to PCs and that’s going to change the way UIs are designed very dramatically,” Antoine Leblond said.

27 June 2012 • 12:20 AMT
ANC made it to parliament due to leaderships’ “goodwill” – ANC rep.

“In case of ANC’s effective work, the number of its supporters may grow to 100000 within a month,” Petros Makeyan said.

27 June 2012 • 12:20 AMT
Turkish minister denies Russia’s involvement in Syria jet downing

“Syria attacked the jet while it was on a peaceful mission with the full knowledge of the identity of the plane,: Yılmaz said.

27 June 2012 • 12:18 AMT
Paper: Gyumri Mayor outraged by Samvel Balasanyan’s nomination rumors

Prosperous Armenia party reportedly sees Martin Grigoryan as a stronger candidate than Samvel Balasanyan.

27 June 2012 • 12:17 AMT
Paper says Rafik Grigoryan likely to be appointed as Gegharkunik governor

The governor of Armenia’s Gegharkunik province will finally be approved on Thursday, June 28, Zhoghovurd reports.

27 June 2012 • 12:08 AMT
Yandex boosts global search index to ‘tens of billions’ of pages

Yandex’s share of Internet searches in Russia is roughly 60%, according to Liveinternet.ru data, with Google trailing at roughly 27%.

27 June 2012 • 12:02 AMT
Clinton may attend an international meeting on Syria

Clinton also plans to discuss Russian arms sales to Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s regime, the official told reporters.

27 June 2012 • 11:56 AMT
“Lord of the Rings”star Sean Astin to join “Cabin Fever” horror film cast

The film begins with a bachelor party cruise running aground on an island contaminated by a flesh-eating bacteria.

27 June 2012 • 11:43 AMT
Democratic Homeland leader’s stance on ANC-Prosperous Armenia cooperation negative

Petros Makeyan: were ANC to support Oskanian’s candidacy at presidential elections, it would no longer be the congress we know.

27 June 2012 • 11:32 AMT
“Zynga With Friends” network unveiled

The Zynga With Friends network is a reference to the company’s Scrabble inspired Words With Friends game.

27 June 2012 • 11:19 AMT
President Sargsyan notes ongoing progress in ties with China

Armenian President met with the Grand Justice of the Second Rank of China’s Supreme People’s Court Jiang Bixin.

27 June 2012 • 11:01 AMT
Facebook visitors in Japan double in 2011

After years of failing to gain traction in Japan, Facebook surged in popularity in the country during the last year.

27 June 2012 • 10:58 AMT
Japan’s Tepco nationalization approved

The govt. will put 1tn yen into Tepco to prevent its collapse, bringing its support to 3.5tn yen since the quake.

27 June 2012 • 10:54 AMT
Yerevan to host Hayk Melikyan’s “1900+” piano music concert series

At the concert, Armenian pianist will feature works of modern Swiss composers as well as 20th century compositions.

27 June 2012 • 10:45 AMT
Two bombs kill at least 8 in Iraq

A police official said the blasts killed eight people, including the cleric’s teenage son and daughter, and wounded 19.

27 June 2012 • 10:34 AMT
Judoka Harutyun Dermishyan wins bronze at European Cadet Championships

At the championship, hosting 482 judo wrestlers from 29 European countries, Armenia was represented by 9 judokas.

27 June 2012 • 10:24 AMT
iPhone marks 5th anniversary this week

Apple takes a 30 per cent cut of the purchase price of ever app downloaded through the iTunes App Store.

27 June 2012 • 10:14 AMT
Numerous Azeri ceasefire violations reported June 26 – Defense Ministry

Armenian side resorts to retaliatory measures only in response to Azeri violations, Armenian Defense Ministry said.

27 June 2012 • 10:01 AMT
4 Turkish soldiers killed in PKK clashes

The fighting occurred in Siirt’s Eruh neighborhood, with militants attacking military personnel with heavy weapons.

27 June 2012 • 09:55 AMT
Tbilisi-located St. Gevorg Armenian monastery to be restored

“With restoration project ready, the financing is also on the way,” the head of Georgian Diocese of Armenian Apostolic Church said.

27 June 2012 • 09:47 AMT
NATO Deputy Secretary General to visit Georgia

As part of his visit, Ambassador Vershbow will deliver a keynote speech at the Georgia Defense Security Conference in Batumi.