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21 June 2012 • 09:55 AMT
Armenia to increase BSTDB share to 5%

Deputy Minister of Finance: Armenia’s share in BSTDB portfolio totals 3,7%, increasing it to 5% among Ministry’s plans.

21 June 2012 • 09:45 AMT
Palestinian militants fire 8 rockets into Israel

Seven rockets slammed into southern Israel after midnight and another one was intercepted by the anti-rocket defense system.

21 June 2012 • 09:35 AMT
OSCE PA members to vote on Iran nuclear program

Akhtar Chaudhry has introduced a resolution calling on the 56 OSCE nations to work for a diplomatic solution to the problem.

21 June 2012 • 09:30 AMT
June 21 celebrates official holiday of skateboarding

Skateboard retailers, manufacturers, distributors and organizations hold skateboarding events to celebrate the holiday.

21 June 2012 • 09:28 AMT
No technical problems in Indonesia Sukhoi crash, Russia says

The plane was on a short demonstration flight for potential buyers when it slammed into Mount Salak near Jakarta on May 9.

21 June 2012 • 09:19 AMT
Asia-Pacific home to highest number of millionaires

The 16th World Wealth Report covered 71 countries that account for more than 98% of gross national income.

21 June 2012 • 09:08 AMT
Pakistani court delays bin Laden doctor appeal hearing

Afridi’s lawyer said the doctor did not attend the hearing, which was not announced ahead of time to the media.

21 June 2012 • 09:02 AMT
Picasso’s ‘Femme assise’ auctioned for over £8m

The couple never married but had two children together. Their son, Claude, was born in 1947 while Paloma was born in 1949.

21 June 2012 • 08:55 AMT
Apple to pay $2.29m fine for misleading Australian consumers

Judge Bromberg said no evidence was given on any loss or damage caused to consumers or Apple’s competitors.

21 June 2012 • 08:46 AMT
Olympic artist LeRoy Neiman dies at 91

Neiman’s publicist Gail Parenteau confirmed his death at a Manhattan hospital but did not disclose the cause.

21 June 2012 • 08:45 AMT
Info on Azeri “regaining control of three villages” false

The information disseminated by Azerbaijani websites is not true to fact, according to Defense Ministry press service.

21 June 2012 • 08:37 AMT
LinkedIn faces class action suit over security breach

“We will defend the company vigorously against suits trying to leverage third-party criminal behavior,” LinkedIn said.

21 June 2012 • 08:32 AMT
Armenia grabs 2 silver medals at European Junior Wrestling Championship

Vahe Tamrazyan (84 kg) lost to Sandro Aminashvili, with Hamlet Abrahamyan (120 kg) also failing to win a medal.

21 June 2012 • 08:24 AMT
Afghan President under fire for oil deal with company run by cousin

They won the contract against three other firms and offered far better terms than their competitors, observers said.

21 June 2012 • 07:56 AMT
iPhone 5 smaller Dock connector rumor gets confirmed

According to earlier rumors, this type of connector is supposedly going to make its way into all of Apple’s future mobile devices.

21 June 2012 • 07:48 AMT
Egypt delays announcement of presidential race results

The election commission said it was looking into appeals from lawyers of both candidates into alleged campaign violations.

21 June 2012 • 07:44 AMT
David Nalbandian beats Nicolas Almagro at Boodles Challenge 2012

In 2011, Nalbandian reached The Boodles Challenge grass court tournament’s final to come second, after David Ferrer.

21 June 2012 • 07:43 AMT
Paper: Prosperous Armenia’s Samvel Balasyan may run for Gyumri mayor

In case of Balasyan’s winning the race, Arman Sahakyan will become a parliamentary candidate instead of him.

21 June 2012 • 07:42 AMT
Governor appointments to be discussed at RPA executive body meeting

RPA parliamentary group member Rafik Grigoryan will be appointed as Gegharkunik province governor, Yerkir says.

21 June 2012 • 07:34 AMT
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison buys Hawaiian island

Ellison bought the island from Castle & Cooke, whose owner is also the majority stock holder in the Dole Food Company.

21 June 2012 • 07:10 AMT
Yahoo, Facebook negotiating patents dispute

“The parties believe that a further extension will facilitate settlement,” attorney Kevin A. Smith said in a filing.

21 June 2012 • 06:58 AMT
Hamas says ready to truce with Israel

It is the first time Hamas has said it was directly involved in attacks against Israel for more than a year.

21 June 2012 • 06:51 AMT
UN chief regrets lack of agreement on Iran nuke program

Ban called on the six mediators to continue negotiations with Tehran “with renewed intensity and with the utmost flexibility.”

21 June 2012 • 06:46 AMT
Paper: President outraged by State Revenue Committee head’s report

Zhoghovurd daily tried to find out from the Committee chair why the report stirred up President Sargsyan’s anger.

21 June 2012 • 06:40 AMT
Oil prices drop to near 8-month lows above $80

In London, Brent crude for August delivery was down 61 cents at $92.08 per barrel on the ICE Futures exchange.

21 June 2012 • 06:30 AMT
Google launches Endangered Language project

“We hope to make an important advancement in confronting language endangerment,” said Rodriguez and Rissman.

21 June 2012 • 06:13 AMT
Paper says Tsarukyan won’t attend parliament meetings

Prosperous Armenia leader has refused to attend parliament meetings, while Tigran Sargsyan is Prime Minister.

21 June 2012 • 06:05 AMT
More than 100 killed, 500 injured in West Libya clashes

The clashes, which began on June 11, pitted fighters from the town of Zintan, who played a big role in ousting Gaddafi.

20 June 2012 • 18:40 AMT
Microsoft announces four special partners for Windows Phone 8

The company announced that it’ll launch in more than 180 countries in 50 languages, more than Apple announced last week.

20 June 2012 • 18:30 AMT
Prosperous Armenia-ANC race, or Prosperous Armenia – true Catholic

RPA-Prosperous Armenia confrontation which started during the pre-election period continues to gain momentum.