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16 June 2012 • 07:02 AMT
Egyptians vote in run-off presidential election

It is a novelty for ordinary Egyptians, who are choosing their leader for the first time in a history that stretches back to the pharaohs.

16 June 2012 • 06:58 AMT
Japan orders nuke reactors restart despite protests

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda received approval from the pro-nuclear power governor of central Fukui prefecture.

16 June 2012 • 06:46 AMT
Obama pledges to stop deporting young illegal immigrants

“This is not amnesty. This is not immunity. This is not a path to citizenship. It’s not a permanent fix,” U.S. President said.

16 June 2012 • 06:34 AMT
Canon introduces EOS Rebel T4i DSLR

For video recording, the new continuous autofocus helps the camera to only record sounds of the scene that is targeted.

16 June 2012 • 06:25 AMT
Hurricane Carlotta slams into Mexico’s Pacific coast

By late Friday night, Carlotta’s winds had lessened to 90 mph, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami.

15 June 2012 • 18:12 AMT
Parliament vice-speaker: MPs from RPA will retain ministerial posts

Yerevan hosted RPA executive body and council meeting chaired by RPA leader, President Serzh Sargsyan.

15 June 2012 • 17:40 AMT
IMF urges Spain to raise taxes to cut budget deficit

The international lending group said Spain’s government should consider several measures to boost tax revenue.

15 June 2012 • 17:27 AMT
Moody’s downgrades Nokia’s credit rating

Moody’s ratings agency downgrade, the second in two months, came after Nokia stock plunged 18 percent on June 14.

15 June 2012 • 17:18 AMT
United Armenians: Azeri hacking attacks will be doomed to failure

“United Armenians” newspaper’s editorial board issued a statement on recent Azeri attacks against Armenian websites.

15 June 2012 • 16:57 AMT
U.S. stocks advance amid hopes for central bank action

The Dow has battled through sharp gains and losses this week and finished Thursday at a one-month high.

15 June 2012 • 16:47 AMT
Euro 2012: Ukraine vs. France game suspended due to thunder

Euro 2012 Group D game between Ukraine and France was suspended in the fifth minute due to lightning and thunder.

15 June 2012 • 16:46 AMT
9th Golden Apricot Festival program to feature 150 films

12 movies will be screened in the feature films nomination, with the program’s geography stretching from Chile to Iran.

15 June 2012 • 16:41 AMT
French MP Philippe Kaltenbach deems Genocide denial unacceptable

Philippe Kaltenbach voiced willingness to meet with Armenian MPs from Armenia- France friendship group in November.

15 June 2012 • 15:30 AMT
Saudi Arabian Prince brainwashed by Baku

Ben Khaled Saud Ben Khaled: international community should force Armenia to abandon occupation policy.

15 June 2012 • 15:28 AMT
Eastern Partnership’s “Culture” Program launched in Armenia

Regional Co-operation for the Cultural Heritage Development” project aims to improve the cultural environment.

15 June 2012 • 14:48 AMT
Film Movement picks up rights to Cannes-screened “Aliyah”

French language feature follows Jewish drug dealer in Paris caught between family ties and dreams of better life in Israel.

15 June 2012 • 14:39 AMT
New Aerosmith album promises “lot of range”

Music From Another Dimension is scheduled for release on Aug 28, 2012; the album was co-produced by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry.

15 June 2012 • 14:36 AMT
Expert: radical Islamists’ assuming Syrian power must be prevented

Sargis Grigoryan says radical Islamic organizations’ coming to power is detrimental to the country’s ethnic minorities.

15 June 2012 • 14:30 AMT
Turkey’s Syrian refugees number tops 30000 – official

The influx of refugees comes as violence continues in Syria, particularly in northwestern villages close to the border.

15 June 2012 • 14:23 AMT
Oxfam: Eurozone break-up could cost poorest countries billions

The aid charity warned that woes of the single currency threaten living standards of people well beyond the shores of Europe.

15 June 2012 • 14:12 AMT
Canada campus shooting leaves 3 dead

The shooting was an apparent armed robbery of an armored vehicle or vehicles, police spokesman Scott Pattison said.

15 June 2012 • 14:09 AMT
SCR to transport 50 thous. passengers to Georgia’s Black Sea resorts in 2012

The South Caucasus Railways (SCR) has run the firm’s passenger train Yerevan-Batumi for the first time this year.

15 June 2012 • 13:59 AMT
Russia denies delivering helicopters to Syria

The Foreign Ministry statement came in response to media reports claiming Syria was getting Mi-25 helicopter gunships from Moscow.

15 June 2012 • 13:50 AMT
Muslim Brotherhood wars against dissolving Islamist-led parliament

The group says the decision will lead to more dangerous days than those under Mubarak’s repressive regime.

15 June 2012 • 13:37 AMT
Yemen troops take control of third city after Al-Qaeda pullout

Shuqra was the last major Al-Qaeda stronghold in Abyan province to fall to govt forces, which launched an all-out offensive.

15 June 2012 • 13:27 AMT
Eni Italian energy giant to produce shale gas in Ukraine

Eni has been present in Ukraine since 2011 in the Zagoryanska and Pokroskoe licenses located in the Dniepr-Donetz Basin.

15 June 2012 • 13:26 AMT
Armenia’s bus stations may be given for concession

Acting Minister of Transport and Communications said the choice of concessionaire will be based on contest outcomes.

15 June 2012 • 13:17 AMT
Japan’s lower house passes bill for Iran oil imports

The bill will now be sent to the upper house, where opposition parties have the majority but have signaled their support.

15 June 2012 • 13:14 AMT
“United Armenia” urges for single mobile network in Armenia, Artsakh

United Armenia initiative submitted an open letter to ArmenTel, VivaCell-MTS and Orange Armenia mobile operators.

15 June 2012 • 13:13 AMT
Syrian troops shell rebel-held areas, clash with opposition fighters

Troops have shelled northern town of Anadan, rebel-held areas of Khaldieh and Jouret al-Shayah in the central Homs province.