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14 June 2012 • 07:31 AMT
AI: Syria committing crimes against humanity

Militias are guilty of “grave human rights violations and serious violations of international humanitarian law,” the group said.

14 June 2012 • 07:12 AMT
Paper: signatures collected in support of former interior minister

Dozens of citizens have already participated in the campaign. However, the initiative has sparked several users’ anger.

14 June 2012 • 07:05 AMT
4.1 magnitude quake strikes Southern California

The temblor hit at 8:17 pm local time and was centered 2 miles north of Yorba Linda about 28 miles southeast of Los Angeles.

14 June 2012 • 06:56 AMT
Oil nears $83 as OPEC heavyweights face off over crude production policy

Analysts say they don’t expect OPEC to cut supplies unless global economic growth shows signs of a sharper slowdown.

14 June 2012 • 06:49 AMT
Presidential adviser Alik Sargsyan may be relieved of post – paper

However, the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) is confident of Sargsyan’s retaining the post until presidential race.

14 June 2012 • 06:43 AMT
Internet giants join alliance to counter “bad ads”

In 2011, Google said it disabled more than 130 million ads and 800,000 advertisers that violated its policies.

14 June 2012 • 06:34 AMT
Clinton warns Russia against supporting Assad regime

“It is something that we believe is in everyone’s interests, most particularly the Syrian people,” U.S. Secretary of State said.

14 June 2012 • 06:29 AMT
Azerbaijan’s violence in focus of U.S. Senate ambassadorial hearing

Sen. Menendez pressed Morningstar regarding his position on the proper recognition of the Armenian Genocide.

14 June 2012 • 06:20 AMT
Spain and Cyprus ratings downgraded by Moody’s

Moody’s said ratings may be cut again after it concludes a review of Spain’s creditworthiness within next three months.

14 June 2012 • 06:10 AMT
Paper says Tsarukyan forced to ban Oskanian from parliament

Some authority circles forced Prosperous Armenia head to ban ex-minister Vartan Oskanian from the parliament.

13 June 2012 • 18:12 AMT
UEFA condemns violent clashes between Russian, Polish fans

Fighting led to 184 arrests and, according to reports, at least 24 injuries. Riot police fired tear gas and rubber bullets.

13 June 2012 • 17:59 AMT
Russia to be docked six points if more fan trouble

Russian and Polish fans were also involved in the worst violence of the tournament around the second group game in Warsaw.

13 June 2012 • 17:46 AMT
Azeri civil activist says PACE co-rapporteurs on Azerbaijan corrupt

Leyla Yunus cited preliminary report on situation in Azerbaijan, and meeting with rapporteurs as grounds for her allegations.

13 June 2012 • 17:35 AMT
U.S. security companies attacked by malicious files

The first evidence of the campaign was an attack on Digitalbond, a company that provides security services for ICS systems.

13 June 2012 • 17:19 AMT
OSCE CiO says he has no intention to visit Karabakh

Eamon Gilmore: observation of ceasefire and removal of snipers from the contact line will be discussed at the meeting.

13 June 2012 • 17:05 AMT
U.S. stocks open lower on retail sales June 13

Markets have been volatile this week, with the S.&P. 500 moving more than 1 percent for the past two trading days.

13 June 2012 • 16:46 AMT
American jazz pianist Uri Caine to perform in Yerevan

The concert program includes works by Komitas/Aslamazyan, Antonín Dvořák’s Serenade for Strings, etc.

13 June 2012 • 16:22 AMT
Karabala statue moved back to Yerevan’s Abovian street

The statue of the flower-selling old man (more commonly known as Karabala) has been moved back to Abovian street.

13 June 2012 • 16:02 AMT
Yerevan to host British Queen’s Official Birthday celebration

The celebration will feature screenings of archive films about Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation and the navy march.

13 June 2012 • 15:30 AMT
Facebook, Twitter accounts may be updated from Orange Blog

Orange Blog is a blogging platform which enables users to create own “space” and upload posts with different formats.

13 June 2012 • 15:25 AMT
Russia’s Lavrov meets Iran’s Salehi ahead of nuke talks

Lavrov reiterated Russia’s opposition to unilateral sanctions imposed by Western countries that are hurting Iran’s economy.

13 June 2012 • 15:13 AMT
Turkish president Turgut Ozal death in 1993 “suspicious” – report

State Auditing Board said there has been no satisfactory investigation into allegations that Mr Ozal might have been poisoned.

13 June 2012 • 15:08 AMT
Turkish, Azeri hackers attack Armenian websites

Azerbaijani hackers attacked BlogNews.am and Armenpress.am websites, with Turks having targeted Beeline.am.

13 June 2012 • 15:07 AMT
China “shipped missile vehicles to N.Korea in breach of UN resolutions”

4 trucks capable of transporting and launching ballistic missiles were exported by Chinese firm last August, the report said.

13 June 2012 • 14:57 AMT
“Brave” hot clip features unruly triplets

The film follows Merida, forced to discover the meaning of true bravery in order to undo a beastly curse before it’s too late.

13 June 2012 • 14:56 AMT
Ex-FM Oskanian refuses to testify at National Security Service

MP from Prosperous Armenia party Vartan Oskanian said that he refused to testify at National Security Service.

13 June 2012 • 14:49 AMT
IBM completes Tealeaf Technology Inc software maker buyout

The move was aimed boost IBM offerings of software that helps companies analyze customers’ shopping experiences.

13 June 2012 • 14:38 AMT
National Electric Vehicle Sweden to buy Saab – report

The Saab administrators said early in 2012 that a half- dozen parties had shown interest in buying the company.

13 June 2012 • 14:31 AMT
Russia, Israel negotiating UAV construction project

Dmitry Rogozin: Russia will no longer buy ready-made weapon systems in the West but is only interested in new technology.

13 June 2012 • 14:22 AMT
European Southern Observatory to build world’s largest telescope in Chile

The E-ELT will be a 129-foot segmented-mirror telescope sited atop a mountain called Cerro Armazones in northern Chile.