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04 June 2012 • 12:02 AMT
U.S. set to tighten Iran sanctions if Moscow nuke talks fail

David Cohen: sanctions on Iran are biting, but more will be done to pressure the Islamic Republic to abandon its nuclear program.

04 June 2012 • 12:00 AMT
Armenian, Czech chambers of commerce to establish trade council

Mr. Kužel stressed Czech businessmen’s interest in investments in such fields as energy and food industry.

04 June 2012 • 11:52 AMT
18 killed, 50 injured in Baghdad car bomb attack

A powerful car bomb tore the facade off of Iraq’s main religious affairs office for Shiite Muslims.

04 June 2012 • 11:46 AMT
3,2% increase in state budget revenues recorded in Jan-April 2012

State budget expenditures totaled AMD 269 bln., increasing by 4,6% (AMD 11,8 bln) compared to January-April 2011.

04 June 2012 • 11:42 AMT
Number of Spanish jobless drops to 4.71 mln

Spain has the highest unemployment rate in the industrialised world, with 24.44 percent of the workforce idle.

04 June 2012 • 11:25 AMT
UN watchdog, Iran to meet June 8 for nuke talks

“A meeting between Iran and the agency has been scheduled for 8 June in Vienna,” IAEA chief Yukiya Amano said.

04 June 2012 • 10:55 AMT
U.S. drone strike kills 15 in northwest Pakistan

The attack is likely to add to tensions between Washington and Islamabad amid a standoff over NATO supply routes to Afghanistan.

04 June 2012 • 10:51 AMT
RPA rep. links AMD exchange rate drop to economic development

Gagik Minasyan: exchange rates of euro and national currencies of CIS countries to dollar has also been recorded.

04 June 2012 • 10:25 AMT
David Nalbandian pledges to do his best to win medal in Olympics

Nalbandian: I’d love to be able to participate in Olympics, something that will be decided after Roland Garros.

04 June 2012 • 10:11 AMT
RPA member: Prosperous Armenia will endorse President Sargsyan

Gagik Minasyan cited coalition memorandum, in which Prosperous Armenia head pledged to back President Sargsyan.

04 June 2012 • 09:55 AMT
New govt. staff to be formed within 7-10 days – RPA member

According to Gagik Minasyan, the government program will be submitted to the parliament by June 20-25.

04 June 2012 • 09:42 AMT
Azerbaijani soldier shoots himself to death

Soldier of the National Army, Khalilov Sahib, born in 1991, shot himself to death from his service weapon.

04 June 2012 • 09:34 AMT
Nigeria declares three days of mourning after plane crash

The plane crashed near airport, damaging buildings and setting off inferno in poor and densely populated neighborhood.

04 June 2012 • 09:29 AMT
Sony drops below 1,000 yen first time since 1980

Dealers said Sony last traded below the psychologically important 1,000 yen level in August 1980 around a year.

04 June 2012 • 09:04 AMT
Pageant for Queen’s Diamond Jubilee sets Guinness record

The River Thames became a royal highway as Queen Elizabeth II led a motley but majestic flotilla of 1,000 vessels.

04 June 2012 • 08:51 AMT
Ramkavar Azatakan, Armenakan-Ramkavar Azatakan merge into one party

A joint congress of Ramkavar Azatakan party of Armenia and Armenakan-Ramkavar Azatakan was held in Yerevan.

04 June 2012 • 08:27 AMT
Three Armenian soldiers killed at Armenian-Azerbaijani border

As a result of Azeri sabotage, three Armenian soldiers (Mushegh Nurbekyan, Zohrab Balabekyan and Karen Davtyan) were killed.

04 June 2012 • 08:15 AMT
Javakhk Armenians urge Clinton to raise Vahagn Chakhalyan’s release issue

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit Georgia as part of her regional trip to South Caucasus countries.

04 June 2012 • 07:42 AMT
FARE finalizing plans for EURO 2012

FARE is making final preparations in conjunction with European football’s governing body for its activities at EURO 2012.

04 June 2012 • 07:27 AMT
Clinton arrives in Yerevan June 4

Hillary Clinton will meet with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian in Yerevan.

03 June 2012 • 17:26 AMT
Over 150 passengers feared dead as plane crashes in Nigeria

Thick smoke was rising from the area, near Lagos airport, and flames could be seen coming from a two-storey building.

03 June 2012 • 14:28 AMT
Goalkeeper Roman Berezovsky has surgery, expected to recover in 10 days

Armenian team continues with team practice sessions in preparation for Armenia-Kazakhstan friendly due June 5 in Yerevan.

03 June 2012 • 14:16 AMT
“The Insider” helmer Michael Mann to chair Venice film fest jury

The jury will be responsible for selecting the recipient of the festival’s top prize, the Golden Lion, and other awards.

03 June 2012 • 14:05 AMT
Yerevan to host Directors Across Borders Regional Co-Production Forum

The Forum to be held within the framework of the 9th Golden Apricot International Film Festival in Yerevan.

03 June 2012 • 14:01 AMT
Russia says UN Human Rights Council resolution on Syria “biased”

Russia’s Foreign Ministry: attempts by some countries to name culprits without waiting for Houla massacre probe results cause concerns.

03 June 2012 • 13:53 AMT
10 Pakistani militants killed in U.S. drone strike

Two Pakistani intelligence officials say four missiles were fired at the village of Mana Raghzai near the border with Afghanistan.

03 June 2012 • 13:37 AMT
Debt-stricken Spain urges for new Euro fiscal authority

Germany and others insist such a move can only happen as part of a drive to much closer fiscal union.

03 June 2012 • 13:24 AMT
Canadian porn star accused of dismembering ex-lover, threatening PM

The case began earlier this week, when a package containing a severed foot was opened at the ruling Conservative Party headquarters.

03 June 2012 • 13:12 AMT
Microsoft to unveil Office for iPad in Nov

It will be available to buy for the holiday season, Microsoft will start doing volume licensing at the start of 2013.

03 June 2012 • 13:04 AMT
38 police injured at neo-Nazi rally in Germany

Clashes between neo-Nazi demonstrators and far-left counter-protesters erupted in northern German port city of Hamburg.