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03 June 2012 • 12:58 AMT
OSCE mission monitors Armenia-Azerbaijan border

During the monitoring, OSCE representatives were briefed on the June 1 incident at contact line.

03 June 2012 • 12:34 AMT
Guy Ritchie poised to direct Stevenson’s “Treasure Island” remake

The Robert Louis Stevenson adventure story has frequently been adapted for both the big and small screen over the years.

03 June 2012 • 12:30 AMT
Egypt tensions spike as Mubarak given life sentence

A large crowd of up to 10,000 had gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, birthplace of the uprising which led to Mubarak’s removal.

03 June 2012 • 12:15 AMT
NATO eyes missile defense cooperation with Ukraine

Russia has retained staunch opposition to the planned deployment of U.S. missile defense systems near its borders.

03 June 2012 • 12:05 AMT
Lebanon sends troops to calm Syria-linked clashes

Recent weeks have seen increased clashes between armed Alawite groups and Sunni fighters in the city.

03 June 2012 • 11:53 AMT
Syrian President denies govt. involvement in Houla massacre

A massacre last week in Syria’s central region of Houla killed more than 100 people, nearly half of them children.

03 June 2012 • 11:52 AMT
Toronto mall gunman kills 1, injures 7

“The nature of the wounds indicate this individual was targeted,” said Toronto police chief Bill Blair.

03 June 2012 • 11:50 AMT
West uses Iran nuke issue to cover up own problems – Khamenei

Iran’s Supreme Leader said that sanctions were not hampering Iran and were “deepening Iran’s hatred towards the West”.

02 June 2012 • 19:40 AMT
Eurovision proved poor screen for Azerbaijan before West

Azerbaijan’s hopes that the Eurovision Song Contest would open wide if not the whole world but at least Europe for it, were not to come true.The European eyes did not fail to notice Aliyev’s dictatorship behind a pompous façade. According to some estimates, Azerbaijan spent USD 3 billion to host the Eurovision; still, the resolution on “Violation of human rights, democracy and the rule of law” adopted by the European Parliament on May 24 says that all actions aimed at suppressing the freedom of expression and assembly in Azerbaijan should stop immediately. Azerbaijan’s hosting of the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in its capital Baku on May 26 should be an opportunity for it to show its commitment to democracy and human rights, it adds.

02 June 2012 • 17:57 AMT
Merkel calls on opposition to back EU fiscal pact

Angela Merkel needs a two-thirds majority in Germany’s lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, to adopt the text.

02 June 2012 • 17:11 AMT
Spain calls for new fiscal eurozone authority

“The European Union needs to reinforce its architecture,” Rajoy said at an event in Sitges, in the province of Catalonia.

02 June 2012 • 16:30 AMT
Iran accuses Turkey of serving Israeli, U.S. interests in Syria

Calling Turkey “a strategic competitor of Iran,” Rahim Safavi said that Iran-Turkey relations are still “good.”

02 June 2012 • 16:19 AMT
Volkswagen to strengthen focus to expanding sales in China

Amid mostly flat sales in Europe, German carmakers have become increasingly dependent on Chinese demand.

02 June 2012 • 15:57 AMT
Paper says new govt. program first document to be discussed by ANC

Course of the discussions will become clear, after the document is submitted to the parliament, Haykakan Zhamanak says.

02 June 2012 • 15:44 AMT
Paper: RPA, Prosperous Armenia agreed to back President Sargsyan

This implies formation of a coalition government headed by Prosperous Armenia following the presidential elections.

02 June 2012 • 15:35 AMT
Kocharian hindered coalition formation – paper

Prosperous Armenia leader Gagik Tsarukyan succumbed to pressure by second president Robert Kocharian, 168 Zham says.

02 June 2012 • 15:18 AMT
Expert rules out coalition formation in new parliament

Political dissolution has been underway in Armenia since the parliamentary elections, according to Armen Minasyan.

02 June 2012 • 15:06 AMT
Expert: Oskanian, Tsarukyan and Kocharian may run for president

Armen Minasyan says parliamentary elections were a tool helping to specify expectations from the presidential race.

02 June 2012 • 15:00 AMT
Heritage party head not to run for president

Presidential elections are due next year in Armenia. The coalition will nominate the current President Serzh Sargsyan.

02 June 2012 • 14:20 AMT
RPA, Prosperous Armenia differ in ways to reach common goals

Chairman of Christian Democratic Union commented on Prosperous Armenia’s refusal to join the new coalition.

02 June 2012 • 14:01 AMT
Armenian winemakers visit Austria’s wine-producing regions

The Armenian wine-makers visited different schools, vineyards and exchanged experience with other wine-makers.

02 June 2012 • 13:41 AMT
New government staff to be formed by June 15

Asked as to Prosperous Armenia’s refusal to join the coalition, Prime Minister Sargsyan said he is sorry about it.

02 June 2012 • 13:28 AMT
Tigran Sargsyan to become new PM of Armenia

A decision was taken to elect the acting head of Armenian government Tigran Sargsyan as the new Prime Minister.

02 June 2012 • 13:14 AMT
President Sargsyan: cooperation with Iran important to Armenia

Armenian leader and Iran’s Minister of Energy hailed the increase in trade turnover recorded for the past years.

02 June 2012 • 12:55 AMT
Film to portray Leonardo DaVinci’s travels in Cilicia

A film by history buff Arsen Hakobyan of Armenia intends to put into perspective Armenia’s influence on Europe.

02 June 2012 • 12:43 AMT
Editor: counterweight to single-party system meets public interest

In his article Shahan Kandaharian commented on Prosperous Armenia party’s refusal to join the new ruling coalition.

02 June 2012 • 12:20 AMT
Christian Democratic Union head pleased with current govt. staff

Khosrov Harutyunyan gave positive assessment to current government, which “acted in compliance with the reality.”

02 June 2012 • 12:08 AMT
Heritage leader to discuss renouncement of deputy mandate

Raffi Hovannisian slammed parliamentary elections, noting that Armenia once again faced de jure-de facto contradiction.

02 June 2012 • 12:06 AMT
New parliament reflects balance of political forces – RPA member

Khosrov Harutyunyan voiced hope for MPs to have active involvement in the legislative work and justify voters’ hopes.

02 June 2012 • 12:00 AMT
Kenyan student arrested in U.S. over cannibalism charges

He earned multiple master’s degrees from schools in Ghana and was a graduate student at Morgan State University until 2008.