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22 May 2012 • 11:13 AMT
Paper: Shushi liberation event equal to provocation?

Armenian embassy in Georgia organized a celebration in Tbilisi dedicated to the 20th anniversary of Shushi liberation.

22 May 2012 • 11:12 AMT
British company to manage Nairit chemical giant?

As Minister of Energy Armen Movsisyan stated earlier, the selection of a managing company for Nairit is to be finalized in the months to come.

22 May 2012 • 11:10 AMT
IMF issues tough assessment of UK economic policy

Since coming to power in 2010, the UK coalition government has introduced an extensive austerity program.

22 May 2012 • 11:03 AMT
Apple reportedly testing next-generation iPhones

The phones are floating around Apple HQ in locked shells in order to disguise the exterior design to “undisclosed” employees.

22 May 2012 • 10:46 AMT
Armenian MP gets $18 mln annual profit from sugar import – paper

Sugar price dropped by 7% in world market in April 2012, compared with same period of 2011, Haykakan Zhamank says.

22 May 2012 • 10:44 AMT
Daily Mail: Azerbaijan – nation, which tortures its own people

“They tortured me twice,” Ali says. “In the court and police station they just hit me. The proper beating was in jail.”

22 May 2012 • 10:42 AMT
Expert: up to 1/3 of voters want their political parties to enter ruling coalition

“The weaker the political force, the more supporters seek to enter the ruling coalition,” Aharon Adibekyan said.

22 May 2012 • 10:13 AMT
Ukraine’s public transport to go round the clock at Euro 2012

Public transport in Ukraine’s four Euro 2012 host cities is to work round the clock, the country’s tournament director has said.

22 May 2012 • 10:02 AMT
Citta elephant to predict Euro 2012 results

Krakow zoo presented Citta elephant to predict the results of the various matches at Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine.

22 May 2012 • 09:53 AMT
Gazprombank provides over $100 mln. loans to Areximbank

Gazprombank granted loans and credit lines to Areximbank-Gazprombank Group at amount of over USD 100 mln.

22 May 2012 • 09:35 AMT
2% growth reported in SCR cargo traffic in Q1 2012

South Caucasus Railways is gradually increasing key performance indicators, including the volume of freight traffic.

22 May 2012 • 09:31 AMT
IAEA head says agreement with Iran to be signed soon

The investigation has been stalled for more than four years, with Iran saying it has never carried out such experiments.

22 May 2012 • 09:18 AMT
Russia to acquire 20 Ansat trainer helicopters

The Ansat, produced by Kazan Helicopters, is designed as a utility and training helicopter to replace the ageing Mil Mi-2.

22 May 2012 • 09:02 AMT
Yerevan-Tbilisi train route serviced 6.4 thous. passengers in Q1

Yerevan-Tbilisi-Yerevan train transported 6.4 thous. passengers in January-April 2012, according to recent statistics.

22 May 2012 • 08:53 AMT
5 killed in Syrian clashes, activists say

State television said the bomb exploded in a restaurant and showed footage of a burnt-out kitchen and a room full of debris.

22 May 2012 • 08:44 AMT
Paper labels Armenian democracy show or despotism

ELDR party member James Patava noted the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) rally as a disgusting show.

22 May 2012 • 08:37 AMT
Commercial rocket blasts off for International Space Station

The space station was zooming over the North Atlantic, just east of Newfoundland, when the Falcon took flight.

22 May 2012 • 08:30 AMT
Chinese counterfeit electronic parts used in U.S. military equipment

A year-long probe found 1,800 cases of fake parts in U.S. military aircraft, the Senate Armed Services Committee found.

22 May 2012 • 08:25 AMT
Paper: more RPA members may renounce MP mandates

The Republican Party of Armenia prepared 69 applications on parliamentary mandate renouncement on May 18.

22 May 2012 • 08:03 AMT
VivaCell-MTS unveils Facebook SMS service

Activating the service, the user will get messages, wall posts, comments, friend requests and many other notifications via SMS.

22 May 2012 • 07:51 AMT
20% increase in emigration rate recorded in Armenia – paper

The number of people to have emigrated from Armenia in the first quarter of 2012 totaled 57 thous. 320 growing by 20%.

22 May 2012 • 07:42 AMT
Anonymous leaks 1.7GB of U.S. Bureau of Justice data

Anonymous also performed a denial of service attack on the DoJ website earlier in response to Megaupload being taken offline.

22 May 2012 • 07:29 AMT
U.S. Senate votes to tighten sanctions on Iran

The measure passed the Senate on a voice vote, two days before a new round of talks between Iran and leading UN members.

22 May 2012 • 07:26 AMT
Paper: ex-President Kocharian leaves for Moscow again

Robert Kocharian hoped RA President’s participation in NATO summit would toughen Russia’s stance, Hraparak paper says.

22 May 2012 • 07:25 AMT
Paper says Orinats Yerkir will join RPA

Armenian authorities are already concerned over the next parliamentary elections, according to Yerkir paper.

22 May 2012 • 07:13 AMT
LA Councilmember Paul Krekorian issues budget statement

“Much more work is ahead of us, but so are better days as we continue to reinvent the way Los Angeles does business,” he said.

22 May 2012 • 07:00 AMT
At least 14 killed, 35 injured in India train collision

G.K. Jalan said that 35 people had been injured, with those seriously hurt taken for treatment in three nearby hospitals.

22 May 2012 • 06:57 AMT
Oil prices hang below $93 holding gains from previous day

Some analysts say crude will likely rebound amid a slowly improving U.S. economy and strong demand from developing countries.

22 May 2012 • 06:54 AMT
Iranian delegation arrives in Baghdad for nuke talks

Saeed Jalili and his entourage were welcomed by Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari at Baghdad airport.

22 May 2012 • 06:47 AMT
5.8-magnitude quake strikes Bulgaria

The quake jolted the town of Pernik, about 30km southwest of the capital Sofia, causing some tall buildings to sway.