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12 May 2012 • 14:26 AMT
Armenian representative third at Eurovision Young Musicians

Vienna hosted Eurovision Young Musicians contest’s final, with Narek Ghazaryan occupying the third place.

12 May 2012 • 14:18 AMT
Russian, Iranian Presidents to develop cooperation

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad congratulated Vladimir Putin on officially taking office as President of the Russian Federation.

12 May 2012 • 13:51 AMT
Russia tests Italy’s Centauro wheeled tank

Russia signed a deal with Italy in December for the semi-knocked down assembly of 60 Lynx light multirole armored vehicles.

12 May 2012 • 13:44 AMT
Armenian President holds farewell meeting with Iran’s ambassador

President Sargsyan thanked Seyed Ali Sagayan for strengthening of cooperation and development of bilateral ties.

12 May 2012 • 13:43 AMT
Armenian President appoints envoys to Japan and Slovakia

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree to appoint Hrant Poghosyan to the post of RA ambassador to Japan.

12 May 2012 • 13:19 AMT
First chess title opening match ends in draw

India’s title-holder Viswanathan Anand and Boris Gelfand of Israel shook hands after a compelling start to a clash.

12 May 2012 • 13:08 AMT
Acoustic Device to be deployed during London Olympics

Royal Marines operating in patrol craft from HMS Ocean are also heavily armed with conventional firearms.

12 May 2012 • 12:35 AMT
Armenian President meets with OSCE MG Co-chairs

Discussion of the current stage and further development of Karabakh conflict settlement was in focus of the meeting.

12 May 2012 • 12:26 AMT
Baku systematically destroys Azerbaijan’s indigenous population

The Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic was a short-lived self-proclaimed autonomous republic in Azerbaijan.

12 May 2012 • 11:50 AMT
Militant group claims responsibility for deadly Damascus blasts

The video showed no images of militants making or setting up the bomb and did not claim the attack as suicide bombings.

12 May 2012 • 11:41 AMT
RPA MP: all have their share in election bribery

“Despite much criticism, RPA’s strategy yielded good results,” RPA MP Karine Atchemyan told the journalists on May 12.

12 May 2012 • 11:17 AMT
Tough ceasefire violations by Azerbaijan registered on May 9

Over 350 instances of ceasefire violation by Azeri armed forces were registered at the contact line on May 6-12.

12 May 2012 • 11:03 AMT
Ankara wants to see France as champion of Turkish integration in EU

“We are not in the business of creating animosity, we are in the business of creating friendship,” the Turkish minister said.

12 May 2012 • 10:59 AMT
Paper: ANC claims some passports bear multiple voter stamps

According to Chorrord Ishkhanutyun, some people have voted several times during the May 6 parliamentary elections.

12 May 2012 • 10:48 AMT
Paper says RPA celebrates its triumph with wine and dance

RPA members were in excellent mood; they drank and danced to mark their victory in elections, Zhoghovurd paper reports.

12 May 2012 • 10:36 AMT
After 18 years, Azerbaijan still wants use of force in Karabakh

Edward Nalbandian: the visit of OSCE MG Co-chairs symbolically coincided with 18th anniversary of ceasefire agreement.

12 May 2012 • 10:35 AMT
Nigeria’s police claim capturing senior Boko Haram commander

The Yoruba tribe is mostly based in the southwest, away from the focus of Boko Haram’s violence in the north.

12 May 2012 • 10:26 AMT
Bundesbank head urges Greece to ‘stand by its word’

“It is too simplistic to assume that the problems in Greece would be solved if the country leaves the Eurozone,” Weidmann said.

12 May 2012 • 10:11 AMT
Lifetime orders 10 hourlong episodes of Houston Family Chronicles

Bobbi Kristina has pushed on with a career in front of the camera, recently signing on to recur on Tyler Perry’s TBS comedy.

12 May 2012 • 10:04 AMT
War in Karabakh: 18th anniversary of ceasefire agreement

Azerbaijani defense minister Mamedrafi Mammadov was the first to sign the agreement in Baku on May 9, 1994.

12 May 2012 • 09:51 AMT
Cadillac to include iPad in every new sale of its XTS model

It’s all part of a strategy to make car ownership a more social experience to help make everyone his or her own brand ambassador.

12 May 2012 • 09:32 AMT
India agrees $560m deal to buy howitzer guns from U.S.

The howitzers, with a maximum range of 30 kilometers, will be used by the army’s mountain artillery divisions.

12 May 2012 • 09:27 AMT
Karabakh commander: diplomats nullified Armenia’s victory in wars

“Russians did not provide us with weapon; they just sold it to us,” first commander of NKR self-defense Arkadi Karapetyan said.

12 May 2012 • 09:12 AMT
Fire bombs thrown at Italy’s tax enforcement agency offices

Firemen were called in after one of the two petrol bombs landed on the doorsteps of the Equitalia building, police said.

12 May 2012 • 09:11 AMT
International Europe business center opens in Stepanakert

“Naturally, we’ll rival Armenia and Yerevan hotels now,” director of the newly opened business center said.

12 May 2012 • 09:03 AMT
Deleyaman band performs in Santa Monica

Based in France, the four members of Deleyaman band use lyrics and instruments from their respective countries.

12 May 2012 • 08:43 AMT
Israeli envoy to meet Palestinian leader

The official says that Yitzhak Molcho, a representative of Israeli Prime Minister will meet Abbas on May 12 evening.

12 May 2012 • 08:39 AMT
GM Hrant Melkumyan finishes 6th at Bosna 2012

Hrant Melkumyan came 6th with 5.5 points; Hungary’s Viktor Erdos took the lead in the tournament with 6.5 points.

12 May 2012 • 08:37 AMT
Russia may test new ship-based air defense missile system by yearend

Almaz Antei is also working on new radars and missiles for its future land-based S-500 air defense system, Menshikov said.

12 May 2012 • 08:26 AMT
Opposition leader appreciates ANC ex-member, paper says

“I appreciate our close cooperation with Aram Sargsyan,” Haykakan Zhamanak quotes Levon Ter-Petrossian as saying.