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10 May 2012 • 13:01 AMT
Armenian Genocide essay competition winners announced in Detroit

The competition, open to all Michigan High School students, is funded by the Hagopian Family Foundation.

10 May 2012 • 13:01 AMT
Facebook creates suicide prevention measures for army members

Facebook’s new tools are an extension of the suicide prevention effort the social network launched at the end of last year.

10 May 2012 • 13:00 AMT
Afghanistan faces “tougher challenges” in next security handover

President Hamid Karzai is expected to announce transfer of 230 districts and centers of all provincial capitals to Afghan control.

10 May 2012 • 12:59 AMT
Expert: police not interested in iDitord forgery records

“Defense Ministry showed interest in every report; they asked for case location and tracked them,” Samvel Martirosyan said.

10 May 2012 • 12:57 AMT
Olympic Games torch lit in Greece

The countdown to London Olympics kicked off with the kindling of the Games torch by the sun’s rays in ancient Olympia.

10 May 2012 • 12:57 AMT
Expert slams poll results in Armenia

Commenting on poll results Karen Kocharyan said, “What can’t be bought with money, can be bought with lots of money.”

10 May 2012 • 12:56 AMT
ArmRosgazprom tops list of Armenia’s taxpayers in Q1

Taxes paid by major taxpayers of Armenia totaled AMD 14,8 bln, increasing by 14% against the last year’s index.

10 May 2012 • 12:54 AMT
Germany’s Merkel rejects calls to abandon austerity measures

Debt reduction and growth are the “two pillars” of the strategy needed to bring the bloc out of the crisis, the chancellor said.

10 May 2012 • 12:52 AMT
Harry Potter “Wizarding World” attraction to open in Japan

Theme parks became financial building block for many studios, with Disney generating more profit from its parks than its film studio.

10 May 2012 • 12:42 AMT
Turkey refuses to extradite fugitive Iraqi VP

The decision comes a day after Interpol issued a worldwide alert for Tariq al-Hashemi’s arrest.

10 May 2012 • 11:33 AMT
Acer introduces new line of desktop monitors

Acer is claiming a 100 million to one contrast ratio for all the monitors thanks to the Adaptive Contrast Management.

10 May 2012 • 11:28 AMT
Stephen King’s “The Reach” book to be made into a movie

The book details the story of a 95-year-old lady who embarks on a troubled journey to the mainland from the island.

10 May 2012 • 11:21 AMT
CBA upgrades ratings of three companies

IMEX Group’s rating was upgraded from C+ to B-; ratings of Antares Holding and Star Company remained unchanged.

10 May 2012 • 11:20 AMT
Nalbandian invites Salehi to visit Armenia in near future

Minister Nalbandian made the remarks during a meeting with Salehi on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement ministerial meeting.

10 May 2012 • 11:17 AMT
40 killed, 170 injured in Damascus twin blasts

The blasts, which ripped the facade off the intelligence building, happened at about 7.50am on May 10.

10 May 2012 • 11:14 AMT
iDitord e-platform registers 1062 electoral violations

“About 500 cases of violation were registered by 10am on the voting day,” iDitord coordinator Sona Ayzavyan said.

10 May 2012 • 11:08 AMT
Expert rules out Prosperous Armenia’s joining opposition

Karen Kocharyan says that Prosperous Armenia party is simply stalling for time, trying to name a “higher price”.

10 May 2012 • 11:02 AMT
Roy Lichtenstein’s “Sleeping Girl” fetches $44.9m

Sleeping Girl, from 1964, went for $44.9m (£27.8m) at Sotheby’s New York sale of post-war and contemporary art.

10 May 2012 • 11:02 AMT
Cannes 2012 roundup: War Witch, Mystery Road, Sound Of My Voice

Carey Fitzgerald’s High Point Media Group has grabbed world sales rights to Cannes Classics selection Me And Me Dad.

10 May 2012 • 10:57 AMT
Rescuers say no survivors in Russian jet crash

“We entered the area… and found the dead bodies, but we cannot say about the number,” said Gagah Prakoso.

10 May 2012 • 10:47 AMT
Expert: ANC won’t regain popularity

Karen Kocharyan voiced skepticism over Levon Ter-Petrossian’s success in upcoming presidential elections.

10 May 2012 • 10:45 AMT
“The Simpsons” May 20 season finale to feature Lady Gaga

A new short promotional clip for the episode offers an idea of how the chanteuse will come across in two-dimensional form.

10 May 2012 • 10:44 AMT
Norwegian police arrest teens over SOCA DDoS attack

The Serious Organized Crime Agency was taken offline last week after it was flooded with junk traffic by hacktivists.

10 May 2012 • 10:30 AMT
Journalist candidate still undecided on future career

“I have not decided my further moves yet; I’ll tell as soon as I make up my mind,” Satik Seyranyan said.

10 May 2012 • 10:08 AMT
Grey Wolves meeting banned in Belgium

The event organizer, Belçika Federasyon Türk, a branch of Grey Wolves in Belgium decided to go to court.

10 May 2012 • 10:04 AMT
Armenian Kentron TV may face AMD1mln fine

Kentron TV violated the national propaganda legislation and may be therefore fined at amount of 1000 minimum salaries.

10 May 2012 • 09:40 AMT
Theft on Victory Day in Victory Park

35-year-old woman detained on suspicion of theft in Victory Park had previous criminal record, police said.

10 May 2012 • 09:37 AMT
Armenian frontier villages under Azerbaijani fire on May 8

“As soon as we see the lights go off, we know Azerbaijanis are shooting,” head of frontier Aygepar village Andranik Aydinyan says.

10 May 2012 • 09:36 AMT
HSBC Bank Armenia opens new branch in Yerevan

HSBC Bank Armenia held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new HSBC STATUS branch at 4/1 Baghramyan Avenue.

10 May 2012 • 09:36 AMT
Putin to miss G8 summit in U.S.

Putin, who was inaugurated as President after an absence of four years, told US officials he was busy finalizing his cabinet.