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06 May 2012 • 13:21 AMT
Candidate’s office says RPA representative attacks ANC proxy

RPA representative attacked ANC proxy Levon Avetisyan threatening with assault after elections, Manuel Gasparyan’s office said.

06 May 2012 • 13:20 AMT
Armenian speaker votes “for powerful and changing Armenia”

“I have cast my ballot for the future, sustainable development, peace and security of our country,” Samvel Nikoyan said.

06 May 2012 • 12:51 AMT
896 568 voters cast their ballot by 2pm

As of 2 pm, 896568 people or 35.54%n of the total number of voters have already participated in the parliamentary elections.

06 May 2012 • 12:44 AMT
Bomb kills 3 NATO service members in eastern Afghanistan

The alliance did not provide details about the attack nor the nationality of the service members killed.

06 May 2012 • 12:40 AMT
Russia media outlets report hacker attacks

Other websites affected were the Moscow-based Ekho-Moskvy radio station, the newswire slon.ru and the Kommersant newspaper.

06 May 2012 • 12:30 AMT
Jailed Ukrainian ex-PM to continue hunger strike

Yulia Tymoshenko, the main rival of President Viktor Yanukovich, was sentenced to seven years in prison last October.

06 May 2012 • 12:25 AMT
ICES monitoring mission reports no gross violations at elections

“Parliamentary elections have proved well-organized so far,” the head of International expert Center of Electoral Systems said.

06 May 2012 • 12:22 AMT
Israeli President starts five-day visit to Canada

Shimon Peres will travel to Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal, where he will meet with politicians and dignitaries

06 May 2012 • 12:14 AMT
PACE ex-vice president says elections in Armenia well-organized

Anna Curdova stressed significant progress in the way current elections in Armenia were organized.

06 May 2012 • 12:02 AMT
Exhibition of paintings on Robert Burns’ life opens in Scotland

Adrian Wiszniewski admitted that when he was young he found Burns off-putting but has now been “converted”.

06 May 2012 • 11:43 AMT
Iran arrests several suspects over nuke scientists killings

In the fifth attack of the kind in two years Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, and his driver were killed on January 11, 2012.

06 May 2012 • 11:38 AMT
Ex-leader Kocharian votes for “Armenia’s future”

Asked to comment on the possibility of his return to power, Robert Kocharian questioned, “do you want me at power? “

06 May 2012 • 11:25 AMT
Saudi Arabia warns citizens against travel to Syria

The world’s top oil exporter closed its embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus in March and withdrew all diplomats.

06 May 2012 • 11:21 AMT
ANC leader votes for “better Armenia”

“We’re ready to accept any results in case elections are fair,” the 1st Armenian president Levon Ter-Petrossian said.

06 May 2012 • 11:03 AMT
London 2012 Olympic stadium officially opened

40,000 spectators watched as white balloons were released to open the stadium exactly 2,012 hours before the Games begin.

06 May 2012 • 10:47 AMT
Justin Bieber’s “Boyfriend” video sets new record on YouTube

The video drew comparisons to the video for “Girlfriend,” a 2002 hit for NSYNC, the band that launched Justin Timberlake’s career.

06 May 2012 • 10:38 AMT
Orinats Yerkir party leader casts ballot for rule of law in Armenia

Artur Baghdasaryan expressed a wish for fair and successful elections and rapid resolution of current issues in Armenia.

06 May 2012 • 10:28 AMT
Yerevan Mayor votes for “stable development”

As of 11 am, 450 out of 2033 voters cast ballots at Avan administrative district’s School No. 117.

06 May 2012 • 10:13 AMT
Death toll in Nepal flood reaches 14

Officials said that dozens of people were still missing, and that among the dead were three Ukrainian tourists.

06 May 2012 • 10:08 AMT
Heritage leader votes for “common heritage of Armenian people”

“I believe in our country and people, confident that tomorrow I’ll wake up in new Armenia,” Raffi Hovannisian stressed.

06 May 2012 • 09:57 AMT
Prosperous Armenia leader comes to vote with his family

With regard to violations reported by Naira Zohrabyan, Prosperous Armenia leader told journalists they can be rectified.

06 May 2012 • 09:47 AMT
President Sargsyan votes for “progress in Armenia”

Armenian leader thanked media for creating equal conditions in covering electoral campaigns of all political forces.

06 May 2012 • 09:40 AMT
Tornado destroys houses, injures at least 30 in Tokyo

A 14-year-old boy was in serious condition, and 10 others were being treated at hospitals, the local fire department said.

06 May 2012 • 09:30 AMT
PM agrees with ex-leader Kocharian Armenia needs change

“Robert Kocharian’s team has enough knowledge and experience to bring about the change in the country,” Tigran Sargsyan said.

06 May 2012 • 09:29 AMT
Heritage demands using common ink instead of vanishing

If stamps continue to vanish, this will complicate prevention of double voting and cloud legitimacy of vote, Heritage said.

06 May 2012 • 09:24 AMT
Prime Minister votes for “Armenia’s bright future”

Tigran Sargsyan: May 6 elections will be the most transparent ones in the history of independent Armenia.

06 May 2012 • 09:15 AMT
Israel’s ex-envoy: Jerusalem seeks to develop ties with Armenia

Baruch Ben-Neria confessed to having witnessed a major progress in Armenia since his first visit to the country in 1993.

06 May 2012 • 09:09 AMT
Some polling stations allowed using ink to mark passports

Central Electoral Committee allowed 9/11 polling station to replace vanishing ink with regular one to stamp voters’ passports.

06 May 2012 • 08:58 AMT
Apple extends 20GB iCloud free storage offer to MobileMe users

After September, former MobileMe customers can either pay to keep the storage or downgrade to the free 5GB iCloud plan.

06 May 2012 • 08:54 AMT
4 candidates to rival for Karabakh presidency

Current leader Bako Sahakyan, Vitaly Balasanyan, Arkady Soghomonyan and Valery Khachatryan will run for presidency.