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02 May 2012 • 12:46 AMT
Envoy to Czech Republic reports on Armenian foreign policy

A decision was taken to make lectures regular. The presentation was followed by question and answer session.

02 May 2012 • 12:42 AMT
Armenian Genocide commemorated in Iraq

Liturgy was served in St. Krikor Lusavorich Church of Baghdad dedicated to 97th anniversary of Armenian Genocide.

02 May 2012 • 12:42 AMT
Armenian Defense Minister to participate in CSTO meeting

Seyran Ohanyan will further meet with his Kazakh counterpart and attend international exhibition of military equipment.

02 May 2012 • 12:39 AMT
Expert: parties will use silence day to bribe voters

Armenia has never had so many open platforms during past election campaigns, PR experts told the press conference.

02 May 2012 • 12:37 AMT
London named No. 1 tourist destination

UK capital was number one in the world, in Europe and in the UK in a survey of world travelers by the TripAdvisor company.

02 May 2012 • 12:24 AMT
Microsoft detects new piece of malware targeting Mac OS X

The exploit discovered by Microsoft doesn’t work with OS X Lion, but does work with Snow Leopard and prior versions.

02 May 2012 • 12:22 AMT
Steve Coogan returns to “Despicable Me 2” as voice of Gru

Steve Carell is returning as the voice of Gru, the supervillain whose heart is melted when he adopts three wee children.

02 May 2012 • 12:10 AMT
Taliban vows to launch Afghanistan “spring offensive”

The primary targets of the offensive would be “foreign invaders and all those who help them militarily and in intelligence.”

02 May 2012 • 12:09 AMT
Photo app Instagram hits 50 million users

Previously, the service amassed 30 million users at the beginning of April just before the Facebook purchase.

02 May 2012 • 12:03 AMT
Joe Roth developing “Anomaly” sci-fi adventure saga adaptation

Anomaly is set in 2717, when humans live in colonies, and a single corporation conquers other planets to steal their resources.

02 May 2012 • 12:00 AMT
Russian MFA: terror attacks in Syria aimed to foil Annan plan

The explosions came two weeks after the ceasefire came into force in Syria on April 12 as part of Annan’s peace plan.

02 May 2012 • 11:54 AMT
RPA will never become opposition – party member

Right after the May 6 vote RPA will start preparing for the next parliamentary elections, party’s senior member said.

02 May 2012 • 11:53 AMT
Estonia to host NATO PA spring session on May 25-28

Each committee will discuss reports on a broad range of security and defense topics and will be addressed by prestigious speakers.

02 May 2012 • 11:44 AMT
Eurozone jobless rate hits record 10.9%

Spain has the highest unemployment rate in the eurozone at 24.1%; rate for under 25s is an even more alarming 51.1%

02 May 2012 • 11:42 AMT
Envoy: Armenia ready to develop inter-parliamentary ties with Kuwait

Armenian ambassador to Kuwait Fadey Charchoghlian met with the country’s parliament speaker Ahmed Al-Sadoun.

02 May 2012 • 11:42 AMT
PR expert: Armenia’s campaign lacked communication with public

Reportage on a single political force featured the day’s speeches in similar sentences, without any difference.

02 May 2012 • 11:37 AMT
Motorola gets injunction against key Microsoft products distribution in Germany

The sales ban covers the Xbox 360 games console, Windows 7 system software, Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player.

02 May 2012 • 11:35 AMT
S& P raises Greece’s credit rating out of default territory

The move came after Athens slashed its debt by a third by completing biggest sovereign debt restructuring in financial history.

02 May 2012 • 11:33 AMT
Nokia, lens-maker Carl Zeiss agree an exclusive deal

Separately, Nokia said the first model using its new PureView camera technology will go on sale this month.

02 May 2012 • 11:26 AMT
Wilbur Smith’s best-selling “Courtney” series to be adapted for TV

Spanning 3 generations of the Courtney family, novel series chronicles clan’s battles to secure its fortunes in 17th-century Africa.

02 May 2012 • 11:24 AMT
Ruling party rep. says RPA holds debates with Prosperous Armenia only

RPA and Prosperous Armenia are the most powerful players in this election campaign, RPA member told the journalists.

02 May 2012 • 11:13 AMT
RPA vice-chairman: Armenian President trusts his supporters

“The President trusts everybody and listens to everybody,” Galust Sahakyan told the press conference on May 2.

02 May 2012 • 10:52 AMT
Aram I launches UAE, Iran visits

His Holiness will continue his pastoral visit to Iran, where he will visit the Dioceses of Tehran, Isphahan and Aderbadakan.

02 May 2012 • 10:51 AMT
Heritage candidate says the party will have more parliament seats

“We aim to unite people who have certain ideas and enable them to put these into practice,” Tevan Poghosyan said.

02 May 2012 • 10:49 AMT
U.S. state of Georgia outlaws late-term abortions, assisted suicides

Abortion measure includes exceptions to save life of mother and if fetus has extreme defects that make survival unlikely.

02 May 2012 • 10:48 AMT
RPA member calls for voting for his party to avoid war

Dwelling on RPA campaign, Galust Sahakyan said in contrast to other forces they don’t follow the path of merely giving pledges.

02 May 2012 • 10:26 AMT
MP candidate: social programs mustn’t be restricted to pension

Arman Musheghyan says that prior to nominating his candidacy he was engaged in protection of rights of disabled people.

02 May 2012 • 10:00 AMT
Fifteen security forces killed in Syria rebel ambush

A rebel ambush in northern Syria killed 15 security force members including two colonels, as fighting flared in Aleppo.

02 May 2012 • 09:46 AMT
Yerevan ex-mayor labels journalist insane – paper

Gagik Beglaryan refrained from answering Hraparak paper journalist’s question, saying he would speak in two weeks.

02 May 2012 • 09:43 AMT
Orinats Yerkir officially denies electoral bribing

Orinats Yerkir officialy refutes rumors about giving electoral bribes and condemns any bribing attempt, party’s statement said.