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30 April 2012 • 12:07 AMT
ARFD to back journalist candidate in Yerevan’s 4th constituency

Dashnaktsutyun did not support candidacies of either Aram Manukyan (ANC) or Zaruhi Postanjyan (Heritage) in Arabkir district.

30 April 2012 • 11:56 AMT
U.S., Japanese presidents meet in Washington to boost ties

The presidents will address Japan’s interest in joining Trans Pacific Partnership which aims to create free trade zone across Pacific.

30 April 2012 • 11:38 AMT
World celebrates International Jazz Day

On April 30, Yerevan-hosted concert will feature best compositions of Armenian & international jazz masters.

30 April 2012 • 11:38 AMT
ARFD member urges parliamentary candidates to prevent another “March 1”

Dashnaktsutyun will try hard to prevent domestic upheavals and external pressure on Armenia, Aghvan Vardanyan said.

30 April 2012 • 11:35 AMT
Boxer Vahe Saruhan beats Edwin Solis

Super featherweight Armenian Vahe Sarukhanyan won a six round unanimous decision over Edwin Solis (Mexico).

30 April 2012 • 11:32 AMT
Kramnik describes match v Aronian as successful

“I was playing very adventurous moves where I shouldn’t have,” Levon Aronian said after his draw against Vladimir Kramnik.

30 April 2012 • 11:16 AMT
Turkish Nobel Prize winning author opens museum in Istanbul

Orhan Pamuk has said the museum cost him about what he received for the Nobel – roughly $1.5 million.

30 April 2012 • 11:15 AMT
Emily Watson, Sandra Oh join “33 Liberty Lane” phone-sex comedy cast

The film’s plot has the down-on-their-luck women turning to telephone sex as a way to make a quick buck.

30 April 2012 • 11:07 AMT
S&P downgrades credit rating on 11 Spanish banks

Banco Sabadell (SAB.MC), Spain’s sixth-largest bank by market capitalization, was lowered to junk by the rating agency.

30 April 2012 • 10:59 AMT
Vatican reportedly accepted 1bn lire to bury mobster next to popes

The claims, which the Vatican has not commented on, may explain how a reviled criminal was buried in a hallowed site.

30 April 2012 • 10:46 AMT
War hero to run for Artsakh presidency in July

Vitali Balasanyan, MP and former deputy defense minister of Artsakh will run for elections as independent candidate.

30 April 2012 • 10:44 AMT
David Nalbandian still 49th in ATP rankings

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic keeps lead with 13020 points; Rafael Nadal (Spain) comes 2nd with 10170 points.

30 April 2012 • 10:41 AMT
20 killed in Syria’s Idlib blasts

Idlib bombs had exploded next to the Air Force Intelligence headquarters and the Military Intelligence building.

30 April 2012 • 10:28 AMT
Iranian President highlights economic cooperation with Armenia

Edward Nalbandian and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad discussed implementation of joint projects during April 29 meeting.

30 April 2012 • 10:26 AMT
Warner Bros to sell eBooks of classic movie scripts

North By Northwest comes with Alfred Hitchcock’s editing and title sequence notes, photos, storyboards.

30 April 2012 • 10:22 AMT
LG developing cloud service

Like Apple’s iCloud, Dropbox, Microsoft’s SkyDrive and others, LG Cloud will be offered as both a free and paid service.

30 April 2012 • 10:14 AMT
Brazilian filmmaker Carlos Diegues named Cannes Camera d’or chair

Diegues gets the task of picking this year’s best new director from lineup of emerging talent at the Cannes Film Festival.

30 April 2012 • 10:09 AMT
Australian PM Gillard to lead Labor Party to next election

A poll in Sydney’s Daily Telegraph revealed 52% of voters were in favor of a vote of no confidence in her government.

30 April 2012 • 09:55 AMT
Czech President cancels visit to Ukraine over jailed Tymoshenko

The Czech Republic has been critical of the treatment of Tymoshenko, the main political rival of President Viktor Yanukovich.

30 April 2012 • 09:46 AMT
Nokia in talks to sell luxury brand Vertu

Nokia got slapped twice last week as first Fitch, and then Standard & Poor’s, downgraded their credit ratings.

30 April 2012 • 09:42 AMT
Poll reveals RPA, Prosperous Armenia as election race leaders

1200 Armenian citizens participated in the poll, 300 from each province and 600 in Yerevan (200 from each district).

30 April 2012 • 09:41 AMT
Armenian President visits Shirak province

Serzh Sargsyan attended the final match of Armenia’s Football Cup at renovated stadium in the city of Gyumri.

30 April 2012 • 09:36 AMT
Yerevan Zoo entrance free for kids under 16 on May 1

Yerevan Zoo will open its doors for celebrations 9am -7pm, with live music, performances and interesting games.

30 April 2012 • 09:32 AMT
Egypt hopes to attract 14.5 million tourists in 2012

Egypt’s tourism minister Mounir Abdel-Nour says he expects visitor numbers to bounce back to pre-uprising levels this year.

30 April 2012 • 09:29 AMT
New Zealand police investigate Megaupload donation raw

“It doesn’t make much sense why anyone would write cheques that way unless they were asked to,” Dotcom told the newspaper.

30 April 2012 • 09:27 AMT
Israel to strengthen security at Lebanese border

Metula is one of the northernmost points in Israel, sitting just six kilometers from the Lebanese border.

30 April 2012 • 09:26 AMT
Samsung officially announces Galaxy S Advance availability in UK

The device features Super AMOLED WVGA touchscreen, 1GHz dual-core processor, 14.4Mbps HSPA and Wi-Fi connectivity.

30 April 2012 • 09:24 AMT
Iran to build new generation of fighter jets

“The improvement of the systems of the Saeqeh fighter jets is constantly underway by Iranian experts,” Aziz Nasirzadeh said.

30 April 2012 • 09:23 AMT
Bağış: Turkey to suspend talks with EU during Cyprus’ presidency

“In the meantime, our relations with the commission, Parliament and EU member countries will continue the same,” the Minister said.

30 April 2012 • 09:22 AMT
Yerevan hosts seminar on demographic, health survey findings

The ADHS is a nation-wide household survey, which analyzes demographic information on key health issues and challenges.