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28 April 2012 • 16:46 AMT
Armenian judokas complete performance at European Championships

Armenian judo team gained one silver medal, with Hovhannes Davtyan (60 kg) becoming vice champion of Europe.

28 April 2012 • 16:44 AMT
Defense Ministry: Azeri attacks won’t go unpunished

Armenian armed forces will take appropriate measures along the contact line without responding to the provocative acts.

28 April 2012 • 16:14 AMT
Iranian commander says U.S. radars in Turkey will cause severe birth defects

“In the not too distant future, the people in Turkey will witness the births of children with congenital malformation,” Hajizadeh said.

28 April 2012 • 15:09 AMT
Sudan rejects UN Security Council involvement in dispute with South

The African Union itself asked the Security Council to endorse its demand that the two Sudans halt hostilities in 48 hours.

28 April 2012 • 14:45 AMT
Ragip Zarakolu to receive International Freedom to Publish Award

“I was arrested with no reason given and after five months, I was released with no reason given,” the publisher said.

28 April 2012 • 14:35 AMT
Biden praises Turkish, Azeri donors at Obama fundraiser in Washington

Tickets for the event cost $2,500 a piece and went to the Democratic National Committee and Obama’s reelection campaign.

28 April 2012 • 14:11 AMT
Israeli former intelligence chief slams leadership stance on Iran

The comment follows remarks by other leading figures contradicting the prime minister and defense chief’s views on the subject.

28 April 2012 • 14:02 AMT
Syrian paper accuses UN chief of encouraging “terrorists”

Tishrin said Ban has avoided discussing rebel violence in favor of “outrageous” statements against the Syrian government.

28 April 2012 • 13:34 AMT
German Chancellor backs strong European Investment Bank

Merkel’s comments are part of a new German emphasis on growth-boosting measures to complement painful tax hikes.

28 April 2012 • 13:34 AMT
Ombudsman guarantees anonymity of citizens having addressed him

Karen Andreasyan: atmosphere of fear and distrust for the state institutions discourages people from turning to the Ombudsman.

28 April 2012 • 13:33 AMT
Expert deems Tavush shelling climax of Azeri aggressiveness

Narek Galstyan linked Azerbaijani armed forces’ activity with a chain of events, starting from insults addressed to Armenians.

28 April 2012 • 13:30 AMT
Nokia Lumia 610 officially launched, Philippines first to get

Lumia 610 should be on sale worldwide by the end of June, although there’s no specific date on availability in the U.S.

28 April 2012 • 13:09 AMT
Iran to unveil new home-made plane

The new model of Iran-140 planes for sea patrol will be unveiled in Isfahan on April 30,” Reza Nakhjavani said.

28 April 2012 • 12:58 AMT
Chinese car sales grow 88% in Russia

The market share of Chinese cars in Russia could grow from 2-3 percent now to 10-12 percent by 2014-15, Sergei Tselikov said.

28 April 2012 • 12:56 AMT
Human Rights defender: early to assess election process

Karen Andreasyan refrained from assessing current stage of the election campaign, saying the monitoring is still in progress.

28 April 2012 • 12:46 AMT
Turkish ruling party female members urge no ban on hijab

The proposal states that while teachers should not wear such items of clothing, students should be free to wear headscarves.

28 April 2012 • 12:30 AMT
Saudi Arabia mulls allowing women’s sports clubs

In the austere desert kingdom, powerful clerics have long argued against women playing sports or doing physical exercise.

28 April 2012 • 12:29 AMT
Olympic concerned over Heathrow long queues

BAA said he recent queues were “unacceptable” and they were taking up the issue with the Home Office.

28 April 2012 • 12:20 AMT
Cyprus’ Central Bank new governor appointed

Government spokesman Stefanos Stefanou said President Dimitris Christofias wished Panicos Demetriades every success.

28 April 2012 • 12:08 AMT
Putin wants extra budget revenues to be spent on social programs

The Finance Ministry proposed redistributing a total of 135.6 billion rubles this year, including 88.7 billion in additional revenues.

28 April 2012 • 11:45 AMT
Facebook incorporates new design for Friend listings

Before, friends were listed but a user had to mouseover the person’s image to view their name on the resulting popup.

28 April 2012 • 11:37 AMT
U.S. Secret Service releases new conduct guidelines after sex scandal

Agents will also be required to adhere to U.S. law while abroad, and undergo ethics training in order to be eligible for foreign travel.

28 April 2012 • 11:24 AMT
Ashton urges Myanmar to make its progress towards democracy

“On that journey there will be many things that need to be done, many things that need to be worked out,” EU’s chief diplomat said.

28 April 2012 • 11:20 AMT
Armenian forward: my team’s victories are more important than my goals

Yura Movsisyan said it was important victory for Krasnodar allowing to break away from Perm Amkar FC.

28 April 2012 • 11:19 AMT
Anonymous attacks Turkish governmental websites

A special team from Turkey’s Telecommunications Directorate protected the websites from the attacks which lasted for two hours.

28 April 2012 • 11:13 AMT
Taliban militants attack Afghan governor, kill 2 security guards

The ensuing gunbattle with security forces lasted about 30 minutes, said Parwiz Najib, a spokesman for the governor.

28 April 2012 • 11:07 AMT
Syrian activists report at least 10 dead on April 28

The bloodshed was the latest incident to mar a two-week-old ceasefire agreement brokered by the United Nations.

28 April 2012 • 11:02 AMT
Shakhtar FC reaches Ukrainian Cup final

Donetsk Shakhtar FC gained a victory over Volyn 4:3 in semi-final thus making it into the final of Ukraine’s Cup.

28 April 2012 • 11:00 AMT
Ukrainian ex-PM Tymoshenko’s trial delayed due to her poor health

“The prosecutor’s office supports the suspension of the case…to draw conclusions about Tymoshenko’s health,” the spokeswoman said.

28 April 2012 • 10:52 AMT
Police unleashes tear gas at Malaysian protesters

Authorities were seen detaining dozens of people, with Malaysian media reports saying as many as 60 were arrested.