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27 April 2012 • 14:46 AMT
Turkish MP publicly recognizes Armenian Genocide

Sırrı Sureyya Onder accused political forces trying to use the situation for personal gains and urged for Genocide recognition.

27 April 2012 • 14:13 AMT
Qaeda-linked militants blow up Yemeni gas pipeline

The attack is 3rd against oil and gas facilities in the impoverished country within a month, and the second against the same pipeline.

27 April 2012 • 14:07 AMT
OSCE chair pledges to foster conflict resolution in OSCE area

Eamon Gilmore: I hope we can illustrate that shared futures can be forged from seemingly intractable situations.

27 April 2012 • 14:02 AMT
Netanyahu’s Likud party to win elections – Israeli poll

However, the survey said Likud would still fall far short of parliamentary majority and once again be forced into coalition.

27 April 2012 • 14:01 AMT
ANC leader quits election campaign in Meghri over health problems

Doctors advised Ter-Petrossian to abstain from further participation in the campaign due to blood pressure fluctuation.

27 April 2012 • 13:48 AMT
Spanish jobless rate hits record 24.4%

365,900 more people lost their jobs in the first three months of the year, taking the total out of work to 5.6 million.

27 April 2012 • 13:46 AMT
Legislation on disabled is good but lame in practice

NGO chairman: if all adopted laws were implemented, 90 per cent of problems faced by disabled would be solved.

27 April 2012 • 13:41 AMT
“Book of Mormon” star poised to play Steve Wozniak in Steve Jobs bio

The film will chronicle Jobs’ meteoric rise from Northern California hippie to co-founder of Apple.

27 April 2012 • 13:32 AMT
Pep Guardiola steps down as Barcelona coach

Guardiola has led Barcelona to 13 trophies since replacing Frank Rijkaard at the beginning of the 2008-09 season.

27 April 2012 • 13:32 AMT
Parties to appeal to Constitutional Court over voter lists release

Prosperous Armenia representative noted that 20 MPs from Prosperous Armenia are ready to put their signatures.

27 April 2012 • 13:23 AMT
Injury toll in Ukraine blast reaches 27 amid mounting panic

Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has ordered the interior minister to head the investigation into the bombings.

27 April 2012 • 13:13 AMT
Armenia’s Democratic party joins civilized campaign regulations

Armenia’s Democratic Party approved the document on “Rules ensuring civilized competition during elections”.

27 April 2012 • 13:12 AMT
Japan’s Sharp expects to stay in red after $4.7 bn loss

The company expects to lose $370 mln over coming 12 months, amid worries over high energy prices.

27 April 2012 • 13:05 AMT
Pakistan seeks to build gas pipeline from Iran despite U.S. pressure

The project, estimated to cost between $1.5 to $1.8 billion, was proposed in the 1990s but has faced numerous delays.

27 April 2012 • 13:01 AMT
Armenian FM to visit Iran

On April 29, Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian will arrive in Tehran on a two day official visit.

27 April 2012 • 12:50 AMT
Andy Garcia, Vera Farmiga to star in “Admissions” romcom

“Admissions” centers on a once-in-a-lifetime relationship that develops between two strangers over the course of a single day.

27 April 2012 • 12:47 AMT
Ameriabank continues aggressive growth strategy

Ameriabank CJSC ensured average 30% growth in the first quarter of 2012 compared with the same period of 2011.

27 April 2012 • 12:37 AMT
Armenian ex-FM is U.S. intelligence agent – politician

Hayk Babukhanyan slammed Oskanian’s following statement “Armenia needs Libyan, Tunisian or Egyptian scenario.”

27 April 2012 • 12:33 AMT
President: Armenia will retaliate for murder of three soldiers

On April 25, ceasefire violation by Azerbaijani armed forces was registered in the north-eastern region of the contact line.

27 April 2012 • 12:32 AMT
U.S. removes 900 Marines from Japan’s Okinawa

The move is part of a broader arrangement designed to tamp down tensions in the U.S.-Japan defense alliance.

27 April 2012 • 12:18 AMT
Heritage candidate slams “dirty propaganda”

“Heritage believes there is a coalition responsible for the political situation in the country,” Stepan Safaryan said.

27 April 2012 • 12:15 AMT
British technology firm to build Sun orbiter

The satellite, roughly eight cubic metres in size, would have to withstand ten times the solar heat than that on earth.

27 April 2012 • 12:02 AMT
Ameriabank launches its 9th branch in Shengavit district

“Shengavit is interesting for Ameriabank both in terms of economic activity and demography,” Tigran Jrbashyan said.

27 April 2012 • 12:02 AMT
Courthouse blast in Libya’s Benghazi leaves 4 wounded

Residents of Benghazi, Libya’s revolution cradle, voiced frustration at being all but forgotten by new leadership in Tripoli.

27 April 2012 • 11:49 AMT
Honda net profit plunges 60.4%

Group net profit for the period came to 211.5 billion yen ($2.6 billion), down from 534.1 billion yen a year earlier.

27 April 2012 • 11:43 AMT
Three killed in Tavush province car shelling

Despite the measures taken, the two servicemen died on the way to military hospital of Berd settlement, with another hospitalized.

27 April 2012 • 11:38 AMT
Steven Spielberg, Roman Polanski among “Cannes Classics” headliners

Other films being screened include “Lawrence of Arabia,” “Woody Allen: A Documentary,” Andrei Konchalovsky’s “Runaway Train.”

27 April 2012 • 11:25 AMT
UN monitors move to hot spot in southern Syria

UN has 15 monitors in Syria; they are visiting flashpoints to try to salvage a plan that calls for an end to the fighting.

27 April 2012 • 11:23 AMT
Ter-Petrossian – Kocharian forces willing to conduct revolution – politician

Hayk Babukhanyan says that Robert Kocharian’s goal in “Ter-Petrossian – Kocharian” union is to regain power.

27 April 2012 • 11:15 AMT
Explosions in Ukraine leave 14 injured

Four successive bomb attacks took place in the city of Dnepropetrovsk, eastern Ukraine on April 27.