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24 April 2012 • 12:11 AMT
Armenian official: Turkey pressured into Genocide recognition

According to Shavarsh Kocharyan, Ankara must ratify and implement Armenian-Turkish protocols.

24 April 2012 • 11:59 AMT
MP: the day is near for Turkey to recognize Armenian Genocide

“The idea of national unity must once and for all become consolidated with Armenian people,” Karen Avagyan said.

24 April 2012 • 11:44 AMT
Armenian Defense Minister urges devotion to homeland and people

“We must bow to the history and past of our people, for the sake of our future,” Seyran Ohanyan said.

24 April 2012 • 11:37 AMT
Cong. Brad Sherman, Anna Eshoo, Sen. Mark Kirk awarded Mkhitar Gosh medals

U.S. lawmakers were awarded for significant contribution to international Genocide recognition campaign.

24 April 2012 • 11:33 AMT
Justice Ministry probes possibility of compensation for Genocide

“2 deputy ministers, as international law experts, initiated a research on the issue,” Hrayr Tovmasyan said.

24 April 2012 • 10:56 AMT
Russian envoy urges for worldwide recognition of Armenian Genocide

“Genocide denial must be ostracized with the whole mankind obligated to condemn the crime,” Vyacheslav Kovalenko said.

24 April 2012 • 10:52 AMT
Yezidi leader: world will “force” Turkey into Genocide recognition

Armenian Genocide was not committed by a single person”, head of World Yezidi National Union Aziz Tamoyan said.

24 April 2012 • 10:49 AMT
Late Turkish president was about to recognize Armenian Genocide

Turgut Özal might have solved the Armenian Genocide issue if he were alive, allies of late Turkish president said.

24 April 2012 • 10:45 AMT
Justice Minister: Genocide roots go back centuries further than 1915

Asked about the lessons Armenian people should learn from the tragedy, Hrayr Tovmasyan urged for unity.

24 April 2012 • 10:41 AMT
Strong Armenia best response to Genocide perpetrators – Education Minister

“The stronger Armenian state is, the more inconsistent Genocide ideology will prove,” Armen Ashotyan said.

24 April 2012 • 10:24 AMT
Renault-Nissan close to conclude talks on AvtoVAZ controlling stake

The French car maker and Japan’s Nissan hopes to increase their share in AvtoVAZ to a controlling stake.

24 April 2012 • 10:16 AMT
HTC reports 70% drop in Q1 profit

HTC has grown on the strength of the design of its handsets, based on Google’s Android operating system.

24 April 2012 • 10:10 AMT
Google laying out more money on lobbying

Microsoft was a little more cautious with its money, spending $1.79 million on lobbying during the quarter.

24 April 2012 • 10:04 AMT
Dutch Armenians march to Turkish embassy in Hague

A mess to Genocide victims was served at Turkish embassy, with a candle-lit symbolic 1.5 figure appearing beside it.

24 April 2012 • 10:04 AMT
Arab Tawhid Party voices solidarity with Lebanese Armenians

“We call for creation of a worldwide public opinion that serves the Armenian cause,” the party said in a statement.

24 April 2012 • 09:36 AMT
Notre Dame de Paris holds symbol against Genocide denial

Hundreds of French cities and villages organize events dedicated to the 97th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

24 April 2012 • 09:28 AMT
Oil nears $103 amid worries about Europe’s debt crisis

Traders are concerned fiscal austerity measures designed to lower European debt levels may trigger a recession this year.

24 April 2012 • 09:14 AMT
French Ambassador: Armenian Genocide is part of France’s history

Ambassador Henri Reynaud said the 1915 Genocide resulted in 500000 Armenian Diaspora living in France today.

24 April 2012 • 08:56 AMT
Bomb targets Turkish military vehicle, wounds soldiers

The bomb exploded in the morning on the highway between the southeastern Turkish provinces of Mardin and Diyarbakır.

24 April 2012 • 08:47 AMT
Arstakh President: Armenians are now strong and protected

“In the history of our people April 24 has become the day of pain and slaughter, the day of hardship and grief,” Sahakyan said.

24 April 2012 • 08:41 AMT
Armenian Minister: only a blind can fail to see this grief

“Recognizing and condemning the genocide means saving the humanity from further risk,” Hranush Hakobyan said.

24 April 2012 • 08:37 AMT
Politician: Armenia must pursue international recognition of Genocide

Over 2000 cultural monuments were destroyed and are still being destroyed in Turkey’s territory now, Eduard Sharmazanov said.

24 April 2012 • 08:29 AMT
Google ex-CEO to testify in smartphone trial

After Schmidt, Oracle is expected to rest its copyright presentation, and Google will then have an opportunity to present witnesses.

24 April 2012 • 08:21 AMT
Israel legalizes status of 3 settlement outposts in West Bank

“The Israeli government is proving its true policy, that instead of going to peace it is building new settlements,” Hagit Ofran said.

24 April 2012 • 08:17 AMT
Russian Defense Minister to discuss regional security in China

“A number of bilateral meetings are expected to take place during the visit to Beijing,” Irina Kovalchuk said.

24 April 2012 • 08:12 AMT
Shell agrees to buy Mozambique-focused explorer Cove Energy

The emergence of a bid from Thailand’s PTT in February, beating Shell’s initial offer, prompted hopes of a bidding war.

24 April 2012 • 08:05 AMT
Armenians in Western Ukraine honor Genocide victims

Ukrainian city of Chernovtsy brings together Armenian Diaspora from four western regions for April 24 commemoration of Genocide.

24 April 2012 • 07:50 AMT
The Jerusalem Post: material and cultural loss of Armenians was enormous

An entire civilization was uprooted from its many-millennia-old homeland and outright massacred or driven to a slow death.

24 April 2012 • 07:35 AMT
Armenian Youth of Moscow commemorates Genocide victims

Action aimed to demonstrate solidarity of Armenian youth and attract the attention of Russian society to Genocide issue.

24 April 2012 • 07:30 AMT
Archbishop Mardirossian re-elected as Prelate

Following the election of the Prelate, a prayer service was held at the “St. Dertad and St. Ashkhen Chapel.”