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23 April 2012 • 11:44 AMT
U.S. students launch Armenian Genocide Remembrance Week

“Until my sophomore year, I hadn’t known about another genocide besides the Holocaust” said Daisy Hernandez.

23 April 2012 • 11:37 AMT
Facebook as platform for Armenian elections 2012

Ahead of the parliamentary vote due on May 6, Armenia’s political forces boosted their activity on the internet, particularly in Facebook.

23 April 2012 • 11:33 AMT
Aronian ahead of Kramnik at Zurich chess challenge

The second round between Armenia’s Levon Aronian and Russia’s Vladimir Kramnik in Zurich ended in a draw on April 22.

23 April 2012 • 11:32 AMT
Google leaders team with James Cameron to back space venture

The company called Planetary Resources will explore the feasibility of mining natural resources from asteroids, a decades-old concept.

23 April 2012 • 11:27 AMT
Roadside Attractions acquire rights to “Branded” thriller

The film is a dark journey into a dystopian society where corporate brands unleashed a conspiracy to get inside our minds.

23 April 2012 • 11:27 AMT
Sarkozy to attend Armenian Genocide commemoration event

French President is expected to give a speech at the monument to Komitas, at Yerevan Garden in Paris.

23 April 2012 • 11:05 AMT
Alibaba.com posts 25% net income drop

As of the end of March, Alibaba.com had approximately 754,000 paying members on its international and China marketplaces.

23 April 2012 • 10:55 AMT
U.S. Senator: Armenian Genocide is not an issue for debate

“I always tell my children how lucky they are, and that they should respect the freedom they have,” Charlotte Kechejian said.

23 April 2012 • 10:52 AMT
Philips reports 80% leap in Q1 net profit

Net profit jumped to 249 mln euros in the three-month period, on sales that were four percent higher at 5.6 bn euros.

23 April 2012 • 10:49 AMT
Hollande, Sarkozy head for French vote run-off

Voters also handed a surprisingly strong third-place showing to anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim candidate Marine Le Pen.

23 April 2012 • 10:45 AMT
Georgia’s Armenians urge authorities to recognize Genocide

Turkey implemented the scheme of annihilation and expatriation of the local Armenian population, the statement says.

23 April 2012 • 10:39 AMT
Heritage to suspend election campaign on April 24

“Party members will march from Freedom Square to Genocide Memorial and be part of Armenian people,” Raffi Hovannissian said.

23 April 2012 • 10:29 AMT
“Think Like a Man” beats “Hunger Games” at box office with $33 mln

4 men’s love lives are shaken up after ladies they are pursuing buy Harvey’s book and take his advice to heart.

23 April 2012 • 10:16 AMT
Sky News probed over e-mail hacking, may loose broadcast license

The influential news channel of Rupert Murdoch’s BSkyB has admitted twice hacking into emails to generate a story.

23 April 2012 • 10:04 AMT
Bomb in south Lebanon restaurant injures 7

Several restaurants in the region have been damaged by bombs in recent months, the last in December.

23 April 2012 • 09:50 AMT
Sudan war plane bombs S. Sudan border town

Satellite pictures of the Heglig oilfield town suggest key oil installations, damaged in the fighting, are no longer operating.

23 April 2012 • 09:32 AMT
Syria violence unabated as UN monitors tour towns

In a sign of Western frustration with Damascus, the European Union agreed to slap new sanctions on the regime.

23 April 2012 • 09:18 AMT
Armenian community in Canada commemorates Genocide

“The Armenian nation will never forget the genocide and the Turkish nation is reluctant to admit it happened,” said Hayg Oshagan.

23 April 2012 • 09:03 AMT
Thousands to protest at Turkish embassy in Lebanon on Apr. 24

Following the Mass, which is expected to gather around 10,000 people, a prayer will be said for the souls of those killed.

23 April 2012 • 08:55 AMT
Yerevan crowned as World Book Capital

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, His Holiness Karekin II, PM Tigran Sarsyan and other top officials attended the ceremony.

23 April 2012 • 08:52 AMT
Rolls-Royce wins U.S. military aircraft engine contract

Rolls-Royce said in a statement it will deliver 70 of the engines valued at $151 million in the first year of the contract.

23 April 2012 • 08:42 AMT
Russian scientist predicts manned space flight to Mars before 2050

In 2002, Grigoryev, then the director of the Institute of Biomedical Problems pledged to a manned mission to Mars by 2015.

23 April 2012 • 08:34 AMT
China’s ZTE plans to sell up to 50 million smartphones in 2012

ZTE plans to focus on its Blade and Skate handphone models, upgrading them rather than unveiling new models.

23 April 2012 • 08:20 AMT
Jerusalem University hosts symposium on Armenian Genocide

Yael Stein and Tamar Pileggi presented a report entitled “Combating Genocide: What we do Today to Prevent It”.

23 April 2012 • 08:01 AMT
Automakers roll out new models at Beijing show

Jaguar Land Rover unveiled a Range Rover Evoque Special Edition four-seat coupe co-designed by Victoria Beckham.

23 April 2012 • 07:42 AMT
Vodafone buys Cable & Wireless Worldwide for £1 bln

Cable & Wireless Worldwide, once one of the biggest operators in Europe, has fallen on hard times more recently.

23 April 2012 • 07:31 AMT
Asus starts shipping Transformer Pad 300 in the U.S.

Powered by a Tegra 3 SoC clocked at 1.2GHz, the entry level SKU features 1GB of memory and 32GB of storage.

23 April 2012 • 07:17 AMT
Megaupload data talks to start this week

Under U.S. law, criminal summons can be served to individuals who are outside the U.S., but not to companies, Rothken said.

23 April 2012 • 07:13 AMT
U.S. may allow sanctions on technologies use in human rights abuses

Future executive orders could name others aiding other countries through technology in crackdowns on dissent.

23 April 2012 • 06:53 AMT
Jolie visits displaced Colombians as UN special envoy

It was the first such working visit for the screen star since Guterres named Angelina Jolie to the post this month.