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20 April 2012 • 12:43 AMT
Independent candidate Alexan Minasyan to launch election campaign April 25

Independent parliamentary candidate Alexan Minasyan is nominated in the 4th constituency to run by majority system.

20 April 2012 • 12:41 AMT
Yerevan Theater Institute joins UNESCO’s alliance

Armen Mazmanyan said that Armenian authorities have agreed to host the Alliance’s biennial festival in 2014.

20 April 2012 • 12:26 AMT
Theater Institute head: YSLU rector should have banned student protests

Armen Mazmanyan said the confrontation occurred between Zolyan and Ashotyan, and students have nothing to do with this.

20 April 2012 • 12:26 AMT
Politician: Tsarukyan perhaps had both a gun and a phone

A person has the right to carry a weapon to protect oneself; this is a constitutional right, Hmayak Hovhannisyan told journalists.

20 April 2012 • 12:18 AMT
Iraqi Al-Qaeda clams bombing attacks that killed 38

The attack was the deadliest in Iraq since Mar 20, when 50 were killed and 255 wounded in attacks also claimed by Al-Qaeda.

20 April 2012 • 12:05 AMT
Penelope Cruz may reteam with Javier Bardem for “The Counselor”

Filmmaker Ridley Scott is bringing with him Michael Fassbender, with whom he had finished the summer tentpole Prometheus.

20 April 2012 • 12:02 AMT
Expert: Armenia must’s be “Disney-land” for Diaspora

Richard Giragosian stressed the need for Diaspora Armenians’ engagement in social-political life of the country.

20 April 2012 • 11:49 AMT
Swiss food giant Nestle reports 5.6% growth in Q1

Nestle’s demand in developed markets was subdued amid global financial uncertainty in the U.S. – its biggest market – and Europe.

20 April 2012 • 11:44 AMT
Presidential nomination launched in Artsakh

The registration of presidential candidates will be held from May 30-June 19, to be followed by election campaign.

20 April 2012 • 11:38 AMT
Panetta: China helps N. Korea with missile program

Under UN Security Council resolutions, states, including China, are banned from assisting N. Korean missile program.

20 April 2012 • 11:18 AMT
Obama doesn’t have to recognize Genocide to earn my trust – expert

Regional Studies Center head says that Armenia must be ready for Turkish recognition of the Armenian Genocide.

20 April 2012 • 11:17 AMT
Turkey willing to create own diaspora as counterforce – expert

Turkey has started implementation of a new policy aiming to create own diaspora, director of the Regional Studies Center said.

20 April 2012 • 11:16 AMT
“Gothika” scribe’s “Hotel Noir” crime drama ready for Cannes market

The story set in 1950s Los Angeles, revolves around a detective holed up in a downtown hotel waiting for assassins to kill him.

20 April 2012 • 11:04 AMT
Armenian Business Network founder to speak in Watertown

ABN plans business workshops with expert speakers, provides online job postings, organizes networking events.

20 April 2012 • 11:02 AMT
“I Am Legend” helmer named director for “Hunger Games” sequel

“Catching Fire” found a director, more than a week after “Hunger Games” writer/director Gary Ross bowed out of the project.

20 April 2012 • 10:54 AMT
IMF says Russia faces risk of “credit bubble swelling up”

“The IMF ranked this risk [the third most important] after debt problems in Europe and banking sector risks,” Storchak said.

20 April 2012 • 10:49 AMT
Paper: schools closed for President’s election visit to Vayk town

Hraparak says Serzh Sargsyan visited Vayots Dzor province on April 18 to support RPA’s candidate Ashot Arsenyan.

20 April 2012 • 10:47 AMT
Parliamentary candidate opts for odd slogan, paper says

The propaganda leaflets said: “Seyran Saroyan’s election program: vote for me and seek me”, according to Hraparak paper.

20 April 2012 • 10:42 AMT
Expert unveils mathematical aspects of Armenian Genocide

Richard Giragosian noted $60 bln as another figure standing for damage inflicted by Turks during Armenian Genocide.

20 April 2012 • 10:42 AMT
New digital media service launched for AIDS awareness

The new bilingual French and English service, “viroXchange,” is funded by large pharmaceutical companies.

20 April 2012 • 10:37 AMT
AGMI to host exhibit on Smyrna tragedy in September

In September 1922 the Kemalists forces set fire to Smyrna and massacred the Armenian and Greek population of the city.

20 April 2012 • 10:34 AMT
Azerbaijani ambassador won’t attend Yerevan festivities

Azerbaijan’s ambassador to Russia Polad Bülbüloğlu refused to visit Yerevan for its World Book Capital 2012 festivities.

20 April 2012 • 10:13 AMT
Expert: Genocide issue becomes more intricate for Turkey

Regional Studies Center dead Richard Giragosian named several areas where Armenian Genocide recognition campaign is waged.

20 April 2012 • 10:00 AMT
Breivik says he studied al-Qaida attacks records

“I have studied each one of their actions, what they have done wrong, what they have done right,” the Norwegian gunman said.

20 April 2012 • 09:55 AMT
Syria faces a catastrophic civil war – Russian MFA

French President Nikolas Sarkozy accused Assad before the meeting of seeking to wipe the rebel city of Homs “off the map.”

20 April 2012 • 09:41 AMT
Book Festival to be held at Cafesjian Center for the Arts

The Center will also welcome visitors by granting free admission to its exhibition galleries and diverse related educational programs.

20 April 2012 • 09:38 AMT
Paper: Armenia’s Electric Networks backs RPA

Electric Networks’ general manager Yevgeny Bibin held a meeting with his staff to voice support to RPA, Zhoghovurd reports.

20 April 2012 • 09:35 AMT
BRICS ready to boost IMF resources

Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega laid out the terms for a deal after a meeting with fellow BRICS nations.

20 April 2012 • 09:29 AMT
Genocide suspect to stand trial in Rwanda

Officials said the transfer shows that the international community is confident that Rwanda’s court system can provide a fair trial.

20 April 2012 • 09:17 AMT
NY to host “Armenians and Progressive Politics” conference in fall

The conference will travel to Los Angeles on Oct. 6 and 7. Details about both the East and West Coast sessions will follow.