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19 April 2012 • 13:32 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 393 April 19

The market average rate of USD on April 19 totaled AMD 393 increasing by 0.24 point compared to April 18.

19 April 2012 • 13:30 AMT
Turkish professor calls for facing fact of Armenian Genocide

A discussion at Istanbul’s Bilgi University signaled the launch of Armenian Genocide commemoration ceremonies.

19 April 2012 • 13:24 AMT
Michael Pitt to star in “You Can’t Win” adventure bio

The film is an adaptation of turn-of-the-20th-century adventurer Jack Black’s autobiographical novel about riding the rails.

19 April 2012 • 13:09 AMT
Russia signs $35-mln RVV-AE missile deal with Malaysia

RVV-AE (AA-12 Adder) is a medium-range active radar-guided missile similar to the American AIM-120 AMRAAM.

19 April 2012 • 13:04 AMT
Paper: Prosperous Armenia’s leader campaigns in Shirak province

Gagik Tsarukyan headed for Artik and Maralik, both towns facing a power blackout prior to his arrival, Zhoghovurd says.

19 April 2012 • 12:48 AMT
Paper: RPA candidate’s supporters hinder opposition campaign

Governmental candidate Samvel Alexanyan’s team tried to block Nikol Pashinyan’s electoral meetings in Yerevan.

19 April 2012 • 12:47 AMT
Syria, UN ink deal on ceasefire monitoring mission

The Syrian government and the United Nations had agreed a basis for a “protocol” on the deployment of more observers.

19 April 2012 • 12:41 AMT
Meeting with French environmentalists to be held in Mashtots Park

Mashots Park will host Mandin Boukarie and William Berbeau from French Histoire Recyclables on April 19.

19 April 2012 • 12:37 AMT
Orange Foundation in Armenia marks 1st anniversary

“I’m happy to see the work carried out by the Foundation and the support it shows to the country,” Christine Albanel said.

19 April 2012 • 12:29 AMT
Cannes’ Un Certain Regard line-up features David Cronenberg’s son

Also to cause buzz will be Confession d’un enfant du siecle film starring unlikely duo Charlotte Gainsbourg and Pete Doherty.

19 April 2012 • 12:27 AMT
Tuberculosis rumors spread in Yerevan State University

The students made fuss unaware of what tuberculosis is and how it spreads, University’s representative has explained.

19 April 2012 • 12:24 AMT
Iran optimistic about future nuke talks

“We are optimistic about the future of negotiations and want the other sides to put their words into action,” Mehmanparast said.

19 April 2012 • 12:10 AMT
Russia’s top rich Armenian owns USD 2 bln

Russian Forbes ranks Rosgosstrakh CEO Daniil Khachaturov 45th among richest Russians with a total of USD 2bln.

19 April 2012 • 12:08 AMT
Experts suspect N. Korea missile carrier as China-made

Pinning a charge on Beijing would be difficult as it would be hard to prove that Beijing provided the technology for military purposes.

19 April 2012 • 12:04 AMT
Huawei says Ascend P1Android smartphone available

The Ascend P1 will touch down with a 1.5GHz TI OMAP 4460 processor running Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich.

19 April 2012 • 12:02 AMT
Prosperous Armenia gets largest coverage on TV

Two TV companies, Sirak in Hrazdan and Anna&Karen in Spitak were fined for not providing election coverage reports to NCTR.

19 April 2012 • 11:45 AMT
Major phone chipmaker warns of shortages

“In any constrained environment, people look for any alternative they can in order to solve the problem,” Mollenkopf said.

19 April 2012 • 11:43 AMT
“Magic Mike” official trailer reveals Channing Tatum as stripper

Matthew McConaughy, Alex Pettyfer and Olivia Munn also star; The Warner Bros release opens June 29.

19 April 2012 • 11:34 AMT
Syunik governor initiates special meeting with his supporters – paper

Suren Khachatryan said even a minor failure in Goris constituencies will result in his dismissal, Chorrord Ishkhanutyun said.

19 April 2012 • 11:29 AMT
Mass-killer Breivik’s “lover” deported from Norway

According to earlier media reports, a certain woman from Germany has been writing letters and sending money to Breivik in jail.

19 April 2012 • 11:27 AMT
Armenian Genocide exhibit to open in Netherlands

The exhibition exposes articles from Dutch newspapers dating back to the beginning of the 20th century.

19 April 2012 • 11:22 AMT
French FM: Syria mission requires 300-400 observers

Alain Juppe was speaking shortly before a meeting in Paris of foreign ministers from the international “Friends of Syria” coalition.

19 April 2012 • 11:19 AMT
Nokia sales chief resigns as company posts $1.7bn loss

“Our structure is focused on ensuring that the sales organization is aligned with local customer requirements,” Savander said.

19 April 2012 • 11:13 AMT
Cannes to commemorate French director Claude Miller

The French “New Wave” disciple died on April 4 after completing a final film, “Thérèse Desqueyroux,” starring Audrey Tautou.

19 April 2012 • 10:57 AMT
RPA imitates Prosperous Armenia’s campaign, paper says

RPA’s buses provide free drive in Yerevan resembling the Prosperous Armenia’s recent initiative, Hayatsk reports.

19 April 2012 • 10:57 AMT
Mass-killer Breivik says planned 3 bombs before shootings

Breivik will only be jailed if the court deems him sane – something he is fighting for so as not to delegitimise his Islamophobic ideology.

19 April 2012 • 10:51 AMT
NATO, Russia discuss closer cooperation on Afghanistan

NATO and Russia also examined ways of assisting Afghan government forces in their battle with the Taliban insurgency.

19 April 2012 • 10:49 AMT
Russia labels Paris-hosted meeting on Syria ‘one-sided’

“I can confirm that we have received an invitation to this event,” Lukashevich said in a statement published on MFA website.

19 April 2012 • 10:42 AMT
Paper: Orinats Yerkir leader faces financial cutback in 5 years

Artur Baghdasaryan now owns apartment, garage and a car, property he lacked back in 2007, Haykakan Zhamanak says.

19 April 2012 • 10:36 AMT
Camcorder placed in Mashtots Park, paper says

Video camera installed in Mashots Park perhaps aims to discredit the activists protesting against illegal construction, Hraparak says.