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14 April 2012 • 06:56 AMT
Paper: RPA candidates boycott Yerkir Media and Kentron TV?

“This is not a boycott; this is called media planning,” RPA headquarters deputy chief David Harutyunyan told Hraparak.

14 April 2012 • 06:54 AMT
Paper: ANC has no candidate to rival Prosperous Armenia leader

Besides this one, ANC has no candidate in other three constituencies either, Aram Manukyan told Zhoghovurd paper.

14 April 2012 • 06:45 AMT
Dashnaktsutyun’s candidate was offered to vote for RPA – paper

Arthur Yeghiazaryan running in 8th constituency says housing community representatives offered him to vote for RPA.

14 April 2012 • 06:41 AMT
FIFA denies reports on granting friendly permission to Kurdish team

“FIFA has approved our team to play in the May 13-22 tournament,” Selam Hüseyin was quoted as saying.

14 April 2012 • 06:33 AMT
One of Sharm Holding directors expects top appointment, paper says

According to Zhoghovurd, an “executive position” was promised Karen Ghazaryan, namely the post of a deputy minister.

14 April 2012 • 06:31 AMT
Afghan female MP eyeing presidency in 2014

Koofi wants Afghanistan to stop relying on foreign aid, which accounts for more than 80 percent of the budget.

14 April 2012 • 06:29 AMT
Paper: parliamentary candidate starts fun campaign

Orinats Yerkir’s member David Karapetyan organizes concerts in Armenian Goris town as part of his election campaign.

14 April 2012 • 06:26 AMT
Jolie, Pitt confirm engagement as “a promise for the future”

The couple, who are among Hollywood’s most widely recognized celebrities, have been together since 2005.

14 April 2012 • 06:08 AMT
Paper: Orinats Yerkir party resorts to innovative campaign

Chorrord Ishkhanutyun says party “recruits” local bosses in different communities who can secure a certain number of votes.

13 April 2012 • 18:14 AMT
Dinosaur eggs found in Chechnya

Scientists believe the eggs, 24-100 centimeters in diameter, were laid by an herbivorous dinosaur that lived some 60 million years ago.

13 April 2012 • 18:02 AMT
Johnny Depp performs with Marilyn Manson at Golden God Awards show

At the show, the actor played guitar to Manson’s “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” and “The Beautiful People.”

13 April 2012 • 17:28 AMT
Colombia’s Ocampo to withdraw nomination for WB chief

Nigerian Finance Minister would remain as the sole candidate from developing nations in a race against U.S. nominee.

13 April 2012 • 17:22 AMT
Death toll from Al-Qaeda clashes reaches 200 in Yemen

Some of the dead were tribal levies allied with govt troops who were killed in the jihadist assault on the Abyan province town.

13 April 2012 • 17:08 AMT
Robert Rodriguez’s “Sin City” sequel to start production

The 1st film featured an all-star cast: Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba, Benicio Del Toro, Rosario Dawson, Clive Owen and Jamie King.

13 April 2012 • 17:00 AMT
Rosneft to gain access to N. American energy sources through Exxon deal

Russia’s Rosneft was offered a role in seven projects under its landmark deal last year with the biggest U.S. oil company.

13 April 2012 • 16:49 AMT
FIFA mulls letting Iraq host 2014 World Cup qualifiers

FIFA banned Iraq from hosting qualifiers for the World Cup and 2012 Olympics; the decision was made for security reasons.

13 April 2012 • 16:29 AMT
“Harry Potter” helmer in wish list for “Hunger Games” sequel directors

Such directors as David Cronenberg and Alejandro Gonzales Inarrity are said to be included on the list.

13 April 2012 • 16:26 AMT
Bin Laden family to be deported to Saudi next week

The three women and two children were detained after a secret U.S. special forces raid killed bin Laden in the Pakistan.

13 April 2012 • 16:24 AMT
Saddam-era culture minister released after 6 years in prison

Hamadi was the secretary of Saddam at the time of massacre of 148 villagers in Dujail in 1982 after an attack on presidential motorcade.

13 April 2012 • 16:13 AMT
Woody Allen’s “To Rome With Love” to open Los Angeles film fest

The filmmaker’s latest project, stars Allen, Alec Baldwin, Roberto Benigni, Penelope Cruz, Judy Davis, Greta Gerwig and Ellen Page.

13 April 2012 • 16:11 AMT
Armenian ex-FM, Danish envoy discuss coming elections

The parties further discussed EU-Armenia cooperation and Armenia’s participation in the Association Agreement talks.

13 April 2012 • 16:02 AMT
Armenian MPs deem “skipping” parliament meetings natural

This week, the subsequent four day meeting of Armenian National Assembly didn’t take place over lack of a quorum.

13 April 2012 • 15:57 AMT
Iran concealing oil sales destination – sources

The country disables tracking systems aboard its tanker fleet, making it difficult to assess how much crude Tehran is exporting.

13 April 2012 • 15:45 AMT
U.S. urges for Ukraine’s ex-Minister release

“We are deeply disappointed in this latest example of selective justice in Ukraine,” the U.S. embassy in Kiev said.

13 April 2012 • 15:28 AMT
Sacha Baron Cohen takes jab at feminist in 1st “Dictator” clip

The comedy tells a heroic story of a dictator who risked his life to ensure that democracy would never come to this country.

13 April 2012 • 15:16 AMT
S. Sudan says may pull troops from oilfield if UN intervenes

“Withdrawal would happen if UN could commit to deploying neutral forces to Heglig,” a presidential statement said.

13 April 2012 • 15:09 AMT
Times of London being sued over email hacking

The move is an indication that the scandal over media misdeeds at Rupert Murdoch’s British newspapers continues to spread.

13 April 2012 • 14:50 AMT
Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson reunite for “The Internship”

Vaughn and Wilson portray 2 old school salesmen who try to reinvent themselves by becoming interns at a major tech company.

13 April 2012 • 14:48 AMT
UK envoy: NATO must prove need of its operation

UK ambassador to Armenia Katherine Leach presented a report on “NATO, new strategy” at a conference in Yerevan.

13 April 2012 • 14:36 AMT
Apple Mac Flashback Trojan terminator released

The utility, billed as a Java security update, also disables Java applets by default – but only on machines running OS X Lion.