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12 April 2012 • 08:33 AMT
OSCE monitors contact line between Karabakh, Azerbaijan

Monitoring group comprised Antal Herdich (Hungary) and Irjie Aberle (Czech Republic), as well as Andrey Barashkin (Russia).

12 April 2012 • 08:30 AMT
Cameron urges Russia, China to help “tighten the noose” on Syria

“I feel an immense sense of frustration because the world has come together behind this Kofi Annan plan,” British PM said.

12 April 2012 • 08:26 AMT
Yerevan to welcome UEFA president in October

“Platini will take part in a conference bringing together chairmen of 13-14 national federations,” Ruben Hayrapetyan said.

12 April 2012 • 08:22 AMT
Two large earthquakes strike Mexico

“You could feel it, but there’s no major damage. There are no reports, no emergency calls,” said Agustin Lule.

12 April 2012 • 08:22 AMT
RPA candidate refers to ANC leader as “miserable”

RPA member Ruben Hayrapetyan says he’s ready to shake hands with any of his rivals who gains victory in elections.

12 April 2012 • 08:10 AMT
CSTO meeting in Yerevan focuses on Armenia’s military facilities logistics

CSTO ICMEC meeting discusses implementation of agreements within the Armenian-Russian memorandum of August 10, 2010.

12 April 2012 • 08:01 AMT
Armenia, Argentina to develop economic cooperation

According to Armenian Minister of Economy Tigran Davtyan, the agreement valid since 1994 has already expired.

12 April 2012 • 08:00 AMT
Swiss drug maker Roche says sales dip

Excluding the effect of the strong Swiss currency, group sales rose two percent compared to the same period last year.

12 April 2012 • 07:57 AMT
IFC Energy Efficiency Expo kicks off in Armenia

Energy Efficiency Expo is part of IFC’s efforts aimed at helping companies become more resource efficient and profitable.

12 April 2012 • 07:55 AMT
Armenian govt. approves Iran-Armenia pipeline construction regulations

Armenia-Iran pipeline construction will be funded on both sides, with Armenia allocating USD 100 million.

12 April 2012 • 07:42 AMT
Russia delays ratification of new visa agreement with U.S.

In November 2011, Moscow and Washington signed the agreement to ease visa requirements between the two countries.

12 April 2012 • 07:26 AMT
New website on Karabakh conflict launched

Mountainous-Karabakh.org is created and maintained by Armenica.org jointly with Union of Armenian Associations in Sweden.

12 April 2012 • 07:00 AMT
Olympic torch tested in Munich’s BMW center

The Olympic torch has passed rigorous testing to ensure even the worst of Britain’s weather will not be able to put it out.

12 April 2012 • 06:47 AMT
Staten Island supports Paul Sariyan’s candidacy for NY State Assembly

Saryian presented a unique and impressive resume having served honorably for the NYPD, Robert Scamardella said.

12 April 2012 • 06:41 AMT
Champions League Trophy Tour ends up in Shanghai

The silver trophy now returns to Europe to be displayed in Munich in the lead-up to this season’s final on May 19.

12 April 2012 • 06:33 AMT
Vanik Avetisyan comes 4th at European Weightlifting Championships

Armenian participant Vanik Avetisyan lifted 144kg in snatch and 172 kg in clean and jerk, a total of 316 kg.

12 April 2012 • 06:23 AMT
Opera singer Hayk Tigranyan participates in North Korean fest

National prize-winner Hayk Tigranyan is taking part in April Spring arts festival organized on April 10-20 in North Korea.

12 April 2012 • 06:04 AMT
Oxford University, Vatican to digitize libraries

Digitized collections will center on Greek manuscripts, 15th-century printed books and Hebrew manuscripts and early printed books.

11 April 2012 • 17:54 AMT
Facebook announces Groups for Schools

Facebook is encouraging users to make sure that they are able to work out the new feature by pointing them to the Help Center.

11 April 2012 • 17:44 AMT
AT&T reportedly unlocking iPhones for military

U.S. law requires that carriers allow military personnel to suspend their wireless service without penalty while they’re deployed.

11 April 2012 • 17:03 AMT
UK government to spend £11m on climate change supercomputing

It includes data archive storage for extra HPC hardware – 33 petabytes of storage, three servers, 5760 media tapes and two tape frames.

11 April 2012 • 16:50 AMT
Google unveils “more functional and flexible” Google+ version

The revamp touches on navigation, conversations, and Hangouts, as well as other small updates, Vic Gundotra said.

11 April 2012 • 16:35 AMT
BBC Worldwide invests in games technology company

BBC Worldwide plans to use the technology to lower the cost of delivering HTML5 games and apps across iOS, Android and TVs.

11 April 2012 • 16:13 AMT
Turkish law to lift restrictions on property purchase by non-residents

The Turkish Parliamentary Justice Committee approved a law allowing foreign citizens to acquire land property in Turkey.

11 April 2012 • 16:01 AMT
Russia: Syria ceasefire success depends on opposition

Gennady Gatilov: Syrian government has declared it will cease fire as of 6 a.m. on April 12. Now it’s up to the armed opposition.

11 April 2012 • 15:59 AMT
France’s Socialists to pull out troops from Afghanistan by yearned

President Sarkozy described the Socialists’ end-2012 target for combat troop pullout as “totally irresponsible, and even dangerous”.

11 April 2012 • 15:44 AMT
Hillary Clinton: no “new Cold War” in Asia

The Secretary of State denied that U.S. was bent on bringing rising powers into “a rigged system” designed to preserve U.S. power.

11 April 2012 • 15:16 AMT
Iran to offer “new initiatives” at nuke talks

National Security Council secretary: the language of threat and pressure against the Iranian nation has never yielded results.

11 April 2012 • 15:12 AMT
BMW hits record sales in Q1

BMW said in a statement it sold 425,528 cars worldwide in the January-March period, up 11.2 percent compared with a year earlier.

11 April 2012 • 15:05 AMT
Armenia’s First Deputy Defense Minister meets CSTO official

Issues related to the preparation of CSTO CRRF maneuvers due September 3-8 were in focus of discussion.