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11 April 2012 • 11:51 AMT
Senate of U.S. state Maine recognizes Armenian Genocide

The resolution submitted to the Senate says that in 1915 the Ottoman Empire launched a campaign to wipe out the Armenian people.

11 April 2012 • 11:45 AMT
Armenian Genocide Walk to be held in Philadelphia

Hundreds will gather and walk through the streets of Philadelphia to rally and bring exposure to Turkish denial of Genocide.

11 April 2012 • 11:36 AMT
320 thous. broadband Internet users reported in Armenia

Number of broadband internet users makes 50% of the population, with 40% of households being 3G subscribers.

11 April 2012 • 11:13 AMT
IT venture fund to operate in Armenia by yearend

A venture fund for financing start ups in IT sector will operate in Armenia by the end of 2012, EIF director said.

11 April 2012 • 11:01 AMT
Amazon announces in-app purchasing service for Android, Kindle Fire

The service will enable Android and Kindle Fire users to manage subscriptions from within individual applications.

11 April 2012 • 10:56 AMT
David Gordon Green to direct “Suspiria” cult hit remake

The horror film centers on a ballet student who enters a dance academy, only to have her life disrupted by a series of grisly murders.

11 April 2012 • 10:54 AMT
Acer announces C120 compact pico projector

The projector weighs 6.34 ounces and has a foot print the size of an average smartphone; the C120 is powered via USB 3.0.

11 April 2012 • 10:52 AMT
Billy Crystal’s “Parental Guidance” comedy release rescheduled

Crystal stars with Bette Midler as grandparents who get a handful when they agree to babysit their three grandchildren.

11 April 2012 • 10:50 AMT
GoDigital acquires Katherine Heigl’s “Zyzzyx Road” indie thriller

The film notorious film follows a family man who becomes involved with a femme fatale and her violent ex-boyfriend.

11 April 2012 • 10:39 AMT
Iranian Oil Minister says crude exports reached $60b despite sanctions

“Despite the fact that all countries have mobilized against Iran, the country’s oil exports have reached $60bln,” Qassemi said.

11 April 2012 • 10:37 AMT
2011 was successful for IT sector – EIF director

Average annual productivity growth of IT sector totals 11, 5%, with 11 000 employees working in communications field.

11 April 2012 • 10:34 AMT
ANC coordinator: RPA won’t retain power without forgery

Despite their pledges, current authorities have no intention to hold fair elections in the country, Levon Zurabyan said.

11 April 2012 • 10:29 AMT
Major quake hits Indonesia, tsunami warning issued

The quake struck 308 miles southwest of the city of Banda Aceh, on the northern tip of Indonesia’s Sumatra island.

11 April 2012 • 10:25 AMT
Germany considers hosting Euro 2020

Euro 2012 will be held from June 8-July 1 in Poland and Ukraine. Germany has hosted the championship once, in 1988.

11 April 2012 • 10:22 AMT
Computer for All program’s second stage to launch in one month

EIF director said that about USD 6 million will be provided for the second stage of the program implementation.

11 April 2012 • 10:20 AMT
French government backs new anti-terrorism measures

Parliament will now take up the matter. Justice Minister Michel Mercier said the moves aim to prevent “lone wolf” terrorism.

11 April 2012 • 10:20 AMT
Heritage offers Prosperous Armenia quit ruling coalition for anti-forgery headquarters

Heritage member Ruben Hakobyan voiced doubts on potential participation of Prosperous Armenia in inter-party headquarters.

11 April 2012 • 10:17 AMT
Heritage may review its participation in anti-forgery headquarters

Heritage’s Ruben Hakobyan suggested that the headquarters agreement be signed by top three members of each political force.

11 April 2012 • 10:13 AMT
“Game of Thrones” renewed for third season

The second season’s premiere last week drew 3.9 million viewers, up 74 percent over the series premiere last year.

11 April 2012 • 10:10 AMT
Emily Watson, Lena Headey to headline “The Poisoners” comedy

The dark comedy follows women left behind in English community during WWI who become involved with German prisoners-of-war.

11 April 2012 • 09:55 AMT
Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson team up for cop series

The series center on two detectives whose lives collide and entwine during a seventeen-year hunt for a serial killer in Louisiana.

11 April 2012 • 09:52 AMT
Gerard Cafesjian accuses employee of embezzlement

“Waters initiated this lawsuit in an audacious gambit to rationalize his illegal diversion of Mr. Cafesjian’s funds,” the suit says.

11 April 2012 • 09:45 AMT
Iranian Army, IRGC planning joint wargames

“The exercise will be held at the southeastern or southwestern borders of the country,” Ahmad Reza Pourdastan said.

11 April 2012 • 09:34 AMT
Nokia confirms Lumia 900 hit by bug

“This issue is purely in the phone software, and is not related to either phone hardware or the network itself,” it said in a statement.

11 April 2012 • 09:23 AMT
Alex Proyas to direct “Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag”

“Hoag,” based on a novella by Heinlein, follows a man who lost his memory and is convinced he has committed various crimes.

11 April 2012 • 09:17 AMT
AGMA hosts “Witnesses to the Armenian Genocide” exhibit

The photographs showing Armenian deportees are matched with diary entries, reports, and memoirs of the photographers.

11 April 2012 • 09:09 AMT
Leading Muslim public figure killed in Moscow

The head of Moscow’s Islamic Cultural Centre, Abdul-Wahid Niyazov, slammed the murder as “brutal, barbaric and medieval.”

11 April 2012 • 08:31 AMT
British PM in Indonesia to finalize $2.5bln Airbus deal

“The $2.5 billion deal for 11 A330-300 planes will be signed later today at the presidential palace,” Garuda president said.

11 April 2012 • 08:18 AMT
Chinese Disney theme park secures $2bln syndicated loan

Chinese media reported a boost for Walt Disney Co as it embarks on a newly announced animation venture in China.

11 April 2012 • 08:06 AMT
Parakar settlement residents driven to attend RPA election meeting

A talk with the locals revealed that the whole school in the Merdzavan community was off the classes to come to the rally.