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01 April 2012 • 12:11 AMT
7 Yemeni police killed in Al-Qaeda attack

Al-Qaeda-linked militants have launched a wave of attacks in the region since ex-president Saleh handed power to his deputy.

01 April 2012 • 12:03 AMT
Tokyo String Quartet to open Yerevan Perspectives music fest

The Quartet will play on a collection of renowned Stradivarius instruments named after legendary virtuoso Niccolò Paganini.

01 April 2012 • 12:00 AMT
Friends of Syria conference seeks to up pressure on Assad

Hillary Clinton urged members of Assad’s government to halt operations targeting civilians, or face “serious consequences”.

31 March 2012 • 21:54 AMT
Abraham beats Wilczewski in Germany

German former middleweight champion took a one-sided unanimous decision by scores of 118-109, 118-109, and 119-108.

31 March 2012 • 17:19 AMT
Chisora vows to fight Russian WBA champ Alexander Povetkin “one day”

Chisora lost on points to Klitschko, and has lost three of his last four fights. He has a 15-3 record, with ten knockouts.

31 March 2012 • 16:45 AMT
Google out with April Fools’ tomfoolery ahead of schedule

The Maps gag is no Google TiSP, but it’s quite clever and likely just one of many new “products” launching this April.

31 March 2012 • 15:11 AMT
Clinton: Iran talks to be held in Turkey April 13-14

The previous such meeting took place in Istanbul in January 2011, when the two sides failed even to agree on an agenda.

31 March 2012 • 14:54 AMT
Adobe releases final Flash Player version 11.2 for Linux

This is the final Flash Player release for Linux platform and now onward there will be only security and bug fix updates.

31 March 2012 • 14:28 AMT
Erdoğan: region would be devastated if Israel strikes Iran

“Israel has between 250 to 300 nuclear warheads. Nobody is discussing that,” Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told journalists.

31 March 2012 • 14:14 AMT
European figure skating champ Plushenko in talks with new choreographer

Camerlengo has worked with many of the sport’s top names, including leading skaters Daisuke Takahashi and Michal Brezina.

31 March 2012 • 13:44 AMT
Activists to spend night in Mashtots Park

The group ready to dismantle boutiques has announced its intention to stay in the park as long as it can dismantle the stores.

31 March 2012 • 13:32 AMT
Russian FM to visit Yerevan State University

Sergei Lavrov will visit the Yerevan State University and hold a meeting with its students and the teaching staff.

31 March 2012 • 12:28 AMT
Hezbollah leader: political dialogue only solution to Syrian crisis

Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah said that only political dialogue between the Syrian government and opposition can end Syria’s turmoil.

31 March 2012 • 12:24 AMT
PM hails progress in Armenia-EU cooperation

Notable progress has been recorded in Armenia-EU cooperation, according to Armenian PM Tigran Sargsyan.

31 March 2012 • 12:17 AMT
Azeri FM to attend “Friends of Syria” conference

Elmar Mammadyarov will pay a visit to Turkey on the invitation of Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.

31 March 2012 • 12:15 AMT
Yerevan Municipality hosts Woman & Business expo

Yerevan mayor Taron Margaryan, in turn, noted that such exhibitions are always welcomed at the Municipality.

31 March 2012 • 12:08 AMT
Armenia to join Earth Hour global campaign March 31

United Nations Resident Coordinator Mrs. Dafina Gercheva calls on Armenian citizens to join the world population.

31 March 2012 • 11:51 AMT
Armenia to get $150 mln extra funding from World Bank

Armenian PM said that IMF gave positive assessment to macroeconomic stability, as well as the financial field and banking system.

31 March 2012 • 11:25 AMT
Europe’s finance ministers seek progress on financial transactions tax

“We need to advance on this topic,” French Finance Minister said, as talks have got bogged down for months.

31 March 2012 • 11:21 AMT
Armenia’s deficit rate to total 2,9% in 2012

Armenian government fully implemented the state budget in 2011, simultaneously reducing the deficit rate.

31 March 2012 • 11:11 AMT
Operation Blackout reportedly planned by Anonymous unlikely

“They’re not going to be able to knock the DNS servers offline,” director of security research at McAfee Labs says.

31 March 2012 • 11:02 AMT
Armenia focuses on boosting food security

Even developed countries have to tackle food security problems today, therefore these issues have appeared in EU spotlight in the past three years. Same is the situation in CIS states. Though development of the Convention on Food Security was a step forward for Armenia, the level of food security still lags behind the international average. So the government needs to put a stronger focus on these issues.

31 March 2012 • 10:38 AMT
Genocide victims to be commemorated in New York April 22

Thousands of Armenians and Jews will gather in Times Square on April 22, to commemorate the genocides of 20th century.

31 March 2012 • 10:26 AMT
Pianist Nareh Arghamanyan to perform in Pasadena

Maestro McGegan has a characteristic unique amongst many of his peers in the classical field: he conducts without a baton.

31 March 2012 • 10:23 AMT
Turkish PM says Annan peace plan “last chance” for Syria

Turkey said that a peace plan by U.N. envoy Kofi Annan is the “last chance” for the embattled Syrian regime.

31 March 2012 • 09:53 AMT
Experts say Azerbaijan won’t be springboard for attacking Iran

Azerbaijan realizes it is not so powerful to oppose a retaliatory move by Iran, Sargis Asatryan and Armen Israelyan say.

31 March 2012 • 09:52 AMT
Minority language courses not popular in Turkey

“Denial contains annihilation within itself. This process is unfortunately still in progress,” Altan Açıkdilli said.

31 March 2012 • 09:50 AMT
Prosperous Armenia young members hint coalition is dead

The coalition no longer exists, with the election campaign started, Tigran Urikhanyan and Vahan Babayan said.

31 March 2012 • 09:46 AMT
Iran claims Azerbaijan emerged on historic Iranian land – expert

Representatives of Iran claim that Azerbaijan has emerged on the territory of the historic Iranian province of Shirvan.

31 March 2012 • 09:39 AMT
Talks between Mashtots Park activists and police not over

The talks between the group ready to dismantle the boutiques and the police continue in Mashtots Park.