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26 March 2012 • 08:55 AMT
ARFD will allow Armenian citizens abroad to vote if it wins parliamentary race

ARF Dashnaktsutyun is going to amend the legislation in case it gains victory at May 6 parliamentary elections.

26 March 2012 • 08:54 AMT
Ahmadinejad says U.S. can no longer dictate policy

The U.S. delegation left the hall when Ahmadinejad began to speak and returned after the conclusion of his speech.

26 March 2012 • 08:51 AMT
Yerevan to host Eastern Partnership Platform 4 youth event

EU representative presumed that Azerbaijan did not respond to the event because it currently celebrates Novruz.

26 March 2012 • 08:48 AMT
Turkey calls for increased pressure on Armenia

Turkey is ready to intensify negotiations with Azerbaijan to resolve Karabakh conflict, Turkish PM Erdogan said.

26 March 2012 • 08:45 AMT
2 NATO troops killed in Afghanistan

A Western official in southern Afghanistan confirmed that the incident happened at the main NATO base in Lashkar Gah.

26 March 2012 • 08:39 AMT
Earthquake hits southeastern Iran

The epicenter of the quake was located in an area 58.7 degrees in longitude and 27.8 degrees in latitude.

26 March 2012 • 08:37 AMT
Heritage party leader quits majority campaign

Following a failure to reach consensus, Raffi Hovannissian decided to withdraw his candidacy from the 7th constituency.

26 March 2012 • 08:31 AMT
Terrorists plotting cyanide poison attack on London Olympics

A second extremist, who has not been identified, also wrote on the website: “It is a good idea and you need to plan well.”

26 March 2012 • 08:30 AMT
Armenia successful at World Team Table Tennis Championships

Armenia scored a 3:0 win over Nicaragua in the first match of World Team Table Tennis Championships.

26 March 2012 • 08:12 AMT
ARFD rep. says election lists do not inspire hope

People need to believe in changes, while the lack of hope results in indifference, Vahan Hovhannisyan has said.

26 March 2012 • 08:07 AMT
Peace envoy Annan heads to China for Syria talks

Kofi Annan’s spokesman, Ahmad Fawzi, said he had “very candid and comprehensive discussions” in Moscow.

26 March 2012 • 08:00 AMT
Russia successfully puts U.S. satellite into orbit

The Proton-M rocket blasted off from the Baikonur Space Center, in a launch brokered by International Launch Services Inc.

26 March 2012 • 07:48 AMT
UK govt. sings £350m contract to upgrade nuclear submarine

HMS Vengeance is one of the UK’s four Vanguard-class submarines designed to carry Trident nuclear missiles.

26 March 2012 • 07:43 AMT
Microsoft, Nokia to invest €18m in app development university program

“We aim to attract thousands of applications from students and entrepreneurs from all over the world,” said Öistämö.

26 March 2012 • 07:30 AMT
Varazdat Aroyan holds practice session with FC Köln

From March 25-29, Pyunik central defender Varazdat Aroyan will hold team practice session with FC Köln.

26 March 2012 • 07:28 AMT
Turkey suspends all activities at its embassy in Syria

Sources said ambassador Ömer Önhon and Turkish diplomatic staff in Damascus are expected to arrive in Ankara soon.

26 March 2012 • 07:08 AMT
Armenian female handballers rank 7th at Challenge Trophy 2012

Klara Terzyan who scored 9 goals is recognized best Armenian player at Challenge Trophy 2012 held in Bulgaria.

26 March 2012 • 06:52 AMT
3 Armenian players win European Chess Championship round 6

Samvel Ter-Sahakyan was the only Armenian player who lost to Germany’s Daniel Fridman in Plovdiv tournament.

26 March 2012 • 05:55 AMT
Only one nuclear reactor left operating in Japan

Local residents demanded that reactors not be turned back on after routine maintenance due to safety fears.

26 March 2012 • 05:42 AMT
Armenian community joins Greek Independence Day Parade

This year marks the 74th year that the Greek Independence Day Parade took place on New York’s famed Fifth Avenue.

26 March 2012 • 05:41 AMT
Obama vows to pursue further nuclear arms cuts with Russia

U.S. President laid out his latest strategy against the backdrop of continued nuclear defiance from North Korea and Iran.

26 March 2012 • 05:40 AMT
Titanic director dives to deepest part of Pacific Ocean

“Jim Cameron has surfaced! Congrats to him on his historic solo dive to the ocean’s deepest point,” said a Twitter message.

26 March 2012 • 05:34 AMT
Turkey’s Armenian Deputy Patriarch attends Vatican’s former rep. funeral

Marovitch was buried in the Feriköy Roman Catholic Cemetery after the funeral, which was held at Şişli Saint Esprit Church.

26 March 2012 • 05:32 AMT
Loris Tjeknavorian to conduct Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra

The event features works by Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian, American composer Christopher Theofanidis.

25 March 2012 • 13:55 AMT
Melissa Leo set for Tom Cruise’s “Oblivion”

The futuristic Universal Pictures thriller stars Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Andrea
Riseborough and Olga Kurylenko.

25 March 2012 • 13:51 AMT
“Hunger Games” earn record $19.7 mln in midnight runs

Toplined by Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson, Hunger Games is based on the best-selling young-adult novel by Suzanne Collins.

25 March 2012 • 13:30 AMT
American Horror Story gears up for Emmy as miniseries

AHS co-star Jessica Lange, who already won Golden Globe, SAG Award in drama series categories, is frontrunner for Emmy.

25 March 2012 • 12:49 AMT
Warner Bros gets film rights for Fourth Realm bestseller trilogy

The novels are set in the near future, and reinterpret history as a battle between the forces of control.

25 March 2012 • 12:30 AMT
Abu Dhabi seeks bidders for Louvre construction

Louvre is 1st of several high-profile projects, including Guggenheim branch, planned for UAE capital’s Saadiyat Island development.

25 March 2012 • 11:57 AMT
Human Rights Watch: Syrian forces using civilians as shields

Syrian army forced residents to march in front of them as they advanced on opposition-held areas in northern Idlib this month.