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25 March 2012 • 11:43 AMT
Afghan bombing leaves 10 dead

ISAF soldier, 6 Afghan policemen, 2 Afghan army soldiers and a translator were killed in the bombing in Kandahar.

25 March 2012 • 11:10 AMT
Shell struggles to pay off $1 bln bill for Iran oil

Rigorous nuke sanctions have already come into force, making it increasingly difficult to pay for and ship crude from Iran.

25 March 2012 • 11:02 AMT
Last consignment of enriched uranium leaves Ukraine

Altogether 200 kilograms of weapons-grade material have been removed from Ukraine and sent back to Russia since May 2010.

25 March 2012 • 10:56 AMT
Aretha Franklin celebrates 70th birthday, works on new music

The Queen of Soul is reuniting with her musical mentor, Clive Davis, who helped engineer her comeback in 1980s for a new album.

25 March 2012 • 10:45 AMT
Arab League chief arrives in Baghdad for summit

The summit is expected to tackle ongoing conflict in Syria, impact of Arab Spring revolts, ongoing conflict in Syria.

25 March 2012 • 09:54 AMT
Medvedev: Annan mission Syria’s last chance to avoid civil war

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met with UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria Kofi Annan in Moscow.

25 March 2012 • 09:09 AMT
U.S. leader urges China to influence N. Korea against rocket launch

Washington condemned the launch plan as a violation of N. Korea’s promise to halt long-range missile launches and nuclear tests.

25 March 2012 • 09:05 AMT
Paris opens inquiry into Toulouse gunman’s brother

Signs mounted the brother of Islamist gunman who killed schoolchildren and paratroopers may have helped prepare the attacks.

25 March 2012 • 08:29 AMT
N. Korea moves rocket to launch site

It is likely to be the ”carrier rocket” for the launch of an observation satellite that North Korea plans to carry out in mid-April.

24 March 2012 • 18:45 AMT
Rome court upholds $1.2 mln fine imposed on Apple

The Antitrust Authority imposed the fine on Apple Sales International, Apple Italia Srl and Apple Sales Retail.

24 March 2012 • 18:19 AMT
15 female Kurdish rebel fighters die in clashes with Turkish forces

The PKK is believed to have several female units, members of which carried out suicide bombings in 1990s.

24 March 2012 • 16:59 AMT
Aliose glad to see their songs promote French language

Popular Swiss band Aliose is currently performing in Armenia within the framework of Francophonie season; this is Switzerland’s contribution to the month of Francophonie (mois de la francophonie) organized in Armenia. The concert is initiated by the Swiss Embassy in Armenia in collaboration with KASA Foundation. Aliose was founded five years ago as a duet, with new members joining the band later. PanARMENIAN.Net presents an interview with Alizé Oswald and Xavier Michel from Aliose.

24 March 2012 • 15:11 AMT
Armenia to participate in CIS inter-parliamentary summit

Parliamentary delegation headed by NA speaker will participate in summit of Commonwealth of Independent States.

24 March 2012 • 13:49 AMT
Environmentalists vs. sexual minorities: Mashtots Park developments

The “demotivator” – no boutiques, no gays” posted in Facebook by famous Armenian activist sparked big fuss.

24 March 2012 • 12:52 AMT
2012 declared Armenian book year for Diaspora worldwide

Every year Holy See of Cilicia hosts a three week celebration ceremony dedicated to Armenian Book and Culture.

24 March 2012 • 12:41 AMT
Weekly digest of foreign currency deals

From March 11-18, AMD loans granted by banks totaled 30 bln, while USD loans amounted to 48.4 million.

24 March 2012 • 12:15 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 388,24 March 24

The market average rate of USD on March 24 totaled AMD 388,24 increasing by 0.31 point compared to March 23.

24 March 2012 • 11:52 AMT
Azerbaijan can’t exclude Stepanakert from Karabakh talks – expert

Alexander Manasyan says Artsakh is a direct party to conflict and there can be no progress in the resolution process without it.

24 March 2012 • 11:51 AMT
Armenian PM briefs students on crisis solutions

Tigran Sargsyan stressed importance of balanced development of state and “funds distribution from the rich to the poor.”

24 March 2012 • 11:49 AMT
EU is trying to jump above its head

After the resolutions on Iran, Syria, Belarus, Greece, and the financial-economic crisis in general, the EU decided to also refer to the Karabakh problem. Adoption of a document on Armenia by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, in which it proposes to replace the French mandate with the mandate of EU in the OSCE Minsk Group, looks at least odd from the legal point of view. European Union is a separate international structure that has nothing to do with the OSCE, and in this case it is necessary to replace not only France, but also the United States and Russia, if not the institute of co-chairs at all.

24 March 2012 • 11:35 AMT
The Forty Days of Musa Dagh to be reissued on April 24

Editor Susan Barba, the granddaughter of a survivor of the Armenian Genocide, regards the edition as “my book.”

24 March 2012 • 11:30 AMT
France will recognize legitimacy of Genocide denial – expert

The French Constitutional Council ruled the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial as anti-constitutional.

24 March 2012 • 11:20 AMT
Expert: replacement of France in OSCE MG will protract Karabakh talks

Alexander Manasyan says Minsk Group’s bureaucratic system will be much more complicated with EU’s joining the talks.

24 March 2012 • 11:15 AMT
Expert: Assad’s regime preferable for Armenians

Armen Petrsoyan says maintenance of President Bashar al-Assad’s power is preferable for Armenian community in Syria.

24 March 2012 • 11:04 AMT
Expert: Sumgait pogroms behind Armenia’s non participation in Eurovision

Alexander Manasyan says Armenia should remind the world of the atrocities committed against its nation in Azerbaijan.

24 March 2012 • 11:04 AMT
Young Armenian filmmaker’s documentary to be screened in Washington

Fifteen short films in four categories– documentary, narrative, music video and super short– will be screened.

24 March 2012 • 10:43 AMT
Conference on Assyrian genocide to be held in Yerevan

The conference titled “Assyrian Genocide (1914-1923) and its Consequences in the Modern World” will be held April 23-24.

24 March 2012 • 10:28 AMT
South Caucasus Railways head meets with young employees

Victor Rebets stressed the importance of providing material incentives to young employees and ensuring decent pay for them.

24 March 2012 • 10:28 AMT
Armenian officer in Burbank endures ethnic slurs, goes to court

Former Police Chief Tim Stehr was the first witness in the trial, taking the stand to weigh in on the allegations.

24 March 2012 • 10:26 AMT
Expert: territorial integrity is a principle not related to Azerbaijan

Alexander Manasyan says Azerbaijan is an invader which has encroached on Nagorno Karabakh’s territory.