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22 March 2012 • 08:01 AMT
Global Human Development Forum kicks off in Istanbul

“The world stands at a crossroads,” the UN Secretary-General said in his message to the participants of the event.

22 March 2012 • 07:45 AMT
European Individual Chess Championship 3 round due March 22

Robert Hovhannisyan will face Étienne Bacrot in the third round of European Individual Chess Championship.

22 March 2012 • 07:33 AMT
General Motors to invest $1.04 bln in Australian operations

Australia’s three car makers have all cut jobs due to falling sales and exports, blamed on the global downturn.

22 March 2012 • 07:28 AMT
HSBC: China’s manufacturing activity falls

The HSBC survey also said the manufacturing slump had led firms to cut back, sending employment to its lowest level.

22 March 2012 • 07:18 AMT
Adobe announces Photoshop CS6 beta

Various under-the-hood improvements promise to make life easier and protect long hours of labor intensive operations.

22 March 2012 • 07:10 AMT
Apple’s sixth-gen iPhone rumored to feature bigger Retina Display

The sources are sure to point out that Samsung currently uses 4.6-inch OLED displays for its flagship Galaxy S II smartphone.

22 March 2012 • 07:01 AMT
Russia’s Defense Ministry orders30 Su-30SM multirole fighters

“Aircraft-maker Irkut will deliver 30 of these aircraft to the Russian Defense Ministry by 2015,” a military spokesman said.

22 March 2012 • 06:49 AMT
Nalbandian beats Darcis in Sony Ericsson Open round 1

David Nalbandian will be facing off against Serbia’s Janko Tipsarevic in the second round of the tournament.

22 March 2012 • 06:48 AMT
Sony to sell part of chemical subsidiary to Japan bank

For the year ending March 31, Sony has forecast a 220 bln yen net deficit, much of it the result of losses at its television unit.

22 March 2012 • 06:47 AMT
March 22 deadline for elections lists submission

Parties have to overcome 5% and election blocs 7% barrier respectively in order to get seats in the parliament.

22 March 2012 • 06:35 AMT
Turkey’s allies in Washington try to mute criticism anti-Christian abuses

Turkey’s Ambassador Tan predictably protested the listing as ‘unfair,’ Shea said in a revealing new piece in the National Review Online.

22 March 2012 • 06:33 AMT
Paper says Orinats Yerkir got students attend its meeting

Orinats Yerkir brought students to Sport and Concert Complex to pack the hall on the occasion of party anniversary.

22 March 2012 • 06:25 AMT
Hovhannisyan, Melkumian get 2 points at Individual Chess Championship

Arman Pashikian lost to Ilya Khmelniker (Israel) and Vladimir Poghosian was defeated by Andreas Diermeier (Austria).

22 March 2012 • 06:21 AMT
168 Hours editor nominated in 4th constituency – paper

Editor-in-chief of 168 Hours paper Satik Seyranyan will run in 4th constituency in Yerevan’s Arabkir district.

22 March 2012 • 06:21 AMT
Australian police catches most wanted fugitive

Malcolm Naden, whose ability to evade police evoked comparisons to famous 19th century Australian outlaw Ned Kelly.

22 March 2012 • 05:59 AMT
Oil prices below $107 amid China’s economy growth concerns

In other energy trading, heating oil was down 0.7 cents at $3.22 per gallon and gasoline futures slid 1.8 cents at $3.33 per gallon.

22 March 2012 • 05:57 AMT
Kocharian complained to Putin about Sargyan’s policy – paper

Zhoghovurd paper’s sources say Kocharian complained to Putin about Serzh Sargsyan’ s foreign and domestic policy.

22 March 2012 • 05:50 AMT
Mali soldiers claim control of presidential office

Mali President Amadou Toumani Toure had managed to leave the premises, according to an independent source.

22 March 2012 • 05:47 AMT
French police still besiege school gunman

Sporadic blasts and bursts of gunfire rang out throughout the night, though officials insisted no full-out assault was under way.

21 March 2012 • 19:32 AMT
YouTube rolls out new feature for editing videos

YouTube launched Video Editor last year that allowed users to easily edit things such as brightness and rotation.

21 March 2012 • 19:13 AMT
Russia accuses OSCE/ODIHR of double standards

“Paris officially and in time invited the executive structure of the OSCE to monitor the election campaign,” the ministry said.

21 March 2012 • 18:57 AMT
Apple reports 1 million iPhoto app unique users

This indicates that Apple is preparing to eliminate its dependence on Google Maps by launching its own mapping product.

21 March 2012 • 18:48 AMT
Brazilian model dies after falling off a cliff in Turkey

Witnesses of the crash called paramedics, who arrived promptly to see Pontes’ neck was broken and her skull was fractured.

21 March 2012 • 17:31 AMT
CEC rejects opposition candidate bid

Central Election Commission of Armenia refused to instigate administrative proceedings on Khachatur Sukiasyan’s application.

21 March 2012 • 16:56 AMT
President Sargsyan: Tonino Guerra was Armenia’s good friend

President of Armenia extended condolences on the death of the prominent Italian poet, writer and screenwriter Tonino Guerra.

21 March 2012 • 16:36 AMT
DreamWorks to produce animation with Chinese partners

A joint venture between DreamWorks Animation and its Chinese partners is scheduled to release its first animated film in 2016.

21 March 2012 • 16:23 AMT
Armenian PM: no businessman included in RPA candidates list

Tigran Sargsyan commented on the participation of MP–businessmen in the oncoming parliamentary elections.

21 March 2012 • 16:13 AMT
UN Security Council backs Kofi Annan’s proposal on Syria

Annan’s proposals include a cease-fire first by the Syrian govt, a daily two-hour halt to fighting and Syrian-led political talks.

21 March 2012 • 15:55 AMT
Armenian PM: elections will reveal “political dinosaurs”

Tigran Sargsyan called against charactering leaders of other parties to have jointed RPA electoral list as “political dinosaurs.”

21 March 2012 • 15:38 AMT
Armenian PM: work distribution determined RPA candidates list

Tigran Sargsyan: distribution of party work was the key principle of RPA when making its candidates list.