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21 March 2012 • 11:27 AMT
Nissan resurrects Datsun brand after 30 years

The new line will capitalize on the Datsun tradition of low-cost, sporty cars marketed in burgeoning economies.

21 March 2012 • 11:27 AMT
UEFA, European Commission issue joint statement on fair-play

European Commission confirmed that UEFA’s financial fair play regulations are in line with EU State aid policy.

21 March 2012 • 11:26 AMT
Hong Kong named best place for business

The Washington-based Heritage Foundation has named Hong Kong the world’s freest economy for 18 successive years.

21 March 2012 • 11:24 AMT
U.S. military jet crashes in S. Korea

The crash came as South Korean and US troops stage an annual joint military exercise, from March 1 to April 30.

21 March 2012 • 11:22 AMT
Japan, 10 EU countries exempted from Iran oil sanctions

China, India, S. Korea were warned that they can avoid new U.S. sanctions by curtailing Iranian crude imports by end of June.

21 March 2012 • 10:34 AMT
Parcel bomb explodes at Indonesian embassy in Paris

No casualties were reported from the blast, which damaged other buildings nearby; precise target is unknown at the moment.

21 March 2012 • 10:33 AMT
Filippos Sachinidis appointed Greece’s new Finance Minister

Sachinidis is replacing Evangelos Venizelos, who stepped down to lead the Socialist party to elections in late April or early May.

21 March 2012 • 10:26 AMT
Harry Potter star jailed for 2 years over London riot violence

Judge sentenced Jamie Waylett, 22, to two years for violent disorder and 12 months for handling stolen goods.

21 March 2012 • 10:25 AMT
Amazon buys Kiva robot army

The deal with Kiva Systems, a company that designs robotics aimed at increasing supply chain optimization grossed $775 mln.

21 March 2012 • 10:22 AMT
Legendary Italian scribe Tonino Guerra dies at 92

Guerra worked with such filmmakers as Federico Fellini, Michelangelo Antonioni, Andrey Tarkovsky, Francesco Rosi.

21 March 2012 • 10:18 AMT
Vahan Hovhannisyan tops ARFD electoral list

ARF Dashnaktsutyun presented its candidates list of 85 members for the forthcoming parliamentary elections.

21 March 2012 • 10:17 AMT
European Parliament to host exhibit on Armenian architectural heritage

The Armeniaca exhibition is part of AGBU Europe’s work to promote awareness of the need to protect Armenian heritage.

21 March 2012 • 09:56 AMT
Venezuela’s oil reserves reach 300 bln barrels – President

According to OPEC, in 2010 Venezuela became world’s leader in terms of oil reserves, leaving behind Saudi Arabia.

21 March 2012 • 09:54 AMT
U.S. President to visit Korean demilitarized zone

Obama’s trip to the area comes amidst increased tension over Pyongyang’s plan to launch a rocket next month.

21 March 2012 • 09:53 AMT
Car bomb explodes in Somali capital

A vehicle parked in the road, connecting city airport to presidential palace, detonated after police cleared the vicinity.

21 March 2012 • 09:52 AMT
ECHR won’t accept any case from Turkey until September

Applications that have already been made would continue to be examined by the court under normal procedures.

21 March 2012 • 09:42 AMT
Iran rules out pulling out of Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

The ambassador reiterated Tehran’s stance on negotiations as the right solution to the West’s nuclear standoff with Iran.

21 March 2012 • 09:15 AMT
Russia’s AvtoVAZ gets Renault-Nissan license

Nissan will start making its new Almera model in Tolyatti, AvtoVAZ’s main production site, at the end of 2012.

21 March 2012 • 09:11 AMT
Turkish PM to visit South Korea, Iran

Turkey has signaled that it may host a fresh round of nuclear talks between Iran and the 5+1 group of world powers in April.

21 March 2012 • 09:09 AMT
New Times leader disfavors opposition’s running for parliament

Aram Karapetyan says opposition only legitimizes the actions of the authorities through running for parliamentary elections.

21 March 2012 • 09:08 AMT
Jared Papazian to face Dustin Pague

Dustin Pague (10-5) earned a spot on The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 14 with a majority decision win over Tateki Matsuda.

21 March 2012 • 09:05 AMT
New Times party leader to take to streets with ANC

Aram Karapetyan deems taking to streets as the sole tool of struggle for radical opposition in Armenian current reality.

21 March 2012 • 09:02 AMT
UITE head calls for prompt establishment of FEZ regulations

UITE Executive director Karen Vardanyan cited the example of Turkey with its three main groups of ree economic zones.

21 March 2012 • 08:49 AMT
U.S. never gave Russia secret data on missile shield

Earlier this month media reports said that the U.S. allegedly planned to share with Russia unspecified “secret data.”

21 March 2012 • 08:43 AMT
Twitter celebrates 6th birthday

Exactly six years ago, on March 21, 2006, Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter, posted the first ever tweet.

21 March 2012 • 08:32 AMT
FEZ to boost competitiveness of Armenia’s IT industry

Enterprise Incubator Foundation Director Bagrat Yengibaryan says 70% of Armenia’s IT sphere production is exported.

21 March 2012 • 08:31 AMT
Angry Birds-themed activity parks to be constructed worldwide

An unauthorized Angry Birds park opened in China last year, but this marks the first official licensing deal.

21 March 2012 • 08:22 AMT
U.S. publisher lauds Istanbul’s Armenian Patriarchate suit against Turkish government

Armenian Patriarchate of Istanbul seeks return of Armenian properties belonging to Sanasarian College in Garin (Erzeroum).

21 March 2012 • 08:17 AMT
Tax evaders to be banned from free economic zones in Armenia

Economy Ministry’s representative Hovhannes Avetisyan said an agreement will be signed with Sitronics within a month.

21 March 2012 • 08:13 AMT
Capitol Hill Observance of Armenian Genocide set for Apr 25

The Master of Ceremonies will be The Honorable Ardashes Kassakhian, Clerk of the City of Glendale, California.