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14 March 2012 • 05:46 AMT
Encyclopedia Britannica to halt print publication

Britannica offered its first digital edition in 1981 for LexisNexis users, published the first multi-media CD in 1989.

14 March 2012 • 05:44 AMT
Armenia’s Football Federation president won’t run for parliament – paper

FFA President Ruben Hayrapetyan will not nominate his candidacy for the upcoming parliamentary elections.

14 March 2012 • 05:39 AMT
Tycoon Samvel Alexanyan demands his employees’ passport data, paper says

The staff is instructed to provide a large number of passport data, the quantity increasing along with employees’ position.

14 March 2012 • 05:17 AMT
Levon Julfalakyan pleased with Patrikeev’s performance

Artur Aleksanyan became a European champion (96 kg) with Arsen Julfalakyan and Yuri Patrikeev gaining bronze.

13 March 2012 • 19:54 AMT
Google I/O conference date announced

The event is for developers, but Google also uses it as an opportunity to unveil major projects for the coming year.

13 March 2012 • 19:38 AMT
4 Turkish journalists released from jail, Erdogan makes comments

“May it be the best for our nation,” the Prime Minister told reporters after addressing his Justice and Development Party.

13 March 2012 • 19:33 AMT
Dell buys SonicWall, presumably for $1.25 billion

The deal will provide a hefty return for SonicWall’s majority owner, Thoma Bravo, the private equity firm.

13 March 2012 • 19:14 AMT
CIA chief, Turkish PM hold closed-door talks on Syria

David Petraeus also discussed the latest developments in neighboring Iran and efforts to counter Kurdish rebels.

13 March 2012 • 18:53 AMT
Fitch upgrades Greece out of “restricted default”

Along with the upgrade, which had been widely expected after the bond swap, Fitch assigned a “stable outlook.”

13 March 2012 • 18:09 AMT
Egemen Bagis views Sarkozy and Merkel as opponents of Turkey’s EU bid

Turkish Minister for EU affairs, head of the Turkish delegation Egemen Bagis has recently intensified his “attacks” on the EU, wittingly or unwittingly pushing to the distant future the issue of his country’s joining the Union. In the statements of Bagis one can easily trace neo-Ottoman rhetoric. It was such statements that were “in vogue” at the time of the Ottoman Empire, from which so unwisely and violently dissociates itself modern Turkey, when it comes to history.

13 March 2012 • 17:11 AMT
Turkey may be kept accountable for Dersim Genocide

In 1937, Turkish central authorities clashed with local clans. The confrontation further developed into an uprising.

13 March 2012 • 16:55 AMT
Ridley Scott’s “Prometheus” preview clip hits the web (Video)

The preview provides shots of the film’s foreboding visuals and closeups of cast members like Noomi Rapace and Idris Elba.

13 March 2012 • 16:35 AMT
“Braveheart”-based series in development

The series will focus on Wallace’s back story, his years spent attempting to unify Scotland, loves and losses, as well as legendary battles.

13 March 2012 • 16:25 AMT
Greece boosts cuts to get further aid

The new measures are necessary for Greece to keep receiving financial aid from the euro zone and IMF under a second bailout.

13 March 2012 • 15:56 AMT
HBO’s “Game Change” attracts record 2.1 mln viewers

All the controversy over the depiction of GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin in HBO’s movie may have primed the pump.

13 March 2012 • 15:48 AMT
Armenian, Russian Foreign Ministries hold interdepartmental consultations

On March 13, Yerevan hosted interdepartmental consultations between Armenian and Russian Ministries of Foreign Affairs.

13 March 2012 • 15:31 AMT
Taliban attacks Afghan govt delegation, 1 killed

The delegation was visiting one of the two villages in southern Afghanistan where a U.S. soldier is suspected of killing 16 civilians.

13 March 2012 • 15:23 AMT
Russian Deputy FM, OSCE rep. discuss situation in South Caucasus

Grigory Karasin met with Pádraig Murphy, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the South Caucasus.

13 March 2012 • 15:18 AMT
EBay executive killed on train tracks

Eric Salvatierra, 39, served as vice president of customer advocacy and operational excellence at eBay unit PayPal.

13 March 2012 • 15:10 AMT
David Aaron Cohen to adapt “Son of Hamas” bestseller

The book follows the son of the leader of terrorist organization who used his position to save lives on both sides of the conflict.

13 March 2012 • 15:00 AMT
Artur Aleksanyan: proud to win gold for my country

Aleksanyan made it to European Championships final in 2011, winning silver medal. He trained hard throughout the year.

13 March 2012 • 14:42 AMT
Azeri MP: OSCE MG must be accountable for its 20 year-activity

Fazail Agamali says the essence of OSCE Minsk Group activity is status–quo maintenance, which serves Armenia’s interests.

13 March 2012 • 14:40 AMT
Iranian envoy: Iran takes steady stance in Karabakh issue

Seyed Ali Sagayan says reliable bridge links Armenia and Iran which allows for dynamic cooperation between the two states.

13 March 2012 • 14:39 AMT
Heritage MP: RPA committed false start by early campaign launch

Larisa Alaverdyan noted no new ideology in the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan’s speech during the 13th congress of RPA.

13 March 2012 • 14:37 AMT
National Geographic moves media archive to Nirvanix cloud

The Cloud File System was built for millions of users and exabytes of data and is available as one large global namespace.

13 March 2012 • 14:34 AMT
Warner Bros. to revive Stephen King’s “Dark Tower” with Bardem attached

“Dark Tower” revolves around a gunslinger who roams an Old West-like landscape in search of a magical dark tower.

13 March 2012 • 14:22 AMT
Zvartnots Airport makes concession to Armavia

General Department of Civil Aviation of Armenia says that Zvartnots made concessions, setting debt repayment plan for Armavia.

13 March 2012 • 14:20 AMT
Nokia Maps fights back against iOS as HTML5 web app

Nokia Maps provide navigation support for cars, public transport, and walking, similar to Google Mapsas well as audio directions.

13 March 2012 • 14:08 AMT
Syria’s Assad sets May 7 as parliamentary elections day

The vote is part of a raft of reforms announced by Assad in a bid to calm a year-long uprising against his regime.

13 March 2012 • 14:06 AMT
Armenian vice speaker: Georgia is of strategic importance to Armenia

Eduard Sharmazanov met with students of Yerevan State University and Yerevan State Linguistic University.