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07 March 2012 • 06:59 AMT
Mihran Jaburyan, Arthur Arakelyan to face their rivals at Wrestling Championships March 7

Jaburyan will clash with Azerbaijani Galib Aliyev and Arakelyan will face off against Krzysztof Bieńkowski from Poland.

07 March 2012 • 06:46 AMT
4 Armenian players secure victory in Women’s Chess Championship round 5

Anna Hairapetian was the only one who lost to Jovana Vojinovic at European Individual Women’s Chess Championship.

07 March 2012 • 06:32 AMT
Erdoğan: anti-Armenian slogans work of raving racists

“Nobody has the right to damage the image of Turkey based on these exceptional scenes,” Turkish Prime Minister said.

07 March 2012 • 06:09 AMT
Congresswoman Judy Chu meets Armenian community representatives

“We were honored to have Congresswoman Chu take out the time to speak to us,” ACA Chairman, Sevak Khatchadorian said.

07 March 2012 • 06:05 AMT
Vedi Alco company owner to quit parliament, paper says

Owner of Vedi Alco company, member of Republican Party of Armenia Manvel Ghazaryan will not run for the parliament.

07 March 2012 • 06:03 AMT
Apple adds new Catalogs category to App Store

“The impact of the iPad in the shopping and publication industries has been massive,” Joaquin Ruiz commented.

07 March 2012 • 06:01 AMT
Obama: new talks on Iran will quiet “drums of war”

Obama said the notion that the U.S. needed to make a choice in coming weeks or months was “not borne out by facts.”

07 March 2012 • 05:55 AMT
Georgia denies it plans to develop nuke weapons

Georgian Energy Minister Alexander Khetaguri earlier said his country might need a nuclear power plant in 30 years.

07 March 2012 • 05:53 AMT
Rural governor reportedly jailed for minor’s rape

Syunik police neither refuted nor confirmed reports about the arrest of Hartashen village mayor Azat Ghukasyan.

07 March 2012 • 05:38 AMT
Magnitude 2.4 quake hits Armenia

2.4 magnitude earthquake struck Armenia at 11.52pm on March 6, National Seismic Protection Service Agency reports.

07 March 2012 • 05:34 AMT
Google launches competitor for Apple iTunes

Google also faces a rising threat from Microsoft, which is planning to issue tablets running Windows 8 later in 2012.

07 March 2012 • 05:26 AMT
RPA finalizes discussion of its election campaign in provinces

PM Tigran Sargsyan focused on social programs carried out by the authorities in education and healthcare fields.

06 March 2012 • 19:24 AMT
Twitter now available in Arabic, Farsi, Hebrew, Urdu

A Twitter spokesperson revealed the new language support is due to the work of a large and diverse group of volunteers.

06 March 2012 • 19:13 AMT
Republican congressman publishes full text of ACTA

Darrell Issa has now invited members of the public and interested parties to study the terms of the deal and make suggestions.

06 March 2012 • 18:34 AMT
European Commission chief calls for Karabakh settlement

José Barroso: there is still a long road ahead to continue negotiations and to strengthen our partnership with Armenia.

06 March 2012 • 18:21 AMT
European Commission head: DCFTA talks turning point in ties with Armenia

José Barroso says next parliamentary and presidential elections will be an important benchmark in Armenia reform’s path.

06 March 2012 • 17:34 AMT
Election campaign in the U.S.; Iran won’t get nuclear weapon

Trump card of the U.S. presidential election campaign is, of course, Iran, or rather its nuclear issue. The candidates almost compete in who can intimidate Tehran more, the latter still maintaining Olympian calm. At a meeting with AIPAC, the largest Jewish organization in the U.S., President Barack Obama declared he would not tolerate a nuclear-armed Iran and would act — with military force, if necessary — to prevent that from happening.

06 March 2012 • 17:24 AMT
OSCE MG targets people after failing with politicians?

Completing tour over Nagorno Karabakh conflict zone, OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs came up with another statement today.

06 March 2012 • 17:01 AMT
EU’s Ashton accepts Iran offer on nuke talks

The offer follows the expansion of sanctions to exert economic pressure and force Tehran to hold back on its nuclear program.

06 March 2012 • 16:46 AMT
Armenian President discusses Karabakh settlement in NATO

On March 6, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan participated in North Atlantic Council+Armenia meeting.

06 March 2012 • 16:36 AMT
Gérard Depardieu joins Mariinsky theatre in Oedipus the King

The famous actor is expected to perform as a speaker in Stravinsky’s opera-oratorio at Theatre Champs Elysees in Paris

06 March 2012 • 16:19 AMT
Ex-Swiss president Calmy-Rey creamed by cake attacker (Video)

The attacker confronted Calmy-Rey with allegations of human rights breaches in a case involving Banque Cantonale de Genève.

06 March 2012 • 16:01 AMT
Avalanche in N. Afghanistan leaves 37 dead

Hundreds were still trapped in a snow avalanche which covered an entire village near the northern border with Tajikistan.

06 March 2012 • 15:58 AMT
Anti-Genocide champion Rep. Donald Payne dies at 77

Payne was the ranking Democrat on the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.

06 March 2012 • 15:39 AMT
Top hackers of Anonymous spin-off, LulzSec arrested

Hackers claimed to be responsible for a variety of cyber attacks on big companies, law enforcement and govt agencies.

06 March 2012 • 15:34 AMT
David Safaryan to vie for bronze in European Wrestling Championships

Armenian wrestler will face the winner of Adam Blok (Poland) – Yakup Gor (Turkey) pair in the struggle for the third place.

06 March 2012 • 15:30 AMT
Medici Venus once had different looks

Red lipstick once shimmered on the lips of the Medici Venus, according to chemical analysis on the 2,000-year-old marble statue.

06 March 2012 • 14:59 AMT
David Safaryan beats Azeri wrestler in European Championships

David Safaryan (66 kg) scored a win over Azerbaijani Emin Azizov in the ¼ final of the European Championships.

06 March 2012 • 14:58 AMT
Armenian vice speaker: no alternative to international recognition of Artsakh

Speaker of Lithuanian Seimas Irena Degutienė attached great importance to implementation of democratic reforms in Armenia.

06 March 2012 • 14:51 AMT
David Safaryan to face Emin Azizov in European Championships ¼ final

David Safaryan scored 3:0 and 4:0 wins over Georg Marchl in 1/8 final of European Championships in Belgrade.