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04 March 2012 • 15:56 AMT
Microsoft to bring Windows Mobile devices to Middle East, North Africa

The countries in line to gain access to phones from select manufacturers are Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait and some others.

04 March 2012 • 14:52 AMT
Al-Qaeda splinter group wants $39 mln to release Western hostages

The group claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on a police base in southern Algeria which left 23 people wounded.

04 March 2012 • 14:42 AMT
Red Cross delivers aid near Homs

Red Cross teams plan to move to other neighborhoods sheltering families who have fled battered district of Baba Amro.

04 March 2012 • 14:18 AMT
Khamenei gains ground in Iran’s parliamentary elections

According to preliminary results, candidates from Khamenei’s camp look set to capture about three-quarters of the seats.

04 March 2012 • 14:07 AMT
20,000 gather for anti-govt protests in Rome

Official January data showed that the unemployment rate reached a monthly record of 9.2 percent in Italy.

04 March 2012 • 13:56 AMT
75th birth anniversary of prominent artist Rudolf Khachatryan

With celebrated painter and sculptor Ervand Kochar as his teacher, Kharatryan exhibited his first works at 18.

04 March 2012 • 13:40 AMT
N. Korea rallies against South following U.S. nuke deal

North Korea regularly warns of retaliation against Seoul and Washington for joint military drills, currently under way.

04 March 2012 • 13:08 AMT
Israel will decide on Iran as “independent state” – FM

Avigdor Lieberman: decisions should be made “calmly, weighing the pros and cons; all this chatter doesn’t help anyone.”

04 March 2012 • 12:43 AMT
Top economist Jeffrey Sachs seeks World Bank presidency

His announcement opened the fight for the top post, which has always been held by an American since it was launched in 1945.

04 March 2012 • 11:55 AMT
China boosts military budget by 11%

According to Chinese analysts, U.S. shift of military focus to Asia-Pacific region marks major change that appears to target China.

04 March 2012 • 11:30 AMT
NKR leader, OSCE MG co-chairs discuss Karabakh settlement

Bako Sahakyan: conflict resolution is impossible without Karabakh’s full involvement in the settlement negotiations.

04 March 2012 • 11:11 AMT
EIB President: Europe must not lose Greece

“If we lose Greece, we will take European integration back by several decades. We cannot and must not lose them,” Werner Hoyer said.

04 March 2012 • 11:00 AMT
Trains collide in Poland, 15 dead

Several of the passengers were foreigners but none of them appeared to be among the dead or badly injured.

04 March 2012 • 10:27 AMT
Russians voting to elect President

Around 110 million people are eligible to vote, of whom 1,813,000 are registered with consulates abroad.

04 March 2012 • 10:15 AMT
PlayStation Network down for maintenance

That means no PlayStation Store, PlayStation Home, Account Management or online gameplay is available.

03 March 2012 • 17:14 AMT
Tajikistan blocks local access to Facebook

The communications service was not available for comment. Government officials directed all questions about the shutdown.

03 March 2012 • 15:17 AMT
Rumor: Sony to make device running Microsoft OS

Those devices are supposed to be released before the end of 2012. No other details about the smartphones were announced.

03 March 2012 • 14:58 AMT
Dink murder convict ready to testify if gendarmes stand trial

“I was allowed to move freely about the post, and officers told me that I didn’t need to sign the book,” Yasin Hayal said.

03 March 2012 • 13:45 AMT
About 600,000 Russians register to watch presidential election online

Vladimir Putin pledged in December 2011 that nearly all 95,000 polling places in Russia will be equipped with webcams.

03 March 2012 • 13:28 AMT
FIFA defers final decision on hijab until July

The annual meeting of the game’s ultimate law-making body decided to test the specially designed headscarf before July 2.

03 March 2012 • 12:17 AMT
Armenian observers to monitor presidential race in Saint Petersburg

Observers from OSCE and CIS Interparliamentary Assembly will monitor Russian presidential elections in Leningrad Oblast.

03 March 2012 • 11:48 AMT
Kevork Mourad’s exhibition to run in Gallery Z in Providence

“Spring” will be Gallery Z’s 112th exhibit, and features paintings and black and white works on paper.

03 March 2012 • 11:30 AMT
Two Armenians dead in Adygea car crash

Armenian citizen, 32, temporarily residing in Krasnodar Krai, lost control when driving VAZ-2106 along the slippery road.

03 March 2012 • 11:28 AMT
Armenian vice-speaker, Russian State Duma head discuss partnership

Eduard Sharmazanov is participating in the meeting of Interparliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the CIS.

03 March 2012 • 11:21 AMT
Armenian-born Ani Chopourian wins $168 million in harassment lawsuit

The $168 million award for damages is the largest single plaintiff award in U.S. history for a sexual harassment case.

03 March 2012 • 11:10 AMT
Orinats Yerkir member forecasts shifts in party staff after elections

Heghine Bisharyan also voiced confidence for the party representation in future parliament to be larger than the current one.

03 March 2012 • 10:58 AMT
Armenian FM to visit Prague

Edward Nalbandian will also depart for the capital of Czech Republic to partake in Foreign Ministers’ meeting.

03 March 2012 • 10:57 AMT
Elina Danielian to face Lilit Galojan in European Championship 2nd round

The championship is based on Swiss system in accordance with the ECU Tournament Rules and FIDE Rules of Chess.

03 March 2012 • 10:54 AMT
At least 15 wounded by Algeria suicide bomb

A Toyota jeep exploded after it was driven at the perimeter wall of the gendarme base, according to Ennahar newspaper.

03 March 2012 • 10:50 AMT
“Trust to build legitimate country” announced Orinats Yerkir slogan

Orinats Yerkir leader stressed party’s readiness to vie for reform implementation and democracy in the country.