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03 March 2012 • 10:30 AMT
Orinats Yerkir leader: Coalition policy enjoys public trust

Artur Baghdasaryan further underscored the productive cooperation with President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan.

03 March 2012 • 10:23 AMT
Erdoğan takes picture of prominent Turkish-Armenian photographer

The Culture and Arts Grand Awards were given to four photographers in a ceremony, where PM made the opening speech.

03 March 2012 • 10:20 AMT
Orinats Yerkir leader says his party fights for reform

Balanced policy of Orinats Yerkir helped save the country from domestic split and foreign aggression, party leader says.

03 March 2012 • 10:07 AMT
Congressman Schiff to attend ANC Burbank Annual Banquet

“We are honored to have Rep. Schiff join us this year in marking our progress,” ANC Burbank chairwoman Silva Kechichian said.

03 March 2012 • 09:52 AMT
128 thous. tons of meat produced in Armenia in 2011

11 thousand tons of cattle, 6 thousand tons of pork and 280.5 kg of mutton were imported to Armenia over the past year.

03 March 2012 • 09:47 AMT
Rallies in support of jailed journalists to be held in Turkey

The first protest in Taksim Square will mark the first anniversary of the arrest of journalists Ahmet Şık and Nedim Şener.

03 March 2012 • 09:46 AMT
Conference on military medicine kicks off in Yerevan

Doctors provided great support to our army during Artsakh war, Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan said.

03 March 2012 • 09:32 AMT
Azerbaijan expects more EU involvement in Karabakh process

Azerbaijan expects the EU to be more actively involved in Karabakh conflict settlement process, Azerbaijani official says.

03 March 2012 • 09:04 AMT
Stewardess attempts to smuggle jewelry

Luisa Yeghiazaryan says she was given USD 400 to transport the precious items without customs control to Krasnodar.

03 March 2012 • 09:00 AMT
Armenian organizations start Free Zarakolu campaign

Ragip Zarakolu is a recipient of the National Library Award of the Republic of Armenia and a Nobel Peace Prize nominee.

03 March 2012 • 08:49 AMT
Iran awaiting parliamentary election results

Officials reported that over 31 million ballots had been cast by 9:00 pm, indicating an overall voter turnout of 64.6 percent.

03 March 2012 • 08:49 AMT
Georgia turns down Russia’s bid for rapprochement

“If Russia reviews its recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, we will be ready to restore relations,” Georgian official says.

03 March 2012 • 08:37 AMT
Eurovision without politics is hard to believe, U.S. radio says

Ukraine’s victory at Eurovision International Song Contest coincided with Orange Revolution, U.S. radio says.

03 March 2012 • 08:19 AMT
Orinats Yerkir party congress opens in Yerevan

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and Prosperous Armenia party leader Gagik Tsarukyan are attending the event.

03 March 2012 • 08:16 AMT
Venezuela’s Chávez pictured with Fidel Castro after surgery

The government insists Chávez, 57, is recovering quickly and will be ready to contest a presidential election on Oct 7.

03 March 2012 • 07:59 AMT
Suicide bomber blows up vehicle in Yemen

The explosion hit at 6:00 am and was probably carried out by multiple assailants, a military official said.

03 March 2012 • 07:55 AMT
EU concerned over anti-Armenian slogans at Istanbul rally

There is a need for new legislation which would allow effective prosecution of incitement to hatred, European Commission said.

03 March 2012 • 07:47 AMT
Karen Kostandyan appointed First Assistant to Artsakh President

President of the Artsakh Republic signed a decree appointing Karen Kostandyan to the post of First Assistant to NKR President.

03 March 2012 • 07:31 AMT
Kim Kardashian, sisters face lawsuit for advertising ineffective diet pills

A representative for the Kardashians and officials from QuickTrim could not be reached for comment about the lawsuit.

03 March 2012 • 07:10 AMT
Apple announces 25 billion downloads from App Store

Apple has run similar promotions like this in the past, celebrating 10 billion App Store downloads a year ago.

03 March 2012 • 07:07 AMT
Rafael Nadal to play Charity Match in Real Madrid’s stadium

The 10-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal will play charity match in Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu stadium.

03 March 2012 • 07:05 AMT
Hackers attack Russian largest domain name registrar

RU-CENTER has already addressed the law enforcement bodies and cooperates with its partners to ensure protection from attacks.

03 March 2012 • 06:57 AMT
Syrian Mufti: U.S. will soon lose influence over Middle East

“The U.S. wants to cover the region with an umbrella, wants to crash our country and the region, Ahmed Badr al-Din Hassoun said.

03 March 2012 • 06:52 AMT
Nestle severs trade with Azerbaijan

Nestle suspends its activities in Azerbaijan due to corruption revealed between the local distributor and customs service.

03 March 2012 • 06:50 AMT
BP reached $7.8 billion deal with plaintiffs

U.S. District Judge adjourned the first phase of the trial over the spill, which had been scheduled to begin on March 5.

03 March 2012 • 06:44 AMT
Congressman Pallone: Sumgait pogroms stood out as particularly atrocious event

Despite Sumgait’s proximity to Baku, police turned a blind eye to this dire situation, allowing the pogroms to go on for three days.

03 March 2012 • 06:44 AMT
4 Armenian chess players win European Championship 1st round

Anna Hairapetian was the only Armenian player who lost her 1st round game against Nino Khurtsidze of Georgia.

03 March 2012 • 06:31 AMT
French Cultural Center in Boston to host Armenian soirée

Armenian hors-d’oeuvres and French wine will be served throughout the evening along with musical entertainment.

03 March 2012 • 06:22 AMT
Pedestrian areas to be created for Sochi Olympics 2014

Project will be launched in 2013 following the end of construction of Olympic facilities and engineering infrastructures.

03 March 2012 • 06:21 AMT
Moody’s cut Greece’s rating to the lowest possible level

Moody’s cut the country’s rating after a debt-restructuring deal that imposes hefty economic losses for private creditors.