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03 March 2012 • 06:13 AMT
Armenian elite singers’ “star” payment postponed, paper says

Armenian elite singers are mourning over cancellation of concerts to be held in Yerevan in honor of the French President.

03 March 2012 • 06:06 AMT
Oprah Winfrey arranges exclusive interview Whitney Houston’s daughter

Bobbi Kristina shares personal memories of her mom and how she would like the iconic superstar to be remembered.

03 March 2012 • 05:59 AMT
Paper: businesswoman Silva Hambardzumyan won’t join any party

“After the attempt to enter the Republican Party of Armenia she also tried to join the Prosperous Armenia party,” the paper says.

03 March 2012 • 05:55 AMT
Death toll from U.S. tornadoes stands at 27 nationwide

The powerful storms that stretched from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes also killed 14 people in Indiana and 1 in Ohio.

03 March 2012 • 05:54 AMT
RPA records its supporters at a school, paper says

“You may vote for whoever you want, we are just registering RPA supporters,” school management says.

03 March 2012 • 05:50 AMT
Russia playing ‘dangerous role’ by supplying arms to Syria, U.S. says

“The U.S. has been pushing Russia to consider the wisdom of its own arms sales to Syria,” Victoria Nuland said.

03 March 2012 • 05:49 AMT
Female MPs look forward to March 8 – paper

Female staff of the National Assembly wonder whether they should expect bonuses on March 8 occasion.

03 March 2012 • 05:22 AMT
Tokyo String Quartet to perform in Yerevan in April

Yerevan Perspectives Music Festival will feature the famous Tokyo String Quartet performing on “Paganini Quartet”.

02 March 2012 • 19:10 AMT
Netanyahu rules out idea of international talks with Iran

The Israeli PM also demanded Iran dismantle a nuclear facility near the city of Qom and stop enriching uranium.

02 March 2012 • 17:18 AMT
U.S. policy on Islam leading to chaos and new wars?

American presidents and top officials never really versed in foreign affairs, especially when it comes to geography or the actual situation in various countries. A classical example of it was Ronald Reagan’s response to the question “what is Africa?”, to which he answered: “A big country, inhabited by negroes”.

02 March 2012 • 17:09 AMT
Samsung Galaxy S III apparently due in April

There’s also expected to be an 8-megapixel main camera with Full HD video recording, plus a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.

02 March 2012 • 16:59 AMT
Nicole Kidman to join “The Railway Man” cast

The film follows a victim from World War II’s prison camp who sets out to find those responsible for his torture.

02 March 2012 • 16:54 AMT
Israeli PM questioned over allegations of lavish trips

The comptroller alleges Netanyahu and his wife enjoyed expensive trips and meals paid for by wealthy associates.

02 March 2012 • 16:51 AMT
Female boxers allowed to wear skirts at London Olympics

Female boxers at London Olympics will be allowed to wear either a skirt or shorts under a new amendment to boxing rules.

02 March 2012 • 16:49 AMT
French “swindle” and Armenian expectations

In May, 2007, Sarkozy was elected president of France with Armenian community members having backed his candidacy.

02 March 2012 • 16:46 AMT
EU: Syrian National Council a “legitimate representative”

“EU supports the Syrian opposition in its struggle for freedom, dignity and democracy,” the Union’s statement said.

02 March 2012 • 16:11 AMT
Hogwarts Castle tour available to Harry Potter fans

An intricate scale model of the Hogwarts from the Harry Potter films will be shown to the public for the first time.

02 March 2012 • 15:56 AMT
UN to host Syria “humanitarian forum”

Aid groups will meet at the United Nations in Geneva next week to discuss how to help Syrians caught up in the bloodshed.

02 March 2012 • 15:41 AMT
Russian base soldiers hold maneuvers in Armenian highlands

About 1 thousand soldiers of Russian military base in Armenia participated in command-and-staff exercises held in highlands.

02 March 2012 • 15:30 AMT
France to close Syrian embassy, ready to back rebels

Nicolas Sarkosy warned that perpetrators of crimes against humanity would be taken before international criminal court.

02 March 2012 • 15:12 AMT
Russia’s Gazprom Neft plans oil trading with Iraq

The company’s Deputy General Director said that Gazprom Neft planned to sell 2.5 million tons of oil per year in Iraq.

02 March 2012 • 15:05 AMT
Standard and Poor’s downgrades Nokia

“The rating action reflects limited earnings visibility in Nokia’s smartphone sub-division,” the rating agency has said.

02 March 2012 • 14:59 AMT
25 EU states ink pack for budget discipline

Britain refused to back the measures, while the Czech Republic opted out over domestic opposition to the pact.

02 March 2012 • 14:49 AMT
Bodies of reporter, photographer located in Syria

The journalists Marie Colvin and Remi Ochlik were killed during a Feb 22 rocket attack on a makeshift media centre.

02 March 2012 • 14:47 AMT
Heritage calls on national-democratic forces to unite

Heritage party leader Raffi Hovhannisian sharply criticized domestic and foreign policy pursued by Armenian authorities.

02 March 2012 • 14:27 AMT
Armenian President, OSCE MG co-chairs discuss Karabakh issue

The parties discussed the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict, as well as issues related to further steps in the process.

02 March 2012 • 14:25 AMT
West can’t allow nuclear-armed Iran, U.S. leader says

Barack Obama: I think that the Israeli government recognizes that, as president of the United States, I don’t bluff.

02 March 2012 • 14:21 AMT
Standard and Poor’s cuts Nokia’s credit rating

Standard and Poor’s blamed the Finnish company’s difficulties in defending its smartphone market share.

02 March 2012 • 14:15 AMT
Aram I refuses to give interview to Turkish TV channel

The Armenian Genocide is a fact of history and as such it is not a subject for discussion, negotiation or dialogue, Catholicosate said.

02 March 2012 • 13:52 AMT
Rolling Stones to publish 50th anniversary photo book

The book will hit the shelves on July 12, the date in 1962 when the band debuted at the Marquee Club in London’s.