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01 March 2012 • 05:27 AMT
South Korean violinist to perform in Armenia

Foreign musicians will participate in the Concert of State Philharmonic Orchestra of Armenia on March 2.

29 February 2012 • 17:27 AMT
Microsoft’s Azure cloud infrastructure suffers serious outage

“We still need to work through some issues before we can completely restore service management,” Microsoft said.

29 February 2012 • 17:14 AMT
Student protesters, riot police outside MWC in Barcelona

A helicopter is circling overhead and a large group of students is gathered on the roundabout outside the congress site.

29 February 2012 • 17:01 AMT
Businesses to create mini websites within Facebook to promote their goods

A chronological timeline on the right-hand side of the page lets businesses create customized pages for past years.

29 February 2012 • 16:53 AMT
EU to increase funding for Eastern Partnership member-states

Štefan Füle noted that EU plans to increase funding for the Eastern Partnership member-states by 130 mln euro in 2012-2013.

29 February 2012 • 16:49 AMT
French Budget Minister dismisses Genocide bill adoption by June

Valérie Pécresse announced adoption of a new Genocide bill almost impossible by next parliamentary elections in June.

29 February 2012 • 16:32 AMT
Turkish FM: Sarkozy wages war against Constitutional Council

Ahmet Davutoglu commented on French President’s instruction to draw up a new text of the bill penalizing Genocide denial.

29 February 2012 • 16:26 AMT
Google once planned to create its own currency

However, the project was eventually nixed because of the various laws about currency in different parts of the world.

29 February 2012 • 16:19 AMT
Turkey’s Gül says killing Genocide bill saved France from disgrace

Turkish President: France won back credibility by killing Genocide bill. It’s a shame to use the issue in election campaign.

29 February 2012 • 16:12 AMT
Iran offers Pakistan 80,000 bps of crude – official

“Iran also agreed to provide $250 mln as credit to Pakistan for gas pipeline project,” the Pakistani official said.

29 February 2012 • 15:54 AMT
U.S. says N. Korea agrees to halt nuke program

North Korea has also agreed to the return of inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency.

29 February 2012 • 15:47 AMT
Füle says EU ready to intensify support to Karabakh settlement

European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy voiced readiness to activate assistance to OSCE MG.

29 February 2012 • 15:24 AMT
Henrikh Mkhitaryan named Shakhtar’s best player of Feb

Shakhtar Donetsk FC official website visitors determined the club’s best player of February through online voting.

29 February 2012 • 14:47 AMT
OSCE chief hails progress in Transdniestrian settlement talks

Eamon Gilmore: I am encouraged by constructive approach, and I urge participants to build on this to finalize the agreement.

29 February 2012 • 14:38 AMT
New Apple TV to go on sale with iPad 3

If Apps will finally come to the Apple TV is still unknown, but this single capability would kill Smart TVs.

29 February 2012 • 14:37 AMT
Google privacy policy breaks EU data protection rules – French regulator

The agency said Google’s explanation of how it will use the data was too vague and difficult to understand.

29 February 2012 • 14:33 AMT
UN urges FIFA to allow hijab headscarf

FIFA outlawed hijabs for safety reasons in 2007, and allowed a cap which some players object to because it exposes their neck.

29 February 2012 • 14:28 AMT
Putin says EU’s Belarus sanctions “unacceptable”

EU froze Belarus officials’ assets because of their alleged involvement in “the repression of democratic opposition.”

29 February 2012 • 14:24 AMT
Finland’s parliament approves 2nd Greek bailout

Finnish vote followed approval by Dutch and German lawmakers, making adoption of the rescue plan increasingly likely.

29 February 2012 • 14:23 AMT
Queen Elizabeth to open London 2012 Olympics

The British monarch and her husband Prince Philip will launch the historic sporting events at the Olympic Stadium.

29 February 2012 • 14:08 AMT
UN-Arab League envoy Annan invited to Russia for Syria talks

However, there was no initial indication from Moscow whether the special envoy Kofi Annan would take up the offer.

29 February 2012 • 14:05 AMT
United Labour Party to join Prosperous Armenia electoral list

Decision was adopted at a party convention speculating United Labour Party’s inclusion in Prosperous Armenia’s electoral list.

29 February 2012 • 13:50 AMT
Suspected top al-Qaeda leader detained in Cairo

Mohammed Ibrahim Makkawi allegedly plotted the attacks on U.S. embassies in Tanzania and Kenya in 1998.

29 February 2012 • 13:43 AMT
Microsoft to release Windows 8 Consumer Preview Feb 29

Microsoft is expected to start offering the download after the presentation at the MWC 2012 taking place in Barcelona.

29 February 2012 • 13:41 AMT
Sumgait pogroms commemorated in Romania

On Feb. 26, Romania hosted events commemorating the 24th anniversary of pogroms of Armenians in Azeri town of Sumgait.

29 February 2012 • 13:20 AMT
Henri Bergström appointed NASDAQ OMX Armenia Boards head

Henri Bergström led the project aimed at acquisition by NASDAQ OMX of stock exchanges and central depositories in Baltic states.

29 February 2012 • 13:11 AMT
Rep. Eshoo: without recognition, violence will continue

Tragically, the events in Sumgait presaged further pogroms in Kirovabad in November of 1988 and Baku in January of 1990.

29 February 2012 • 13:03 AMT
Marseille Mayor: Genocide denial unacceptable

Jean-Claude Gaudin commented on the French Constitutional Council’s announcing Genocide bill unconstitutional.

29 February 2012 • 13:02 AMT
Armenian MP urges for recognition of Sumgait pogroms as genocide

“It’s time the world leaned the truth behind Sumgait pogroms,” Heritage party’s Larisa Alaverdyan said.

29 February 2012 • 13:01 AMT
Teachers in Armenian provinces to attend computer courses

The first stage of the project aimed at boosting computer literacy level for teachers of Armenian provinces has been launched.