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28 February 2012 • 14:46 AMT
Spain arrests 4 Anonymous “hacktivists”

The four included the alleged manager of Anonymous’ operations in Latin America identified by his aliases “Thunder”, “Pacotron.”

28 February 2012 • 14:42 AMT
Lucy Liu joins CBS’ Sherlock Holmes cast as Watson

“Trainspotting” actor Jonny Lee Miller will star as the legendary sleuth Holmes in modern-day New York drama pilot.

28 February 2012 • 14:34 AMT
Samsung, Toyota to create smartphone-connected car solution

Solution will see development of integrated mobile services connecting between Smartphone and In-Vehicle Infotainment system.

28 February 2012 • 14:33 AMT
Captain fined $6,000 for ignoring sinking vessel

Alexander Yegorov, captain of the Dunaisky-66 tugboat had passed by Bulgaria cruise ship as it was sinking in a storm.

28 February 2012 • 14:16 AMT
1 dead in Caspian Sea oil tanker fire

Nine ships and 45 people are tackling the fire, including the crew members that are still on board.

28 February 2012 • 14:04 AMT
Van Rompuy to be reappointed as EU President

The ex-Belgian PM’s role will be to chair and prepare leaders’ meetings and represent the bloc in meetings with other nations.

28 February 2012 • 13:56 AMT
Greek parliament to approve further austerity cuts

The cuts, including the reduction of the minimum wage by 22% have caused particular outrage in the country.

28 February 2012 • 13:55 AMT
Poland Holocaust museum demands U.S. to return Auschwitz barrack

The object is half of a full barrack, the other half of which stands at Birkenau, a part of Auschwitz-Birkenau complex.

28 February 2012 • 13:43 AMT
Azerbaijan sues Armenia for nuclear reactor construction?

PanARMENIAN.Net agency contacted the relevant institutions for clarifying the situation. They will provide explanations in future.

28 February 2012 • 13:38 AMT
Russia launches new frigate construction

A Krivak IV class frigate is equipped with 100-mm gun, Shtil air defense system and Club-N anti-ship missiles.

28 February 2012 • 13:37 AMT
France’s Hollande slammed over millionaire tax proposal

Condemning “indecent wealth” of some French bosses, the presidential hopeful proposed to slap 75% tax on millionaires.

28 February 2012 • 13:24 AMT
Slovak politician favors Karabakh’s democratic development

František Mikloško: Nagorno Karabakh capital, Stepanakert more and more reminds of Western countries’ metropolises.

28 February 2012 • 13:18 AMT
13 dead, 43 injured in Chinese chemical plant blast

The impact of the blast, which occurred near Hebei province capital, was felt in at least three nearby villages.

28 February 2012 • 13:06 AMT
Travel, jobs top Armenia’s 2011 search list

In 2011, Armenians most of all showed interest in services related to air ticket sales, booking and employment opportunities.

28 February 2012 • 12:54 AMT
Sotheby’s to action historic Beau Sancy diamond

The stone has been under the ownership of France’s King Henri IV, the Queen of England and other royalties.

28 February 2012 • 12:50 AMT
Eurozone summit cancelled amid German bailout fund opposition

G20 economies signalled they won’t contribute to IMFs bailout facilities increase until eurozone acted to boost its own.

28 February 2012 • 12:46 AMT
Sumgait pogroms commemorated in Ukraine

Ukrainian cities with Armenian communities will host actions commemorating the 24th anniversary of Sumgait pogroms.

28 February 2012 • 12:42 AMT
Armenian team wins off-road driving contest in Georgia

Ludwig Ermazyan on Jeep Wrangler was the best from Armenia in Extreme category, ranking 4th among 24 teams.

28 February 2012 • 12:30 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 388,67 Feb 28

The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 388,67 on Feb 28, decreasing by 0.26 point compared to Feb 27.

28 February 2012 • 12:26 AMT
Egypt’s security curbs attempt to smuggle fuel into Gaza

Egypt wants to stop the use of underground tunnels for delivery of Egyptian fuel purchased by Palestinian authorities.

28 February 2012 • 12:22 AMT
Angelina Jolie’s right leg followed by 20000 on Twitter

The star’s right leg has been everywhere since she first stepped onto the red carpet at the 84th Annual Academy Awards.

28 February 2012 • 12:18 AMT
Russian presidential hopeful to form “non-political” party

“It will be an absolutely new party. It will be built, if you will, according to a non-political principle,” Prokhorov said.

28 February 2012 • 12:16 AMT
Roaming tariffs may go down in EU

EU officials say previous attempts to introduce price measures have failed to spark competition between operators.

28 February 2012 • 11:56 AMT
Prosperous Armenia split over shift to proportional system

Prosperous Armenia party lacks a common approach to the shift to 100 per cent proportional system of elections.

28 February 2012 • 11:54 AMT
French bill on Genocide to improve Armenian-Turkish relations, FM says

Edward Nalbandian: the bill criminalizing denial of genocides reflects the will of most people in France.

28 February 2012 • 11:54 AMT
Lady Gaga tickets scalped for $4000 in Hong Kong

Buyers queued for up to three days to get tickets for the second of two shows by the U.S. star on May 2 and 3.

28 February 2012 • 11:52 AMT
Foreign nationals in UK to get free HIV treatment

The proposal will be introduced by the government in a Statutory Instrument rather than as part of the legislation.

28 February 2012 • 11:33 AMT
Iran urges to aid reforms in Syria govt

“Foreign interference in Syria would further increase domestic problems in that country,” Iranian FM Salehi said.

28 February 2012 • 11:23 AMT
Armenian FM comments on Azerbaijani policy on Madrid principles

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declared in Astana that Madrid principles were developed as a single whole.

28 February 2012 • 11:19 AMT
Vietnam to stockpile 1 mln tons of rice to curb price slump

Exporters inked fewer deals with overseas buyers, with importers switching to cheaper rice from India, Pakistan, Myanmar.