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21 February 2012 • 09:19 AMT
Armenia selects wrestlers for European Wrestling Championship

The national team will head for Belgrade on March 4 to take part in the European Wrestling Championship.

21 February 2012 • 09:12 AMT
Iranian ships return from Syria through Suez Canal

The ships had docked at the Syrian port of Tartous, in a show of support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

21 February 2012 • 09:06 AMT
Apple, China Telecom agree to sell iPhone in China from next month

China Mobile is trialing its 4G TD-LTE network, which will serve as a precursor to a deal with Apple.

21 February 2012 • 08:59 AMT
Levon Julfalakyan presented names European Championships participants

Armenian Greco-Roman wrestling team’s chief coach presented names of sportsmen to qualify for European Championships.

21 February 2012 • 08:48 AMT
Iran announces plans to build cyber army

“The U.S. is downsizing its army for bigger cyber defense infrastructure,” Brigadier General Gholamreza Jalali said.

21 February 2012 • 08:43 AMT
Frankfurt airport strike to last at least through Feb 24

The strikes that began last week have already led to the cancellation of hundreds of flights and delays at the airport.

21 February 2012 • 08:38 AMT
Saudi Arabia to re-establish diplomatic ties with Iraq

“For the first time since 1990, the Saudis have named an ambassador to Iraq,” Iraqi Foreign Minister has said.

21 February 2012 • 08:35 AMT
Protests break out in Afghanistan over Koran burning

Allegations that NATO troops set fire to copies of Koran were first reported by Afghans working at Bagram airbase.

21 February 2012 • 08:19 AMT
Samsung announces GALAXY Ace 2 and GALAXY mini 2

GALAXY mini 2 ensures Web browsing and easily handles the demands of the most resource-intensive applications.

21 February 2012 • 08:04 AMT
Expert: Armenia must shift ‘football diplomacy’ to new level

Ruben Safrastyan says Armenia must voice readiness to establish intergovernmental ties with Turkey without any preconditions.

21 February 2012 • 07:59 AMT
Turkish expert pins “Karabakh invasion” on Iran

Erdal Şimşek: Armenia and Iran will never go against one another due to a union agreement and a non-aggression pact.

21 February 2012 • 07:59 AMT
EU border agency, Armenia to sign cooperation agreement

The Delegation is going to meet President Serzh Sargsyan and Secretary of the National Security Council Arthur Baghdasaryan.

21 February 2012 • 07:48 AMT
Yemeni voters queue to cast ballots in presidential election

The poll is being boycotted by two major opposition groups; the separatist Southern Movement and the northern Shiite rebels.

21 February 2012 • 07:45 AMT
United Labor Party leader to run by majority system in 5th constituency

RPA member, Davitashen administrative district head Arthur Gevorgyan will be nominated in the same constituency.

21 February 2012 • 07:42 AMT
4 U.S. soldiers killed in air crash in Horn of Africa

The Red Sea state also hosts the largest French army camp on the continent and is used by anti-piracy naval patrols.

21 February 2012 • 07:29 AMT
Twitter, Yandex team up for real-time search

Google no longer partners with Twitter, favoring its own fledgling Google+ social network for social search results.

21 February 2012 • 07:28 AMT
Over 30000 students in Canada protest tuition hikes

The government insists that Quebec tuition is so low that, even with the increase, it will still be the lowest in Canada.

21 February 2012 • 07:10 AMT
Russia won’t attend Friends of Syria meeting in Tunisia

Ministry spokesman: sources say, several opposition groups were invited to Tunisia, however, Syrian govt reps. were not.

21 February 2012 • 07:07 AMT
Armenia ranks 85th among strongest national leagues of 21 century

IFFHS top ten includes leagues of Brasil, Germany, France, Argentine, Netherlands, Portugal and Mexico.

21 February 2012 • 07:06 AMT
Dynamo halfback says Roman Berezovsky is first-class keeper

Dynamo FC, now training in Turkey, will meet with Anzhi Makhachkala for the first official match in 2012 in a fortnight.

21 February 2012 • 06:58 AMT
Apple’s sixth-generation iPhone rumored to debut this fall

The report, if accurate, would indicate that Apple is content with a fall iPhone release schedule for 2012 and beyond.

21 February 2012 • 06:44 AMT
IMF to decide on size of its contribution to Greece in March

The euro zone is due to discuss an increase in the size of the €500 billion ESM at a summit meeting March 1 and 2.

21 February 2012 • 06:37 AMT
Swiss play on euthanasia to be staged in Moscow theater

In Alice’s Trip to Switzerland the characters are trying to understand whether a person has the right to euthanasia.

21 February 2012 • 06:26 AMT
Microsoft accuses Google of bypassing privacy settings in Internet Explorer

Microsoft says, Internet Explorer blocks third-party cookies, unless the site presents a “P3P Compact Policy Statement.”

21 February 2012 • 06:09 AMT
ICRC seeks cessation of Syrian hostilities to deliver aid

ICRC negotiates with Syrian authorities and opposition to bring life-saving aid to civilians hit by the conflict.

21 February 2012 • 06:04 AMT
Apple reveals details of N. Carolina data center’s solar array

The company projects that the 20-megawatt facility will be able to pump out 42 million kWh of renewable energy each year.

21 February 2012 • 05:42 AMT
Russian biophysicists bring to life 30,000 year-old plants

The scientists extracted the so-called “placental tissue” from immature seeds and put it in a special nutrient solution.

21 February 2012 • 05:32 AMT
EU likely to approve fresh sanctions against Syria

EU diplomats work on a new round of sanctions against Syria, which they hope to finalize by February 27.

21 February 2012 • 05:29 AMT
Mick Jagger, B.B. King to perform at White House

U.S. President Barack Obama will deliver a speech on the event during the February 21 online broadcast.

21 February 2012 • 05:21 AMT
Greece to receive €130 bln in additional bailout loans

“It’s no exaggeration to say that today is a historic day for the Greek economy,” said Greek PM Lucas Papademos.