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16 February 2012 • 12:59 AMT
Energy Ministry considers extension of Metsamor NPP operation term

Armenian Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources says significant works were carried out in 2011 on boosting NPP safety level.

16 February 2012 • 12:41 AMT
China retailers stop iPad sales as trademark dispute escalates

Beijing shops withdrew iPads from sale after a court ruled that Proview owned the trademark to the name “IPAD”.

16 February 2012 • 12:38 AMT
Expert deems Azeri wish to annex Southern Azerbaijan not serious

Sargis Asatryan: it’s no secret that Azerbaijan is a springboard for implementation of anti-Iranian operations.

16 February 2012 • 12:36 AMT
Iran, Afghanistan leaders arrive in Pakistan for Taliban talks

Pakistan is believed to have influence over the Islamist militants, mainly because it supported their emergence in the mid-1990s.

16 February 2012 • 12:30 AMT
European Swimming Championships moved to London

Event organizers say European swimming championships will be moved from the Belgian city to London due to budget shortfall.

16 February 2012 • 12:28 AMT
Russian Missile Forces to continue RS-24 rearmament

RS-24 intercontinental ballistic missiles will be the mainstay of the ground-based component of Russia’s nuclear triad.

16 February 2012 • 12:19 AMT
“August: Osage County” looks to shoot Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts

The darkly comic movie is an adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play “August: Osage County”.

16 February 2012 • 12:18 AMT
Presidential hopeful Morin withdraws candidacy to back Sarkozy

Sarkozy pledged, if re-elected, to give the French people more say, by holding referendums on controversial issues.

16 February 2012 • 12:16 AMT
Fans set world record as Simpsons hit 500th episode

Record was set after Fox invited viewers to participate in a challenge that had them watching 500 episodes back-to-back.

16 February 2012 • 12:01 AMT
Hydrocarbon fuel to resume Yerevan Thermal Power Plant’s operation

Energy Minister says modern technologies and hydrocarbon fuel will be used to continue the operation of old power unit.

16 February 2012 • 11:57 AMT
German Foreign Ministry warns against visiting Artsakh

German embassy in Azerbaijan also noted that Germany’s position on Artsakh recognition issue remains unchanged.

16 February 2012 • 11:55 AMT
Workshop on Western Armenian language to kick off in Istanbul

During the first course, the students will be familiarized with the alphabet, reading, writing exercises, etc.

16 February 2012 • 11:54 AMT
Microsoft launches site to update users on trending topics on Facebook, Twitter

MSN claims more than 522 million unique users worldwide per month with localized versions available in 48 markets.

16 February 2012 • 11:40 AMT
French official banned from event in Ankara

Turkey hosts annual meeting of organizers of the event honoring the memory of those perished in Gallipoli Campaign.

16 February 2012 • 11:32 AMT
NPP stress tests priority for Armenian Energy Ministry in 2012

On June 23, 2011, Armenia signed a declaration stipulating implementation of NPP stress tests under EU requirements.

16 February 2012 • 11:29 AMT
Lufthansa flights cancelled over Frankfurt airport strike

The airline has been forced to cancel almost 100 flights February 16 including services to and from Heathrow.

16 February 2012 • 11:26 AMT
Hacker boasting of breaching Pentagon, NASA computer systems arrested

Razvan Manole Cernaianu is accused of revealing security holes and publishing information about SQL injection vulnerabilities.

16 February 2012 • 11:03 AMT
Gas prices likely to remain unchanged in 2012

“ArmRusgasprom CJSC has not filed an application for changing gas prices,” Armenian Energy Minister has said.

16 February 2012 • 11:03 AMT
European car sales drop as EU economy shrinks

Registrations in January fell 6.6 percent to 1 million vehicles, marking the fourth consecutive monthly decline.

16 February 2012 • 10:53 AMT
Chinese Baidu reportedly plans to expand into Latin America

The move would not be its first step outside of China as its search engine has been available in Japan since 2007.

16 February 2012 • 10:49 AMT
Police shut down RnBXclusive filesharing site

Almost 10,000 urban music fans followed the site on Twitter, where users expressed shock and concern at the news.

16 February 2012 • 10:48 AMT
Nestle revenue pushed down by Swiss franc value

Nestle’s chief executive said revenue would have risen 7.5 % without the impact of the rise in the value of the Swiss franc.

16 February 2012 • 10:28 AMT
Shift to proportional system to boost political corruption, politician says

“In practice we see parties not only give but take money as well,” Khosrov Harutyunyan told a press conference.

16 February 2012 • 10:17 AMT
Vartan Oskanian accepted to Prosperous Armenia

“As an experienced politician, Oskanian was more than welcome to the party,” Prosperous Armenia representative said.

16 February 2012 • 10:13 AMT
Iran exaggerating nuke progress – Israeli Defense Minister

Ehud Barak doubts that Iranian centrifuges, used to enrich uranium toward nuclear fuel, had gone into operation.

16 February 2012 • 10:06 AMT
China jails top referees over match-fixing

The 4 defendants, among them Lu Jun, who officiated at 2000 Olympics and 2002 World Cup, were the first to be sentenced.

16 February 2012 • 10:02 AMT
Sony completes Sony Ericsson buyout

Ericsson disinvested its entire stake in 50:50 mobile handset joint venture Sony Ericsson to Japanese Sony Corporation.

16 February 2012 • 09:58 AMT
Senior al-Qaeda figure killed in Yemen over family dispute

Tariq al-Dahab was killed at his home in southern village of al-Masameh by his half brother and other family members.

16 February 2012 • 09:57 AMT
Android 5.0 ‘Jelly Bean’ likely to be launched in June

Through Android 5.0, Google also wishes to earn another chance to enter the notebook and netbook markets.

16 February 2012 • 09:48 AMT
German company announced Vorotan hydroplants project consultant

Vorotan hydroplants recovery project will be implemented at expense of KfW German banking group’s credit at 51 mln. euro.