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10 February 2012 • 09:39 AMT
ANC-WR protests Genocide denier invitation to CA Democratic Party gathering

Cenk Uygur has publicly denied the Armenian Genocide on several occasions in various publications and on his Web site.

10 February 2012 • 09:30 AMT
Explosions hit Syria’s Aleppo

State-TV said “civilians and members of the military were martyred and wounded in the terrorist explosions that targeted Aleppo.”

10 February 2012 • 09:01 AMT
Google tests wireless home network entertainment device

Google declined to comment on the wireless tests. The project was previously reported by the GigaOM technology blog.

10 February 2012 • 08:43 AMT
Turkish FM, U.S. Congressmen discuss situation in S. Caucasus

The officials referred to the situation in the South Caucasus, Iran’s nuclear program and American-Turkish relations.

10 February 2012 • 08:41 AMT
Armenian-born Emmy award winner Andrea Martin to perform in Costa Mesa

Andrea Martin organized and performed in two comedy nights to benefit the Armenian Film Foundation.

10 February 2012 • 08:41 AMT
Dirk Nowitzki selected as NBA All-Star reserve

The All-Star starters were named last week, with players from LA Lakers and rival LA Clippers dominating in the West.

10 February 2012 • 08:37 AMT
Vienna to host UEFA Football Doctor program

Doctor Education Program is aimed at setting new standards by disseminating the specific knowledge through European football.

10 February 2012 • 08:36 AMT
Shirak airport in Armenia closes amid heavy snowfall

Nelly Cherchinyan, a spokesperson for the GDCA said that flights will be resumed after the snow stops.

10 February 2012 • 08:28 AMT
Car hits a group of people in Zurich

Zurich city police spokeswoman Judith Hoedl said that the exact circumstances of the incident early Feb 10 aren’t yet known.

10 February 2012 • 08:26 AMT
Armenia has highest internet usage index in CIS

According to InternetWorldStats.com 2011 report, only 32,7% of world’s population has access to the internet.

10 February 2012 • 08:24 AMT
VivaCell-MTS offers phones on credit without bank visit

The down payment makes minimum 6% of the price. The annual interest rate totals 24% with 23 month maximum payment period.

10 February 2012 • 08:16 AMT
Eurozone finance ministers give Greece ultimatum for new bailout

The eurozone will hold a new meeting Feb 15, if all conditions are met, Eurogroup chief Jean-Claude Juncker said.

10 February 2012 • 08:11 AMT
Italy’s Mount Etna bursts into life

The eruption caused Catalina airport to close as it was feared the 5,000m-high ash cloud could endanger flights.

10 February 2012 • 08:08 AMT
Video game sales down in January

Consumers spent $355.9 million on games and $199.5 million on game systems – both figures down 38% from last year.

10 February 2012 • 08:06 AMT
Over 750 thous. tourists visited Armenia in 2011

Armenian Deputy Minister of Economy said that about 758 thous. tourists visited Armenia in January-December 2011.

10 February 2012 • 07:51 AMT
Armenia’s Zvartnots Airport cancels all flights

“All takeoffs and landings have been canceled,” Nelly Cherchinyan, a spokesperson for the GDCA, has said.

10 February 2012 • 07:37 AMT
Armenian ambassador, Lithuanian official discuss cooperation

Lithuanian Defense Minister briefed ambassador on Lithuania’s activity in the framework of international organizations.

10 February 2012 • 07:33 AMT
Australia takes 2-0 lead over China in Davis Cup tie

Hewitt defeated Zhang 6-2, 6-1, 7-6 (7-4) and will now hope to win the tie when he partners Chris Guccione in the doubles.

10 February 2012 • 07:25 AMT
Christopher Plummer, Frank Langella to star in Muhammad Ali film

Plummer, repped by ICM and Lou Pitt of the Pitt Group, is currently on screen with The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo.

10 February 2012 • 07:08 AMT
FBI releases files of Steve Jobs, whose morality “questioned”

Jobs was “not an engineer in the real sense”, the source says, but “an innovative force within the technical community”.

10 February 2012 • 07:05 AMT
Christie’s announces third annual Green Auction

BID to Save the Earth will be hosted by Christie’s at Rockefeller Center on April 11, 2012, just two weeks before Earth Day.

10 February 2012 • 06:54 AMT
Istanbul hosts Van Gogh Alive exhibit

Van Gogh Alive features over 3,000 digital images of van Gogh’s works from the period between 1880 and 1890.

10 February 2012 • 06:49 AMT
London announced as venue for Candidates Tournament

President of FIDE has confirmed holding World Championship Candidates Tournament in London from Oct 23-Nov 13.

10 February 2012 • 06:45 AMT
Akopian to face Melkumyan in Aeroflot Оpen round 4

With 2 points each, Vladimir Akopian comes 17th, while Hrant Melkumyan is 31st at Aeroflot Open Chess Festival 2012.

10 February 2012 • 06:32 AMT
LA police after man threatening to kill Madonna

Los Angeles police say Robert Dewey Hoskins left the state hospital Friday. He had been committed there last year.

10 February 2012 • 06:25 AMT
Hospitalized S. Ossetian opposition leader suspected of coup attempt

The announcement runs contrary to an earlier statement by the former Georgian republic’s deputy prosecutor general.

10 February 2012 • 06:14 AMT
Oil prices below $100 amid encouraging news on U.S. economy

Crude has bobbed around $100 for the last few months, buoyed by signs the United States’ economy is improving.

10 February 2012 • 06:03 AMT
Russia offers U.S. to sign extradition treaty

Russia and the U.S. have no extradition deal and Russian citizens convicted by U.S. court serve their sentence there.

10 February 2012 • 05:57 AMT
Armenians in Turkey call for protection of shrines throughout the country

“We used to have graves that are thousands of years old across Anatolia,” HAYDER
former head Garo Paylan said.

10 February 2012 • 05:43 AMT
Putin election fund nears $13 million

LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky has spent over $3.1 million, about a half of his electoral fund of about $6.2 million.