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06 February 2012 • 08:26 AMT
Expert: Kocharian’s comeback will shape multipolar political system

Levon Shirinyan says that Armenia needs a multipolar political system that would secure balance of power and parliamentarianism.

06 February 2012 • 08:23 AMT
Final portion of Elizabeth Taylor Collection to go on sale

The leading highlight of the sales is Le livre, an important Cubist still life painted by Juan Gris between 1914 and 1915.

06 February 2012 • 08:23 AMT
Gevorg Ghazaryan scored Metallurg’s only goal in match vs Rostov

Head coach of FC Metallurg Donetsk Vladimir Pyatenko, in turn, hailed the match and the players’ conduct.

06 February 2012 • 08:12 AMT
Russia to develop 30-year navy plan by June 2012

Last year, $2.8 billion was allocated for construction of nuclear submarines, frigates, ship repair and maintenance.

06 February 2012 • 08:00 AMT
China may become Europe’s biggest export market in 2012

“There are indications that in 2012, China may become Europe’s biggest export market,” Markus Ederer told reporters in Beijing.

06 February 2012 • 07:57 AMT
Vanes Martirosyan beats Troy Lowry

WBC Silver junior middleweight champion Vanes Martirosyan (32-0, 20 KO’s) retained his World Boxing Council title.

06 February 2012 • 07:55 AMT
League of Legends gamer dies during bonus IP event in Taiwan

Police said that Chen Rong-Yu was found sitting rigidly in front of his PC, hands stretched out towards the keyboard and mouse.

06 February 2012 • 07:40 AMT
Turkey: military intervention in Syria not an option

Bulent Arinc slammed China and Russia’s rejection of UN resolution calling for Syrian President Assad to resign.

06 February 2012 • 07:40 AMT
India’s Supreme Court takes back 122 GSM licenses from operators

The court decided the approach adopted by then-telecoms minister Andimuthu Raja was “totally arbitrary and unconstitutional”.

06 February 2012 • 07:31 AMT
February 7 announced Armenian typing day in Internet

Armenian internet users call for typing only in Armenian letters, announcing February 7 Armenian typing day in the Internet.

06 February 2012 • 07:29 AMT
Miss Piggy to be Bafta Awards 2012 official host

Miss Piggy is set to snout out all gossip when she interviews stars at British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House.

06 February 2012 • 07:19 AMT
Strong quake hits Philippines

“One child was crushed to death by a collapsed wall in Negros,” Office of Civil Defence chief Benito Ramos said.

06 February 2012 • 07:15 AMT
Gerard Depardieu to star as former IMF chief

Dominique Strauss-Kahn left the International Monetary Fund last May after being charged with raping a hotel maid.

06 February 2012 • 07:09 AMT
Iran’s navy warships foil pirate attack on Iranian oil tanker

“The Iranian oil tanker was attacked by 35 pirate boats,” Iranian Rear Admiral Seyyed Mahmoud Mousavi said.

06 February 2012 • 07:08 AMT
Obama doesn’t believe Tehran may attack U.S.

“Any kind of additional military activity inside the Gulf is disruptive and has a big effect on us,’ the U.S. President said.

06 February 2012 • 07:01 AMT
Twitter reports record 10,000 tweets per second at Super Bowl

The previous record was set in August with Beyonce’s pregnancy announcement at the MTV Video Music Awards.

06 February 2012 • 06:55 AMT
More women become victims of gender-based violence in Turkey

“Two weeks ago, he beat me again. He slashed my face with his ring as if he was trying to take out my eye,” a woman said.

06 February 2012 • 06:41 AMT
Shoe thrown at Yemeni president in U.S.

Several Yemeni-Americans have criticized Mr. Saleh’s presence in the United States since he arrived to be treated for injuries.

06 February 2012 • 06:36 AMT
Flood waters force thousands of Australians to abandon homes

Many residents fled, although some 400 stayed to help limit the damage despite a mandatory evacuation order.

06 February 2012 • 06:36 AMT
Suren Poghosyan wins RSSU Amateur Cup of Moscow Open

Avetik Grigoryan beat Dariusz Świercz (Poland) in the 9th round of RSSU Student Grandmaster Cup to come 4th with 5 points.

06 February 2012 • 06:30 AMT
HSBC Bank Armenia largest taxpayer in country’s banking system

The total sum of direct taxes (including income tax) paid by HSBC Armenia during 2011 was AMD 2.550 billion.

06 February 2012 • 06:19 AMT
China says its airlines won’t pay carbon emissions charges

Beijing has said repeatedly that it opposes the new European Union plan, which was imposed with effect from January 1.

06 February 2012 • 06:16 AMT
Mitsubishi to stop European production, reports say

NedCar was established in 1991 and has been producing the Colt subcompact and the Outlander sports utility vehicle.

06 February 2012 • 06:12 AMT
1 killed, 40 trapped in factory collapse in Pakistan

Rescue workers have saved five people and pulled out one dead body. They are trying to reach the 40 others who are trapped.

06 February 2012 • 06:04 AMT
Russia may boost its nuclear potential amid proliferation threats – official

“I do not rule out than under certain circumstances we will have to boost, not cut, our nuclear arsenal,” Anatoly Antonov said.

05 February 2012 • 18:13 AMT
PlayStation Vita demo stations running in GameStop locations

A press release reveals that Vita demo stations are now up and running in more than 3,300 GameStop locations.

05 February 2012 • 16:45 AMT
Russian businessman uses lie detector to employ people

Any employee, who wants a promotion, is sent to a special camp, where he attends lectures on psychology and humanities.

05 February 2012 • 15:00 AMT
Clinton says Karabakh conflict should be resolved peacefully

The two diplomats discussed the settlement in detail, with Minister Nalbandian attaching importance to the U.S. role in the process.

05 February 2012 • 13:32 AMT
Arab, Turkish officials slam possible strike against Iran as disaster

“Knowing the region very well, I think this is not a solution,” Khaled al-Attiyah said at the Munich Security Conference.

05 February 2012 • 13:25 AMT
Microsoft may unveil Skype app for Windows Phone this month

Skype is expected to be standard on the mobile operating system when the company launches Windows Phone 8.