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04 February 2012 • 13:32 AMT
Most Afghan deaths are caused by insurgents

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan documented 3,021 civilian deaths in 2011 compared with 2,790 in 2010 and 2,412 in 2009.

04 February 2012 • 13:30 AMT
Hovhannes Davtyan makes it to Grand Slam Judo 2012 round 3

Armenia’s Hovhannes Davtyan (60 kg), who currently comes 13th, will face off against Won Jin Kim next.

04 February 2012 • 13:29 AMT
Footballers arrested in Italy for fixing matches

The arrests of Piacenza goalkeeper Mario Cassano and Angelo Iacovelli were made early Saturday morning.

04 February 2012 • 13:25 AMT
Britain’s Reuters journalists to strike over pay dispute

The company ignored warnings that members reached a tipping point, after years of below-inflation pay rises – statement.

04 February 2012 • 13:23 AMT
Death toll in Cairo soccer riot reaches 11

Demonstrators in Cairo kept up their calls for an end to military rule and retribution for those killed in the soccer game violence.

04 February 2012 • 12:37 AMT
Armenian wrestlers win 2 medals at Wrestling Tournament in Bulgaria

After making it to the final Gegham Babakhanyan (weight class 55kg) lost to Vladislav Petrov (Russia).

04 February 2012 • 12:28 AMT
Turkey opposes Egypt’s Mubarak execution

FM: though condemning Mubarak regime, Turkey objects to executions as a country which has abolished death penalty.

04 February 2012 • 12:18 AMT
Renowned actor Ben Gazzara passes away

Mr. Gazzara studied with Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio in Manhattan, where the careers of stars like Marlon Brando were shaped.

04 February 2012 • 12:01 AMT
Tunisia closes border crossing with Libya

Clashes took place at the crossing in the past days and Libyan guerillas were reportedly involved.

04 February 2012 • 12:00 AMT
FM Lavrov defends Russia’s arms supply to Syria

Sergei Lavrov: arms sales to Syria hadn’t changed balance of power before Arab Spring and won’t affect current situation.

04 February 2012 • 11:59 AMT
HSBC investigated for manipulating interbank lending rates

Swiss Competition Commission said it was looking into 12 banks, including RBS, HSBC, Citigroup, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi.

04 February 2012 • 11:58 AMT
Turkish PM says his country won’t yield to pressure

In view of French President’s demand the constitutional court will be urged to decide on the Genocide bill within 8 days.

04 February 2012 • 11:37 AMT
Hovhannes Davtyan successfully performs at Paris Grand Slam

Armenian judoka Hovhannes Davtyan scored a win over Canadian Frazer Will in 2012 Paris Grand Slam.

04 February 2012 • 11:24 AMT
Grand Slam Judo 2012 next round kicks off in Paris

Both Gayane Harutyunyan and Janna Stankevich lost to Scarlett Gabrielli (France) and Irina Zabludina (Russia) resp.

04 February 2012 • 11:05 AMT
Iran urges EU to review oil embargo

Iran’s Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi said that Iran will definitely stop its oil exports to certain European countries.

04 February 2012 • 11:03 AMT
Yura Movsisyan’s and Zaven Badoyan’s teams to face FC Dacia

BATE FC, for which Armenian midfielder Zaven Badoyan plays for, is having a team practice session in Turkey.

04 February 2012 • 10:51 AMT
ANCA to launch Telethon 2012 community activities

The first two ANCA telethons raised over $4.5 million for Armenian American educational, youth, and civic programs.

04 February 2012 • 10:49 AMT
Air France workers plan strike next week

French pilots will strike over the bill which would require aviation workers to give more notice of industrial action.

04 February 2012 • 10:46 AMT
Anonymous hack Citigroup, Citibank Web sites

In Twitter postings, hackers have said that they planned to target credit-card companies and government Web sites.

04 February 2012 • 10:38 AMT
Anonymous leaks e-mails in Iraq’s Haditha massacre case

Anonymous, in the statement on puckettfaraj.com website, said it wanted to bring attention to the “brutality of U.S. imperialism.”

04 February 2012 • 10:35 AMT
UK economy faces recession – report

The unemployment will rise 9% this year, from 8.4% in the three months to November, and will remain above 7% in 2014.

04 February 2012 • 10:25 AMT
Wikileaks suspect Bradley Manning faces military trial

Private Manning, 24, could face life in prison if convicted of leaking thousands of documents and “aiding the enemy”.

04 February 2012 • 10:23 AMT
150 instances of Azeri ceasefire violation reported Jan 29-Feb 4

Despite Azeri army’s aggressive actions, NKR forces refrained from retaliatory measures, continuing with their military duty.

04 February 2012 • 10:21 AMT
Floyd Mayweather-Miguel Cotto may claim WBC Diamond Title

Mayweather has previously held the WBC’s full title at 154, which he captured in 2007, also on May 5th at the MGM Grand.

04 February 2012 • 10:07 AMT
U.S. Brigadier general dies in Afghanistan, probe launched

Brig. Gen. Terence J. Hildner was identified as the first of that rank to die in Afghanistan since the war began there in 2001.

04 February 2012 • 10:01 AMT
Armenia-Israel direct flights to launch in April, 2012

Armavia intends to boost the number of flights from 1 to 2 in a week as an exclusive representative in Israel.

04 February 2012 • 09:59 AMT
Ecuador’s Lenin nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

The 58-year-old Lenin Moreno, vice president of Ecuador, received the honor for the activity of his charity for the disabled.

04 February 2012 • 09:45 AMT
Moscow rally gathers 8000 protesters, 15,000 Putin supporters

“People keep on arriving, the situation is changing constantly,” the Moscow police said in a statement.

04 February 2012 • 09:19 AMT
Vanes Martirosyan to take on Troy Lowry

The event will also feature Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Marco Antonio Rubio and Nonito Donaire vs. Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. bouts.

04 February 2012 • 09:12 AMT
Football matches in Italy delayed over cold snap

A wave of cold weather has been sweeping northern and central Italy since last weekend, when four Serie A games were cancelled.