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28 January 2012 • 10:41 AMT
Turkey’s population nears 75 million

According to the results, 76.8 percent of the population lives in urban areas, provincial capitals and districts.

28 January 2012 • 10:26 AMT
U.S. making bomb capable of destroying Iran’s nuke sites

The Defense Department has spent about $330 million so far to develop about 20 of the bombs, which are built by Boeing Co.

28 January 2012 • 10:16 AMT
Rebel kills 4 in northern India

Superintendent Priyo Kumar Singh says the gunman killed two election workers, a paramilitary officer and a woman.

28 January 2012 • 10:13 AMT
Artsakh President:We are proud to have such victorious army

Bako Sahakyan issued a congratulatory note to Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan on Armed Forces Day.

28 January 2012 • 10:08 AMT
Finland chooses 12 competitors for 2012 Eurovision national final

For the last couple of months, all visitors to the website could listen to the 40 songs and click on the “I like” button.

28 January 2012 • 09:38 AMT
150 instances of Azeri ceasefire violation reported Jan 22-28

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

28 January 2012 • 09:35 AMT
Ukrainian writer deems Genocide motion vital to justice restoration

Vasily Shklyar: France always showed proper respect for Armenians and the Armenian Diaspora played a crucial role in the country.

28 January 2012 • 09:22 AMT
Expert says settlement program response to Turkish deportation policy

Levon Shirinyan deems possible for Turkey to boost cooperation with Russia following French Senate’s passage of Genocide bill.

28 January 2012 • 09:01 AMT
Users organize TwitterBlackout to protest censorship

Under the new policy, a tweet breaking a law in one country can be taken down there and still be seen elsewhere.

28 January 2012 • 08:49 AMT
Levon Aronian to face Boris Gelfand at Tata Steel round 12

With 7 points Magnus Carlsen climbed to the 2nd place followed by Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan).

28 January 2012 • 08:47 AMT
Turkish FM calls for France’s withdrawal from OSCE MG

Ahmet Davutoğlu: Russians and Turks are the only nations concerned over the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

28 January 2012 • 08:24 AMT
Russia, Japan agree to boost cooperation

Lavrov said tackling the Kurils problem would have to wait until a new leader is chosen in Russia’s presidential election.

28 January 2012 • 08:08 AMT
Defense Minister deems border security as army’s main task

Seyran Ohanyan pointed out recent implementation of army reforms aimed at boosting military capacity.

28 January 2012 • 07:33 AMT
Russia rejects another UN resolution on Syria

“I made it clear that we, the Russian delegation, did not see that draft as a basis on which we can agree,” Vitaly Churkin said.

28 January 2012 • 07:24 AMT
Armenian leadership visits military pantheon

The high-ranking officials of Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh commemorated those who lost lives in liberation battles.

28 January 2012 • 07:15 AMT
Iran to approve bill to halt oil exports to Europe

The draft law to be debated in Iran’s parliament stipulates for halting oil export to the European Union as early as next week.

28 January 2012 • 07:09 AMT
RA police chief: Armenian army best in the region

Wishing the military success and devotion, Vladimir Gasparyan called for better efforts to strengthen the army.

28 January 2012 • 06:37 AMT
General staff chief dubs Armenian officers as biggest accomplishment

Yuri Khachaturov: consistent work is being carried out by Armenian armed forces general staff to solve army problems.

28 January 2012 • 06:33 AMT
Grammy-winning composer Clare Fischer dies at 83

An uncommonly versatile musician, Fischer worked as a composer, arranger, conductor and pianist for more than 60 years.

28 January 2012 • 06:32 AMT
U.S. envoy calls on Turkey for transparent nuclear regulator

Turkey and Russia signed an agreement on construction of the first plant, but talks with Japan for the second plant were suspended.

28 January 2012 • 06:26 AMT
Fitch downgrades credit ratings of some European countries

In a statement, the ratings agency said the affected countries were vulnerable in the near-term to monetary and financial shocks.

28 January 2012 • 06:24 AMT
Sarkozy confirms France’s early withdrawal from Afghanistan

France had decided to transfer security in the eastern Kapisa province, where most of the 3,600-strong French contingent is based.

28 January 2012 • 06:22 AMT
Serzh Sargsyan: we turned the wheel of history 20 years ago

“Our cause was just, and we were ready for confrontation. We knew that we alone could protect our right to live,” the President said.

27 January 2012 • 18:13 AMT
Pink Floyd guitarist helps save a man from drowning in the sea

“The man was alive and was then handcuffed and taken away by police,” Ray Morrow, who witnessed the incident, said.

27 January 2012 • 18:12 AMT
Flarecruft production resumed in Russia

Construction of a center for the production of flarecraft to improve protection of Russia’s maritime borders is planned.

27 January 2012 • 18:09 AMT
Asteroid to pass by Earth in near-miss

The asteroid’s path makes it the closest space-rock to pass by the Earth since object 2011 MD in June 2011.

27 January 2012 • 18:05 AMT
Russia’s Roscosmos launches contest to recruit cosmonauts

The Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center also held a recruitment contest for potential cosmonauts last year.

27 January 2012 • 16:58 AMT
Analysts: Turkey’s threats to France over Genocide will backfire

Semih Idiz: In a few weeks the issue will rear its head again in the U.S. Congress. Will Turkey recall its ambassador each time?

27 January 2012 • 16:43 AMT
Colombian referee Oscar Ruiz accused of harassing male colleague

Following the incident German Sanchez unsuccessfully tried to resolve the situation with Colombian Soccer Federation.

27 January 2012 • 16:05 AMT
Case-related docs disappear after Dink murder

Turkey’s Chamber of Control released a 50-page report, detailing the investigation of Turkish-Armenian journalist murder case.