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24 January 2012 • 12:53 AMT
European stock markets slide amid Greece pressure

Banks involved in restructuring Greece’s debt said they made their best offer and that it’s now up to bailout providers to seal a deal.

24 January 2012 • 12:52 AMT
U.S. federal government’s online security website hacked

OnGuardOnline.gov is a partnership of fourteen federal agencies managed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

24 January 2012 • 12:37 AMT
Apple loses Dutch bid for banning Samsung tablets

Apple and Samsung have been suing one another as the two technology giants jostle for top spot in smartphone and tablet markets.

24 January 2012 • 12:26 AMT
FM: Arab League seeks to internationalize Syria’s affairs

Walid al-Mouallem: Some Arab countries killed the Arab League’s role and headed to the UN to internationalize the Syrian crisis.

24 January 2012 • 12:25 AMT
Moscow, St. Petersburg residents dislike Caucasians – poll

Citizens of Moscow and St. Petersburg feel the greatest ethnic affinity with Russians, second place goes to Belarusians.

24 January 2012 • 12:18 AMT
Fluctuations in world metal prices still ensure profitability in Armenia

Armenian Economy Minister: Armenia considers various development scenarios amid fluctuations in world metal prices.

24 January 2012 • 12:17 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 387,69 Jan 24

The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 387,69 on Jan. 24 decreasing by 0.27 point compared to Jan.23.

24 January 2012 • 12:17 AMT
Arab League chief urges Syrian FM to cooperate

Nabil al-Arabi sent a letter to Walid al-Mouallem voicing hope for Syria to engage with the League to reach “a consensual solution.”

24 January 2012 • 12:15 AMT
File-sharing services cut off sharing movies

Caution is spreading among popular file-sharing services known for letting users circulate pirated Hollywood content.

24 January 2012 • 12:08 AMT
Armenian President to French counterpart: thank you

“Today France has reaffirmed its greatness and power, its devotion to the universal human values,” Serzh Sargsyan said.

24 January 2012 • 12:05 AMT
JFK library releases 35th U.S. President’s last tapes

The tapes include discussions of conflict in Vietnam, Soviet relations and the race to space, plans for 1964 Democratic Convention.

24 January 2012 • 11:58 AMT
RPA to determine electoral list not earlier than March

Eduard Sharmazanov: I deem RPA headed by President Serzh Sargsyan to be the favorite of forthcoming elections.

24 January 2012 • 11:47 AMT
Saudi Arabia’s Gulf allies pull out Syria mission

Envoys to the Cairo-based League will meet later to discuss whether to call off the whole Arab League mission.

24 January 2012 • 11:16 AMT
Minister: Armenia steps towards Free Trade Agreement

“Armenian companies would rather use our own resources for entering Europe than the platform of any neighboring country,” Davtyan said.

24 January 2012 • 11:15 AMT
Yerevan hosts Merci action to thank France for Genocide bill adoption

French Ambassador to Armenia Henri Reynaud soon joined the activists, warmly welcoming all those present.

24 January 2012 • 10:24 AMT
RA NA vice-speaker: Armenia, NKR welcome Sochi statement on Karabakh

With Armenian sides promoting peaceful settlement, official Baku kept stressing possibility for a military solution – Eduard Sharmazanov.

24 January 2012 • 10:15 AMT
Economy Minister: Armenia may start free trade talks with EU

Tigran Davtyan said that Armenia plans to start talks with EU on joining free trade agreement under the Association Agreement.

24 January 2012 • 10:10 AMT
Ukraine’s Tymoshenko faces a longer jail sentence

Tymoshenko was sentenced to seven years in prison in October for abuse of power after signing gas deals with Russia.

24 January 2012 • 10:02 AMT
Armenian vice-speaker hopes for other states to follow France’s suit

Eduard Sharmazanov: France proved its adherence to human rights protection, serving an example for other states.

24 January 2012 • 09:58 AMT
Genocide bill adoption proves sceptics wrong – parliament vice-speaker

Eduard Sharmazanov: statements suggesting rapprochement with Turkey would foil Genocide recognition campaign turned out unjustified.

24 January 2012 • 09:55 AMT
Sony promises improved low-light photography

Kodak patented a similar technology in 2007 but never put it to use. It is unclear whether Sony licensed the idea.

24 January 2012 • 09:42 AMT
Siemens net profit falls 17%

Chief executive officer said the result showed that financial markets turmoil stemming from Europe’s debt crisis.

24 January 2012 • 09:36 AMT
Israel arrests Hamas lawmaker

The Palestinian militant group said 24 of its 45 parliament members from the West Bank are currently in Israeli detention.

24 January 2012 • 09:32 AMT
Nigeria’s Islamist sect Boko Haram killed at least 935 people 2009

Boko Haram, which means “Western education is sinful”, is loosely modeled on Afghanistan’s Taliban.

24 January 2012 • 09:30 AMT
Oscars 2012 nominations to be announced today

Baseball movie “Moneyball” could also be shortlisted for best picture, as could powerful civil rights drama “The Help.”

24 January 2012 • 09:24 AMT
Armenian expert: OSCE MG format will remain unchanged

Sergey Minasyan says that change of leader in Russia will not affect the course of Nagorno Karabakh talks.

24 January 2012 • 09:20 AMT
ARFD: French President will sign Genocide bill

Kiro Manoyan: passage of the bill is unlikely to affect development of Armenia-Turkey relations, as these are at a standstill.

24 January 2012 • 09:15 AMT
Prisoners injured in Sri Lanka

A prison official who insisted on anonymity says the inmates are demanding that the prison chief be removed.

24 January 2012 • 09:08 AMT
Magnitude-6.3 earthquake jolts south of the Fiji islands

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, and no alerts or warnings after the quake were issued by Warning Center.

24 January 2012 • 08:53 AMT
Armenian expert confident of Sarkozy’s signing Genocide bill

Sergey Minasyan: this is merely a technical issue as apparently without Sarkozy’s political wish the decision wouldn’t be adopted.