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24 January 2012 • 08:52 AMT
Expert links Genocide bill to football diplomacy failure

Sergey Minasyan: France’s decision will play a major role in the legal, political field of Europe, as well as in Turkey-Europe ties.

24 January 2012 • 08:51 AMT
Expert: Russian FM’s statement rules out new war in Karabakh

The Azerbaijani leader, who previously said he will never accept the status quo in Karabakh, stepped back from his position.

24 January 2012 • 08:50 AMT
Russia imported 25 tons of Armenian cheese in 2011

“At a primary stage, ADA focused on the Russian market to strengthen the brand position,” Robert Harutyunyan said.

24 January 2012 • 08:49 AMT
Azerbaijani MP deems his country’s involvement in Karabakh talks symbolic

Editor-in-chief of Azerbaijan newspaper Bakhtiyar Sadigov voiced disbelief in OSCE Minsk Group effective activity.

24 January 2012 • 08:43 AMT
Gigantic artificial sun transforms Trafalgar Square

The ‘sun’ created to produce summer sunshine at one of the darkest times of the year encouraging passers-by to relax.

24 January 2012 • 08:41 AMT
Russian Railways: EU sanctions against Iran not to affect North-South project

Heads of 27 EU countries approved an embargo against Iran’s crude exports during the meeting in Brussels.

24 January 2012 • 08:37 AMT
Azerbaijan keeps interfering in Turkish-French relations

“Azerbaijan will support Turkey and give an adequate response to France,” vice-speaker of Azerbaijani parliament said.

24 January 2012 • 08:34 AMT
Armenian Development Agency attracted some $14 mln in 2011

Among 2011 priorities, the ADA director pointed out agriculture, tourism, high technologies, energy and construction.

24 January 2012 • 08:30 AMT
Expert: Karabakh conflict parties focus on boosting trust

Karen Bekaryan: tangible progress in Karabakh process will be observed when NKR gets involved in negotiation process.

24 January 2012 • 08:19 AMT
Twitter buys malware-fighting startup Dasient

“We will be bringing our technology, tools, and team to the revenue engineering team at Twitter,” Dasient wrote on its blog.

24 January 2012 • 07:25 AMT
Turkish scholar welcomes Genocide bill adoption

“This is definitely a huge victory for those who fight genocide denial on the international level,” Taner Akçam said.

24 January 2012 • 07:17 AMT
ACA: Turkey’s geopolitics failed to jeopardize doing the right thing

“The French government has taken a stand against Turkish leaders,” chairman of the Armenian Council of America said.

24 January 2012 • 07:10 AMT
Azerbaijani expert says Genocide bill adoption blow to democracy

“France does everything to be treated as a country which stamps out principles of democracy and freedom of speech,” Sadikhov said.

24 January 2012 • 07:02 AMT
Anonymous denies calling for Facebook attack

“Again we must say that we will not attack #Facebook! Again the mass media lie,” the group tweeted from the @AnonOps feed.

24 January 2012 • 06:55 AMT
Europe plans new diplomatic Syria offensive at UN

South Africa’s UN ambassador, Baso Sangqu, who is president of the council for January, said that no decision has been taken yet.

24 January 2012 • 06:49 AMT
Slavik Hayrapetyan takes good start at European Figure Skating Championships

According to the official site of the Championships, Russia’s Evgeniy Plyushenko is placed first with 157,52 points.

24 January 2012 • 06:46 AMT
Ambassador: Turkey will never accept the bill criminalizing Armenian Genocide denial

Tahsin Burcuoğlu: adoption of the bill criminalizing Armenian Genocide can cause a break in relations between France and Turkey.

24 January 2012 • 06:45 AMT
Turkish official: France opened the black page of its own history

Ankara said it prepares a relevant response to Paris for adopting the bill criminalizing denial of the Armenian Genocide.

24 January 2012 • 06:43 AMT
PACE ex-chairman pleased with his activity

Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu: after completing mandate each person makes a report on his work done. I am not dissatisfied with my activity.

24 January 2012 • 06:39 AMT
Japan’s economy expected to shrink in fiscal 2011

Japan is now the world’s third-biggest economy after it was overtaken by China in the global GDP stakes in 2010.

24 January 2012 • 06:34 AMT
U.S. moving embassy staff in Bahrain to safer locations

Bahrain’s majority Shiites began an uprising nearly a year ago to demand greater rights from the Western-allied Sunni monarchy.

24 January 2012 • 06:29 AMT
Car bombs kill 8 in Iraq

Police officials say the first attack targeted an early morning gathering of day laborers in Baghdad’s Sadr City.

24 January 2012 • 06:22 AMT
WikiLeaks founder to launch TV show

WikiLeaks said that the show is intended to “draw together controversial voices from across the political spectrum.

24 January 2012 • 06:19 AMT
Turkish Labor Minister: no need to be Armenian to condemn Dink murder

“We should not use race and belief as a basis for criticism. We should not use them as a basis for our criticism,” Faruk Çelik said.

24 January 2012 • 06:06 AMT
Washington to demand Russia’s explanation for Yak-130 delivery to Syria

“Issue number one on Feltman’s agenda there is Syria, so I’m sure that Jeff will be raising these concerns,” Victoria Nuland said.

24 January 2012 • 05:59 AMT
Turkey threatens of consequences if Genocide bill takes effect

“France is losing its strategic partner,” the undersecretary of the Turkish embassy in Paris, Engin Solakoglu said.

24 January 2012 • 05:57 AMT
Turkey plans to minimize diplomatic relations with France

Top Turkish politicians warned France that the government is determined to impose permanent sanctions against Paris.

24 January 2012 • 05:56 AMT
Turkish Justice Minister says Genocide bill “profound injustice”

“The decision made by the Senate is a great injustice and shows total lack of respect for Turkey,” Sadullah Ergin said.

24 January 2012 • 05:45 AMT
ANCA: French Senate courageous vote shines spotlight across Atlantic

Aram Hamparian: we call on the U.S. House leadership to allow a vote on the Armenian Genocide Resolution.

24 January 2012 • 05:39 AMT
Turkish MFA slams Genocide bill adoption as “irresponsible act”

“Turkey condemns this doubtful and irresponsible decision and will take all possible measures to counteract it,” the Ministry said.