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21 January 2012 • 13:29 AMT
Oil prices drop underneath USD 100 per barrel

Brent North Sea crude for March delivery was down 41 cents at $111.14 in London midday deals.

21 January 2012 • 13:28 AMT
Shushi Art Project kicks off in Los Angeles

Featuring Vahagni and his band, the sold-out “Solitude” concert took place at Hollywood’s Barnsdall Gallery Theatre.

21 January 2012 • 13:21 AMT
David Nalbandian fined $8,000

Nalbandian has denied throwing water at a doping control official during the Australian Open planning appeal $8,000 fine.

21 January 2012 • 13:08 AMT
Baku sees protest action before French Embassy

The action brought together 60 demonstrators with such slogans as, “Stop, France!” and “Shame on Sarkozy”.

21 January 2012 • 12:31 AMT
Poltava hosts Armenian youth meeting

The event aimed to promote Armenian community values, fostering unity among the young members.

21 January 2012 • 12:10 AMT
90 instances of Azeri ceasefire violation reported Jan 18-19

Cases of ceasefire violation by Azerbaijani armed forces amounted to 90 on January 18-19, with about 700 shots fired.

21 January 2012 • 11:54 AMT
Yemeni parliament grants President Saleh immunity

Parliament also supported the candidacy of Vice-President in forthcoming presidential election to replace Saleh.

21 January 2012 • 10:57 AMT
Antelias to host Christian-Muslim conference

The conference is organized by the World Council of Churches in collaboration with the Middle East Council of Churches.

21 January 2012 • 10:54 AMT
Turkey threatens to frustrate $4 billion defense deal with France

NATO officials earlier warned Turkey against selecting the Russian or Chinese options because of security concerns.

21 January 2012 • 10:53 AMT
UEFA says Platini never promised Turkey will host Euro 2020

UEFA dismissed reports that its President Michel Platini promised Turkey it will host the 2020 European Championship.

21 January 2012 • 10:33 AMT
U.S. envoy arrives in Kabul for talks with Karzai

“The United States stands ready to assist in any way we can an Afghan-led reconciliation process,” Marc Grossman said.

21 January 2012 • 10:32 AMT
LiveJournal plans U.S. comeback

Currently, LiveJournal in the United States has 10 million monthly uniques, 30 million monthly visitors, and 170 million pageviews.

21 January 2012 • 10:26 AMT
Samvel Melkonyan signs contact with Chernomorets Burgas PSFC

27-year-old Armenian forward played in following Football Clubs: Spartak, Banants, Metalurh Donetsk.

21 January 2012 • 10:17 AMT
Afghan Taliban say recruited soldier for killing French troops

The claim of responsibility raises serious concerns about handing control of security over to the Afghan army and police.

21 January 2012 • 10:10 AMT
Senior Iranian Sunni Muslim cleric killed

The latest reports suggest that Suleiman Kohsari, who was companioning the cleric, was also martyred in the attack.

21 January 2012 • 09:53 AMT
Iran: deployment of U.S. warships in the Gulf is not a new issue

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps said it considers the deployment of U.S. warships to the Gulf as part of routine activity.

21 January 2012 • 09:49 AMT
Pele: Messi isn’t world’s greatest player yet

“Some people will say that Beethoven didn’t know how to play the piano and that Pele didn’t know how to play football,” Pele said.

21 January 2012 • 09:44 AMT
French Senate President: Genocide motion isn’t memorial law

Jean-Pierre Bel, who voted in favor of the Genocide bill adoption, stated that he upholds his party’s stance on the issue.

21 January 2012 • 09:41 AMT
Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal won’t seek re-election

The move opens the group to a leadership struggle, as it is not immediately clear who could succeed Mashaal.

21 January 2012 • 09:35 AMT
U.S: electric cars don’t pose greater risk of fire than gasoline cars

“General Motors is proud of the technological innovation the Volt represents,” Greg Martin, a GM spokesman, said.

21 January 2012 • 09:10 AMT
France’s defense minister arrives in Kabul

The French force currently in Afghanistan will be reduced to 3,000 by late 2012, with 200 due to leave in March.

21 January 2012 • 09:06 AMT
Leader of Caucasian Muslims: Armenia will never become Georgia’s friend

Pashazade further hailed Georgia-Azerbaijan ties, that have positive impact on the development of the two countries.

21 January 2012 • 09:04 AMT
ANCA explores ways for more investments in Javakhk

Last September, Ken Hachikian traveled to Georgia to conduct a series of high-level meetings with Georgian authorities.

21 January 2012 • 09:03 AMT
Nigeria attack kills 28, curfew declared

In a statement, federal police spokesman Olusola Amore said attackers targeted five police buildings.

21 January 2012 • 09:01 AMT
Turkish FM tells Sarkozy to consider own history

President of France issued a message to Turkish Prime Minister regarding the forthcoming debate of the Genocide bill.

21 January 2012 • 08:51 AMT
Erdoğan hopes for Appeals Court to “clear up doubts” in Dink case

“I hope the judiciary will clear up doubts and take steps that will ease the public’s conscience,” Turkish PM said.

21 January 2012 • 08:51 AMT
Israeli air strike targets Palestinian militants

“A short while ago, Israeli army aircraft targeted a terrorist squad in the southern Gaza Strip,” a statement said.

21 January 2012 • 08:33 AMT
Eurovision 2012 slogan to be presented in Baku

Since 2004, the Eurovision Song Contest has a generic logo where in the heart of it the flag of the Host Country is displayed.

21 January 2012 • 08:24 AMT
Sauerland wants to organize heavyweight super six tourney

Promoter Kalle Sauerland of Sauerland Event: it would be nice to organize a tournament in the heavyweight division. I believe that six heavyweights could participate.

21 January 2012 • 08:19 AMT
Google weeds out some services

The company is discontinuing Google Message Continuity, its service for backing up Microsoft Exchange emails.