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20 January 2012 • 11:57 AMT
Top Al Qaeda figure reported killed in Pakistan

The U.S.-operated strike broke a hiatus in attacks by the armed, unmanned drones that patrol Pakistan’s tribal areas.

20 January 2012 • 11:41 AMT
U.S. denies link to Phobos-Grunt crash

Phobos-Grunt was launched on Nov. 9 but it was lost due to a propulsion failure and fell back to Earth on January 15.

20 January 2012 • 11:39 AMT
Are bankers independent of politics?

Araratbank CEO: banking legislation stipulates that political shifts do not affect Armenian business community.

20 January 2012 • 11:37 AMT
Intel reports 6% profit rise in Q4

Intel has said its revenue increased 21 percent to $13.9 billion, from $11.5 billion in the year-earlier period.

20 January 2012 • 11:29 AMT
Apple announces new tools for e-textbooks

Apple will compete with existing offerings from Amazon’s Kindle and Barnes and Noble’s Nook device.

20 January 2012 • 11:29 AMT
Mozilla says reached 40 million people in anti-SOPA protest

As a result of Mozilla’s campaign, 360,000 e-mails were sent to senators and members of the U.S. Congress.

20 January 2012 • 11:18 AMT
Turkish Prime Minister denies cancer rumors

Erdogan said he did not keep it as a secret that he was going to undergo surgery, but that he simply didn’t announce it.

20 January 2012 • 11:16 AMT
Sarkozy advises Erdogan to admit the past

“France hopes that debate of the bill will have no impact on Ankara-Paris ties,” the French President has said.

20 January 2012 • 11:01 AMT
EDB investments in Armenia economy total $80mln

EDB board member Dmitry Zhurba believes that export-oriented countries are better able to cope the crisis.

20 January 2012 • 10:52 AMT
Armenian students in Turkey call for impartiality in textbooks

The minister promised to analyze their comments in order to reach a conclusion on Armenian misrepresentation in the textbooks.

20 January 2012 • 10:37 AMT
Info on U.S. State Dept ultimatum to Hay Day untrue – Manoyan

“Hay Dat members often meet State Dept reps, however no conversation of the sort took place,” ARFD Hay Dat official said.

20 January 2012 • 10:21 AMT
Cargo ship in Bosphorus crashes into two others

The two docked ships are said to be slightly damaged in the crash and efforts are still under way to prevent Kayan 1 from sinking.

20 January 2012 • 10:19 AMT
People’s Party of Armenia member says new electoral code defective

RPA member expressed concern that a full shift to proportional system will result in the “parliament of Yerevan residents.”

20 January 2012 • 10:16 AMT
SCR registers 6,7% index growth in 2011

3269,4 thousand tons of cargo was transported through the South Caucasus Railways in 2011.

20 January 2012 • 10:15 AMT
IFC to invest $70 mln in Armenia’s economy

Since Armenia’s IFC affiliation in 1995, the Corporation implemented 28 investment programs to the total of $147 mln.

20 January 2012 • 10:08 AMT
France suspends training programs for Afghan troops

A man wearing Afghan army uniform opened fire on French nationals, killing four and injuring 16 others.

20 January 2012 • 09:52 AMT
IFC loans $30mln to ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank to support SMEs

IFC’s funding will support ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank’s lending program in rural areas throughout Armenia.

20 January 2012 • 09:36 AMT
Archbishop Mardirossian delivers invocation at LA County Board meeting

The Prelate was accompanied by Archpriest Fr. Vicken Vassilian and ANC-WR Board Member Pattyl Aposhian-Kasparian.

20 January 2012 • 09:21 AMT
Google+ experiences recent growth spurt

Google+ has more than 90 million registered users, Google CEO Larry Page said during the company’s earnings presentation.

20 January 2012 • 09:17 AMT
Wrecked cruise ship shifts, makes conditions unsafe for divers

“If the ship slides, we hope that it doesn’t break into pieces and that the fuel tanks do not open up,” Corrado Clini said.

20 January 2012 • 09:00 AMT
Moody’s downgrades Sony, Panasonic

The agency lowered its assessment on debt issued by Sony to Baa1 from A3, citing “weak and volatile” earnings.

20 January 2012 • 08:36 AMT
Nike announces new data-tracking wristband

The Nike+ Fuelband is a wristband that uses an accelereometer to track the wearer’s activities throughout the day.

20 January 2012 • 08:33 AMT
Canadian skier Sarah Burke dies after training accident

Burke, who was a driving force behind the inclusion of the halfpipe in the 2014 Winter Olympics, was injured Jan 10.

20 January 2012 • 08:31 AMT
U.S. Congress likely to remove trade restrictions on Russia

“There is great confidence that when the moment is right, the United States will do what it has to do,” Chiedu Osakwe said.

20 January 2012 • 08:05 AMT
Euro holds steady against dollar

“If the Greek debt talks do break down, clearly that is going to be one of the risks to the euro/dollar,” said Mitul Kotecha.

20 January 2012 • 08:01 AMT
EDB provides 4 mln loan to Araratbank

Araratbank CEO further noted that the loan provided by EDB will be assigned by 12-14 % per annum for a period of 3-5 years.

20 January 2012 • 08:01 AMT
Jared Papazian to take on Mike Easton Jan 20

Papazian is the fighter that will stand and fight with his opponents, and he is also well rounded in his ground game.

20 January 2012 • 07:51 AMT
U.S. army top general begins talks with Israel on Iran

Gen. Martin Dempsey’s visit highlights Washington’s concern about a possible Israeli military strike against Iran.

20 January 2012 • 07:46 AMT
Dink murder masterminded by Ergenekon – suspect

Tuncel said that “there is an organized network behind the murder,” in responding to questions e-mailed to his lawyer.

20 January 2012 • 07:30 AMT
World has about 2.1 billion internet users – survey

The Web is made up by more than 555 million websites, with almost 300 million of them appearing last year.