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16 January 2012 • 10:39 AMT
FM confirms Armenian, Azeri, Russian presidential meeting in Jan

According to January 10 Russian media reports, the trilateral meeting was scheduled for late January in Sochi.

16 January 2012 • 10:34 AMT
David Nalbandian scores win at Australian Open round 1

At 6-4, 4-2 for David Nalbandian, challenger Jarkko Nieminen was forced to retire with an abdominal strain.

16 January 2012 • 10:28 AMT
Former MP: Canada withdrawal from Kyoto Protocol illegal

Under Kyoto, Canada pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 6 percent below 1990 levels between 2008 and 2012.

16 January 2012 • 10:19 AMT
Full shift to proportional system to enhance Armenia’s political field

Heritage party member noted the shift to be a major move towards holding fair and transparent elections.

16 January 2012 • 10:14 AMT
Anglo-Armenian Association president passes away

Rosalind Runcie, known as “Lindy”, died peacefully aged 79 at Watford General Hospital in Hertfordshire last week.

16 January 2012 • 10:01 AMT
Car bomb targets Iraq’s Shia community, 8 killed

Tensions rose between the Iraq Shia majority and Sunni minority since the U.S. troop withdrawal in December.

16 January 2012 • 09:58 AMT
13 killed in Beirut residential building collapse

The five-storey building collapsed in the Ashrafiyeh district of the Lebanese capital on January 15 evening.

16 January 2012 • 09:56 AMT
Iran to arrest foreign currency possessors without bank receipt

Ebrahim Darvishi: violators will be subjected to imprisonment and a fine of double the amount in their possession.

16 January 2012 • 09:46 AMT
RPA member: only RPA ready for full shift to proportional system

On Dec. 27, Heritage and ARFD opposition parties issued a joint statement urging for a full shift to proportional electoral system.

16 January 2012 • 09:43 AMT
Israeli PM to demand tougher sanctions against Iran

Netanyahu will discuss Iran’s nuclear program during the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting.

16 January 2012 • 09:38 AMT
Nalbandian drops 87th in ATP rankings

At Australian Open Tennis Championships, Nalbandian will face off against Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen January 16.

16 January 2012 • 09:18 AMT
Bosch office for Caucasus opens in Georgia

Robert Bosch Ltd new regional headquartered in Tbilisi, Georgia will be in charge of Armenia and Azerbaijan as well.

16 January 2012 • 09:16 AMT
Israel’s stock exchange, national airline websites hacked

Stock market officials said trading is going on as usual, as the computer system that manages it is separate from the website.

16 January 2012 • 08:59 AMT
Russian Internet company launches micro blogging service

Mail.ru Group said that the service will focus on “photo and video content, users’ interest and mobility”.

16 January 2012 • 08:57 AMT
Kazakh pro-presidential party leads early parliamentary election

Ak Zhol gained 7.46 of the vote and the Communist Party 7.2 percent, according to election commission head.

16 January 2012 • 08:40 AMT
Turkish Minister says Iran won’t close Strait of Hormuz

Taner Yıldız: Iran’s recent statements concerning the Strait of Hormuz and the crisis regarding ties with the U.S. have moderated.

16 January 2012 • 08:30 AMT
2012 CES hosts over 153,000 attendees

The show drew more than 34,000 international attendees and 20,000 new products were introduced during it.

16 January 2012 • 08:15 AMT
Private remittances to Armenia totaled $1 380,6mln in Jan-Nov 2011

$1 380,6 mln was transferred to individuals through the Armenian banking system in January-November 2011.

16 January 2012 • 08:09 AMT
China reports 513 million Internet users

The number of users accessing the Internet from their mobile phones has also grown, reaching 355 million.

16 January 2012 • 07:58 AMT
Catalog to be issued for Armenian exhibit at U.S. Congress Library

The first massive collection of Armenian works at the Library of Congress took place in the late 19th century.

16 January 2012 • 07:53 AMT
Iran confirms receiving U.S. message on Strait of Hormuz

“Iran is studying the letter and will respond if necessary,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast said.

16 January 2012 • 07:47 AMT
The Huffington Post’s Twitter account hacked

“Sorry about that, Twitterverse! We know we’ve been hacked and are working to resolve the issue,” the site said in a tweet.

16 January 2012 • 07:37 AMT
30 injured in Bucharest anti-government protests

Protests followed resignation of Romania’s deputy health minister over a draft bill to add private firms to the state health sector.

16 January 2012 • 07:26 AMT
Nargile cafes may be banned in Turkey

Businesses will also be banned from using the logos and trademarks of tobacco companies in their trading name.

16 January 2012 • 07:09 AMT
CBA head to participate in Euromoney forum

Meetings with heads of Europe’s Central Banks and chairmen of financial organizations are on visit agenda.

16 January 2012 • 07:08 AMT
Aronian takes lead at Tata Steel Chess Tournament

The Armenian GM defeated Hikaru Nakamura of the United States in round 2 of the 74th Tata Steel Chess Tournament.

16 January 2012 • 06:56 AMT
14 still missing in Italian cruise ship wreck

Italian, German, French and British nationals were among the passengers on board. There were also 1,000 crew.

16 January 2012 • 06:55 AMT
New OSCE CiO explains why Europe still needs the Organization

“We support efforts of the Minsk Group on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict,” Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade said.

16 January 2012 • 06:06 AMT
Egypt’s tourism revenues fall 30%

“Egypt plans to lure more tourists from Asia and South America – rather than crisis-hit Europe,” minister of tourism said.

16 January 2012 • 05:50 AMT
Golden Globes winners announced

Wins for “The Artist” included best musical or comedy and best actor in a musical or comedy for Jean Dujardin.