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11:10 • 14.05.12

British speedway rider killed after collision with safety fence (video)

Lee Richardson, 33, died in hospital after colliding with a solid safety barrier during the event in Wroclaw...

 

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Armenia

Armenian Football Federation president arrived at Vahe Avetyan murder trial
“If I had been there, nothing like that would have happened. They know I do not like cynicism. I was told about the incidence by phone…”

No fare rise in Yerevan
“The news about a fare rise from June 1 is false. The Yerevan Mayor has never discussed the issue…”

Region

Georgia’s ex Interior Minister Vano Merabishvili arrested
Member of Georgian parliamentary minority Georgi Gabashvili said Ivanishvili has dismissed Merabishvili considering him his main political rival...

Azerbaijan hopes stagnation in Karabakh conflict settlement process to be overcome
“Without doubts, status quo is inadmissible. It is inadmissible for all - Azerbaijan and Armenia as well as for the people living in Nagorno-Karabakh – in particular...

Press digest

Haykakan Zhamanak: Armenian defense minister sees no reasons to quit
“Deputy chiefs of the General Headquarters and heads of departments have been punished, and other department heads have been sacked.

Hraparak: New finance mnister orders cuts in press subscription
The negative attitude to the press is thought to have added to the minister’s initiative to save resources and pushed him ...

World

French writer commits suicide Notre Dame Cathedral
Police and his publisher confirmed the man's identity as Dominique Venner, 78, a long-time essayist and activist linked with France's far-right…

Guatemala highest court overturns ex-dictator's Genocide conviction
Legal experts said repeating the final days of the trial before the same tribunal would be unlikely because it would amount to a form of double jeopardy for the general. But it was unclear ...

Business

Apple remains No.1 in the BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands
Apple grew just +1% in the last year compared to a +51% growth for its closest competitor, Samsung, which is now no.30 in the global ranking with a brand value of $21 billion...

Armenia’s agriculture suffers $35-40 million harm this year - Hrach Berberyan
Armenia’s agriculture has suffered $35-40 million harm this year, chairman of the Agrarian Rural Union NGO Hrach Berberyan said, presenting the calculations made by the organization...

Event

Syria and Israel in exchange of fire
Israel returned fire after one of its military vehicles was hit by shots from Syria, Israel's defence forces say. Media reports say no-one was hurt...

Armenia’s finance ministry denies press subscription cut plan
“The report in the press, saying that Minister of Finance David Sargsyan has sent an official notice to all government agencies, ordering a reduction in press subscription ...

Science/tech

‘Sunshine vitamin’ may treat asthma
"We also know that many people with asthma have concerns about the side effects of their medicines so if vitamin D is shown to reduce the amount of medicines required ...

Ex-Nokia team makes rival smartphone
"For a couple of years we haven't had anything really interesting in the mobile phone market ...

Culture

'Cleopatra,' 'Last Emperor' see new lift in Cannes
"She wasn't in her full glory. She was a slightly dimmer version of the gorgeous Elizabeth Taylor we all idolize ...

Doors co-founder Ray Manzarek dies at 74 in Germany
Manzarek, who had suffered from bile duct cancer for many years, died in a clinic in Rosenheim, Germany, with his wife and brothers at his bedside...

Lifestyle

Pakistan's answer to electricity shortages: don't wear socks
Civil servants across the country have been sent a memo detailing the new dress code, which came into force last week...

Dubai-style island off coast of Barcelona provokes dismay
The artificial island would be reached by a walkway from the mainland where a 984ft Space Hotel equipped with a vertical wind tunnel and the world's first zero-gravity spa...