Armenia

20:00 • 28.10.12

No need of Yerevan-Baku direct contacts, expert says

“As far as we are able to solve our minimal issues – ensure the security of our country – and Azerbaijan fails to solve the issue it has put in front of it – to occupy Artsakh Republic – advantage...

 

17:11 • 28.10.12

37 people stuck on Armenia’s Tatev rope way, nine people taken to safety (updated)

Rescuers left for the scene. As of 5.22 p.m. nine people have been taken to safety...

 

13:33 • 28.10.12

Notary tree alley opens in Armenia’s capital Yerevan

On the initiative of the Notary Chamber benches, garbage bins have been installed there. The chamber has expressed readiness to take permanent care of the territory...

 

12:51 • 28.10.12

Few state institutions in Armenia accommodated to people with disabilities

While speaking about the Government’s building, Armen Alaverdyan said besides the absence of slopeways there is a tourniquet inside the building...

 

10:25 • 28.10.12

Armenia’s FM meets Minsk Group co-chairs, Azeri counterpart

The co-chairs stressed the necessity of reducing the tension between the parties. As a working proposal they have presented their ideas over the peaceful settlement of the conflict...

 

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Region

Azerbaijan plans purchase of Ukrainian radars
The Ukrainian representatives have offered Azerbaijan the updated version of the radars ...

Armenian churches in Turkey turn into ruins
Binguli’s historic establishments are being eliminated one by one. Hundreds of buildings of the region have remained alone against nature disasters and robbers...

Press digest

Haykakan Zhamanak: Return of liberated territories against recognition of Nagorno-Karabakh independence unacceptable
The paper says the Karabakh PM doubted the ongoing negotiations and stated that the participation of the Nagorno-Karabakh leadership in the negotiations is senseless...

168 Zham: Moscow’s second message
“In his congratulatory message, the president of each country considered it his duty to mention the cost of Serzh Sargsyan’s legitimacy…”

World

Syria crisis: Government 'to attend Geneva conference'
Its foreign ministry said the Syrian government would participate "in order for Syrians themselves to find a political path to a solution"...

Russian top social network blacklisted
The ban on VKontakte follows more than a month of pressure on the company and its founder, Pavel Durov, who has drawn comparisons with Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg ...

Business

Procter & Gamble returns ex-chief
In a surprise move, P&G said on Thursday that former CEO A.G. Lafley, a 33-year industry veteran, is returning to the US company's helm ...

Germany reports sluggish first-quarter growth of 0.1%
Gross domestic product rose 0.1% from the previous quarter, but contracted 1.4% compared with a year earlier. The figure showed the economy narrowly avoided falling into a recession...

Event

Heathrow Airport runways closed for emergency landing
All passengers and crew were "safely evacuated" from the plane following the incident at about 09:00 BST...

Internet speed rating: Armenia ranked 79th
Armenia has been ranked the 79th with 7.23 Mbps. Russia is the 26th with 19.15 Mbps, Georgia the 52d with 12.18 Mbps, Turkey the 68th with 8.17 Mbps, Azerbaijan the 119th with 4.06 Mbps...

Science/tech

Some statins linked to higher diabetes risks
"We found that patients treated with atorvastatin, rosuvastatin, or simvastatin were at increased risk of new onset diabetes compared with ...

The final moments of Richard IIIs burial revealed: King was squashed into tiny grave with his hands still tied by gravediggers '
The last Plantagent king’s remains were unearthed under a car park in Leicester in August 2012 - 527 years after his death at the Battle of Bosworth...

Culture

Montserrat Caballé’s Yerevan concert not cancelled, says orchestra head
It comes after reports in the international media said the singer has cancelled several concert tours on account of ...

First edition of Great Gatsby to be auctioned
"The book is now almost universally recognized as standing among the great achievements of 20th-century American literature with the tragic story of Jay Gatsby, and ...

Sports

Europa League winners could earn Champions League place
Uefa will announce on Friday whether the Europa League winners will be rewarded with a Champions League qualifying spot from 2016...

Eddie Ahern and Neil Clement receive lengthy BHA bans
Ahern was found guilty of conspiring to commit a corrupt or fraudulent practice, intentionally failing to ensure a horse was ridden on its merits and of passing information for reward...

Lifestyle

Microsoft mocks Apple in New Ad (video)
The new ad for Windows 8 is called “Less talking, more doing” and it makes fun of Siri, who is rendered useless ...

PSY look-alike fools Cannes
The paparazzi were similarly fooled:FilmMagic, a division of Getty Images dedicated to "global celebrity sightings ...