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22:20 • 02.07.12

Armenian FM receives Albanian ambassador

The sides also discussed the formation of a basis for bilateral treaties, promotion of economic and humanitarian cooperation…

21:42 • 02.07.12

Armenia not for ‘Nemets Rubo and others of his ilk’- activists

“Today we are all arranging to continue our actions until Nemets Rubo and others of his ilk are driven into financial and moral bankruptcy and come to realize that…”

20:59 • 02.07.12

Armenian president signs decree on judicial reforms program

Each of the measures envisaged by the program is to be implemented by relevant agencies on schedule…

20:47 • 02.07.12

EU Advisory Group to Armenia holds 10th meeting

The Group’s mission is to give impetus to the Armenian government’s efforts to implement reforms…

19:49 • 02.07.12

Armenian, Ukrainian leaders meet in Kiev

The sides discussed bilateral trade and economic relations and cooperation…

19:30 • 02.07.12

Armenia’s Ombudsman on fears

“This all is the result of fear: the fear of appearing in court; fear of policemen who can brutally beat you; the fear of the government restricting your freedom of movement…”

18:11 • 02.07.12

33-old Vahe Avetyan’s funeral held in Armenia’s capital

Thousands of people – Avetyan’s relatives, friends and colleagues, as well as intellectuals, political figures, civil society representatives and numerous other citizens…

18:04 • 02.07.12

Armenian PM congratulates Georgian counterpart

"The brotherly relations between the Armenian and Georgian nations have always served as a ground for developing the mutually beneficial cooperation ...

17:43 • 02.07.12

Katie Holmes fears Scientologists following her

“Katie saw all the pressure. They are professionals at pressuring people to be quiet,” said a friend of the actress after her bombshell divorce filing in Manhattan ...

17:26 • 02.07.12

Republican rep says vendetta not a good way to solve problems

“After all, young person’s life was taken away; there’s no value higher than this. And I believe that apart from punishing the authors of the crime to the letter of the law, it is important ...

16:25 • 02.07.12

50 members quit Japan’s ruling party to blow MP

"The Democratic Party under Prime Minister Noda is no longer the one that achieved a power change ...

16:15 • 02.07.12

Vahe Avetyan’s murder challenge to society – oppositionist

“This atmosphere of permissiveness and outrage create a quality, with each incident being repeated by another. The response, which similar cases have to entail, is not adequate ...

15:55 • 02.07.12

Working meeting at Yerevan Municipality

Mayor Taron Margaryan ordered further negotiations with investors in renovating the city’s fountains…

15:16 • 02.07.12

Armenian premier congratulates prosecutors

Corruption control is among the Armenian government’s top priority tasks…

15:09 • 02.07.12

Armenian MP calls for efforts to prevent new violence in society

“We all have to be together, regardless of whether we are from the ruling party or the opposition, or a representative of the civil society .A tumultuous case as this has to make us all ...

14:04 • 02.07.12

Mystery behind Harsnaqar plot: cry of the soul or fake alarm?

“It would be very wrong for us, as a society, to restrict the entire problem to Harsnaqar. It would mean we fail to find the true problem and focus only on ...

13:48 • 02.07.12

Plants that feed on animals underground discovered

Botanists have found three plants, all relatives of the popular snapdragon garden flowers, that have an unusual network of sticky leaves underground...

13:11 • 02.07.12

Come Home 2012 program’s third round opens

In this round 110 Diaspora Armenian young people have arrived from Russia, Georgia, Abkhazia, the USA, Syria, Jordan, Romania and Canada. They will stay in Armenia for about 15 days...

13:08 • 02.07.12

Azerbaijani hackers break 86 Armenian web sites

They have posted photos with a note in three languages, saying “it is better to admit the crimes and atrocities committed by you than prove the world about made-up genocide...”

12:29 • 02.07.12

Dangerous Armenian criminal arrested in Russia

The 37-year-old fugitive is accused of murdering three people in Armenia and of kidnapping a person in Germany for getting ransom...

12:16 • 02.07.12

US-Armenian politician pays off wife’s debts after being declared bankrupt

This critique of state financial practices appears to belie what was happening in the Krikorian household, which owed about $47,000 to three creditors — Bank of America, Capital One and Citibank ...

12:02 • 02.07.12

Moscow, Tehran likely to recognize Nagorno Karabakh in future, Russian expert says

“In my opinion, a Transcaucasian direction is being formed in the foreign policy of Iran which in near future will surprise enough,” the political analyst said...

11:59 • 02.07.12

Armenia hosts climate change mitigation forum

“It is mainly the greenhouse gases that bring about a climate change and contribute to the degradation of water resources and ...

11:01 • 02.07.12

International conference on library issues due in Yerevan

During the three day discussions the participants will refer to the mental property and copyright issues...

10:41 • 02.07.12

Moderate quake jolts town in Iran’s east

e Monday report has said that people poured into the streets out of fear after the quake hit Khauf town, some 1,000 kilometers ...

10:41 • 02.07.12

Crocodile caught in Philipines declared largest

"There were mixed feelings ... We're really proud because it proves the rich biodiversity of our place but at the same time, there are fears that Lolong may not be alone

10:22 • 02.07.12

Syrian opposition to meet in Cairo

The meeting is expected to be attended by as many as 250 figures from the Syrian opposition. The attendants will discuss the so-called “National Declaration Document,” as well as another document ...

10:18 • 02.07.12

Artsrun Hovhannissyan appointed Armenia’s Defense Minister’s spokesman

Artsrun Hovhannissyan is author of tens of scientific articles and monographs. He was born in 1980. He is married, has two daughters...

10:04 • 02.07.12

Timbuktu shrine destruction a 'war crime': ICC

The hardline Islamists who seized control of Timbuktu along with the rest of northern Mali three months ago, consider the shrines to be idolatrous and have wrecked seven tombs in two days...

09:48 • 02.07.12

Denmark passes EU presidency torch to Cyprus

Cyprus, which joined the EU in May 2004, not only assumes the presidency for the first time in its history, it is also a small sized country with a small sized public service, facing ...

09:39 • 02.07.12

Spain forest fires force 3,000 out of homes

"Tens of thousands of hectares" had been burned, authorities said, while the Spanish press gave the figure as between 30 000 and 45 000 hectares ...

09:13 • 02.07.12

Iran threatens to wipe Israel off the ‘face of earth’

The European sanctions, including a ban on imports of Iranian oil by EU states and measures that make it difficult for other countries to trade with Iran, were enacted earlier this year but ...

08:50 • 02.07.12

Apple 'settles China iPad trademark dispute for $60m'

"The iPad dispute resolution is ended," the Guangdong High People's Court said in a statement...

08:40 • 02.07.12

Mexico's Enrique Pena Nieto 'wins' presidential poll

A win for the 45-year-old former state governor would see the return to power of the PRI, the party that ran Mexico for more than seven decades...

08:28 • 02.07.12

Spain wins Euro 2012, beating Italy 4-0 (video)

Vicente del Bosque's team became the first side to successfully defend a European Championship title, as well as the first to win three consecutive major tournaments after their triumphs at Euro 2008.