World

20:56 • 22.04.12

Chinese firm suspected in missile-linked sale to North Korea: U.S. official

The Obama administration suspects the Chinese manufacturer sold the chassis - not the entire vehicle - and may have believed it was for civilian purposes...

 

19:20 • 22.04.12

Two journalists among 15 shot and killed in Mexican bar

Gunmen burst into a bar in the northern Mexico city of Chihuahua, killing 15 people...

 

14:10 • 22.04.12

Australia's Speaker steps down amid harassment claims

Peter Slipper is being sued by a former male colleague who says he received explicit text messages and unwanted sexual advances...

 

11:44 • 22.04.12

Russia and China start joint naval drills

The exercise will focus on joint maritime air defense and defense of marine traffic arteries...

 

11:08 • 22.04.12

France votes in first round of presidential poll

There are 10 candidates in all, and if none wins more than 50% of the votes there will be a run-off round on 6 May...

 

10:57 • 22.04.12

18th-century painting of a transvestite sold in New York

Discovered in a Manhattan auction house by art historian Philip Mould, the portrait has now been confirmed to be of Chevalier D'Eon...

 

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Armenia

Russian ambassador hands over credentials
Sargsyan also voiced hope that Volinkin will exert all his efforts toward reinforcement of Armenian-Russian high level political relations and expansion of partnership...

Purposefulness of joining the anti-hail stations of Aragatsotn province to the general system discussed
Gevorgyan wrapped up his visit by conducting a consultation in the Aragatsotn Governor’s office where he discussed the purposefulness of joining the anti-hail stations of the province to the...

Region

Turks face challenge to recognize Genocide
“We do not have only Turks and Kurds residing in this country; we have also Armenians. And we all owe to the 1915 victims. We ought ...

Top EU-Turkey meeting seeks grounds for salvaging ties
“What we expect is to have at least Chapter 22, which is on regional policy and coordination of structural instruments, opened in the near term ...

Press digest

Zhoghovurd: Armavia fails to pay salaries to pilots, engineers and air stewards for seven months
The paper says the remarkable thing though is not that the company has not paid its more significant employees but it has cheated the Republic of Armenia...

Hraparak: Gagik Tsarukyan, Robert Kocharyan discussed PAP status?
Citing its sources from the Prosperous Armenia party, the paper says a serious conversation took place between the PAP leader Gagik Tsarukyan and Armenia’s second president Robert Kocharyan over...

Business

Yahoo joins growing list of Hulu bidders
Sources have said Chernin is bidding $500 million, excluding an additional sum to cover Hulu's debt and programming commitments. But a source close to the bidding told Reuters his offer was ...

Job fair conducted for graduates of Armenia’s State University of Economics
Some fifty employers have presented their vacancies and projects to the graduates who have opportunity to contact with employers directly...

Event

1 killed, 13 injured as bus turns over on Armenia's border highway
The incident was reported to the Ministry of Emergency Situations at 8:42 am local time. The crash occurred after the driver ...

Over 20 killed after India ambush
"The total number of dead now stands at 23. We can also confirm that 32 people are wounded, most of them seriously ...

Science/tech

Nextdoor launches first social network app for neighbors
The launch comes amidst an apparently strong period of growth for the San Francisco-based Nextdoor. In an interview this week, CEO Nirav Tolia said that Nextdoor now has private networks ...

Why developing more brain cells can means we forget the early days of our childhood
Now a pair of scientists believe they have worked out why the phenomenon, christened infantile amnesia by Sigmund Freud, exists – and why we’ll never get those memories back...

Culture

Cambodia genocide film wins Cannes prize
"This selection was ferociously non-sentimental but poetic nonetheless. It was political, highly original, sometimes disturbing, varied, but above all ...

Nagorno Karabakh president attends opening of archaeological exhibition
Karabakh President considered important the carrying out archaeological excavations in Karabakh on a high professional level...

Sports

Borussia Dortmund 1-2 Bayern Munich
Dortmund was the superior side during a captivating yet goalless first half, forcing Manual Neuer into a succession of saves ...

Wayne Rooney: Man Utd confident forward will stay - David Gill
"I'm confident he'll be there next season. He's a great player, it's a great club and the club doesn't want to lose its star players," said Gill...

Lifestyle

Turkmen capital hits Guinness Book of Records
The certificate names Ashgabat as the most white-marble city in the world for its 543 new buildings lined with white marble covering the total area of 4.5 million square meters...

Chinese vase kept in a battered cardboard box sells for £120,000
The man, aged in his 80s, had inherited the 11in moonflask vase from a relative many years ago and thought it was of little value because of the damage it had suffered...