World

09:30 • 17.08.12

US denies pressure on Britain in WikiLeaks case

The United States said Thursday it was not involved in an international row over WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange, denying charges it was pressuring Britain to seize him...

 

08:59 • 17.08.12

Julian Assange: Ecuador asylum decision criticised

Ecuador says Mr Assange's human rights might be violated if he is sent to Sweden to be questioned over allegations that he sexually assaulted two female ex-Wikileaks volunteers...

 

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Armenia

Armenian students offered remote access to US nuclear reactor
US Ambassador John Heffern, who attended the event. described the project as part of a bilateral initiative aimed at promoting a cooperation in the energy sector. The ambassador said ...

Iranian gas pipeline offers no alternative, says energy minister
“With Russia dominating the north and Iran supplying gas to Turkey, Armenia could not become a transit country

Region

Karabakh issue discussed in Azerbaijan
The sides focused on the current stage of the negotiatios, and future plans. The delegation included ...

Georgian clergymen charged over disrupting gay parade
Their attempts to interrupt the event on May 17 had left 28 people - including journalists and police officers – injured. An investigation was later launched ...

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…”

Business

Armenia’s central bank launches hotline for villager loans
Those interested in the loan terms and conditions can contact the service on weekdays

Global stocks markets hit after Chinese data and Fed comments
In Asia, the fall was led by Japan's Nikkei index, which closed down 7.3%, having fallen as much as 10%. European markets also reversed recent rises, with London, Frankfurt and Paris opening...

Event

US road bridge collapses into Skagit River, Washington
The four-lane bridge is near Mount Vernon, about half way between the state's main city Seattle and the Canadian city of Vancouver...

Woman in Armenia’s Vanadzor attempts self-immolation
A Vanadzor resident, who preferred to remain unidentified, told our correspondent that the threat of self-immolation was detected after the woman was hospitalized ...

Science/tech

Google acquires kite-power generator
The deal comes as Makani carries out the first fully autonomous flights of robot kites bearing its power-generating propellers. Google has not said how much it paid to acquire Makani ...

Women suffer more mental health problems than men due to stress of juggling many roles, according to study
Stress related to pressure on women to fill many different roles is likely to be a major factor for higher rates of everything from depression to phobias, according to Professor Freeman, a clinical...

Culture

Britain's Tate museum sets $34m record for Constable painting
The painting, dated 1831, of the towering cathedral in the middle distance under an overcast sky shot through with a rainbow had been at risk of being sold abroad ...

Georges Moustaki, composer of Edith Piaf hit song, dies
Moustaki, whose real name was Giuseppe Mustacchi, sang in several languages and penned in the region of 300 songs...

Sports

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...

Andy Murray pulls out of French Open with back injury
Britain's world number two retired in his first match in Rome and has opted against playing on the Paris clay...

Lifestyle

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

Japanese 80-year-old claims Everest record
Yuichiro Miura, who climbed Everest when he was 70 and then again at 75, reached the peak early on Thursday morning, his support team said...