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14/09/2011 12:45

Richard Hamilton dies at the age of 89

Richard Hamilton, a British painter and printmaker who designed the cover of the Beatles’ “White Album,” died on Tuesday at his home near Oxford.

14/09/2011 12:24

U.S. Senate panel approves ambassadors to Armenia, Turkey

John Heffern, Obama’s nominee for the position of U.S. Ambassador to Armenia, was unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

14/09/2011 12:20

K. Karapetyan’s resignation pursued honest purposes

K.Karapetyan was involved in public policy for over 15 years.He is a famous politician and is discreet in his work. Resignation was simply his wish.

14/09/2011 11:47

Pope to be sued by victims who underwent clerical sexual abuses

The international tribunals at The Hague is being asked to investigate top Vatican officials over the global clerical sex abuse scandal.

14/09/2011 11:45

Dmitry Medvedev celebrates 46th birthday

Medvedev, who became president at 42, is one of the world’s five youngest heads of state.

14/09/2011 11:35

Chinese man kills four with axe

A 30-year-old local farmer, who is suspected of being mentally ill, has been detained.

14/09/2011 11:31

Azerbaijani deserters detained

Two soldiers of the Azerbaijani army who had escaped from a military unit on Tuesday were detained in the territory of Tartar region.

14/09/2011 11:09

Venezuela's presidential election to be held on 7 October 2012

Venezuela's presidential election will be held on 7 October 2012, the electoral authorities have announced.

14/09/2011 11:05

Levon Aronian in Armenia

Aronian is going to have a rest and train in the next few weeks in Armenia, preparing for the coming big events.

14/09/2011 10:54

7 killed, 160 hurt in bus-train crash in Argentina

This is the second major accident this year involving trains in Argentina.

14/09/2011 10:48

US Congress: Democrats lose

American businessman, republican Bob Turner defeated State Assemblyman David Weprin 53 percent to 46 percent, with 83 percent of precincts reporting.

14/09/2011 10:29

Former Argentine President acquitted of arms smuggling

Carlos Menem had faced up to eight years in prison if convicted, but two of the three judges on his panel found him not guilty.

13/09/2011 18:50

B. Sahakyan visited filter stations in capital Stepanakert

President Bako Sahakyan visited filter stations N1 and 2 in the capital Stepanakert and got acquainted with the construction activities.

13/09/2011 17:48

Number of Muslims in Spain grows

About half million of the Spanish population is Muslim. According to the non-official data that number makes 2.5 million people.

13/09/2011 17:17

“United Russia” tends to repeat the elections of 2007

The “United Russia” party hopes to get the most of the votes during the upcoming elections at the State Duma.

13/09/2011 16:40

Group round of Champions’ league to launch today

Today will launch the Champions’ League group stage. Henrikh Mkhitaryan is playing is playing with the Donetsk team.

13/09/2011 16:36

Drogba could miss Chelsea vs Manchester United

Drogba has yet to fully recover from the accidental punch he received from the Norwich goalkeeper John Ruddy.

13/09/2011 16:13

New energy strategy till 2012 in Japan

Addressing a special session of Diet in Tokyo on Tuesday, Yoshihiko Noda the new prime minister of Japan pledged new energy strategy "by summer" 2011.

13/09/2011 16:00

Pakistan: 260 victims

More than five million Pakistanis have again been hit by devastating flooding as monsoonal rains inundate some of the areas.

13/09/2011 14:53

US anti-rocket system to be installed in Romania

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi will sign Agreement between the US and Romanian Governments.