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06/09/2011 14:37

Texas Governor skips campaign forum to focus on fires

Perry urged Texans to exercise extreme caution as the fires burned across the state and killed two people.

06/09/2011 14:30

Arsen Galstyan newly appointed head of traffic police

The chief of police Alik Sargsyan signed a decree appointing commander of OMON (Special Purpose Police Unit) Arsen Galstyan as head of traffic police.

06/09/2011 14:07

Seyran Ohanyan travels to Poland

A delegation led by Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan has left for an official visit to Poland on September 6.

06/09/2011 13:07

750,000 people at risk of death in Somalia as famine spreads

The UN says tens of thousands of people have died after what is said to be East Africa's worst drought for 60 years.

06/09/2011 12:55

Ucom, Netsys companies merge

Since today two Armenian Internet companies UCom and Netsys will merge and continue their activities together.

06/09/2011 12:47

11 killed in Pakistan bus crash

11 bus passengers, including four women, lost their lives as the tie rod of their vehicle broke down at Kehnsar village, near Umerkot, Pakistan.

06/09/2011 12:10

Italians stage a general strike

The main opposition party, Democratic Party, has announced its support for the strike.

06/09/2011 11:57

Aravot: there are more important sites than Wikileaks

Wikileaks is just a site, a news agency, and among the latter there are more authoritative ones, BBC for instance or Guardian.

06/09/2011 11:38

Hurricane Katia gets stronger

By late Monday morning, Katia's maximum sustained winds had increased to 110 mph (177 kph).

06/09/2011 11:29

Hraparak: Arsen Galstyan to take place of Margar Ohanyan

"The chief of police thinks that a person who has passed through war will be able to establish order in the traffic police sector."

06/09/2011 10:57

Iran offers 'full' IAEA supervision if sanctions lifted

Iran has offered to grant the UN nuclear watchdog "full supervision" of its atomic programme for five years if sanctions are lifted.

06/09/2011 10:53

Red Cross was granted with access to the Syrian prisoners

International Committee of the Red Cross says its delegates, for the first time, have been allowed to visit people detained by the Syrian authorities.

06/09/2011 10:41

Gaddafi may join Libyan army convoy

A large convoy of Libyan armored vehicles escorted by the Nigerian military arrived in the northern Niger desert town of Agadez late on Monday.

06/09/2011 10:27

Hostage situation near Sydney court

A man with a suspicious backpack - possibly a bomb - is holding a child at a courthouse in a suburb of Sydney in Australia.

05/09/2011 18:09

Elina Danielian to participate in Women's Grand Prix

GM Elina Danielian will participate in the 2nd tournament of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix to be held in Shenzhen, China from September 7 to 19, 2011.

05/09/2011 17:49

1000 potential Islamist terrorists live in Germany

Around 1,000 potential Islamist terrorists live in Germany, 128 of whom could be classed as capable of carrying out attacks.

05/09/2011 17:31

Aliyev, Philippe Lefort discuss Karabakh issue

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received delegation headed by EUSR Ambassador Philippe Lefort.

05/09/2011 16:43

MTS Connect 256

Now for the same AMD 3500 monthly fee VivaCell-MTS provides twice as fast unlimited Internet of 256 Kbps instead of the 128 Kbps before.

05/09/2011 16:33

Egypt destroys tunnels on Gaza Strip

The Egyptian government has begun sealing a series of smugglers’ tunnels between its border and the Gaza Strip.

05/09/2011 15:57

Serzh Sargsyan awards rescuers

The President attended a solemn parade to mark the 20th anniversary of creation of emergency prevention and response system and Rescuers’ Day.