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New York World Trade Center partly shut down after crane accident
  • World News
  • 2012-02-17 11:56:35

A crane dropped off its load from about 40 stories of the World Trade Center site when lifting some steel beams Thursday morning, crushing a flatbed truck. No one

USA State Secretary to discuss Armenian-Turkish relations during the visit to Turkey
  • World News
  • 2011-07-15 12:16:04

USA State Secretary Hillary Clinton will discuss Armenian-Turkish relations during the visit to Turkey. According to the official website of the USA State Department this was mentioned about at

Obama: "We can't pay pensions in August"
  • World News
  • 2011-07-13 11:02:25

The US President Barack Obama has said that pensions may not be paid in the US in August unless the Whtie House and Congress reach agreement on raising the

The half-brother of Afghan President was killed
  • World News
  • 2011-07-12 13:41:57

The half-brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai was shot dead at his home in Kandahar on Tuesday, Agence France-Presse reports. According to BBC there is also information that

An earthquake in Turkey
  • World News
  • 2011-07-12 12:06:23

As CNN Turk channel reports, a 4.7-magnitude earthquake shook Bilecik, in the Marmara region of Turkey. Many people panicked and ran out of their buildings into the streets. Patients

A new country on the world map: Southern Sudan celebrates independence
  • World News
  • 2011-07-09 08:56:38

On July 9, a new country will come into existence in Africa. Southern Sudan, rich in oil reserves, is declaring its independence. But an ongoing conflict with the north

Former US first lady Betty Ford dies at the age of 93
  • World News
  • 2011-07-09 08:26:23

Betty Ford, the widow of late President Gerald Ford and a co-founder of an eponymous addiction center in California, has died at the age of 93, according to the

Communist Party of China celebrates its 90th anniversary
  • World News
  • 2011-07-07 09:20:39

On Friday, the Communist Party of China celebrates its 90th anniversary. According to the Financial Times the event was full of propaganda campaigns and revolutionary waves. “Without the Communist

“Rossiskaya Gazeta” publishes a list of famous terrorists
  • World News
  • 2011-07-06 09:12:44

Today “Rossiskayan Gazeta” published the list of those men and organizations which deal with terrorism and extreme actions. The list consists of two parts and gives names of nearly

Venezuela celebrates the 200th anniversary of its independence
  • World News
  • 2011-07-06 00:02:44

Venezuela is marking the 200th anniversary of its independence from Spain, with President Hugo Chavez back from cancer surgery in Cuba. A military-civilian parade has been held in Caracas

Gaddafi is ready to step down in exchange for security guarantees
  • World News
  • 2011-07-05 10:30:17

Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi is ready to step down in exchange for a security guarantee, and the NATO is ready to support him, reports the newspaper “Kommersant”. “In order

Japan Reconstruction Minister Ryu Matsumoto quits
  • World News
  • 2011-07-05 10:16:11

Japan's Minister for Reconstruction Ryu Matsumoto has announced his resignation after just a week in the job. He had been widely criticized for making insensitive remarks to governors of

Hugo Chavez returns to Caracas
  • World News
  • 2011-07-05 09:59:43

President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela has addressed cheering supporters from the balcony of the presidential palace in Caracas following his return from Cuba. Mr Chavez spent more than three weeks

Mexican prisoner tries to escape in suitcase
  • World News
  • 2011-07-05 09:28:57

A woman was caught trying to sneak her common-law husband out of a Mexican prison in a suitcase following a conjugal visit. A spokesman for police in the Caribbean state

Christine Lagarde to start at IMF
  • World News
  • 2011-07-05 09:21:47

According to BBC, 55-years-old Christine Lagarde, France's former finance minister, takes over as head of the International Monetary Fund. The post became vacant after the resignation of Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Azerbaijani border guard is killed on Azerbaijan-Iran border
  • World News
  • 2011-07-05 09:19:38

An officer of the Azerbaijani Border Service was killed in an armed incident on the Azerbaijani-Iranian border. Iran's Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs, Ali Abdollahi, said in an interview

The UNO turns to Hezbollah for help
  • World News
  • 2011-07-05 09:08:17

The prosecutor at the U.N.-backed tribunal in The Hague seeking the killers of Lebanon's former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri asked Hezbollah's leader on Monday to assist his investigation. Hezbollah leader

Obama beats Palin
  • World News
  • 2011-06-29 10:30:13

A new poll shows Barrack Obama would beat Sarah Palin in Alaska if the presidential election was today. The poll found 34 percent of people want Obama to

The Armenian public figure is elected as the head of the Youth Union of CIS
countries
  • World News
  • 2011-06-28 12:29:23

The conference of the Youth Union of CIS took place in Moscow and the head of the organization was elected the director of Pan-Armenian International Youth Center Andranik Nikoghosyan.

A former vice president in Citigroup was charged with extortion
  • World News
  • 2011-06-28 11:31:41

Gary Foster, a former vice president of Citigroup’s treasury finance department, was charged with embezzling more than $19 million. Foster was arrested at New York’s John F. Kennedy International

It snows in Brazil
  • World News
  • 2011-06-28 09:30:00

It has snowed in Brazil much to the surprise of local residents and weather forecasters. Subzero temperatures and icy rain have turned the streets of the Santa Catarina state into

11 people were killed in clashes between the army forces and Al Qaeda militants in Yemen
  • World News
  • 2011-06-27 07:24:19

On Sunday at least 11 people were killed in clashes between the army forces and Al Qaeda militants in Yemen’s port city of Aden. Three soldiers, six Al Qaeda

SE Ukraine wants an open process by the “gas” case Tymoshenko
  • World News
  • 2011-06-24 07:18:00

Today, on June 24, Court in Kiev will begin a preliminary review of the criminal case with respect to gas contracts in 2009 against ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko. Tymoshenko called

Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi described Nato as "criminal" and "barbarian”
  • World News
  • 2011-06-23 10:03:06

Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi has accused Nato states of murder, two days after members of the family of a close aide were killed in an air strike. Gaddafi

The former French Minister Georges Tron denies the accusations of assaulting women
  • World News
  • 2011-06-23 07:48:00

Georges Tron accused of assaulting women working for him at the Draveil town hall. The crimes are punishable by up to 20 years in prison. Two women have filed complaints

Picasso’s Portraits of Three Lovers were sold for record prices
  • World News
  • 2011-06-22 09:44:36

Pablo Picasso’s portraits of three different lovers became the most expensive work last night in London. "Jeane fille endormie" by Pablo Picasso, depicting the artist's mistress, Marie-Therese Walter, was

Google reaches 1 billion users
  • World News
  • 2011-06-22 09:35:23

Google and the various websites including YouTube and Gmail were used by more than a billion people for the first time in May. This was up approximately 15 per

The friend of Armenians Henri Saby died
  • World News
  • 2011-06-21 12:03:00

Advocate of the Armenian Genocide Henri Saby died on June 16 in Toulouse. Being a member of the European Parliament, he was an architect of the resolution on the

“Lady Blunt” Stradivarius violin sold for $15.9 million
  • World News
  • 2011-06-21 11:20:02

A violin made in 1721 by Antonio Stradivari sold online for .9 million to help victims of Japan's March 11 earthquake, more than four times the previous auction record. The

44 people died in an air crash of a TU-134 passenger aircraft in Karelia
  • World News
  • 2011-06-21 11:03:56

44 people died, while 7 others were injured in an air crash in Karelia. The Tu-134 plane, belonging to the RusAir airline, had taken off from Moscow and was

Michelle Obama to visit Africa
  • World News
  • 2011-06-21 08:44:00

First Lady Michelle Obama embarks today on a weeklong trip to Africa to spread goodwill. The aim of the visit, which will take her to South Africa and Botswana, is

Three explosions in Chechnya
  • World News
  • 2011-06-20 12:58:21

As a result of three explosions in Chechnya killed one soldier, contractor Internal Forces of Russia.Five more soldiers were wounded.The first explosion occurred near the village of Roshni-Chu in

Former Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali denies all charges against him
  • World News
  • 2011-06-20 09:30:19

Former Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the first leader toppled in the Arab Spring uprisings, has denied all charges against him on the eve of his trial

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake has struck South of Panama
  • World News
  • 2011-06-20 09:18:45

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake has struck just South of Panama at a depth of 19 km (11.2 miles) yesterday. According to the "Ria Novosti" the epicenter was 135 km (83

Protests called against Morocco reform plan
  • World News
  • 2011-06-20 09:15:24

Morocco's youth-based February 20 Movement has called for nationwide protests against constitutional changes proposed by King Mohammed VI. The king outlined curbs to his wide political powers in an address

Georgios Papandreou offers to form the government of national unity
  • World News
  • 2011-06-16 14:32:27

Today the Greek Prime Minister Georgios Papandreou is going to announce the new staff of the government and to raise the issue of confidence towards the government among deputies. Yesterday

The elections of Kazakhstan Senate will take place on August 19
  • World News
  • 2011-06-15 11:20:07

The President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, signed a decree on the elections of deputies of Senate, held on August 19. According to the election law, the nomination of candidate

Bill Clinton’s former press secretary will become the vice president of Facebook
  • World News
  • 2011-06-15 11:11:23

Bill Clinton’s former press secretary Joe Lockhart will become the vice president of Facebook. Lockhart will manage the company’s Corporate, Policy and International Communications teams, according to a Facebook spokesperson.

Obama breaks the law
  • World News
  • 2011-06-15 11:03:51

The Speaker of the House of Representatives of the USA Congress John Beyner demanded Obama to explain USA participation in the Libyan operation. Beyner said that the Obama

31 people were killed in Misrata
  • World News
  • 2011-06-11 07:35:00

Libyan government forces have pounded the outskirts of the rebel-held city of Misrata, killing at 31 people. The doctor at Hikma Hospital, who would only give his first name,

Twenty pilgrims were killed when a truck ploughed into them
  • World News
  • 2011-06-09 09:32:00

Twenty pilgrims were killed early Thursday near a Gujarat town when a truck ploughed into them while they were sleeping by the wayside, police said. The pilgrims were on their

Hurricane Adrian endangerds the life of 2 million people
  • World News
  • 2011-06-09 09:05:00

Hurricane Adrian churned across the Pacific ocean. Tropical Storm Adrian was about 285 miles southwest of the Mexican resort town of Acapulco, with maximum winds increasing to 70

77 people were hospitalized after lightning strike in the USA
  • World News
  • 2011-06-09 07:45:00

In Mississippi State, USA a lightning strike on the territory of the Shelby army camp and 77 people taken to hospital. As the Associated Press reported, that lightning did

Forest fires in Siberia
  • World News
  • 2011-06-08 09:09:00

The area affected by wildfires raging in Siberia has expanded from 7,494 hectares to 38,664 hectares. This is reported Ministry reported on Sunday. "There are 137 hotbeds of wildfires on

Obama awards Merkel the Medal of Freedom
  • World News
  • 2011-06-08 09:07:00

At tonight’s State Dinner in the Rose Garden, President Obama presented German Chancellor Angela Merkel with the Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award the president may bestow. This

The former Interior Minister of Macedonia Ljube Boskovski was arrested
  • World News
  • 2011-06-07 10:21:00

The former Inteior Minister of Macedonia, the leader of the political party United for Macedonia Ljube Boskovski has been arrested on Monday At the time of the arrest

More than 600 items of Michael Jackson and other pop-stars are put to action
  • World News
  • 2011-06-07 10:20:00

Over 600 items representing the biggest names in rock-n-roll, Motown, jazz, country, pop and other genres are represented and include such legendary greats as Michael Jackson, The Beatles, Janis

USA again bombed Pakistan. 12 dead personds
  • World News
  • 2011-06-06 12:41:54

At least 12 people have died on Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Accorging to BBC agency, planes fell on buildings and spirital school of the city of Van. According to some information some

Vladimir Putin is accused of violating the state border of Georgia
  • World News
  • 2011-06-04 18:19:56

Foreign Ministry of Georgia accused Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin of violating the state border of Georgia. As INTERFAX.RU reports, it is said in Georgian Foreign Ministry statement that