15:52 28/01/2012 » Sport

Hrant Melkumyan becomes Chess960 champion

GM Hrant Melkumyan became Armenian Chess960 (Fischer Random Chess) champion of 2012. Melkumyan scored 6 points out of 7 at the Second Armenian Chess960 Championship held in Yerevan. GMs Zaven Andriasian and Levon Babujian took second and third places, with 5 and 4 points, respectively. The prizes were set up by IA Ashot Vardapetyan, according to armchess.am.  

15:36 28/01/2012 » Politics

NKR Defense Army refrains from responding to enemy’s provocative actions

The Azerbaijani army violated ceasefire regime at the line of contact between Karabakh and Azerbaijani troops around 150 times on January 22-28, firing more than 500 shots towards Armenian defensive posts, NKR Defense Army said. Nevertheless, NKR Defense Army’s forces refrained from responding to enemy’s provocative actions and kept defending the military posts confidently, the source said.  

13:41 28/01/2012 » Sport

Henrikh Mkhitaryan flies to Spain with FC Shakhtar

Today, on January 28, FC Shakhtar Donetsk has headed to Spain for their second training camp, shakhtar.com reported. The football club has invited 28 players to the training camp. Armenian football player Henrikh Mkhitaryan has also flown to Spain with them. Shakhtar will also perform at the Copa del Sol football tournament in Spain together with FC Spartak Moscow and FC Anzhi Makhachkala.  

13:31 28/01/2012 » Society

Azerbaijani politician says Iranian ‘Sahar’ TV disturbing for Baku

 The activities of Iranian “Sahar” TV seriously disturb Azerbaijani authorities, Iranian “arannews.ir” quotes Azerbaijani politician Salaheghdin Akbar as saying. Azerbaijani politician mentioned Iranian “Sahar” TV holds propaganda of Islamic ideas among Shias of Southern Caucasus. It’s reported that Azerbaijan asked its Israeli friends to help them to close “Sahari” broadcast in the Republic of Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan ...

13:16 28/01/2012 » Sport

Sergei Movsesian among leaders in Gibraltar Chess Tournament

Sergei Movsesian beat Artur Jussupow in the fourth round of Gibraltar Chess Tournament. Gabriel Sargissian drew with Nino Khurtsidze, and Varuzhan Akobian beat Roberto Molina. Sergei Movsesian has scored 3.5 points out of 4 and is currently seventh. He is among the 11 leaders of the tournament. Varuzhan Akobian is 25th, with 3 points, and Gabriel Sargissian is 46th, with 2.5 points.  

12:56 28/01/2012 » Society

US determined to monitor social media

 The US Federal Bureau of Investigation is reportedly looking for a spy tool for monitoring social media sites including Facebook and Twitter, international media outlets reported. Earlier in the month, the agency published a RFI (request for information) as a part of its search for companies that could help it come up with a new social media monitoring tool for "publicly available" information. "Social media has become a primary source of intelligence because it ...

12:53 28/01/2012 » Society

Rio building collapse death toll hits 15

The death toll in the collapse of three buildings in Rio de Janeiro rose to 15 Friday night as rescuers found two more bodies, CNN reported. Rescue efforts will continue until Sunday but some were beginning to give up hope. It was not immediately clear what caused the collapse of a 20-story building and adjacent 10- and 4-story buildings on Wednesday night. Officials said they were investigating both the possibility of a gas leak and a structural failure.  

12:10 28/01/2012 » Society

Artsakh President visits Yerablur Pantheon

President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan together with President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan visited Yerablur Pantheon today and laid flowers and wreaths at the monuments of Sparapet Vazgen Sargsyan, Zoravar Andranik and those killed in the Nagorno-Karabakh war, Artsakh President’s press office reported.  

12:10 28/01/2012 » Politics

Anti-Russian rallies meet Lavrov in Japan

 During Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s official trip to Japan anti-Russian rallies were held in front of Japan’s Foreign Ministry building, “Interfax” news agency reported. The participants of the rally demanded from Russia to return Kuril Islands. Further information about the number of rally participants is not reported. The foreign ministers of Japan and Russia agreed Saturday to strengthen economic and security cooperation but made no ...

11:58 28/01/2012 » Politics

Free Democrats: We are confident that Armenian Armed Forces will continue to play important role

The Free Democrats party has issued a congratulatory address on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Armenian Army. “We congratulate all defenders of our homeland on the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Armenian Army. The history of establishment of our independent statehood was not easy and the Armenian Army passed a hard and glorious way, from heroic fights for Artsakh to everyday border guarding. We are confident that the Armenian ...

11:39 28/01/2012 » Society

Police chief: I am not afraid to say that our army is the best in the region

I am not afraid to say that our army is the best in the region, Armenian police chief Vladimir Gasparyan told reporters at Yerablur Pantheon. The police chief wished all servicemen personal happiness and greater devotion to their job. According to him, our army’s task is to become more battle-worthy, to modernize the material-technical basis, and to improve the quality of staff.