11:44 20/03/2010

Yellow sandstorm blew into Beijing streets

  Tons of sand from deserts in China's interior blew into Beijing Saturday, shrouding China's capital in a yellow-orange haze that authorities warned made the air quality "hazardous."   There were few people out on streets where pedestrians could taste the dust. Many of those who had ventured from their homes were wearing facemasks, and some left footprints in the yellow film that had settled on the city's streets.   Beijing 's weather forecasting ...

11:40 20/03/2010

British Airways strike delays flights

Flights to three Scottish airports have been hit by cabin crew strike action at British Airways after talks between BA and the Unite union collapsed.   The three-day walkout began at midnight, with a further four days of action set to commence on 27 March. The dispute has affected a number of flights to and from Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen airports.   Passengers travelling on the affected days have been advised to check details on the British Airways ...

11:24 20/03/2010

Armenian Assembly of Europe calls on condemning Turkey’s intolerance towards other nations

Armenian Assembly of Europe condemned Turkey’s PM Rejep Tayyip Erdogan’s London made statement on expelling 100.000 Armenian who have illegal status in their country. “This fact is another evidence that modern Turkey is governed by xenophobia and intolerance towards Armenians. It’s quite surprising that the statement is made by a country leader whose citizens are spread in different European countries as refuges. It’s even more surprising that a country ...

11:06 20/03/2010

Francophonie Secretary General due to pay visit to Armenia

  Francophonie days have been launched in Armenia which coincide with 40th jubilee of International Organizations of Francophonie. The official opening ceremonies have been launched as Armenian FM Edward Nalbandyan, minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan, Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan and foreign Ambassadors and delegations arrived from francophone countries were hosted in a reception party. Minister Edward Nalbandyan stated that the Secretary General of ...

16:53 19/03/2010

Francophone Days get underway in Armenia

Francophone Days, initiated by the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, officially has got underway in Yerevan today in connection with the 40th anniversary of the International Francophone Organization (l'Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), Armenian FM’s Adviser on Francophone issues, Ambassador Christian Ter-Stepanyan told reporters today. Armenia became OIF member in 2008 and participates in both cultural and educational events conducted by the Organization, ...

12:34 19/03/2010

Thomas cyclone battered Fiji

Tropical Cyclone Tomas battered Fiji's northern islands on the evening of March 15 with gusts of up to 275 km/h and heavy rain. About 6,000 people were evacuated to other areas when the Category 4 storm made landfall on Vanua Levu island in the northern part of Fiji, killing one person. It’s reported about two fatalities as a woman and a man died trying to swim through the river to its opposite shore.   More than 100 evacuation centers were established on the ...

18:55 18/03/2010

Park in memories of the Genocide victims in Armenia

A number of events have been scheduled in connection with the 10th anniversary of the Union of Armenians of Russia, Armenian Diaspora Minister Hranush Hakobyan told reporters before singning an agreement with the Pesident of the Union of Armenians of Russia(UAR) Ara Abrahamyan. UAR President said they have a program of 1500 events, 80-90% of which have been scheduled to be held in Russia, though, Armenia is also due to host large-scale events. “We should organize a ...

15:47 18/03/2010

Armenia and Turkey leaders of “Eurovision 2010” internet poll

Eurovision-2010.com gives opportunity to everybody to vote for the country which is supposed to win. According to preliminary poll results Armenia and Turkey have leading positions. Russian “Yerkramas” reported that it’s possible to visit http://www.eurovision-2010.com/ and vote for the country representative. Currently Turkey received 27% of votes and leads the first horizontal and Armenian representative received 22% of votes ruling second ...

10:45 18/03/2010

Playboy clips played on children’s channels

TV bosses in the US have apologised after preview clips of the Playboy channel were accidentally played out on two children's channels.   A Time Warner Cable (TWC) spokesman said a "technical glitch" was to blame for the mistake, which lasted two hours in parts of North Carolina on Tuesday.   The company was made aware of the error after parents called in to report it. TWC said it had procedures in place to catch errors, but it was not picked up as ...

18:46 17/03/2010

Armenia getting prepared for 100th anniversary of the Genocide

Armenia has established a working group in connection with the 95th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, Armenian PM Tigran Sargsyan said at National Assembly - Government question and answer session. The PM said Armenia is getting prepared for the 100th anniversary of the Genocide. According to him, Armenia is planning to shoot films based on documentary facts, conduct seminars, etc. T. Sargsyan highlighted the preparatory works get more intensified due to the recent ...