http://www.panorama.am/ Armenian news and information portal. en-us editor@panorama.am webmaster@panorama.am PHP RSS Feed Generator Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan met with members of the Armenian National Assembly's Standing Committee on Foreign Relations headed by chairman Artak Zhakaryan. Issues related to cooperation between the parliaments of ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/20/bako-sahakyan-meeting/ In the world Mon, 20 May 2013 10:04:00 GMT+4 In the world Cricket hero Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf party won a revote in an upmarket constituency of Karachi on Sunday, unofficial results showed, a day after gunmen killed a party leader, setting ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/20/karachi-revote/ In the world Mon, 20 May 2013 09:11:00 GMT+4 In the world Venezuela's recent designation of an acting head of its diplomatic mission in the United States shows the OPEC nation's desire to restore full diplomatic relations, the foreign minister said in ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/20/venezuela-us/ In the world Mon, 20 May 2013 09:05:00 GMT+4 In the world Two FBI special agents were killed Friday during a training exercise off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia, the bureau said in a statement released Sunday, according to CNN.  Special Agent ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/20/fbi-agents-killed/ In the world Mon, 20 May 2013 09:04:00 GMT+4 In the world Two men who the Iranian government said worked as spies for Israel and the United States were hanged Sunday morning, CNN reported, citing Iranian state news outlet Press TV. The men ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/20/iran-hangs-spies/ In the world Mon, 20 May 2013 09:03:00 GMT+4 In the world China says it has called on North Korea to secure the release of a fishing boat and its crew seized earlier this month, BBC reported.  Owner Yu Xuejun said the vessel ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/20/china-north-korea/ In the world Mon, 20 May 2013 09:02:00 GMT+4 In the world Fighting has raged in Syria's town of Qusair after government troops launched a major operation to seize the strategic rebel stronghold, BBC reported. State media said the army restored security and ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/20/syria-qusair-battle/ In the world Mon, 20 May 2013 09:01:00 GMT+4 In the world Its claimed Manchester City star Carlos Tevez has turned down Monaco and his agent is in Italy for talks with Juventus, Football Italia reported. The Argentine seems set to leave the ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/18/teves/ In the world Sat, 18 May 2013 15:19:00 GMT+4 In the world Cristiano Ronaldo is at the centre of a bidding war after it emerged the Manchester United target is wanted by Chelsea, the Daily Mail reported.  The £80million Real Madrid forward, who ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/18/mourinho-chelsea/ In the world Sat, 18 May 2013 14:26:00 GMT+4 In the world France spelled out Friday that it would oppose a peace conference for Syria if Bashar Assads regional ally Iran is invited, clouding the prospect for a U.S.-Russian initiative to end ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/18/france-sirya/ In the world Sat, 18 May 2013 14:01:00 GMT+4 In the world AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli has insisted he is happy to have put his time at Manchester City behind him, Sky Sports reported. The Italian created numerous headlines during his tempestuous ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/18/balotelli/ In the world Sat, 18 May 2013 11:45:00 GMT+4 In the world As Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan continues his visit to Washington the leaders of the Greek and Armenian American communities have joined together in formally calling upon the White House ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/18/turkey-trade-deal-restriction/ In the world Sat, 18 May 2013 09:30:00 GMT+4 In the world One person died and dozens were wounded during clashes between Muslims and Christians late Friday night outside a Coptic church in Egypt's second city, state newspaper al-Ahram reported, according to ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/18/egypt-clashes/ In the world Sat, 18 May 2013 09:17:00 GMT+4 In the world Two bombs exploded outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba as worshippers left Friday prayers, killing at least 43 people in one of the deadliest attacks ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/18/iraq-blasts/ In the world Sat, 18 May 2013 09:16:00 GMT+4 In the world The number of Syrian civilians who have fled their country to escape the civil war has passed 1.5 million, the U.N. refugee agency said Friday, according to CNN.  The Syrian conflict ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/18/un-syria/ In the world Sat, 18 May 2013 09:15:00 GMT+4 In the world A man was arrested Friday at the Cannes Film Festival after firing a gun loaded with blanks during a live television interview, sending an Oscar-winning actor running for cover, CNN ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/18/cannes-festival-chaos/ In the world Sat, 18 May 2013 09:14:00 GMT+4 In the world About 60 people have been injured, five critically, after a head-on, rush-hour collision between two commuter trains near New York City, BBC reported, citing officials.  Some 250 people were on the ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/18/us-train-crash/ In the world Sat, 18 May 2013 09:13:00 GMT+4 In the world Afghan MPs are to debate a law to prevent violence against women, amid a fierce argument between leading Afghan women over tactics, according to BBC.  A law banning violence against ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/18/afghanistan-women-rights/ In the world Sat, 18 May 2013 09:10:00 GMT+4 In the world A constitutional body in Iran has ruled that women cannot run in presidential elections scheduled for 14 June, BBC reported.  Mohammad Yazdi, a clerical member of the Guardian Council, said the ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/17/iran-women-candidates/ In the world Fri, 17 May 2013 18:13:00 GMT+4 In the world Up to 700 Europeans are fighting the Assad regime in Syria mainly as militant Islamists, the German government has said, warning that the militants could return as homegrown terrorists and ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/17/european-jihadists-syria/ In the world Fri, 17 May 2013 16:57:00 GMT+4 In the world AC Milan president Silvio Berlusconi has claimed that coach Massimiliano Allegri will join Roma in the summer, although mainstream media in Italy are split on whether the controversial 76-year-old was ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/17/berlusconi/ In the world Fri, 17 May 2013 11:11:00 GMT+4 In the world A school bus carrying severely disabled students home from a trip to the zoo rolled over Thursday on a highway near Indianapolis, injuring a dozen people, including five children, state ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/17/accident-usa/ In the world Fri, 17 May 2013 09:15:00 GMT+4 In the world Two brothers with a history of drug arrests and suspected ties to a neighborhood gang each face 20 counts of attempted second-degree murder in a shooting spree that brought a ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/17/new-orleans-suspects-arrested/ In the world Fri, 17 May 2013 09:09:00 GMT+4 In the world Alaskans and air travelers remained on alert Thursday due to the rumblings of a more than 8,000-foot volcano emitting a continuous ash, steam and gas cloud that already extends up ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/17/alaska-volcano/ In the world Fri, 17 May 2013 09:08:00 GMT+4 In the world The leaders of Turkey and the United States are huddling in Washington on Thursday over how to handle the Syrian civil war, the raging conflict that has left an estimated ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/17/obama-erdogan-syria/ In the world Fri, 17 May 2013 09:07:00 GMT+4 In the world The US has condemned recent remarks by Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto justifying Japan's war-time use of sex slaves as outrageous and offensive, BBC reported.   A US state department spokesman said ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/17/us-japan-remarks/ In the world Fri, 17 May 2013 09:06:00 GMT+4 In the world Nigeria's army has begun operations against militant Islamists in the north-east, BBC reported, citing military officials.  They say troops raided parts of a game reserve in Borno state where the Boko ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/17/nigeria-boko-haram-raids/ In the world Fri, 17 May 2013 09:04:00 GMT+4 In the world Paris Saint-Germain is already prepared to through everything at Cristiano Ronaldo to get him to the French capital, sports.terra.com reported, citing L'Equipe. The Portuguese striker's renovation with Real Madrid is still ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/16/ronaldo/ In the world Thu, 16 May 2013 18:58:00 GMT+4 In the world Leo Messi says Tito Vilanova's absence through illness affected Barcelona's campaign this term, but he is happy it has ended on a winning note, ESPN FC reported.  Barca recovered quickly from ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/16/messi/ In the world Thu, 16 May 2013 18:07:00 GMT+4 In the world The U.N. General Assembly condemned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces and praised the opposition on Wednesday, but a decline in support for the resolution suggested growing unease about extremism among ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/16/un-syria/ In the world Thu, 16 May 2013 09:28:00 GMT+4 In the world Part of a shoe factory in Cambodia collapsed while several dozen workers were inside the building early Thursday, and police say two bodies have been pulled out of the ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/16/cambodia/ In the world Thu, 16 May 2013 09:25:00 GMT+4 In the world Four people were arrested Wednesday in connection with blasts in a southern Turkish town that killed about 50 people, CNN reported, citing the semi-official Anadolu news agency. The arrests were tied ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/16/turkey-blasts-arrests/ In the world Thu, 16 May 2013 09:22:00 GMT+4 In the world Several people were killed and more than 100 others injured Wednesday night when a possible tornado cut a wide swath through north Texas, CNN reported, citing officials.  Kathy Jividen, a spokeswoman ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/16/texas-tornado/ In the world Thu, 16 May 2013 09:21:00 GMT+4 In the world At least 34 people have been killed in series of bomb attacks across Iraq, several of which targeted mainly Shia districts of Baghdad, BBC reported, citing officials. Eleven blasts in the ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/16/iraq-attacks/ In the world Thu, 16 May 2013 09:18:00 GMT+4 In the world The head of the US tax agency has quit after it emerged his staff singled out conservative groups for extra scrutiny, President Barack Obama has announced, according to BBC.  Treasury Secretary ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/16/us-tax-chief-resigns/ In the world Thu, 16 May 2013 09:16:00 GMT+4 In the world The U.S. Ambassador to Russia has been summoned by the Russian foreign ministry in connection with an alleged spy detention in Moscow, according to GlobalPost.  Michael McFaul entered the ministry's building ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/15/gazeta-ru/ In the world Wed, 15 May 2013 18:58:00 GMT+4 In the world Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari also overlooked Alexandre Pato and Chelsea's Ramires for the World Cup warm-up tournament that Brazil will host, AP reports.  The team does include Santos' Neymar, Chelsea's ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/15/ronaldinyo/ In the world Wed, 15 May 2013 18:29:00 GMT+4 In the world Manchester United hope the presence of Robin van Persie at Old Trafford can convince Cesc Fabregas to return to the Premier League, standard.co.uk reported. Fabregas joined Barcelona from Arsenal two years ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/15/van-persey-fabregas/ In the world Wed, 15 May 2013 15:07:00 GMT+4 In the world Rescuers have found two bodies and have evacuated three of more than 30 miners who have been trapped for a day after a tunnel caved in at a giant U.S.-owned ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/15/indonesia-mine-collapse/ In the world Wed, 15 May 2013 09:14:00 GMT+4 In the world Increasingly tough financial sanctions, an arms embargo and other international restrictions on trade with North Korea have significantly delayed expansion of Pyongyang's illicit nuclear arms program, according to a confidential ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/15/north-korea-atom-bomb/ In the world Wed, 15 May 2013 09:12:00 GMT+4 In the world The U.N. General Assembly is set to vote on Wednesday on a draft resolution that condemns Syrian authorities and accepts the opposition Syrian National Coalition as party to a potential ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/15/un-syria-resolution/ In the world Wed, 15 May 2013 09:11:00 GMT+4 In the world Wigs, dark glasses, a compass and a large bundle of foreign cash -- it's the stuff of any Cold War-era spy novel. That's the spy arsenal Russia's counterintelligence agency says it ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/15/us-spy-russia/ In the world Wed, 15 May 2013 09:10:00 GMT+4 In the world Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in three states after a series of deadly attacks by Islamist militant groups, BBC reported. The military will take all necessary ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/15/nigeria-emergency/ In the world Wed, 15 May 2013 09:09:00 GMT+4 In the world The authorities in Brazil have ruled that marriage licences should not be denied to same-sex couples, BBC reported.  The council that oversees the country's judiciary said it was wrong for some ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/15/brazil-gay-marriage/ In the world Wed, 15 May 2013 09:08:00 GMT+4 In the world A video which appears to show a Syrian rebel taking a bite from the heart of a dead soldier has been widely condemned, BBC reported.  US-based Human Rights Watch identified the ... http://www.panorama.am/en/world/2013/05/14/syria-hanibalism/ In the world Tue, 14 May 2013 18:44:00 GMT+4 In the world