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Monthly Archives: January 2012
January, 2012
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11 January
Armenian MPs Debate Pros and Cons of Majority vs. Proportional Representation Voting System
The majority electoral system is a suitable mechanism for election fraud; the Free Democrats party was always in support of proportional representation... -
11 January
UK Should Tell Vladimir Putin He is Not Welcome at Olympics: MP
"In 1980, Mrs Thatcher had the guts to say no to a formal British endorsement of the Moscow Olympics [following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan],"... -
11 January
Italy: Monti Government Faces First Ethics Scandal, Junior Minister Quits over Free Hotel Stays
Italian media have reported that a businessman under investigation for alleged corruption in a public contracts case paid at least part of the... -
11 January
News of Orhan Pamuk’s Relationship with Turkish-Armenian Artist Comes to Light
News of the Nobel laureate’s two-and-a-half-year relationship with Turkish-Armenian artist Karolin Fişekçi broke out amid rumors of an ongoing affair between... -
11 January
Winter Difficult Time for Yerevan’s Homeless: Shelter’s Full, Says Director
"Even if we have 1,000 spots, it still wouldn't be enough," said no. 1 boarding house director Armen Gyurjyan, who said that the homeless come to... -
11 January
Doomsday Clock Moves One Minute Closer to Midnight
The Doomsday Clock, a symbolic gauge of nuclear danger, climate change and other human-caused disasters, has moved one minute closer to... -
11 January
Turkey President’s Term Should End in 2014: Parliamentary Commission
A parliamentary commission recommended on Tuesday that Turkish President Abdullah Gül's term should expire in 2014, in a move to end confusion... -
11 January
Soviet Armenian Spy Responsible for Thwarting Nazi Operation Dies at 88
Soviet intelligence agent of Armenian origin, Hero of the Soviet Union Gevork Vartanian (Gevorg Vardanyan) died on Jan. 10 in Moscow at... -
11 January
Imprisoned Dink Murder Suspect Says His Life is in Danger
“I have been used by the Turkish Republic, and now they want to eliminate me. My life is in danger and the state will be responsible if anything happens to me... -
11 January
First 3 Names in Republican Party of Armenia Party List Known, Asserts Local Paper
"For anyone more or less familiar with protocol, the tripartite unity of the country's president and prime minister and Yerevan's mayor might've...