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Reagan Foundation threatens legal action over blood vial sale

20:51, May 23, 2012
"Dried blood residue from President Reagan ... can be seen clearly in the vial with a quarter- inch ring of blood residue at the end of the inserted rubber stopper," the listing says.

Stalin’s mother to tell the reader about unknown episodes from her son’s life

19:45, May 23, 2012
At present the English version of the book is only available.

Spanish teachers and students say ‘No’ to cuts

18:00, May 23, 2012
For Education, a proposed three billion euro budget reduction translates into fewer teachers, more students per class, and higher university tuition fees.

“Channel 4” tells about Human Rights violations in Azerbaijan

12:59, May 23, 2012
We were informed that those who struggle for democracy would be under prison after “Eurovision”.

Egyptian women feel excluded, despite the promise of the revolution

13:59, May 22, 2012
“At the time of the revolution, women were needed to fill out the numbers,” said Hoda Badran, head of the Egyptian Feminist Union, which was banned under Mubarak but reinstated last year. “Now, the decision-makers don’t need women, and we’re back to this idea that femininity is inferior and masculinity superior.”

Yemenis condemn al Qaeda suicide blast

12:37, May 22, 2012
“We condemn this heinous crime and we ask the president to rid the country of al Qaeda sabotage,” said one young female demonstrator.

Three climbers die on Mt Everest

20:46, May 21, 2012
Two more climbers are currently missing.

Facebook tumbles below IPO price on second day of trading

17:59, May 21, 2012
Facebook, with more than 900 million users, is trying to attract more marketers to boost sales as competition increases.

Sean Penn in Cannes charity dinner for Haiti

17:38, May 19, 2012
The charity night raised 1.3 million euros.

Hollywood star Will Smith slaps male television reporter who tried to kiss him in Moscow

16:40, May 19, 2012
It was not clear whether reporter Vitalii Sediuk intended to kiss Smith on the cheek or on the lips.

Quebec’s parliament passes tough protest law

16:09, May 19, 2012
The law will shut universities early, fine those who block classes, and restrict the length and location of rallies.

Documentary film on ''Barcelona" football club to be shot

15:57, May 19, 2012
The main process of the shooting will kick off after Euro 2012

Armenian School and Church in Homs were shelled by the rebels

15:33, May 19, 2012
After the events the fighters fled to Hamida and currently Armenian ‘’ Isahakyan’’ school and church after the burglary serve a kind of hospital, hotel for the rebels.

Armenian photographer tells about the wartime life in Sudan by the photo gallery. Photos

15:27, May 19, 2012
Ohanesyan’s photo series published in the Guardian newspaper present the lifestyle of people and the children living in Sudanese Tess Village Mountains.

Nigeria mass wedding for divorcees denounced

15:08, May 19, 2012
Islamic police in the northern city of Kano recently organised the arranged marriage ceremony to fight a stigma that exists in the country of being widowed or divorced.

Two dead, several students injured in Italy high school blast

14:40, May 19, 2012
Officials say at least one of the injured is in a critical condition.The bomb was thought to have gone off as teenagers were going into class.

'Tortured' singer flees Azerbaijan days before Eurovision

14:01, May 19, 2012
Jamal Ali, a 24-year-old rapper, fled his home country on Wednesday, he said in an interview via Skype from Berlin.

French and US presidents united on Europe

12:50, May 19, 2012
François Hollande met US president Barack Obama at the White House ahead of the talks. Obama supports the idea of stimulating growth in Europe, and both men want to see the eurozone remain intact.

UK PM to meet France’s Socialist President

13:38, May 18, 2012
Cameron has expressed hopes that he will find “common ground” with Hollande as the two will meet in Washington ahead of the full-scale discussions on how to tackle the eurozone crisis.

U.S. grants visa to Raul Castro’s daughter but denies visit by Cuban academics

13:26, May 18, 2012
Mariela Castro, 50, an advocate for gay rights and a niece of longtime communist leader Fidel Castro, will be allowed to travel to San Francisco next week for a meeting of the Latin American Studies Association, and she will later visit New York, administration officials and several American scholars confirmed Thursday.

Moody’s cuts ratings on 16 Spanish banks

11:46, May 18, 2012
The lenders included Spain’s three biggest banks: Banco Santander, BBVA, and La Caixa.

Man gets 5 years in Brunswick Medicare fraud case

18:04, May 17, 2012
She also ordered him to serve three years' probation once he's released and to pay nearly $309,000 restitution.

David Cameron defends “make up or break up” euro warning

17:56, May 17, 2012
David Cameron has said that he was right to speculate publicly about the break up of the euro.

Aaron Sorkin to write Steve Jobs biopic

14:31, May 17, 2012
Sony Pictures co-chairman Amy Pascal says Sorkin will make the film about the late Apple founder "everything that Jobs himself was: Captivating, entertaining and polarizing."

Students clash with police over Chile’s education reforms

12:10, May 17, 2012
For more than a year the students have complained at the profit-driven state of higher education in the country.

Montenegrin, three Armenians arrested in Sofia over whack job plotting

10:43, May 16, 2012
Three Armenian nationals were arrested, one of whom is wanted for illegal arms possession and frauds in Armenia.

Member states’ declaration was accepted in CSTO summit

17:13, May 15, 2012
On main issues of international and regional security our approaches are very close.

CSTO leaders’ approaches in the sphere of security coincide

16:55, May 15, 2012
We had very sincere conversation, exchanged opinions on international urgent issues, decided further steps for responding to global and regional threats and challenges.

Azerbaijan: Police violently disperse peaceful rallies ahead of Eurovision

16:11, May 15, 2012
Local activists told Amnesty International that opposition party members were specifically targeted at rallies in Baku’s Sabir Garden area and in front of the city authorities’ offices. Independent video footage from the scene shows police roughing up demonstrators as they are being dragged away.

Journalist found murdered in Mexico

12:43, May 15, 2012
Rene Orta Salgado had formerly been a local newspaper reporter but had left to campaign for opposition presidential candidate Enrique Pena Nieto.

Krikorian pledges 'to be the voice of American Armenians'

15:23, May 14, 2012
Krikorian also pledges “to be the voice of American Armenians and to be the voice of Glendale — to be in touch with you.”

Cosmopolitan and Kim Kardashian team up to end Armenian Genocide dispute

13:12, May 14, 2012
'I guess any attempt to bring resolution to these issues is a good thing, and if you sell magazines in the process, well then everyone wins.',-stated Scrape TV Media analyst Sarah Piper.

Protesters once again filled Madrid’s Puerta del Sol square

11:37, May 14, 2012
However the indignados have called for more demonstrations today and Tuesday, continuing their denouncement of the government’s handling of the economy which has fallen back into recession.

Pro-Azerbaijani resolution thrown down in Lithuanian Seimas

17:29, May 11, 2012
Some Lithuanian MPs voiced the idea on necessity of recognition of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic.

Remembering Damascus car bomb victims

14:05, May 11, 2012
Syrian authorities are blaming foreign-backed terrorism and have called on the UN Security Council to take measures against these countries or groups.

Socialist leader tries to form Greece government

12:23, May 11, 2012
Venizelos was encouraged by Kouvelis all-party coalition idea: “Mr Kouvelis’ proposal closely coincides with ours for the formation of a government of national unity and our proosal for a final and safe move away from the bailout agreement at the latest in three years, with greece in the euro and conditions better for Greeks and not worse.”

Kim Kardashian endorses President Obama for endorsing same-sex marriage

11:10, May 10, 2012
Fortunately, the recent White House correspondents’ dinner attendee shared her thoughts almost immediately on her blog, and tweeted them out, and shared them via a press release.

Putin assigns to consistently continue the work on Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement

18:37, May 08, 2012
Vladimir Putin also assigned to expand cooperation with CIS states in social-economic, humanitarian, law-enforcement and other spheres.

CIA foils an al Qaeda-linked bomb plot

13:23, May 08, 2012
The new device contained no metallic elements and could have passed through airport security but was discovered by intelligence operatives.

Abroad workers in Russia to take exams in Russian Language and History

11:13, May 08, 2012
According to national data migration service each year 13-14 million people come to work In Russia.

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