  St. Cross Lebanon-based Armenian church desecrated September 14, 2012 - 20:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An act of vandalism was committed in St. Cross Armenian church in Lebanese city of Zalka. The desecrators demolished the statue of St. Rita, some icons and looted the secretariat, L'Orient-Le Jour said. The church’s priest, who first discovered the demolished relics, called the police. He doesn’t rule out that the desecration is lined with Pope Benedict’s visit to Lebanon. The priest also cited a possibility of an Islamist group attack, since the incident occurred on the eve of a Christian festival. Partner news  Top stories The military academy will be named after legendary commanders of Armenian origin Alexander Suvorov and Valerian Mandatov. French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Jacques Faure said the co-chairs are not planning a visit to Nagorno Karabakh. Last month, renowned Turkish pianist Fazıl Say was also handed a suspended 10-month prison sentence for blasphemy. Recent Azeri “examination” concerns a world-famed soprano Montserrat Caballe who’ll perform and give master classes in Yerevan on June 9.   Partner news |  Latest news Obama nominates Victoria Nuland for assistant secretary of state  Nuland, a career foreign service officer who was until recently State's top spokesperson, was expected to be nominated the post.Huge quake hits Russia's Far East off Kamchatka Peninsula The epicenter of the quake was located 244 miles west north west of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy at a depth of 385 miles.Microsoft updating YouTube app to comply with Google demands Windows Phone users who've already downloaded the Microsoft YouTube app will lose the video download functionality.Microsoft rolls out 2 new mice for Windows 8 PC users The Sculpt Comfort Mouse and Sculpt Mobile Mouse feature additional functions to make non-tablet usage of Windows 8 easier. |
