Turkish Cypriot leader seeks EU presidency as unified Cyprus by 2012

July 6, 2011 - 14:00 AMT  00:21 GMT
Derviş Eroğlu: we expect the UN chief to propose an action plan for more a comprehensive and intensified schedule of talks.
Sociologist: Prosperous Armenia would benefit from snap elections

Sociologist: Prosperous Armenia would benefit from snap elections

July 6, 2011 - 13:58 AMT  00:21 GMT
Polls show ANC leader Levon Ter-Petrossian to be second as a potential President, and sixth as potential Prime Minister.
Skype’s new Mac update has new features

Skype’s new Mac update has new features

July 6, 2011 - 13:47 AMT  00:21 GMT
With Skype 5.2 for Mac, if users are on a video call and wish to switch to another program, they can still see the person they’re talking to.

Turkey lifts ban on using headscarved photos in university enrollment process

July 6, 2011 - 13:41 AMT  00:21 GMT
The removed sentence read "the photo should be a maximum six months old, taken face forward with head uncovered.”

Armenian writer’s fiction book wins ForeWord Reviews’ Book of the Year Award

July 6, 2011 - 12:41 AMT  00:21 GMT
Armenian-born writer Armen Melikian’s Journey to Virginland: Epistle I became one of the 4 winners in Fiction - Literary category.
Android and web users of Foursquare enjoy new notification tray

Android and web users of Foursquare enjoy new notification tray

July 6, 2011 - 11:59 AMT  00:21 GMT
The tray notifies users when a friend comments on one of their check-ins, when there are new comments or photos, etc.

Davutoğlu: Turkey and U.S. remain strong allies, friends

July 6, 2011 - 11:43 AMT  00:21 GMT
“The area that relations covers is important not only for the U.S. and Turkey but also for other regions,” Turkish Minister said.
Ohanyan to participate in CIS Defense Ministers Council meeting

Ohanyan to participate in CIS Defense Ministers Council meeting

July 6, 2011 - 11:28 AMT  00:21 GMT
Armenian Defense Minister will meet with his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts Anatoly Serdyukov and Mikhail Yezhel.

Georgian Patriarch negative about law on religious confessions legal status

July 6, 2011 - 11:15 AMT  00:21 GMT
Ilia II calls to hold up the procedures of passing the law in the Georgian Parliament and carry out public debates on this issue.
Artsakh preparing to celebrate 20th anniversary of declaration

Artsakh preparing to celebrate 20th anniversary of declaration

July 6, 2011 - 11:13 AMT  00:21 GMT
The President instructed the commission to take all the necessary measures for organizing and holding the stipulated events.
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