Australia can pull out troops from Afghanistan earlier than expected

Australia can pull out troops from Afghanistan earlier than expected

April 17, 2012 - 12:52 AMT  08:52 GMT
"We continue to see steady gains in the fight against the Afghan insurgency," Gillard said in a speech in Canberra.
Armenian tennis team takes good start at Fed Cup

Armenian tennis team takes good start at Fed Cup

April 17, 2012 - 12:42 AMT  08:42 GMT
Anna Movsisyan, Ani Amiraghyan and Nune Khachatryan beat Kenya's team in two singles and one double.
Swiss Armenians seek legal proceedings against Turkish minister

Swiss Armenians seek legal proceedings against Turkish minister

April 17, 2012 - 12:18 AMT  08:18 GMT
Andreas Dreisiebner, Co-Chairman of the Switzerland - Armenia Association is indignant over stance of Swiss authorities.
Russian volcano spewing ash to a height of 9500 meters

Russian volcano spewing ash to a height of 9500 meters

April 17, 2012 - 12:13 AMT  08:13 GMT
The official said the column of ashes could be clearly seen from a distance of 40 kilometers spreading to the east.
IMF chief hopes for consensus on $400 billion rise in funds

IMF chief hopes for consensus on $400 billion rise in funds

April 17, 2012 - 11:59 AMT  07:59 GMT
"I am ready to leave the matter open for a few weeks: some countries need a little bit more time for approval," Lagarde said.
Prolonged earthquake hits central Chile

Prolonged earthquake hits central Chile

April 17, 2012 - 11:52 AMT  07:52 GMT
The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake's epicenter was 30 miles northeast of Valparaiso and it had a depth of 15.5 miles.
Areximbank-Gazprombank Group to add ATMs, POS-terminals in 2012

Areximbank-Gazprombank Group to add ATMs, POS-terminals in 2012

April 17, 2012 - 11:47 AMT  07:47 GMT
Plastic cards market is rapidly developing in Armenia due to tough competition among banks, Ruben Khachatryan said.
Sony to launch new networked video recorder

Sony to launch new networked video recorder

April 17, 2012 - 11:43 AMT  07:43 GMT
The device has a 500-gigabyte hard disk drive and will have both digital terrestrial and satellite broadcasting tuners.
Sydney rocked by escalating gun war between gangs

Sydney rocked by escalating gun war between gangs

April 17, 2012 - 11:35 AMT  07:35 GMT
There have been eight shootings across the city in four days and 19 so far this month, mostly in Sydney's west and southwest.
RPA collects citizens’ passports in Ashtarak town - paper

RPA collects citizens’ passports in Ashtarak town - paper

April 17, 2012 - 11:28 AMT  07:28 GMT
Yerkir says RPA boosted its electoral bribe offering AMD15000 now instead of previous AMD5000 per passport.
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