Today
Archive for: August 1, 2013
 News (33)     Articles     Interviews
List head
1234
Turkish Supreme Military Council starts 4-day meeting

Turkish Supreme Military Council starts 4-day meeting

August 1, 2013 - 13:37 AMT  09:37 GMT
YAŞ meets twice a year, in Aug and in Dec, under the chairmanship of the PM, whose presence used to be symbolic until 2010.
Al Qaeda-linked group kidnap 200 Kurdish civilians

Al Qaeda-linked group kidnap 200 Kurdish civilians

August 1, 2013 - 13:27 AMT  09:27 GMT
An al Qaeda-linked group took around 200 Kurdish civilians after violent clashes with Kurdish fighters in Syria.
Over half of Russians think positive of Snowden: poll

Over half of Russians think positive of Snowden: poll

August 1, 2013 - 11:55 AMT  07:55 GMT
Snowden is wanted by the U.S. for leaking classified data about the U.S. National Security Agency’s surveillance programs.
Sony posts $17.3bn revenue for fiscal Q1 2013

Sony posts $17.3bn revenue for fiscal Q1 2013

August 1, 2013 - 11:42 AMT  07:42 GMT
This led to Sony recording an operating income of 5.9 billion yen for its mobile and PC unit during the first quarter.
Armenia reports 8,5% inflation rate in July

Armenia reports 8,5% inflation rate in July

August 1, 2013 - 11:17 AMT  07:17 GMT
During the reporting period, prices for foodstuff (including alcoholic beverages and cigarettes) increased by 9,9%.
UN chemical weapon inspectors to go to Syria soon

UN chemical weapon inspectors to go to Syria soon

August 1, 2013 - 11:10 AMT  07:10 GMT
The announcement followed an accord reached with the Syrian government when two UN envoys went to Damascus last week.
Levon Aronian retains 2nd place in FIDE rankings

Levon Aronian retains 2nd place in FIDE rankings

August 1, 2013 - 10:45 AMT  06:45 GMT
The list is topped by Norway’s Magnus Carlsen (2862 points). Italy’s Fabiano Caruana is third with 2796 points.
Latest attacks leave 26 dead in Iraq

Latest attacks leave 26 dead in Iraq

August 1, 2013 - 10:22 AMT  06:22 GMT
Attacks on Sunni civilians are rarer but have also been a feature of the surge of bloodletting that has left 3,000 dead since April.
Spanish PM to appear in parliament over corruption scandal

Spanish PM to appear in parliament over corruption scandal

August 1, 2013 - 10:17 AMT  06:17 GMT
Rajoy is to answer questions related to illegal payments from a slush fund run by the PP's former treasurer, Luis Barcenas.
Oil prices pushed up by U.S. economic growth

Oil prices pushed up by U.S. economic growth

August 1, 2013 - 10:02 AMT  06:02 GMT
The oil price was also boosted by better-than-expected U.S. economic growth for the second quarter of 2013.
List head
1234
Home
 Latest news
Viva sees growing demand for cloud services In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud services
Turkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.
Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.
Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.
---