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Cops say Whitney Houston found underwater, funeral to be in NJ

Published on Feb 13 2012 // Incidents, Latest News

Whitney Houston Whitney Houston was under water and apparently unconscious when she was found in a Beverly Hills hotel bathtub, police said Monday, as the singer’s family prepared to send her body to her native New Jersey for a funeral. The singer was found Saturday by a member of her personal...

Singer Karine Ohanian to Sign Contract with Famous Record Label

Published on Feb 07 2012 // Entertainment, Latest News

Kariné Belgian-Armenian R&B singer Karine Ohanian is going to sign a contract with one of the world’s leading record labels, she told the NEWS.am reporter. “Currently several record labels are being discussed. I will agree to cooperate with the one which will provide the best terms for...

Armenian mayor to buy famous Armenian poet’s house in Tbilisi

Published on Jan 31 2012 // Latest News, Society

Mayor of Gyumri Vardan Ghukasyan will buy the house of famous Armenian poet Hovhannes Tumanyan, chairman of Armenian Writers’ Union Levon Ananyan told reporters on Tuesday. As he informed he had received a letter from Gyumri’s mayor in which the mayor stated that the Gyukasyan family was ready to...

Super bullet could strike target a mile away

Published on Jan 31 2012 // Innovations, Latest News

A new design for a self-guiding bullet could allow sharpshooters to accurately fire at targets a full mile away. The bullet, which is still in a prototype phase, is the brainchild of Sandia National Laboratories researchers Red Jones and Brian Kast. It is designed with built-in actuators and tiny...

Pavel Durov donates $1 million to Wikipedia

Published on Jan 24 2012 // Business, Latest News

Head of the Russia’s VKontakte social networking website Pavel Durov donated $1 million to the Wikipedia, he said at Digital Life Design (DLD) press conference in Munich on Tuesday. Durov promised to transfer money during his joint speech with the Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales. To note, Wikipedia...

Georgia seek extradition of mafia boss held in Greece

Published on Jan 24 2012 // Latest News, Society

Lasha Shushanashvili Georgia is seeking the extradition of a Georgian mafia boss being held in Greece who is also wanted in Spain and by Interpol, the Foreign Ministry said Monday. “Georgia will demand extradition of (Lasha) Shushanashvili, because he was wanted by Georgian police,” Deputy Foreign...

Closed court hearing of Armenian actress’ “man” starts

Published on Jan 24 2012 // Latest News, Society

YEREVAN. – Armenian capital Yerevan’s Kentron and Nork Marash General Jurisdiction Court started Karen Arayan’s hearing. The session is closed, and, as a source from the court informed, it is likely to be adjourned. As NEWS.am informed earlier, Armenian actress Anzhela Sargsyan’s ex-boyfriend...

Famous Turkish writer to sue his Armenian ex-girlfriend

Published on Jan 24 2012 // Latest News, Society

Karolin Fisekci ANKARA. – Famous Turkish writer, Noble Prize winner Orhan Pamuk warned his Armenian ex-girlfriend Karolin Fisekci through his lawyer to stop talking about him with or without any reason. Pamuk’s lawyer stated that Fisekci is not Pamuk’s girlfriend anymore and warned the woman to...

Armenians Gather Near Embassy To Thank France (Video)

Published on Jan 24 2012 // Latest News, Society

From early morning Armenians are expressing their gratitude for the adoption of the bill criminalizing denial of genocides by putting flowers in front of the French Embassy building, says the NEWS.am correspondent. Young people have gathered near the embassy in center of Yerevan to express their...

Facebook Timeline mandatory rollout: You have 7 days to scour your past

Published on Jan 24 2012 // Innovations, Latest News

Facebook is the virtual home to more than 800 million active users, so any change to how the network operates is a big deal. And nothing could be bigger for the social hotspot than completely revamping everyone’s front-facing profile page, and that is exactly what is happening today. Starting...