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  • Statins Activate the Immune System Work, Scientists have Found
    Scientists have discovered a previously unknown useful side effect, which is given statins. As it turned out, these drugs are used by millions of people around the world to lower cholesterol, may protect against severe infections like pneumonia, writes The Independent. A study in the U.S. showed: Statins activate the ability of white blood cells to destroy bacteria. During...
    November 19, 2010 16:27
  • Richard Gere was Accepted in an Association of Exclusive Hotels
    Hollywood actor Richard Gere and wife Carey Lowell, who own the hotel luxury in one hour from New York, entered into an association of exclusive hotels and restaurants Relais & Chateaux, RIA Novosti reported with reference to the portal of luxury Luxist. As specified in the message owned by a married couple Bedford Post Inn has been named among members of the association...
    November 19, 2010 16:10
  • Father killed his two prostitute daughters in Turkey
    A man killed his two prostitute daughters and their pimp in Turkish city of Aytap. Mahmed Kilic started to quarrel with his two daughters and their pimp Mahmed Tashdemir, during which the latter pulled out a gun and fired at the man, Turkish Posta newspaper reports. At that moment, mother of the girls attacked Tashdemir and grabbed his hand, receiving a gunshot wound. When...
    November 19, 2010 14:55
  • Ararat revealed a new crater
    The Expert Group has found a new crater, probably formed millions of years ago at the top of Mount Ararat. The discovery was made by two physicists, who somehow got access to that part of the mountain, which is a closed zone, writes «Technology Review», noting that Turkish authorities allow limited access to the northern and the western slope of the mountain. Despite...
    November 19, 2010 14:47
  • Armenian cross-stones art. Symbolism and craftsmanship of Khachkars
    Khachkars are outdoor steles carved from stone by craftspeople in Armenia and communities in the Armenian diaspora. They act as a focal point for worship, as memorial stones and as relics facilitating communication between the secular and divine. Khachkars reach 1.5 metres in height, and have an ornamentally carved cross in the middle, resting on the symbol of a sun or...
    November 19, 2010 13:28
  • Pelosi elected Democrat minority leader
    House Democrats gambled Nov. 17 they can return to power under the same leaders who just oversaw a 61-seat election loss, choosing Nancy Pelosi to remain their party chief when they become the minority in January. Moderate Democrats pleaded for a change to show voters they understand the anger and unrest registered two weeks earlier on Election Day. And Pelosi didn’t...
    November 18, 2010 20:53
  • Several suspects of Armenian criminal network arrested in Los Angeles
    U.S. authorities say they have arrested several suspected members of the Armenian criminal network believed to have worked with inmates to orchestrate a riot at a Los Angeles County jail, Associated Press reports. Sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore told The Associated Press that about a half-dozen suspects of the Armenian criminal group were arrested on Wednesday. According...
    November 18, 2010 16:06
  • U.S. Documents Reveal Pres. Bush’s Duplicity on the Armenian Genocide
    In a highly informative book, “Children of Armenia: A Forgotten Genocide and Century-long Struggle for Justice,” Michael Bobelian has exposed important, but little known facts about the long history of attempts to get the Armenian Genocide recognized by the United States. One of Bobelian’s more notable revelations is the apparent contradiction between Vice...
    November 17, 2010 11:19
  • Prince William will Marry in 2011
    According to the press service of the Buckingham Palace, the couple decided to marry last month during a holiday in Kenya. The wedding is planned for spring or summer of 2011 in London. And the bride and groom for 28 years, they met eight years ago of universities of St. Andrews in Scotland. Keith was born on January 9, 1982 in the town of Reading in the English county...
    November 16, 2010 18:18
  • On Luzhkov’s Wife’s Firm Opened a Criminal Case
    Construction empire Inteko suspect in the theft of land worth millions of dollars. Large-scale business projects, Elena Baturina came in sight of law enforcement. As it became known to Life News, regarding the company Inteko, owned by the wife of ex-mayor of the capital, excited a number of criminal cases. The subject of the investigation were plots of land earmarked for...
    November 16, 2010 15:30
  • Historic Visit: Ahmadinejad is Going to Egypt
    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has decided not to be limited to a visit to Israel’s northern border, and now intends to visit the south. Recall that last month the Iranian leader has visited Lebanon, and now, reports the 2-th channel ITV, plans to visit Egypt. As reported by the Iranian and Egyptian media, with high probability it can be argued that the first-ever...
    November 16, 2010 15:20
  • Millionaires’ Most Unusual Hobbies have been Called
    Forbes listed the most unusual hobby of millionaires. The well-known representative of the Rockefeller clan, David collecting beetles. Banker Elemm Spangler spends leisure time, repairing antique clocks. Gordon Getty, oil tycoon prefers to compose the opera in his spare time. List of billionaires’ hobby is not limited to yachts, horses, antiques and super expensive cars...
    November 16, 2010 15:02
  • Avenue of Sphinxes Led to Discoveries
    Egyptian archaeologists have discovered 12 new statues of sphinxes in Luxor Mall. Found statues date from the reign of Pharaoh Nectanebo I (380-362 BC). As explained by the head of the Council for Antiquities, Zahi Hawass, the new discoveries are made not on the previously known route through which passed alley of sphinxes, and the suppression of the road Nectanebo I,...
    November 16, 2010 14:46
  • Sexual Abuse in the Army of the Democratic United States
    In recent years, the number of women soldiers in the U.S. Army and its allies has increased. For example, in Israel, they constitute 33% (58.245), USA – 20% (294.780), Canada – 13% (8372), UK – 9,1% (17.900) (Source: IDF / Nato / US / MoD). For the first time during the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, tens of thousands of women switched to long-term military...
    November 16, 2010 14:14
  • The Court did not Give Half of the Royalties of Michael Douglas to his Former Wife
    Court of Justice of New York dismissed a lawsuit the former wife of actor Michael Douglas, which requested the recovery of his share of his royalties for the sequel to the movie “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps”, – informs RIA Novosti news agency referring to the television station NY1. The film was released on the big screen in the U.S. in September...
    November 16, 2010 14:09