October, 2011

• 14 October

  

  Officer Urging Parents of Killed Soldiers at Protest Today Might be Penalized

  Deputy Defense Minister Vladimir Gasparyan's administrative officer, Captain Vardan Ghukasyan (pictured), who was at...
• 14 October

  

  PHOTOS: Activists Protest Non-Combat Army Deaths Outside President’s Residence

  A demonstration outside the Armenian president's residence organized by a civic initiative group known as "The Army in Reality"...
• 14 October

  

  Serving in Armenia’s Armed Forces is Becoming Dangerous: Manukyan

  "This is a catastrophe for Armenia — no matter who's in power. In this state, during this time,190 people were killed in a time of ...
• 14 October

  

  ‘I Promise, Roman Berezovsky Won’t Leave the Team’: Football Federation of Armenia President

  Armenia's national team very much needs a goalkeeper like Roman Berezovsky and he still has three years to...
• 14 October

  

  Why Armenia’s Opposition Withdrew its Call for Early Elections

  There's a big difference between calling for the resignation of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and calling for snap elections...
• 14 October

  

  Doctors Stupefied in Case of Woman who Aged 50 Years in ‘a Few Days’

  Nguyen Thi Phuong, 26, says she developed this puffy face and sagging skin in 2008 but was too poor to seek treatment.
• 14 October

  

  Parents of Dead Soldiers Protesting in Yerevan Did Not Yield to Persuasion

  Demonstrators were calling for Serzh Sargsyan to come meet with them; however, since that did not happen, a little over...
• 14 October

  

  Turkey Aims to have a New Constitution Without Ethnic Nationalism

  Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç said one of the biggest threats to Turkey is ethnic nationalism.
• 14 October

  

  Armenian-American Clinicians Arrested for OxyContin Insurance Fraud Scheme

  The defendants all face charges of drug conspiracy or healthcare fraud. Mike Mikaelian is also charged with wholesale distribution of OxyContin.
• 14 October

  

  Earthquake Struck Armenia Earlier Today. Epicenter Near Garni

  At 12:30 pm today, an earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale occurred 10km west of the Armenian town of Garni...