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Monthly Archives: October 2011
October, 2011
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24 October
VIDEO: Armenian Singer Ruben Hakhverdyan Confesses to Hitting People with Rolling Pin
Popular Armenian singer-songwriter Ruben Hakhverdyan, speaking to journalists in Yerevan today, confessed to having hit a Jehovah's Witness and... -
24 October
Argentine President Wins Landslide Re-Election
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is Latin America's first woman to be re-elected as president but the victory was personally bittersweet... -
24 October
Turkey Earthquake Did Not Affect Armenia Nuclear Power Plant: Ministry
The magnitude of the earthquake that struck Turkey's eastern region was 3.0 at the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP, or MNPP for... -
24 October
Largest Armenian Church in Middle East Re-Opened in Turkey
Once one of the largest churches in the Middle East, Surp Giragos Church in Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakır was reopened for... -
24 October
Turkey Thanked Armenia and Israel, But Accepted Earthquake Relief Only from Azerbaijan
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan thanked other countries for offers of help, including Israel and Armenia, but said Turkey was... -
24 October
Open Letter to Orange Armenia Protests Jury Selection of Homophobic Entry in Book Contest
A group of concerned individuals and organizations in Armenia have sent an open letter to Orange Armenia, expressing their discontent that a... -
24 October
Tunisia Holds First Free Democratic Elections, Turnout More Than 90 Percent
A huge number of voters turned out on Sunday in Tunisia’s first free elections in more than 20 years, following the fall of former president... -
24 October
Armenia Prepared to Provide Earthquake Relief to Turkey
An emergency meeting led by RA Minister of Emergency Situations Armen Yeritsyan was called yesterday at the ministry's Crisis Management... -
24 October
VIDEO: Earthquake in Van, Turkey, Felt in Armenia at 5.0 Magnitude
The earthquake at a magnitude of 3.0 to 5.0 was felt in neighboring Armenia. Witnesses told Epress.am that residents of high-rise buildings in Yerevan's... -
20 October
Due to Site Upgrade, Epress.am Won’t be Updated Oct. 20–23
The Independent Journalists' Network NGO will be introducing a new feature on its website Epress.am starting next week.