December, 2011

• 20 December

  

  No Arrests Yet in Mentally Ill Soldier Case

  The criminal investigation into the case of Hovhannes Vardanyan, the 19-year-old soldier who became mentally ill after serving...
• 20 December

  

  Kim Jong Il Now in ‘Warm Corner of Hell’ with Stalin, Hitler: US Senator

  The body of North Korea's long-time ruler Kim Jong Il was laid out in a memorial palace Tuesday as weeping mourners...
• 20 December

  Levon Zurabyan Likens Armenia to North Korea

  Levon Zurabyan, who coordinates the day-to-day affairs of the Armenian National Congress, speaking to local daily Chorrord...
• 20 December

  

  Armenian Mobster Pleads Guilty to US Medicare Scheme, Gets 10 Years

  Manhattan federal prosecutors say the operation stole the identities of doctors and patients to set up 118 “phantom” medical clinics...
• 20 December

  

  Massacres of Armenians Raised in Turkey’s Parliament

  A statement made by pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) MP Sirri Sakık caused a heated debate in Turkey's Grand...
• 19 December

  

  ‘President Saakashvili, Don’t Kill the Press!’ Georgia Newspapers Protest

  Newspapers in Georgia choose this form of protest against the demolition of newsstands in Tbilisi, asking Georgian President....
• 19 December

  

  In Romania, the Season of Ice Weddings to Open Soon (PHOTOS)

  Typically, temperatures range from -2 to +2ºC, the ice beds are covered with reindeer fur, with mattresses placed on top for comfort.
• 19 December

  

  Sex-Selective Abortion in Armenia ‘Surprisingly’ Most Practiced by Highly Educated Women: Study

  Among the 900,000 women of reproductive age in Armenia, 0.8% have had a sex-selective abortion in the last 5 years.
• 19 December

  

  ‘National Hero’ Charles Aznavour has the Right to Criticize Armenian Authorities

  Commenting on statements by famous French chansonnier of Armenian descent and Armenia's Ambassador to Switzerland Charles Aznavour...
• 19 December

  

  2011 was Year of Tolerance and Solidarity, Believes Parliamentary Vice Chair

  Newly elected Deputy Chair of Armenia's National Assembly and Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) press spokesperson...