July, 2011

• 5 July

  

  Turkey Elects New Parliamentary Speaker as Opposition Keeps Up Boycott

  Cemil Çiçek, a senior member of Erdogan’s Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party (AKP), was elected speaker in the third round of voting with...
• 5 July

  

  French Writer Tristane Banon to Sue Strauss-Kahn for Attempted Rape

  Tristane Banon, 32, indicated she would send "a complaint for attempted rape" against former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn to prosecutors...
• 5 July

  

  Germany Considers Facebook Party Ban

  Wild Facebook parties could be banned in Germany after several parties organized through the social networking site have become unruly and...
• 4 July

  

  Artashat Mayoral Candidate Complains of Dashnaktsutyun and Heritage Party

  After the mayoral elections in the Armenian town of Artashat, Artashat mayoral candidate Kajo Grigoryan (no party affiliation) complained of the....
• 4 July

  

  Georgia Parliament Increases Restrictions on Public Protests

  The legislation says rallies must not come within 20 meters of government buildings, prevents small rallies from blocking roads, railways and...
• 4 July

  

  Armenia, Azerbaijan Presidents Have to Be Clearer to Public So to Avoid Future War, Says Sabine Freizer

  "If there is going to be an agreement on Nagorno-Karabakh, the presidency in both Azerbaijan and Armenia has to be much clearer in public, in...
• 4 July

  

  Armenian President Visits US Embassy in Yerevan, Congratulates Staff on Independence Day

  Sargsyan said US Independence Day has had and still has great significance not only for the US, but for all those peoples, including the people of Nagorno-Karabakh...
• 4 July

  

  Edward Nalbandian Departs for Russia

  Upon an invitation from Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov, Armenian foreign minister Edward Nalbandian will go to Russia for an...
• 4 July

  

  Thailand Elects Country’s First Female Prime Minister

  Millions of Thais cast their ballots on Sunday, voting Yingluck Shinawatra (pictured), who fronts the Puea Thai party, into power in a...
• 4 July

  

  4th of July Facts: Historic Date is More than Fireworks and Barbecue

  Happy birthday to the USA., which turns 235 today. But amid the fireworks and the backyard barbecues. let's not forget some of the other....