June, 2011

• 21 June

  

  ‘Beautiful People’ Dating Website Denies PR Stunt

  Beautifulpeople.com gets existing users to vote on whether or not someone's attractive enough to join. But the...
• 21 June

  

  NASA Publishes Photo of Saturnian Icy Moon Helene

  NASA's Cassini spacecraft successfully completed its second-closest encounter with Saturn's icy moon Helene on...
• 21 June

  

  Yerevan Metro Fare Doubles Starting July 1

  Starting from Jul. 1, one-way fares for the Yerevan metro will increase to 100 drams (about $0.28 USD) instead of...
• 21 June

  

  Air Crash in Northwest Russia Claims 44 Lives. One Armenian Passenger on Board

  A Tu-134 belonging to Rusair and flying from Moscow crashed near Petrozavodsk airport Monday night.
• 21 June

  

  First Woman Bidding to be Egyptian President

  The online biography of Bothaina Kamel reads: "Journalist, mother & Egyptian presidential candidate".
• 21 June

  

  More than Turkish Armenians, Ethnic Turks have Interest in Business with Armenia: Expert

  Turkey, through applying trade sanctions against Armenia, intends to influence the resolution of issues between...
• 21 June

  

  Selective Memory and Nostalgia. Robert Kocharian’s Supporters Wear Rose-Colored Glasses: Aravot

  Human memory of past events is selective: nostalgia and the idealization of the past are unique for all of us...
• 20 June

  Art and the State: Why the Conversation is Failing. Interview with Vardan Azatyan

  Art critic and curator Vardan Azatyan left the curatorial team responsible for Armenia's Pavilion at the 54th International Art Exhibition of...
• 20 June

  

  Save Yerevan’s Dolphins – In Memory of Yerevan Resident Dibar Tcholakian

  A new community page "Save Yerevan's Dolphins – In Memoriam Dibar Tcholakian" has been created on Facebook to...
• 20 June

  

  Families Living in Mortgaged Homes Deprived of Children’s Allowance in Armenia

  A young family in Armenia is deprived of the 18,000 AMD (about $48 USD) monthly child benefit provided to...