May, 2011

• 30 May

  

  New Armenian Ambassador to Canada

  Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan issued a decree appointing Armen Yeganyan as the new Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary...
• 30 May

  

  Popular Entertainer, Actor Hovo on Nikol Pashinyan’s Release (VIDEO)

  "Today is a double celebration for me because it's the first independence day of the Republic of Armenia, which is...
• 30 May

  

  Germany to Scrap All Nuclear Power by 2022

  Environment Minister Norbert Rottgen made the announcement after a meeting of the ruling coalition that lasted into...
• 30 May

  

  Amnesty Could Lead to Certain ‘Exacerbation’: Police Chief

  Armenian Police Chief Alik Sargsyan anticipates a certain "aggravation" related to the release of criminals from prison under...
• 30 May

  

  Now Not the Time to Change Karabakh Negotiating Format: Sabine Freizer

  This may imply the EU involvement in the Minsk Group as a co-chair, perhaps replacing the French co-chair...
• 30 May

  

  More Than 30 Arrested at Moscow Gay Rights Demos (VIDEO)

  Opponents of gay rights scuffled with the demonstrators and with police. A police spokesperson, Maxim Kolosvetov, told...
• 30 May

  

  VIDEO: Sunday of Roses Celebrated in Tbilisi with Sayat Nova’s Music

  Every year, people gather at the St. Gevorg of Mughni Armenian Church in Tbilisi's Old Quarters and sing songs by Sayat-Nova...
• 30 May

  

  Nikol Pashinyan, HAK Members on Plans Post-Pashinyan’s Release

  Addressing the crowd, Nikol Pashinyan, chief editor of local daily Haykakan Jamanak ("Armenian Times") and outspoken...
• 28 May

  

  PHOTOS: Moscow Journalist Blogs About Stepanakert Airport and Free WiFi

  First deputy editor of Ekho Moskvy ("Echo of Moscow") radio station Sergei Buntman, who after a recent trip to Nagorno-Karbakh...
• 28 May

  

  ‘Godfather of Rap’ Gil Scott-Heron Dies Aged 62

  Gil Scott-Heron, a US poet and songwriter credited with helping inspire the development of rap music, has died at age 62.