February, 2012

• 8 February

  

  VIDEO: Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan Falls Asleep During Parliament Session

  There was a question and answer period with members of Armenia's government in the National Assembly today. During the...
• 8 February

  

  Issues in Armenia’s Prisons ‘Copy-Pasted’ in Every Report Because They Remain Unresolved: Observer

  Armenia's Ministry of Justice refuses to investigate individual cases of offenses discovered by the Public Observers Group, but rather, favors discussing...
• 8 February

  

  Armenian Justice Ministry has to Change its Tactics, Says Prison Monitoring Group

  The Public Observers Group monitoring penal institutions and agencies of the Ministry of Justice is displeased with the treatment by the Ministry...
• 8 February

  

  Two Bodies Found in Lake Sevan

  At around 2:15 pm on Feb. 7, local villagers removed the bodies of Tigran Avoyan, 34, and Melsik Avoyan, 44, from Lake Sevan.
• 8 February

  

  Turkish Minister Calls on Berlin to Settle ‘Historic Dispute’ on Armenian Genocide

  Turkish Minister for EU Affairs Egemen Bağış has called on Berlin to settle the historic dispute between France and Turkey on the Armenian Genocide.
• 8 February

  

  PHOTOS, VIDEO: 52-Year-Old Armenian Grandma Reveals How She Won Beauty Pageant

  Louisa Aghajanyan, a mother of three and grandmother of two from Armenia, last month was crowned the winner of Mrs. Grandma Universe in the...
• 8 February

  

  India Ministers Resign over Porn Scandal

  Three government ministers in Karnataka resigned Wednesday after they were accused of watching a pornographic video during an assembly session.
• 8 February

  

  Chemical Castration, Life Sentences: Russia’s Duma Toughens Law Against Child Sex Offenders

  The State Duma, the lower chamber of the Russian Parliament, has passed a law which increases penalties for child sex offenders after its third and...
• 8 February

  

  2 Armenian Men Arrested in Hollywood for Using Stolen Identities to Buy Target Gift Cards

  Arthur Darbinyan, 21, and Alik Dzhanoyan, 20, were charged with five counts of theft of access card information, three counts of identity theft and...
• 8 February

  

  Arthur Abraham Returns to the Ring on Mar. 31

  Former International Boxing Federation (IBF) middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (33-3, 27 KO's) will be headlining a Sauerland promotion event at..