February, 2012

• 17 February

  

  Opposition Party Insists it’s Being Persecuted Because of Serzh Sargsyan’s Brother

  "...Sashik Sargsyan, at some burial ceremony said, 'What's the problem, just as on [Oct.] 27 [1999] they shot eight people, we too will shoot ten people...
• 17 February

  

  ‘How Can an Imprisoned Man have Money?’ Sasun Mikaelyan Responds to Allegation of Buying Votes

  Sasun Mikaelyan, Armenian National Congress member and losing candidate in this past Sunday's mayoral election in Hrazdan, nevertheless...
• 17 February

  

  Two Parties with the Same Name? Social Democrat Hunchukian Party Protests, Charges Fraud

  The Social Democrat Hunchukian Party (SDHP) yesterday received an undated letter in which someone by the name of Gevorg Perkuperkyan, identifying...
• 17 February

  

  PHOTOS: Kiosk Construction Protestors Await Yerevan City Hall Response (updated)

  At 4 pm, protestors will receive news from a city hall representative on the official decision regarding the retail outlets being constructed in the park.
• 17 February

  

  German President Resigns

  Angela Merkel's hand-picked choice for the ceremonial post of president resigned on Friday in a scandal over political favors, dealing a blow to the German...
• 17 February

  

  Mars Slims Down: Manufacturer to Stop Selling Certain Chocolate Bars

  The maker of Snickers and Twix candy bars will stop selling chocolate products with more than 250 calories in them by the end of next year on a worldwide basis.
• 17 February

  

  Sasun Mikaelyan Asserts that His Being Elected ‘Would’ve Been Better for Serzh Sargsyan’

  Sasun Mikaelyan, Armenian National Congress member and losing candidate in this past Sunday's mayoral election in Hrazdan, won't be talking about...
• 17 February

  

  Hrant Dink Photos Up for Auction

  Photos showing slain Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink fishing at the seaside have gone up for auction, private broadcaster NTV reported on..
• 17 February

  

  Baku Cancels Russian Film Screening Because of Karabakh Conflict

  A group of Facebook activists have asked the Park Cinema in Baku to cancel its planned Feb. 21 screening of the Russian film August Eighth...
• 17 February

  

  Norwegian Princess Offers Advice on Talking to Angels

  Norwegian Princess Martha Louise, who has set up her own alternative medicine business, Thursday published her second book about angels,...