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Man Protesting Outside State Broadcaster Detained by Police Now Released (updated)
Yervand Karapetyan, who was detained by police outside the Armenian Public TV building earlier this afternoon, was later taken by...Read More »
Istanbul Explosion in Cafe Kills Two
Two people staying at a café were killed while another was injured in a fire following an explosion in Istanbul's Esenler district today.Read More »
Turkish Parliament Sees Fresh Fistfight Among Deputies
Fighting broke out in the Turkish Parliament yet again yesterday as discussions during a proposed education reform degenerated first into a verbal commotion ...Read More »
Opposition Candidate Checking Questionable Voter Lists
Election candidate in the no. 11 electoral district, Armenian National Congress representative Arshak Banuchyan's campaign headquarter staff have...Read More »
Patrick Fiori Wants to Bring Notre-Dame de Paris to Yerevan
French singer of Armenian and Corsican origin Patrick Fiori (born Patrick Jean-François Chouchayan) in a meeting with Yerevan mayor Taron Margaryan today...Read More »
Headstone of Hitler’s Parents’ Grave to be Removed
The mayor of an Austrian village where Adolf Hitler's parents are buried says the tombstone marking the grave will be removed.Read More »
Economist Outlines Impact and Cost of Elections in Armenia
About $70 million USD is spent during elections in Armenia, according to approximate calculations by economist Samvel Avagyan, who included the...Read More »
Armenian National Congress Candidate Didn’t Hide Meeting with Ruling Party Candidate
Nominated in the no. 12 electoral district for the upcoming parliamentary election, Tigran Ter-Petrossian (pictured), backed by the Armenian National Congress (HAK)...Read More »
Voters Given Opportunity to Choose Among Opposition Candidates: Bakhshyan
Heritage Party MP Anahit Bakhshyan, nominated in the no. 12 constituency, considers the other five candidates nominated in the same district her competition. Read More »
Police Warn Occupy Mashtots Park Activists to ‘Refrain from Committing Illegal Acts’
Armenian police in a statement issued Thursday warned the activists who for one-and-a-half months have been protesting shop construction in a downtown...Read More »