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Yerevan Police Chief Refutes Occupy Mashtots Park Activists’ Claims
Yerevan Police Chief Nerses Nazaryan considers pitching tents in Mashtots Park and environmental activists' sit-in in tents after 10 pm to be "unacceptable"...Read More »
Armenian Police Call Roundtable to Discuss Mashtots Park Incident
The Armenian police has called a roundtable meeting on Mar. 17 at 4:30 pm to explain its position on the events of Mar. 14 at Mashtots Park in central Yerevan. Read More »
Gerard Cafesjian Sued by Former Employee for Back Pay
John Joseph Waters Jr., the longtime director of the Cafesjian Family Foundation, says in a federal lawsuit that Gerard Cafesjian stiffed him out of more than $5 million in salary.Read More »
Obese Police Officers in Britain to Face Pay Cuts
Police officers in Britain who repeatedly fail a basic fitness test could lose part of their salary and, in worst cases, be sacked for not being fit enough to do the job.Read More »
Pope Commissions Custom-Blended Eau de Cologne
He is picky about his robes and his red shoes are tailor-made, but Pope Benedict has taken the meaning of bespoke to a whole new level by ordering a...Read More »
Azerbaijan Vow to Pay Out Compensation for Lost Soviet-Era Savings
Azerbaijan will compensate depositors who lost their savings when the Soviet banking system collapsed two decades ago, according to a... Read More »
Armenian National Congress Doesn’t Consider Ruben Hayrapetyan a Politician
The Armenian National Congress (HAK) doesn't consider it expedient to address Football Federation of Armenia president, Republican Party of Armenia MP Ruben Hayrapetyan...Read More »
Turkey Says 1,000 Syrians Fled in Last 24 Hours, Plans to Open New Refugee Camp
The numbers fleeing was expected to grow further as long as fighting continued around the town of Idlib, close to the Turkish border, one Turkish official said...Read More »
Armenian Airline Armavia has Till September to Repay $5.3 Million Loan in Full
Armenian national air carrier Armavia will repay its loan of $5.3 million in full to Armenia International Airports (AIA), which owns Zvartnots International Airport...Read More »
HHK, BHK and HAK to Have 100 Lawmakers in Parliament: Forecast
There's the complicated relations between the Republican Party of Armenia and the Prosperous Armenia Party on one side and the issues related to the Armenian National Congress...Read More »