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Former Lawmaker Urges Oligarchs to Leave Parliamentary Work
According to principal of the Mkhitar Sebastatsy educational complex and former National Assembly deputy Ashot Bleyan, the National Assembly is an...Read More »
Man Imprisoned for Murdering Wife Terminates Hunger Strike
Yanis Sarkisov, sentenced to 10 years in prison for the murder of his wife, Zaruhi Petrosyan, terminated the hunger strike he began on Feb. 17.Read More »
Turkey Controversial Education Bill Passes Amid Brawl Between Lawmakers
Turkey's Justice and Development Party rushed a controversial education bill through Parliament’s Education Commission amid an unprecedented melee...Read More »
World’s Water Supply Strained by Climate Change, Growing Food Needs: UN Report
The world's water supply is being strained by climate change and the growing food, energy and sanitary needs of a fast-growing population....Read More »
Vladimir Putin will Pressure Armenia and Azerbajian: Analyst
Unlike outgoing Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, president-elect Vladimir Putin won't spend a lot of time with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and...Read More »
Baku Homeowners Evicted to Make Room for Eurovision Venue
Homeowners in Baku say they were summarily evicted and offered poor compensation in land clearance for 2012 Eurovision Song Contest venue.Read More »
Republican Party of Armenia Makes Clear Intention to Retain Parliamentary Control
Though the Republican Party of Armenia's list of candidates in the May 6 parliamentary election weren't made public at the party's 13th convention on Saturday...Read More »
Fire at Istanbul Building Site Camp Kills 14
A fire engulfed a tent used as a dormitory for workers at an Istanbul construction site late Sunday, killing 14 people, a local official said.Read More »
VIDEO: Women Occupy Kiosks in Mashtots Park
On Mar. 8, a group of female activists broke through the barricades surrounding kiosks in a downtown Yerevan park and occupied one... Read More »
PHOTOS: Women Occupy Mashtots Park (Live Blog)
Women environmental and civic activists less than an hour ago occupied the partially constructed kiosks in Mashtots Park to mark International Women's Day.Read More »