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Soldier who Contracted Chicken Pox was Forced to Run 10 Kms on Military Base, Says Family
On Dec. 30, Hayk Khachatryan, who was serving his mandatory two-year term in the army, died. The soldier's grandmother, Aida Avagyan...Read More »
Arthur Abraham Impatiently Waiting for Fight with Farias
Former IBF Middleweight Champion and Super Six Tournament participant Arthur Abraham (32-3, 26KOs) is impatiently waiting for his upcoming match with...Read More »
Police to Dismiss ‘Zero Productivity’ Employees: Chief
There are people in Armenia's police force who have zero productivity, who simply have "tourist" status; they are immovable property, said...Read More »
Prosecutor Shot Dead in German Court
A defendant accused of embezzlement shot dead a prosecutor at a court in the southern German city of Dachau Wednesday, a spokesperson for...Read More »
Police Officers, Georgian Citizen Stole Books from Armenia’s National Library
The RA Special Investigation Service (SIS) is currently investigating the criminal case of the large-scale theft and appropriation of books valued at...Read More »
Georgian Journalist Seeks Asylum in Azerbaijan, Still Waiting for Reply from Ilham Aliyev
Georgian journalist, editor of the newspaper Metro Lazo Lazareishvili, has asked Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev for temporary refuge in Azerbaijan.Read More »
Accused Sentenced to 14 Years for Murder Not Allowed to Consult with Attorney at Appeals Hearing
The examination of the appeal by Hayk Sandaljyan, Artur Pokharyan, and Vram Baghdasaryan (the latter accused in the May 12, 2010 murder of ...Read More »
Armenian MPs Debate Pros and Cons of Majority vs. Proportional Representation Voting System
The majority electoral system is a suitable mechanism for election fraud; the Free Democrats party was always in support of proportional representation...Read More »
UK Should Tell Vladimir Putin He is Not Welcome at Olympics: MP
"In 1980, Mrs Thatcher had the guts to say no to a formal British endorsement of the Moscow Olympics [following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan],"... Read More »
Italy: Monti Government Faces First Ethics Scandal, Junior Minister Quits over Free Hotel Stays
Italian media have reported that a businessman under investigation for alleged corruption in a public contracts case paid at least part of the...Read More »