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Contradicting Testimonies: Armenian Conscript Killed in Turkey Accidental or Not?
New details have come to light regarding the tragic death on Apr. 24 of Armenian-Turkish Pvt. Sevag Şahin Balıkçı (pictured, right) serving in...Read More »
His Holiness Karekin II Departs for Pontifical Visit to South America
His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, will visit the Armenian Diocese of Brazil from May 6–10, then...Read More »
Little Progress in Anti-Corruption Measures in South Caucasus: Transparency International
“These new reports show that not enough is being done. Countries in the region should move quickly to strengthen anti-corruption policies and...Read More »
Azerbaijan Adopts Policy of Dragging out Negotiations: Sargsyan
Armenia on Wednesday accused Azerbaijan of torpedoing peace talks on Nagorno-Karabakh and planning to start another war for the...Read More »
US Armenians Also Prepared to Stage Sit-In on May 31
The Armenian National Congress (HAK) US office issued a statement Wednesday in which it says that if a single political prisoner remains in...Read More »
French Senate Rejects Armenian Genocide Bill
The upper house of France’s parliament effectively rejected late Wednesday a bill that would make it a crime to publicly state that the...Read More »
Environmental Activist vs. Police: Court Postponed
The Court of Appeals Wednesday postponed environmental activist Mariam Sukhudyan's suit against the police because neither the police...Read More »
Bookmakers Predict France Win with Emmy Out of the Race
Five days before the First Semi-Final of the 56th Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf, according to large bookmakers, France is in first place.Read More »
Yerevan Street Traders Demand to Meet with Serzh Sargsyan Personally
Yerevan street traders are currently outside the Armenian presidential residence, asking to meet with Armenian President...Read More »
Turkey Seeks to Broker New Ceasefire Plan to End Libya Strife
Turkey has aligned itself more tightly with Western allies and toughened its language against Qaddafi.Read More »