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Jermuk’s Snowman Festival Hopes to Say Goodbye to Snow (VIDEO)
On Mar. 11, the municipality and youth from the Jermuk Development Center organized a snowman festival in the central Armenian resort town of Jermuk.Read More »
Vartan Oskanian’s Presence at Free Democrats’ Congress Doesn’t Relieve Him of Mar. 1 Responsibility
All political parties except for those in the ruling coalition have been sent invitations to the Free Democrats' second congress, the party's vice chair Anush Sedrakyan...Read More »
Norway Gives $1.2 Million to Armenia Reforestation Project
The Armenia Tree Project’s 18-year effort in tree planting, environmental education, and sustainable development was rewarded this week with a...Read More »
Karabakh Peace Process Stalled Because of Azerbaijan: Nalbandian
Armenian foreign minister Edward Nalbandian said during several meetings with the Minsk Group co-chairs there has been much preparatory work... Read More »
Helicopter Crash Kills 12 Turkish Soldiers in Afghanistan
A NATO helicopter crashed into a house on the outskirts of the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Friday, killing 12 Turkish soldiers on board, Turkish military has said.Read More »
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 »