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29 Arrested in Mexico Prison Killings of 44
The director of a Mexican prison and 28 guards have been arrested on suspicion of helping a mass breakout and massacre by drug gang members at...Read More »
Three US Lawmakers and Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert Sent Threatening Letters
Several US lawmakers received threatening letters containing a harmless white powder, but the sender warned more missives including a... Read More »
Chess is Not Boxing. Baku Hoped Aronian Would Come
Azerbaijan had hoped that Armenian GM Levon Aronian would agree to participate in the 2012 Candidates Tournament in Baku, said Chess Federation of...Read More »
Temperatures in Armenia to Go Up by 11 Degrees
Temperatures in Armenia between Feb. 25 and 27 are expected to increase by 9 to 11 degrees.Read More »
Tigran Karapetyan to Join Republican Party of Armenia: Local Paper Surmises
People's Party leader Tigran Karapetyan is preparing to join the Republican Party of Armenia so that he will acquire parliamentary mandates...Read More »
Opposition Youth Activists’ Trial Continues: Police Deputy Commander Takes the Stand
Police Patrol Service of Armenia deputy regiment commander and witness Artur Ter-Poghosyan was examined in a Yerevan district court on...Read More »
Let’s Renew Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan Civil Society Relations Active in the 90s: Armenian MP
"In 1992–1995, there was active cooperation among civil society representatives in Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. After 2002, this relationship...Read More »
Government Bill on Emergency Rule Withdrawn from Parliament
The Armenian government on Wednesday unexpectedly withdrew from parliament a controversial bill which opposition...Read More »
Prosperous Armenia Party is Opposition and Robert Kocharian Won’t Return, Believes Bleyan
This year's parliamentary elections will essentially differ from the 2007 parliamentary elections. There wasn't an opposition as such...Read More »
Armenian Human Rights Group Displeased with Courts, Certification and Law on Attorneys
Helsinki Association for Human Rights President Mikael Danielyan, at a press conference in Yerevan launching the organization's latest...Read More »