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Costa Concordia’s Captain ‘Drinking in Bar with Beautiful Woman’ at Time of Crash
The Costa Concordia’s captain was blamed for the disaster by his company last night as passengers told how he was parading around a bar with a... Read More »
Russia’s Putin Says Why He Decided to Run for President
He underlined his role and the role of his loyalists in “taking Russia out of the deadlock of civil war, cracking down on terrorism, restoring the...Read More »
Arthur Abraham Returns, Stops Pablo Farias in Fifth Round
Former IBF middleweight belt–holder Arthur Abraham scored three knockdowns in the fifth and final round of Saturday night's knockout of Pablo... Read More »
Electric Networks of Armenia CJSC Sold
Note, the Electric Networks of Armenia has the exclusive license to distribute and transmit electrical energy in Armenia.Read More »
Tradition of Marking Old New Year will Fade over Time: Ethnographer
After adopting the Julian calendar, people in the Soviet Union, either not quite understanding the change in the holidays or simply in the face of tradition, ...Read More »
Traffic Police Employees Confess to Being Paid in Gasoline in Embezzlement Trial
Traffic police employees were examined today in the ongoing trial of former RA Traffic Police Chief Margar Ohanyan, who is accused of embezzling...Read More »
Russia’s Rostelecom Preparing to Buy Armenia’s GNC-Alfa and Ucom
Russian telecommunications provider Rostelecom intends to acquire 75% minus 1 share of Armenian telecommunications operator GNC-Alfa, and... Read More »
Hrant Dink’s Son Reveals New Evidence in Father’s Case through Software
The latest evidence submitted to the case investigating the murder of Hrant Dink, the late editor-in-chief of the Turkish-Armenian Agos weekly, was...Read More »
European Court Obliges Armenia to Pay 20,000 Euros for Imprisoning Conscientious Objectors
On Jan. 10, 2012, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) released two new judgments protecting the right of conscientious objectors in ...Read More »
For Years People have been Confusing Date of Old New Year’s Day: Armenian Church
The Old New Year falls on Jan. 14 not Jan. 13, the Araratian Patriarchal Diocese of the Armenian Holy Apostolic Church reminded the public in a...Read More »