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English Court Orders Adoption over to Prevent Honor Killing
A baby girl born out of wedlock must be adopted to save her from the risk of being slaughtered in an "honour killing", a court ruled yesterday.Read More »
Syunik Governor Sees Nothing Insulting in his Remarks to Local Environmentalist
Suren (Surik) Khachatryan, governor of the marz (province) of Syunik, sees nothing wrong in the word "dragonfly," he said in conversation...Read More »
Witness in Slain Soldier Case Asks for Witness Protection. Judge Grants Request
Judge Mardanyan asked the witness whether he is motioning for witness protection, to which Arman Mnatsakyan responded in the affirmative.Read More »
No Significant Increase in Price of Foodstuffs in Armenia Ahead of the Holidays: Official
The State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition of the Republic of Armenia ahead of the holidays has...Read More »
Should Denial of the Armenian Genocide be Penalized? Le Figaro Asks
French daily Le Figaro posted a question on its site today in which it asks whether denial of the Armenian Genocide...Read More »
Serzh Sargsyan and Medvedev Steal the Limelight in ‘Photo of the Day’
The photo, published by Russian daily Kommersant, shows Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, along with...Read More »
FIFA Ranks Armenia’s National Team Best in South Caucasus
The latest FIFA World Ranking list was published on Dec. 21, 2011, with few changes as compared to last month... Read More »
Achievements and Biggest Failure of 2011, According to Opposition Representative
"The right to free assembly can be considered to be completely restored. In Armenia, Liberty Square is now open for political activities...Read More »
Azerbaijan Not Afraid of Unrest in Russia and Kazakhstan
"There's no need to draw parallels between what happens in other countries and what's going on in Azerbaijan...Read More »
US Aid to Armenia Remains Unchanged for 2012
The Senate and House this past weekend approved $40 million in US assistance to Armenia, maintaining current funding levels for... Read More »