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In Romania, the Season of Ice Weddings to Open Soon (PHOTOS)
Typically, temperatures range from -2 to +2ºC, the ice beds are covered with reindeer fur, with mattresses placed on top for comfort.Read More »
Sex-Selective Abortion in Armenia ‘Surprisingly’ Most Practiced by Highly Educated Women: Study
Among the 900,000 women of reproductive age in Armenia, 0.8% have had a sex-selective abortion in the last 5 years. Read More »
‘National Hero’ Charles Aznavour has the Right to Criticize Armenian Authorities
Commenting on statements by famous French chansonnier of Armenian descent and Armenia's Ambassador to Switzerland Charles Aznavour...Read More »
2011 was Year of Tolerance and Solidarity, Believes Parliamentary Vice Chair
Newly elected Deputy Chair of Armenia's National Assembly and Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) press spokesperson... Read More »
Those Who Do Not Wish to See Genocide Should Face Their Own ‘Bloody History’: Erdogan
“Today, nobody talks about the 45,000 Algerian deaths in 1945, or the role of France in the massacre of 800,000 people in Rwanda in...Read More »
Situation Remains Tense in Western Kazakhstan after Deadly Clashes
Hundreds of people have gathered in the capital of Kazakhstan's western province of Manghystau to support sacked and striking...Read More »
Why Wealthy Armenian Revolutionary Federation MPs are Not Oligarchs: Hovhannisyan
There are MPs in the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnkatsutyun, or ARF-D) parliamentary faction who are wealthy but...Read More »
Armenia Population Eats Less, Elite Devours More: A Fundamental Process, Says Dashnak MP
"And if societies around the world are veering left, in Armenia the motion is not right or left, but only downwards. In this respect,...Read More »
‘Barefoot Diva’ Cesária Évora Dies at 70
Cesária Évora, better known as the 'Barefoot Diva' for her habit of always performing shoeless in solidarity with her native Cape Verde's...Read More »
North Korea: Kim Jong Il Dead, Youngest Son Heir-Apparent
North Korea announced the death of supreme leader Kim Jong Il and urged its people to rally behind his young son and heir-apparent Monday...Read More »