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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 »
No Change in State of Democracy in Armenia: New Report
The report, The Democracy Index 2011, published this month, provides a snapshot of the state of democracy worldwide for...Read More »
Levon Zurabyan is Convinced that HAK will Win in ‘Decisive Battle’ of 2012
The Pan-Armenian National Movement (HHSh) youth union on Sunday held its 13th convention, during which a new executive...Read More »
Mayor Tells Le Cafe de Paris Owner to ‘Wait 1–2 Months’ and Patio Can be Reopened
Yerevan mayor Taron Margaryan recently called and spoke with Ashkhen (Valerie) Gordzounian, the owner of Le Cafe de Paris. Read More »
Ttujur Villagers Say Silva Hambardzumyan Dug Copper Pits in their Village and Left
Several residents of the village of Ttujur in Armenia's Gegharkunik marz (province) called local daily Joghovurd recently and...Read More »
What’s More Important, Armenia’s President, Copper Plant Manager or Your Child’s Future? Environmentalist Asks (PHOTOS)
Over a dozen activists stood outside in the cold today in solidarity with the residents of the southern Armenian city of...Read More »
‘There was No Longer an Eye’ to Save: Why Junior Officer Threw his Keys at Karabakh Army Conscript
It will take 10 to 15 days for Narek Avetisyan to recover from his eye surgery, Georgy Grigoryan, head of the Vascular Disease... Read More »
Modern Mosque in Shape of a Man During Prayer to be Built in Turkey (PHOTOS)
A new mosque is being built in Sakarya, Turkey, to replace the one that collapsed as a result of the 1999 earthquake. Read More »