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Earthquake Hits Azerbaijan’s North
An earthquake took place in the Caspian Sea, 82 km north of Guba, at 9:50 am this morning, the National Seismological Service Center of...Read More »
Mubarak Issues First Public Statement Since Being Ousted
Egypt's deposed former president, Hosni Mubarak, has made his first public statement since leaving power to deny he stole billions of...Read More »
‘You Can Lead a Horse to Water, But You Can’t Make Him Drink’: Sean Farren on OSCE Minsk Group
The OSCE Minsk Group on Nagorno-Karabakh can submit proposals to the parties but the Co-Chairs are not omnipotent, said Northern Irish...Read More »
France Begins Enforcement on Controversial Burqa Ban
A law has come into force in France which makes it an offence for a woman to conceal her face behind a veil when in public.Read More »
‘If You Don’t Come, You’ll Lose’: How Tigran Karapetyan’s April 10 Rally Did Not Take Place
"APRIL 10: Rally outside Matenadaran. If you don't come, you'll lose. 5 pm. People's Party leader Tigran Karapetyan." These words were written on... Read More »
Owner of Multilingual Van Newspaper Passed Away Saturday
It was upon his initiative last year that local residents provided accommodations to Armenians attending the Sept. 19 Divine Liturgy in...Read More »
Turkish Author of Article on State’s Role in Dink Murder Trial Awarded Journalism Prize
Correspondent for the Vatan daily in Ankara and author of the book "Hrant Dink's Murder: Media, Judiciary and State", Kemal Göktaş, was...Read More »
Courts in Armenia Remain Subject to Political Pressure: US State Department
Citizens' right to change their government through peaceful elections was restricted due to repeated, significant flaws in the conduct of...Read More »
Protest Outside Chinese Embassy in Armenia in Defense of Ai Weiwei
At 1 pm on Apr. 15, a protest will take place outside the Chinese Embassy in Armenia in defense of world-renowned artist Ai Weiwei...Read More »
Ter-Petrossian Sets New Deadline For Armenian Leadership
Opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrossian set a new deadline for Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan as thousands of his supporters again rallied in Yerevan’s Liberty...Read More »