Armenian Government Allocates Almost Half a Million Dollars to Teaching Chess
The Armenian government today redistributed the 2011 state budget and decided that the Ministry of Education and Science should allocate...
Heated Debate Between Opposition Politician and Ruling Party MP Ended in Accusations
The debate at a press conference today between Petros Makeyan, head of the opposition party Democratic Homeland, and Hamlet Harutyunyan, an MP with...
Was US Vice President Joe Biden Sleeping During Obama's Speech? (VIDEO)
A number of US media reported today that US Vice President Joe Biden might've fallen asleep during President Barack Obama's speech on Wednesday at...
Tigran Karapetyan Really Knows How to Talk to Journalists
In People's Party leader Tigran Karapetyan's opinion, a third alternative "political force," represented by him, has been created in Armenia, which will...
Santa Stalin and Rabbit Hitler Used to Sell Vodka
A Ukrainian advertising agency has developed an ad for a Czech Republic vodka importing company that uses the images of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin.
Georgia Expects Three Times More Tourists from Armenia This Year
In 2010, Georgia's Black Sea resorts were visited by over 50,000 tourists who arrived by train. The management of Georgian and Armenian railway companies...
Whose Children Can Attend Yerevan Kindergartens for Free?
According to a recent Yerevan City Hall decision, all preschools under the municipality's jurisdiction will be free of charge; however, parents who are not...
French Police Interrogate Former Player of Armenia's National Team
Paris St Germain goalkeeper Apoula Edima Bete Edel, accused by former coach Nicolas Philibert of falsifying his identity and age, said he was "innocent" after...
Sarkozy Against Ratifying New Bill that Punishes Armenian Genocide Deniers
The French government and president Nicolas Sarkozy are against a bill to criminally punish those who deny the Armenian Genocide, said Minister of Foreign and...
Hammarberg Doesn't Want to Compete with OSCE Minsk Group
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg presented his 2010 annual activity report to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of...
Criticizing France, Erdogan Recalls Divine Liturgy at Aghtamar Church
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, during a question-and-answer period after addressing a session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the...
Schalke ousts Inter Milan, reaches Champions League Semis
Schalke completed a surprising rout of title holder Inter Milan, winning 2-1 on Wednesday to reach its first Champions League semifinal.