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Regional Governor Sues Newspaper for Libel: Witness was 'Pressured,' Says Journalist

The lawsuit brought forth by Gegharkunik regional governor (marzpet) Nver Poghosyan against local daily Joghovurd was examined in...

Silva Hambardzumyan's Company Being Inspected for Tax Fraud

Silva Hambardzumyan's Company Being Inspected for Tax Fraud

Tax inspectors paid a visit to the company's bread and pastries production shops yesterday evening, and since dawn today have parked...

Court Sentences Serop Der-Boghossian to 15 Years for Sex Abuse of Minors

Court Sentences Serop Der-Boghossian to 15 Years for Sex Abuse of Minors

The Lori District Court of First Instance publicized its ruling today in the case of owner of Metal Prince Ltd. Corporation and Akhtala Ore...

Poverty on the Rise, So Too the Rich: Debate

Poverty on the Rise, So Too the Rich: Debate

"The government anticipated that in 2012, the poverty indicator in Armenia was to go down, but the fact is that instead of the previous 11.2% indicator ...

Former PM Says Armenia's 2012 Budget Encourages Emigration, Blames Tigran Sargsyan

When there's an up to 3% annual decrease in population, which also leads to a reduction in consumption, it's not possible to speak of any...

Something Peculiar in Way PM Tigran Sargsyan was Carrying Himself, Says HHK MP

Something Peculiar in Way PM Tigran Sargsyan was Carrying Himself, Says HHK MP

Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) MP Rafik Petrosyan doesn't know whether the prime minister was drunk or not while he delivered his speech at...

Minister Caught Playing Games on his iPad Smiles Before Evading Reporters

Minister Caught Playing Games on his iPad Smiles Before Evading Reporters

RA Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Armen Movsissyan, who was caught on video playing on his iPad during a parliamentary meeting on...

How a Tiny Swiss Village Became a Facebook Sensation

How a Tiny Swiss Village Became a Facebook Sensation

Obermutten, an adorable village in the Graubunden region of Switzerland, launched a Facebook page to promote tourism to the area.

Armenian Government Allocates 74 Million to Turkey Quake Relief

The Government of Armenia has allocated 74 million drams to the RA Ministry of Emergency Situations' rescue services to provide humanitarian...

PHOTOS: Protest Outside Armenian Government Building on Nov. 17

PHOTOS: Protest Outside Armenian Government Building on Nov. 17

A series of snapshots from today's protest outside the Government of Armenia building in Yerevan's Republic Square.

'I Didn't See Any Hitting': MP Contradicts Earlier Confession

'I Didn't See Any Hitting': MP Contradicts Earlier Confession

Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) MP Samvel Sargsyan spoke to local daily Joghovurd about the incident between Syunik marzpet (regional governor) ...

Junior Eurovision Gets Gift from Armenian Government

The Armenian government has allocated 172 million drams ($446,881 USD) to the Junior Eurovision 2011 fund with the aim of assisting in the...