21:10 • 06.07.12

Armenia’s Ombudsman ‘not a knight in shining armor’

Human rights violations are everyday practice in Armenia, whereas the Human Rights Defender is often…

 

21:09 • 06.07.12

No Prosperous Armenia member applies for special session

They “play the opposition during working hours, whereas, during the time off, they specify their plans as ‘opposition’ at relevant agencies…”

 

19:22 • 06.07.12

Armenian peacekeepers leave for Kosovo

Armenia has been involved in peacekeeping missions in Kosovo since 2004…

 

18:07 • 06.07.12

Indonesia to help smoking Orangutan kick habit

Zookeepers said Friday that they plan to move Tori away from visitors who regularly throw lit cigarettes into her cage so they can watch and photograph her puffing away and flicking ashes ...

 

17:43 • 06.07.12

BBC video shows how baby’s features develop inside womb (video)

“This whole amazing process – the bits coming together to produce a recognisable human face – happens in the womb between two and three months ...

 

17:14 • 06.07.12

Gallup reveals unemployment rate in Armenia

The female unemployment rate – 70.9% - continued to remain high. According to the National Statistical Service, there are 75,000 unemployed individuals, of whom ...

 

16:48 • 06.07.12

Armenian environmentalists on ‘waste recycling’ culture

“If you throw a paper bag, nature can ‘recycle’ it. But nature cannot ‘recycle’ polymers…”

 

16:48 • 06.07.12

Armenian film director to take part in Sheffield Doc/Fest 2013

The winner will be awarded by the jury of the Golden Apricot Festival and a representative of the British Council…

 

16:20 • 06.07.12

Education Ministry offers male entrants new tuition payment option

As most male university entrants are expected to go to the Army after admission, the Ministry of Education and Science has revised the terms ...

 

15:52 • 06.07.12

Heritage rep. calls for efforts to sack notorious figures from parliament

“This is the first ever case that an official has resigned under public pressure. Perhaps, it wasn’t his own decision. and he did not write the statement, but he put his signature ...

 

15:36 • 06.07.12

Armenia’s Political Scientists Union head on David Shahnazaryan’s statement

This is clear evidence that the ANC “placed its political prospects at the service of PAP’s political goals…”

 

15:04 • 06.07.12

Clinton urges Russia, China to defend Assad

"We should go back and ask for a resolution in the Security Council that imposes real and immediate consequences for noncompliance, including sanctions ...

 

14:56 • 06.07.12

Writer Vahram Sahakyan was not beaten - police

A police task force that visited Sahakyan’s place found out that the writer had not been beaten ...

 

13:59 • 06.07.12

Bako Sahakyan meets Armenia’s agriculture minister

Issues related to development of agriculture as well as cooperation of the two Armenian states in this sphere were discussed ...

 

13:41 • 06.07.12

Singer Suren Arustamyan to represent Armenia at annual Jurmala song contest (video)

“I have no look-alike in terms of style; they are more in the pop genre. I am the only one to sing blues. And I am also going to play ...

 

13:17 • 06.07.12

Raffi Hovhannissyan to be Heritage party’s presidential candidate

“We still have time for making our decision. But we already know that our candidate will be Raffi Hovhannissyan,” she said, voicing hope that the party’s leader will be the united candidate...

 

13:16 • 06.07.12

Gyumri apartment draws to take place July 20 and 27

According to Shirak Kentron NGO’s press release, the meeting lasted for quite long, with the minister forced to receive about 80 Gyumri residents before the sitting began...

 

12:43 • 06.07.12

Glendale hosts fund-raising for deaf children in Armenia

The event organizer was the Armenian International Medical Fund. Speaking at the ceremony, Agarakyan introduced their activities, noting that 49 deaf and dumb children and teenagers in Armenia ...

 

12:27 • 06.07.12

Residents of Turkish village demand reconstruction of Armenian church

The historic Armenian church near the border with Iran is standing despite the damages. The residents of the village demand restoration of the church and making it a tourist site...

 

12:05 • 06.07.12

Samsung Galaxy sale records $5.9 bn. profit

"Our smartphones are flying off the shelves, with some outlets reporting 40-60 percent sales growth, but that's distorting the overall trading outlook which is more challenging due to the weak ...

 

11:50 • 06.07.12

OSCE PA hosts Region of Change session

Around 270 parliamentarians from more than 50 countries will take part in the session’s activities. The Armenian delegation headed by Artashes Geghamyan ...

 

11:33 • 06.07.12

OSCE Secretary General to visit Armenia

According to the official web-site of the OSCE, during the visit the Secretary General will discuss with high-level officials, including...

 

11:32 • 06.07.12

Bako Sahakyan meets Armenia’s Central Bank president

Different issues related to banking cooperation between the two Armenian republics were discussed ...

 

11:17 • 06.07.12

Council of Europe launches 2012-2014 Action Plan for Armenia

The new plan will cost € 15 million to implement. It will focus action on effective implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights, strong democratic institutions and procedures ...

 

11:04 • 06.07.12

Chorrord Inqnishkhanutyun: Armenia’s second president discusses Karabakh elections with ARF-D leader

The paper says in Gandzasar Kocharyan met with officials and high-ranking militaries as well as with active wing of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaktsutyun (ARF-D)...

 

10:48 • 06.07.12

Argentine’s junta leader jailed for 50 years

Jorge Rafael Videla, now 86, was found guilty of hatching the plan to seize the offspring of leftist dissidents. The kidnappings or illegal adoptions took place during Argentina’s 1976 to 1983 ...

 

10:43 • 06.07.12

Armenian opposition bloc’s decomposition continues, Heritage member says

“The decomposition of the ANC will not stop as the Congress has been created to pursue quite other goals while now it serves to quite others,” Styopa Safaryan said...

 

10:36 • 06.07.12

FC Shirak beats Montenegro team 1-0

The players of the Gyumri-based club yesterday beat Montenegro’s Rudar 1-0 in Nikshich ...

 

10:26 • 06.07.12

Guardiola to head to Moscow

During his four-year stay at Barcelona, Guardiola has won three Spanish championships and lifted the Champions League twice ...

 

10:16 • 06.07.12

Glendale-Armenians demand justice in beating death of army doctor

Even in a country where political corruption has been well-documented, the incident has reverberated both in Armenia and its diaspora, estimated at 7 million people ...

 

09:57 • 06.07.12

Armenian writer Vahram Sahakyan reported beaten

“I have a terrible headache, they beat me very badly. I cannot talk. I contacted the police, and they are investigating the matter ...

 

09:46 • 06.07.12

Aravot: European Court to demand €30,000 moral compensation from Armenia

Armen Poghosyan, who was accused of raping and murdering a minor was sentenced to 15 years in prison but after five years and six months he was released as he turned out to be serving time instead ...

 

09:12 • 06.07.12

France unlikely to resurrect Genocide law

“The French government is examining a number of matters inherited from the previous government ...

 

08:46 • 06.07.12

Haykakan Zhamanak: Russia-based businessman Harutyun Pambukyan wants to return to Armenia

Pambukyan was a businessman that managed to sell a number of Armenian enterprises to Russians. His biggest deal was selling Armenian distributor electricity networks company to Russians...

 

08:44 • 06.07.12

Haykakan Zhamank: ARF-D to discuss plans for 2013 presidential elections

The paper says judging from the talks in political coulisse, the gathering of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaktsutyun (ARF-D) Supreme body...

 

08:30 • 06.07.12

Chorrord Inqnishkhanutyun: Davit Shahnazaryan leaves ANC for personal reasons

Davit Shahnazaryan stated about his withdrawal yesterday. He said he has quitted his political activity in congress from March...

 

Armenia

Social-economic realities should change to stop emigration – demographer
The expert said between the population census conducted in 2001 and 2011 about 320,000 people left the country and have not returned...

Heritage party leader not surprised with Tsarukyan’s statement
Asked why he has not voiced about it, Heritage party leader said it was a private meeting and the question should be forwarded to Tsarukyan...

Region

Turkish state-run channel broadcasts Western Armenian song for first time
“The TRT broadcast was a significant step, but it is not enough alone. My contacts with other TV channels for the broadcast of the video are ongoing. This bears

Russia ready to develop long-range air defense system with Turkey
Turkey launched a tender for the purchase of long-range air defense systems long ago but no winner has been announced to this day...

Press digest

Haykakan Zhamanak: Armenia gives up new nuke plant plan?
That’s especially interesting in the light of President Serzh Sargsyan’s 2008 statement that “Armenia is beginning the construction ...

Zhoghovurd: Circle around Karabakh conflict getting tight
“It isn’t known yet what losses Armenia will suffer as a result of such agreements, but that we will be deprived at least some of the liberated lands ...

World

Syria conflict: Fierce battle for key town of Qusair
Several mortar rounds fired from Syria struck Lebanon's north-eastern town of Hermel, Lebanon's National News Agency said, but no casualties or major damage were reported...

China asks North Korea to free seized boat
Mr Yu said the North Korean captors were demanding a 600,000 yuan ($100,000, £66,000) ransom...

Business

Yahoo 'to buy Tumblr for $1.1bn'
The deal was a "foregone conclusion" and was unanimously voted for by the board, tech blogAllThingsD reported, citing sources close to the matter...

Google accused of running 'scandalous' tax avoidance scheme
Barney Jones, who worked for Google from 2002 until 2006, said the company has 'pulled the wool over the eyes of HMRC and the British population'...

Event

Oklahoma ravaged by deadly tornadoes
The worst damage was caused by a tornado near the town of Shawnee, 35 miles (55km) from Oklahoma City, local media report...

'Briton' held in France over deaths of two children
The bodies of the children, aged five and 10, were discovered on Saturday afternoon in a flat in Saint-Priest, a suburb of Lyon...

Science/tech

Asteroid nine times the size of the QE2 to pass Earth
Luckily, the giant space rock will get no closer than 3.6 million miles, or 15 times the distance between the Earth and the moon, The Telegraph reports...

Meteor slams into moon causing explosion
About 300 lunar impacts have been logged over the years but this latest impact, from March 17, is considered much ...

Culture

John Lennon's guitar sells for $408,000
After playing the guitar, Lennon gave it as a 25th birthday present to Alexis "Magic Alex" Mardas, a member of The Beatles' inner circle in the 1960s...

Russian cult film director Alexei Balabanov dies
Alexei Balabanov, the Russian director whose gritty crime films caught the wildness of Russia's early post-Soviet years, has died at the age of 54...

Sports

Real Madrid target Carlo Ancelotti asks to leave PSG
PSG's Qatari president Nasser al-Khelaifi said: "He asked to depart for Real Madrid. It is not possible because he has a contract for one year more, so that is our decision..."

Rafael Nadal hammers Roger Federer in Italian Open final
In the 30th career meeting between the pair, who share 28 Grand Slam singles titles, the Spaniard raced to a 6-1 6-3 victory at Rome's Foro Italico...

Lifestyle

Latest Cannes theft affects China Film Group VP
The incident caused him to cancel his participation in a press conference scheduled for Tuesday for Keanu Reeves’ directorial effort ...

'Daring' Doris Long's 99th birthday abseil record bid
A great-great-grandmother has abseiled down a Hampshire building to celebrate her 99th birthday...