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  • Man made sexual violence against his 4-year-old daughter in Armenia
    ASHTARAK. – A threatening case happened in the Ashtarak city in Armenia at the end of May. Rubik P., 54, made sexual violence against his 4-year-old daughter,NEWS.am informs. A resident from the Ashtarak city submitted a statement in police on May 31 that a man made sexual violence against own underage daughter, police press service informed Armenian News-NEWS.am The...
    June 15, 2011 21:57
  • A young man of French-Armenian origin, candidate for presidential election 2012
    Maxime Verner, 21, son of a taxi driver and a French mother of Armenian descent (Florence Krekdjian), presented his candidacy for the presidential election in 2012. His project is presented in a book published on Thursday: ” Youth ofall ages meet us! 89 proposals for 2012″.For example, he proposes that the driving licence a car is completely free, funded by...
    June 14, 2011 17:23
  • Перестрелка в Ереване – предположительно, есть раненые
    YEREVAN.- A shootout was heard in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, near Garegin Nzhde metro station  at about 13:30 p.m. on Tuesday. A gun and traces of blood were found at the site which is presently cordoned by police, reports photo journalist Gagik Shamshyan. Witnesses say several shots were made. The details are being clarified.
    June 14, 2011 16:17
  • Most famous Armenian actors – rating
    YEREVAN. – The Ranker website published a list of the most famous actors who are either citizens of Armenia or born or emigrated Armenia. The list includes fourteen names- Arlene Francis, Arsinée Khanjian, Atom Egoyan, Azat Sherents, Charles Aznavour, Cher, Dmitri Kharatyan, Güllü Agop, Leonid Yengibarov, Michel Legrand, Serge Avedikian, Simon Abkarian, Svetlana Svetlichnaya...
    June 11, 2011 8:32
  • American businessman accused in pedophilia in Armenia
    YEREVAN. – Armenia’s Prosecutor general’s office approved the charge against the chief manager of the Akhtala Metal Prince mining plant Serob Ter-Poghosyan. Proofs are gained during pre-investigation period that approve the president of “Metal Prince LTD” corporation, the chief manager of the Akhtala Metal Prince mining plant Serob Ter-Poghosyan’s had sex...
    June 10, 2011 8:06
  • Scandal at Venice Biennale – Azeri president thought Muslim minaret resembles phallus
    The world art community spoke about the fact of political censorship in Azerbaijani art after two sculptures at the Venice Art Biennale were closed for viewers under instruction of President Ilham Aliyev. It was later decided to remove two sculptures by Aidan Salakhova from the pavilion, the Russian Nezavisimay Gazetawrites. Beral Madra, the Azerbaijan pavilion curator...
    June 9, 2011 23:56
  • Armenians and Azerbaijanis perpetrated bloody fight in Russia
    Armenians and Azerbaijanis perpetrated bloody fight in Kupchino in St. Petersburg on Saturday night. Two citizens of Azerbaijan were hospitalized, informs AN. Condition of one Azeri citizen is bad. The fight occurred in the café. Armenians made a majority during the fight. Excitation of the criminal case is still pending. Azerbaijani citizens Allakhverdiyev, Bakhshiyev...
    June 6, 2011 18:17
  • Criminals attack mansion of former Lincy foundation official
    YEREVAN.- Five people carried out an armed assault on a mansion belonging to a former director of one of the programs of the Lincy foundation in Yerevan’s Avan district last night Early in the morning Karen Bezoyan called police saying five people wearing masks jumped over the fence, opened the window in a bathroom and entered the house, photo journalist Gagik Shamshyan...
    June 2, 2011 16:10
  • Employee of Yerevan City Hall detained for taking bribe
    YEREVAN. – An employee of Yerevan City Hall was arrested on Friday for taking bribe. Policemen detained Karen Mikaelyan, expert from trade and service department, at the moment he got a $2500 bribe. He intended to legalize illegal building in one of Yerevan streets. Spokesperson for Yerevan City Hall Shushan Sardaryan confirmed the information. “City Hall condemns...
    May 30, 2011 19:41
  • Three killed in major car accident in Armenia
    YEREVAN. Three people were killed, one injured following a car accident on Yerevan-Sevan highway on May 29. The accident occurred at 10:30 p.m. local time, as Mercedes Benz hit a tree and overturned. Rescuers arrived at the scene and pulled out the dead bodies from the crashed vehicle. Police identified two of the victims as Andranik Galstyan, 23 and Hrachik Mkrtchyan,...
    May 30, 2011 10:08
  • Young man survives suicide jump from Kievyan bridge in Yerevan
    in suicide jump from Kievyan bridge in Armenia’s capital on Friday. The officers of Armenian Rescue Service arrived at the scene and transferred the injured to hospital, photo journalist Gagik Shamshyan told NEWs.am. According to witnesses, the man was is in his 40s. At the moment he is in intense care department of “Armenia” medical centre. His health state is...
    May 27, 2011 15:28
  • World Population to Reach 7 Billion on 31 October
    UNITED NATIONS, New York, —World population is projected to reach 7 billion on 31 October 2011, according to the 2010 Revision of World Population Prospects, the official United Nations population projections prepared by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs. UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is planning a series of activities...
    May 26, 2011 17:36
  • Armenian MP to be charged with financial fraud?
    YEREVAN. – An Armenian MP-entrepreneur from the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) is likely to be arrested in the next few days. The MP will be charged with financial fraud in the import of vehicles, as well as involvement in several criminal cases, particularly in assassination attempt on former Chairman of Armenian Customs Service Armen Avetisyan. According...
    May 25, 2011 17:15
  • Masterminds of Armenian Genocide were “patriots” – Turkish Chief of Staff
    Speaking on the occasion of the Day of Youth and Sports, Chief of General Staff of Turkish Armed Forces Isik Kosaner criticized the condemnation of masterminds of Armenian Genocide by Turkish Government of the time. General Kosaner stressed that many Turkish “patriots” were vainly punished for neglect and ill-treatment during the deportation of Armenians. Nowadays...
    May 20, 2011 21:52
  • Azerbaijani soldier kills his fellow and commits suicide
    BAKU. Junior sergeant of the Azerbaijani army Aliyev Elvin Akbar, 19, killed Abdullayev Tofig Madar, 19 with submachine gun and in a military unit inNakhchivanAutonomousRepublic. Later Aliyev committed a suicide. The criminal case has been launched, APA agency reports referring to the press service to Azerbaijani Defense Ministry.
    May 18, 2011 12:34
  • NCI Gets Acquainted With the Challenges Facing the Zatik Orphanage
    Yerevan—Today, 17 May 2011, the National Citizens’ Initiative (NCI) activist Arpine Matevosian paid a visit to Yerevan’s Zatik Orphanage and got familiarized with the problems affecting the children of this orphanage. She listened to the children’s views on the Armenian Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Artur Grigoryan’s announcement with respect to shutting...
    May 17, 2011 16:56
  • Citizen of Armenia killed in Moscow
    A 22-year-old citizen of Armenia Grigor Husnyan was killed in Moscow. The accident occurred in Chekhov district of Moscow on May 8, the press service of Union of Armenians of Russia reports. According to preliminary information, dozens of nationalists attacked the Armenian citizen. Husnyan received a severe injury in his head and was transferred to the intense care unit...
    May 17, 2011 0:38