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25 April 2017 • 08:13 AMT
Turkish-Armenian MP urges Ankara to “deal with matters of conscience”

“As long as Turkey refuses to deal with matters of conscience at home, it cannot have a real opening with Armenia,” said Paylan

25 April 2017 • 08:03 AMT
Venezuela death toll rises amid ongoing anti-government protests

The opposition’s main demands are for elections, the release of jailed activists and autonomy for the opposition-led congress.

25 April 2017 • 07:57 AMT
Ankara angered by Trump’s statement on Armenian Genocide

Ankara noted that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has attended a ceremony at the Armenian Patriarchate of Istanbul on April 24.

25 April 2017 • 07:47 AMT
U.S. imposes Syria sanctions over suspected chemical attack

The treasury department ordered a freeze on all assets in the U.S. of 271 employees of the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Centre (SSRC).

25 April 2017 • 07:32 AMT
Geneva aid summit seeks to pull Yemen from brink

The sheer scale of the deprivation is staggering: of Yemen’s 25.6 million people, almost 19 million are in urgent need of assistance, the UN says.

25 April 2017 • 07:32 AMT
Trump administration proposes reducing foreign aid

The administration’s March budget proposal vowed to slash aid to developing countries by over one-third, but contained few details.

25 April 2017 • 07:15 AMT
Iraqi forces using siege and stealth to evict IS from Mosul

International aid organizations have estimated the civilian and military death toll at several thousand.

25 April 2017 • 07:01 AMT
Hollande calls to reject Le Pen in presidential run-off vote

Hollande, a Socialist nearing the end of five years of unpopular rule, threw his weight behind his former economy minister in a televised address.

25 April 2017 • 06:49 AMT
“The Promise” box office opens to $4.1 million over the weekend

Any proceeds from the film will be donated to charity, including to the new The Promise Institute for Human Rights at UCLA School of Law

25 April 2017 • 06:46 AMT
Madonna biopic “Blonde Ambition” in development at Universal

The biopic follows Madonna Louise Ciccone who works on her first album and tries to deal with the business with dismissive attitude towards women.

25 April 2017 • 06:36 AMT
“Kingsman: The Golden Circle” 1st trailer features Colin Firth

Besides featuring returning Firth, the trailer shows new cast members such as Channing Tatum, Halle Berry, Julianne Moore and Jeff Bridges.

25 April 2017 • 06:23 AMT
Karabakh soldier killed in Azerbaijan’s fire on April 24

According to the Karabakh army, Azeri troops employed sniper rifles in the southeastern and eastern sections of the frontline.

24 April 2017 • 19:27 AMT
Thousands march in LA to honor memory of Genocide victims

The Unified Young Armenians March for Justice began at the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Western Avenue.

24 April 2017 • 18:13 AMT
Armenian Genocide in photos

The history of the Armenian Genocide had been fixed in dozens of thousands of documents – diplomatic reports, evidences of the witnesses, memoirs and oral narratives. Besides, there are hundreds of photographs made by Armenians and foreigners during those years of horror.

24 April 2017 • 17:52 AMT
Obama’s envoy to UN says ‘sorry’ that U.S. didn’t recognize Genocide

“I am very sorry that we in the Obama administration did not recognize the Armenian Genocide,” she added in a third tweet.

24 April 2017 • 17:21 AMT
Slovakia event marks Armenian Genocide anniversary

A ceremony commemorating the 102nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide was held at a khachkar in the Slovakian city of Bratislava.

24 April 2017 • 17:19 AMT
Armenian Assembly of America reacts to Trump’s statement on Genocide

“President Trump’s statement demonstrates the need for the FBI to investigate all the evidence of Turkish influence on the U.S. government,” the Assembly said.

24 April 2017 • 17:04 AMT
Henrikh Mkhitaryan: My thoughts are with my fellow compatriots

Armenian National Team and Manchester United midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan took to Facebook to commemorate the Genocide.

24 April 2017 • 16:30 AMT
Israel hosting events to commemorate Armenian Genocide

A holy mass is scheduled to be held at Tel Aviv’s St. Nicholas Monastery, following the rally at outside the Turkish embassy.

24 April 2017 • 16:06 AMT
Trump follows Obama’s suit, avoids term ‘genocide’

Previous presidents, including former President Obama, also refused to call the mass killings a genocide.

24 April 2017 • 15:55 AMT
Assange: Turkey trying to cover up Armenian Genocide

Julian Assange, founder of the whistle-blowing website Wikileaks, commented on the Armenian Genocide and Turkish policy of denial.

24 April 2017 • 15:41 AMT
Top military official: Armenian army better equipped to protect frontline

As Mosvses Hakobyan told the reporters, the number of Azeri violations at the border slightly increased on April 24 compared to other days.

24 April 2017 • 15:09 AMT
Erdogan sends another message to “descendants of Ottoman Armenians”

Turkey has taken steps “to heal the wounds of the past” and strengthen the ties between the two peoples, Erdoğan said.

24 April 2017 • 14:58 AMT
Yerevan Municipality installations commemorate Armenian Genocide

Installations featuring flags of the countries that have recognized the Armenian Genocide were set up.

24 April 2017 • 14:28 AMT
Police bans Genocide commemoration event in Istanbul

HDP member Melis Tatan delivered a speech at the event, noting that the 1915 Genocide has not ended.

24 April 2017 • 14:00 AMT
Montenegro ceremony pays tribute to Armenian Genocide victims

Local Armenians and Serbs, Montenegrins, Germans, Russians, Ukrainians and Chechens took part in the service.

24 April 2017 • 13:57 AMT
PACE proposes no-confidence vote against pro-Azeri president Agramunt

At a meeting of the PACE spring session, several deputies expressed their protest over Assembly President Agramunt’s recent visit to Syria.

24 April 2017 • 13:39 AMT
Genocide awareness legislation to be introduced in 20 U.S. states

Those 20 states are among the 42 U.S. states that do not already require education on genocide awareness and prevention.

24 April 2017 • 13:16 AMT
Local group sells out screening of “The Promise” in Alexandria

“The Promise” is a movie surrounding the events of the Armenian Genocide in the early 1910s.

24 April 2017 • 13:08 AMT
Syrian crisis reminds of Armenians’ exile a century ago: Aurora co-founder

“The war made a number of Syrian Armenians settle in Armenia, and we have been providing assistance through various projects,” Afeyan said.