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24 April 2017 • 12:52 AMT
Armenian Australians march in Sydney to remember Genocide

Marcher Ara Megerditchian said his grandfather was orphaned as a child in 1915 and years later it still affected his whole family.

24 April 2017 • 12:47 AMT
Russian energy holdings lose interest in Armenian hydropower plants

RusHydro will consider the possibility of selling the Sevan-Hrazdan cascade of hydroelectric power stations.

24 April 2017 • 12:41 AMT
Protesters in Iran demand Turkey to recognize Armenian Genocide

In the capital, the demonstrators called on Turkey to recognise the mass killings of 1,5 million Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as genocide.

24 April 2017 • 12:30 AMT
Kuwait Desert flash mob commemorates Armenian Genocide victims

The flash mob participants recreated the Tsisternakaberd memorial by lining up and moving to copy the outline of the monument.

24 April 2017 • 12:30 AMT
How Armenian woman set fire to Turks who killed her family in 1915

The woman tried to escape herself, but enchanted by her beauty, the Turk caught her and dragged her to the barn, the story says.

24 April 2017 • 12:04 AMT
Tsarukyan calls his bloc “the opposition”

He also stated that the votes collected by the bloc at parliamentary election were not enough to guarantee the $15 billion investment.

24 April 2017 • 11:33 AMT
Azerbaijan cut military expenditure by 36% in 2016: report

Total world military expenditure rose to $1686 billion in 2016, an increase of 0.4% in real terms from 2015, according to figures from SIPRI.

24 April 2017 • 11:33 AMT
The Daily Collegian: Current events in Turkey echo patterns of Genocide

“To pretend like the past doesn’t matter is to refuse to see how it shapes the present,” the article author Maral Margossian said.

24 April 2017 • 11:17 AMT
SOAD drummer John Dolmayan blasts Turkey for denial of Genocide

Each year Turkey tightens its grip on its own people abusing civil liberties and condemning truth, John Dolmayan said.

24 April 2017 • 10:47 AMT
Armenian archbishop recalls Erdogan message on Genocide anniversary

Vicar of the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople, archbishop Aram Ateshyan delivered remarks at Surb Vardanants church.

24 April 2017 • 10:35 AMT
Five finalists selected for the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity

The Aurora Prize will honor an Aurora Laureate each year until 2023, in remembrance of the eight years of the Armenian Genocide (1915 -1923).

24 April 2017 • 10:23 AMT
Arnonian climbs to FIDE No 6 after Grenke Chess Classic win

The grandmaster tied the final 7th round game against Fabiano Caruana (U.S.) to top the tournament with 5.5 ponts.

24 April 2017 • 10:17 AMT
Trump must officially recognize the Armenian Genocide: HuffPost

“Because Trump is so unconventional, there’s a chance he eventually recognizes the Armenian Genocide,” the article says.

24 April 2017 • 10:07 AMT
Armenian leadership commemorates Genocide victims at Tsitsernakaberd

The Armenian leader laid flowers at the eternal flame, further proceeding to the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute.

24 April 2017 • 10:01 AMT
Tbilisi procession seeks reparations for Armenian Genocide

The Armenian community of Georgia on April 23 marched in Tbilisi to commemorate the 102nd anniversary of the Genocide.

24 April 2017 • 09:42 AMT
No casualties reported as rockets land near Syria’s Kessab

The rockets were launched from Kelenzi district, which lies from 13-14 km from Kessab and is controlled by armed militants.

24 April 2017 • 09:38 AMT
French election: Macron, Le Pen through to presidential runoff

A Harris survey taken on April 23 saw Macron winning the runoff by 64 percent to 36, and an Ipsos/Sopra Steria poll gave a similar result.

24 April 2017 • 09:25 AMT
Moscow rally to commemorate victims of Armenian Genocide

Representatives of the legislature, NGOs, expert unions, intellectual elite and youth organizations will gather in central Moscow for the event.

24 April 2017 • 09:14 AMT
French-Armenians of Valence recall Genocide on 102nd anniversary

The Armenian youth performed national songs and dances, while the event concluded with a prayer at the local Armenian church.

24 April 2017 • 09:14 AMT
MEP Frank Engel calls young Turks to come to terms with their history

“The European Parliament recognized the Genocide back in 1987, having been promoting the acknowledgement of the crime ever since,” Engel said.

24 April 2017 • 08:52 AMT
Serj Tankian, Veronika Stalder perform “The Promise” soundtrack

Tankian has worked on the film and contributed to the modern interpretation of the national Armenian song “Sari Siroun Yar”.

24 April 2017 • 08:36 AMT
Cypriot president condemns Armenian Genocide

Spokesman Nicos Christodoulides said the Genocide was an abominable crime and a shameful chapter in the history of humanity.

24 April 2017 • 08:12 AMT
Two Turks join Armenians in Worcester to remember Genocide

“May God bless all victims who did not even have a gravestone,” said Emre Can Daglioglu, 31, an Orthodox Christian from Antakya.

24 April 2017 • 08:00 AMT
Armenian Genocide anniversary: Artsakh holds torchlight procession

The participants started off from Surb Hakob church in the Karabakh capital city of Stepanakert to the Armenian Genocide memorial.

24 April 2017 • 07:47 AMT
Uruguayans honor memory of Armenian Genocide victims

The march culminated with the reading of a proclamation by Mikael Demirdjian, who thanked Uruguay for its endless support.

24 April 2017 • 07:31 AMT
Thousands gather in Montebello to commemorate Armenian Genocide

Two events on the 102nd anniversary of the Genocide featured speakers and were held at the Armenian Genocide Monument in Montebello.

24 April 2017 • 07:17 AMT
Artsakh war proved Armenia won’t allow new genocide: president

“April 24, 1915 divided the millennia-long Armenia history in two: before and after that tragic date,” Serzh Sargsyan said.

24 April 2017 • 07:01 AMT
Armenians worldwide commemorate 102nd anniversary of Genocide

Although modern Turkey denies the Armenian Genocide, many Turkish intellectuals have recognized this crime against humanity.

23 April 2017 • 16:37 AMT
Powerful torchlight procession pays tribute to Armenian Genocide victims

Carrying Armenian tricolors and chanting national songs, the protesters processed towards the Armenian Genocide memorial

22 April 2017 • 17:53 AMT
Armenians prone to vote for RPA in Yerevan elections on May 14

61.2% of Yerevan residents said they are going to vote for Margaryan, 11.5% for Pashinyan, and only 3.9% for Postanjyan.