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25 April 2016 • 09:02 AMT
Democratic Leader says Genocide recognition a moral responsibility

“We must never forget the wretched campaign that upended communities, and attempted to eradicate an entire culture,” Pelosi said.

25 April 2016 • 08:53 AMT
Top military commanders to gather in Armenia to enhance army capability

Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan aims to involve military experts in the process of educating young people who want to join the Armenian Armed Forces.

25 April 2016 • 08:39 AMT
Egypt’s President urges citizens to “defend state” ahead of protests

Discontent has worsened following a recent deal to cede control over two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia.

25 April 2016 • 08:25 AMT
Mexico hampered probe into student massacre, panel of int’l experts says

The case provoked outrage in Mexico, leading to street protests against perceived impunity.

25 April 2016 • 08:18 AMT
Thousands protest Turkey’s denial of Genocide in Ottawa embassy

AYF members read information about the lost churches, as well as the traditions of the confiscated provinces of Western Armenia.

25 April 2016 • 08:07 AMT
Armenia slams Erdogan’s denialist message on Genocide anniversary

“Turkey’s denialist stance further deepens the gap between the Armenian and Turkish peoples,” a Deputy Foreign Minister said.

25 April 2016 • 07:54 AMT
N. Korea says submarine ballistic missile test “great success”

The launch is the latest in a recent string of North Korean demonstrations of military might that began in January.

25 April 2016 • 07:50 AMT
Rallies in Warsaw, Brussels pay tribute to Genocide victims

A rally against Turkish denialism was organized in Brussels, where some 1000 demonstrators gathered to honor the memory of Genocide victims.

25 April 2016 • 07:45 AMT
Saudi-led coalition “kills over 800 al Qaeda militants in Yemen”

The coalition said in a statement that many militants fled the Hadramout provincial capital they had held for a year.

25 April 2016 • 07:27 AMT
China shuts down Apple books & movies services under new regulations

The regulation is seen as a big blow to Apple, with China being the Cupertino firm’s second biggest market.

25 April 2016 • 07:20 AMT
Chelsea offers €60 mln to Henrikh Mkhitaryan: report

Asked if he’d heard from Chelsea, the Armenia international reportedly said, with a reported wink: “I do not know…”

25 April 2016 • 07:17 AMT
Solar-powered plane makes successful Pacific flight

Solar Impulse landed in Silicon Valley after a three-day journey over the Pacific, although high winds delayed the landing.

25 April 2016 • 07:08 AMT
Azeri troops fire from RPG-7 grenade launcher towards Armenian positions

The Armenian Armed Forces retaliated only in case of extreme necessity and continue controlling the situation on the border.

25 April 2016 • 07:00 AMT
U.S. to send 250 additional military personnel to Syria

The goal, they say, is to encourage more Sunni Arabs to join Kurdish fighters in north-eastern Syria.

25 April 2016 • 06:59 AMT
Azerbaijan employs Spike anti-tank missile in Karabakh, misses target

The Azerbaijani armed forces employing a Spike anti-tank guided missile in the northeastern (Martakert) direction of the frontline.

25 April 2016 • 06:51 AMT
Kurdish PKK says ready to intensify fight against Turkey

Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Cemil Bayik said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was “escalating this war”.

25 April 2016 • 06:50 AMT
60,000 rally in Los Angeles to commemorate Armenian Genocide

“Today, we are all Armenian,” said U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff as he addressed the crowd from the stage. “We have one cause and that cause is justice.”

25 April 2016 • 06:42 AMT
Obama says will do his best to advance controversial EU trade deal

Obama is in Germany to promote the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

25 April 2016 • 06:34 AMT
Armenian Genocide commemorated in major Norwegian cities

Armenians and friends of Armenia gathered at Fridtjof Nansen’s grave to honor the great man and remember the victims of the Genocide.

25 April 2016 • 06:32 AMT
Yemeni, Emirati troops “seize Qaeda-held seaport city”

The push is being led by the United Arab Emirates, which has been training and arming local recruits for months.

25 April 2016 • 06:22 AMT
Thousands gather in Times Square to commemorate Genocide anniv.

“One of the things the Statue of Liberty stands for is remembering the genocide done to the Armenian people,” Sen. Charles Schumer said.

24 April 2016 • 19:11 AMT
25,000 expected to march in LA to commemorate Armenian Genocide

The Armenian community in Los Angeles County marks the anniversary of the killings every year with vigils and demonstrations.

24 April 2016 • 17:49 AMT
Marguerite Barankitse wins inaugural Aurora Prize in Armenia

Barankitse from Burundi, saved thousands of lives and took care of orphans and refugees during the years of civil war in Burundi.

24 April 2016 • 15:57 AMT
Rally staged outside Tbilisi’s Turkish embassy despite Municipality ban

Earlier, Georgia’s Armenian community issued a statement on shifting the venue for the annual April 24 rally.

24 April 2016 • 14:53 AMT
Armenia to host 3rd Global Forum Against the Crime of Genocide in 2018

“We express our deepest gratitude to those who stood for the humanity at the time of humanitarian crisis and genocide” the forum statement said.

24 April 2016 • 14:50 AMT
Tbilisi demonstration honors memory of 1.5 mln Armenian Genocide victims

As a sign of Armenians’ unity, the Tbilisi demonstrators waived the Nagorno Karabakh flag along the Armenian tricolor.

24 April 2016 • 14:06 AMT
Thousands gather in Moscow for Genocide commemoration ceremony

Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Russia and Nor Nakhichevan read an intercessory prayer for the canonized martyrs of Genocide.

24 April 2016 • 13:59 AMT
Russia doesn’t equate relations with Armenia and Azerbaijan: envoy

Speaking in Yerevan, Volynkin said emotions may now prevail the Armenia-Russia relations, which are, however, hard to shake.”

24 April 2016 • 13:53 AMT
Cyprus President says Armenian Genocide “a disgrace to mankind”

“The Cypriot Government condemns the abhorrent crime which is a disgrace in the history of mankind,” Nicos Anastasiades said.

24 April 2016 • 12:46 AMT
Argentina marks Armenian Genocide anniversary

It was announced that Armenia will give the City of Buenos Aires a statue of St. Gregory of Narek to be placed in the Armenia Square.