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25 May 2013 • 15:07 AMT
Artsakh defense army conducts command staff drills

Four-stage command-staff exercises were conducted in Artsakh, led by defense army commander Movses Hakobyan.

25 May 2013 • 14:44 AMT
Expert says Russian FM’s remarks in context of Madrid Principles

No decisive developments will follow the meeting between Russian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers, David Jamalyan said.

25 May 2013 • 14:22 AMT
Yerevan to host NOFI Festival of Non-commercial Films

The jury includes renowned experts of noncommercial cinema and representatives of Union of Cinematographers of Armenia.

25 May 2013 • 13:53 AMT
Armenian lawyers to stage protest against court of cassation

Judicial strike is aimed against the principle of the court of cassation to have the case undergo legal procedure and further reject.

25 May 2013 • 13:29 AMT
Swiss envoy awarded with Foreign Ministry’s Medal of Honor

Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with Switzerland’s outgoing ambassador Konstantin Obolensky.

25 May 2013 • 12:48 AMT
Russian envoy presents credentials to Armenian President

President Sargsyan hailed the cooperation in the fields of politics and economy as well as partnership with CSTO and CIS.

25 May 2013 • 12:28 AMT
“The Land’s Memory. Artsakh” exhibit opens in Stepanakert

President Sahakyan stressed the importance of carrying out archaeological excavations in Artsakh on a high professional level.

25 May 2013 • 12:26 AMT
Archbishop hails rule of law in Armenian armed forces

Vrtanes Abrahamyan: army is a big institution and shortcomings are inevitable there. We need to think of ways to educate our children.

25 May 2013 • 12:20 AMT
OSCE MG Co-Chairs to ‘explore ideas’ for Karabakh settlement

The Co-Chairs will meet with Foreign Ministers to explore mutually-acceptable approaches to resolving the conflict.

25 May 2013 • 12:14 AMT
British zoo keeper dies after tiger attack

Cumbria police said the tiger was locked in its enclosure following the attack and that members of the public were not at risk.

25 May 2013 • 12:03 AMT
Samvel Chzmachyan elected president of Armenia’s Union of Banks

“The banking system is one of the most competitive and well-established sectors of Armenia’s economy,” Chzmachyan said.

25 May 2013 • 11:53 AMT
Syrian govt. forces, Hezbollah launch Qusair offensive – report

Syria’s Sunni Muslim majority has led the struggle to topple Assad, and has been joined by Islamist fighters across the region.

25 May 2013 • 11:43 AMT
Armenian chess players to participate in World Championship

Armenia’s line-up has been announced as follows: Sergei Movsesian, Vladimir Akopian, Gabriel Sargissian and IM Ashot Nadanian.

25 May 2013 • 11:41 AMT
Dorians to perform open air concert in Yerevan

Dorians came 18th at 2013 Eurovision Song Contest, with their song Lonely Planet written by Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi.

25 May 2013 • 11:31 AMT
Fresno Armenians to commemorate veterans, Genocide victims

The services also remember deceased members of the Armenian community in the area, as well as those who died in the Genocide.

25 May 2013 • 10:47 AMT
Tajikistan blocks YouTube over President video

Tajikistan ranked a “non-free” country in the 2013 Freedom in the World rating by U.S.-based watchdog Freedom House.

25 May 2013 • 10:41 AMT
Van Rompuy: youth unemployment pressing issue for EU

Social unrest is rumbling and research has warned of “lost generations” of unemployed people and their children.

25 May 2013 • 10:32 AMT
Jordan King says extremism ‘grown fat’ on Israeli-Palestinian conflict

The World Economic Forum has gathered 900 participants from 23 countries to discuss Mideast economic growth.

25 May 2013 • 10:28 AMT
12 injured in suicide bombing in Russia’s Dagestan

Initial reports said one policeman died in hospital, but a spokesman for police in the North Caucasus republic later denied it.

25 May 2013 • 10:21 AMT
Cars torched in sixth night of Sweden violence

Dozens of far-right activists were seen driving around some southern suburbs of Stockholm, closely watched by police.

25 May 2013 • 10:11 AMT
Anti-Israeli protesters infiltrate dinner for UEFA’s top officials in London

The dinner followed UEFA’s Congress in London and was organized with the support of the Football Association.

25 May 2013 • 09:49 AMT
220 ceasefire violations by Azeri armed forces reported May 19-25

Azerbaijan fired over 1000 shots from various caliber weapons towards Karabakh positions, NKR defense army’s press service said.

25 May 2013 • 09:43 AMT
12 killed as explosives accidentally denote in Afghan mosque

Four civilians and eight militants died in the blast during evening prayers the night before in Ghazni province’s district of Andar.

25 May 2013 • 09:35 AMT
Powell says military should run drone strikes

The CIA has targeted alleged terrorists in places that aren’t overt war zones, such as Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia.

25 May 2013 • 09:26 AMT
Hayastan All-Armenian Fund Board of Trustees members visit Artsakh

Socioeconomic development of Artsakh as well as the republic’s domestic and foreign policy issues were discussed.

25 May 2013 • 07:21 AMT
ANCA calls for legal actions against Nişanyan sentence

The ANCA asked the State Department to condemn the Turkish government’s legal actions against Sevan Nişanyan.

25 May 2013 • 07:14 AMT
U.S. Supreme Court urged to review Genocide-era insurance case

The Supreme Court is set to consider all submissions dealing with the Armenian Genocide-era insurance case on June 6.

25 May 2013 • 06:45 AMT
17 Pakistani children burnt to death as school bus explodes

Many vehicles in energy-starved Pakistan are powered by relatively cheap compressed natural gas and cylinder blasts are common.

25 May 2013 • 06:42 AMT
ANCA testimony to call for conditions on Turkey trade deal

ANCA Government Affairs Director Kate Nahapetian will testify this coming week before the U.S. International Trade Commission.

25 May 2013 • 06:27 AMT
Radiation leak reported after incident at Japanese lab

Researchers and others who were engaged in experiments and other work at the laboratory may have been exposed to radiation.