The Turkish government aggressively pushed for Turkey’s inclusion in Investment Partnership between the U.S. and EU.

Possible ways to advance the peaceful settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict were in the focus of the discussion.

Armenian Foreign Minister noted Strasbourg as a seat of Council of Europe, symbol of human rights and fundamental freedoms.

NKR Foreign Minister noted that the people of Artsakh were attentively following the developments in Abkhazia.

Armenian Parliament Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan noted that a discussion will be held on May 23 on the planned gas price hike.

Armenian National Congress (ANC) held a board meeting on May 17, chaired by leader Levon Ter-Petrossian.

Yuriy Ananchenko said that Mkhitaryan has two games in which he should try to score maximum number of goals.

President of Artsakh Republic convoked a working consultation on construction of a new sports complex in capital Stepanakert.

Heritage party’s parliamentary group held a discussion of a bill on “Discrimination”, drafted by Human Rights Defender’s Office.

IFC invested $244 million in 40 projects across a range of sectors, including financial markets, manufacturing, and mining.

Congo’s eastern borderlands have some of the world’s largest deposits of tin ore and coltan, which is used in electronic devices.

Norway will host Chess World Cup 2013 on August 10 – September 4, 2013, with 4 Armenian players to participate in.

Minister Ohanyan highly assessed the defense cooperation between the two countries, particularly in the framework of CABIR.

The Ministers exchanged views on the current situation and reaffirmed their commitment to promoting peace in the region.

A few of the FT’s dozens of Twitter feeds were compromised and broadcast messages supporting Syrian President Assad.

Jorge Rafael Videla, an austere former army commander, led Argentina during the bloodiest days of its Dirty War dictatorship.

Ambyr Childers and Julia Garner star as sisters forced to take on their family’s gruesome tradition after their mother’s death.

An account calling itself Anonymous Italy posted a link to a document that accused the Vatican of all manner of things.

The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 417.15 on May 17, increasing by 0.46 point compared to May 16.

Dwelling on the hike in gas prices, Iskandaryan said the change also affected other countries importing Russian gas.

The European Commission’s report released said Greece’s economy is expected to grow by 0.6 percent next year.

The full version of Mighty Mack’s Paintings: Velazquez App features over 100 images of the great master Velazquez paintings.

The opposition is in search of a new format, Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) member Khosrov Harutyunyan said.

Bidders paid out record sums for nearly everything on offer including a Jackson Pollock “drip” painting and a Paul Cézanne still life.

Armen Martirosyan noted that the price rise will further deteriorate the situation in the country, fostering emigration.

The film stars Judi Dench as Philomena Lee, an Irish woman who searches for her son that she was forced to give up for adoption as a teenager.

“The transfer of arms to Syria is clearly not positive and does not contribute to the stability of the region,” Tzipi Livni said.

Azeri media issued a report claiming that an Azeri sniper injured a Russian soldier at the line of contact with Karabakh armed forces.

President Serzh Sargsyan voiced hope that Hamish Cooper will contribute to the strengthening of bilateral relations.

The jewels were to be loaned to celebrities who have arrived on the French Riviera town for its famous annual film festival.