U.S. Secretary of State met top leaders in China, and urged Beijing to put “some teeth” into efforts to persuade N. Korea to alter its policies.

Koprowski’s 1950 clinical trial was the first to show it was possible to vaccinate against polio, the crippling disease that’s now all but eradicated.

A 6.3-magnitude quake struck close to Iran’s only nuclear power station last week, killing dozens of people but leaving the nearby plant undamaged.

The accident in Ranst, near the port city of Antwerp, happened at dawn and no other vehicles were involved at first sight.

Syria is ranked as the most dangerous country in the world for reporters by the campaign group Committee to Protect Journalists.

Stepan Demirchyan wished success to ANC party during the upcoming Yerevan city council elections.

464 precinct election commissions held their first meetings ahead of Yerevan city council polls, due on May 5.

Defense Minister of Nagorno Karabakh Republic, Lieutenant General Movses Hakobyan met with officer-psychologists.

Digitalization of Armenian books is over in the National Library, deputy director of the library Rafik Ghazarian said.

Levon Ter-Petrossian: preference was given to practical steps when elaborating ANC party’s program.

Prosperous Armenia party stands ready to cooperate with Armenian National Congress (ANC), party member said.

From April 1-7, AMD loans granted by banks totaled 33,1 bln., while USD loans amounted to 31,6 mln.

Yerevan will host an international science conference titled “Future perspectives of Armenian-Korean economic cooperation.

ARF Dashnaktsutyun highly assesses cooperation with Armenian National Congress party, Armen Rustamyan said.

The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 417.40 on April 13, decreasing by 0.25 point compared to April 12.

According to Ter-Petrossian himself, Aram Manukyan and Levon Zurabyan have been elected as deputy chairmen of the party.

The Armenian National Congress (ANC) party is a well-established political force, Aram Manukyan said.

President Barack Obama’s first trip to Israel since he became president had the potential to yield many tangible results.

The total number of the passengers has not been specified yet, the manager of Syrian Airlines Yerevan office said.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met China’s top leaders in a bid to persuade them to exert pressure on North Korea.

The one-day international academic conference is organized by the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Western U.S. Central Committee.

Brahimi angered the Syrian government by saying that the four-decade rule of the Assad family had gone on “too long.”

Members of Prosperous Armenia party as well as representatives of public organizations and diplomats are attending.

The renovation by Spanish architectural firm Cruz y Ortiz sought to bring light into the castle-like brick museum.

The committee of eight cardinals from around the world will advise Pope Francis on how to reform the Vatican’s central administration.

The U.S. law “will be present, possibly, for a very long time in our relations and will poison them,” Pushkov said.

The U.S. and Israel have led the way in recent years in using drones as weapons of war as well as for surveillance.

Andrei Lyalin, director of the state museum, has been taken into custody because he constitutes a flight risk, investigators said.

Armenian jazzman Levon Malkhasyan and his band participated in a concert dedicated to the 20th anniversary of Gazprom.

Hospital officials and paramedics said at least seven passengers were taken to Sanglah hospital with head wounds and broken bones.