The storm swirled past the southern coast of Dominican Republic, dropping heavy rain on that country and on Haiti.

Jeffrey Johnson, 53, of Manhattan, drew his weapon and attempted to shoot two police officers, who killed him.

Britain’s Foreign Office said earlier that it had delivered a letter to Ecuador’s Embassy — but declined to say what was in it.

Col. Andrei Bobrun, said the airspace violation was not detected by St. Petersburg-based aviation traffic control center.

Iran’s ambassador to the Vienna-based IAEA said that “undoubtedly some progress” was made but that differences remained.

Agriculture Minister said that over 20% and 2 % growth was recorded in crop and livestock sectors respectively.

Soldier Arman Hayrapetyan was wounded in the right foot as a result of careless handling of the service weapon.

Genocide Museum-Institute and Jerusalem Holocaust Museum intend to establish cooperation, Israeli Minister said.

Swiss Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students granted scholarships for Armenian students.

CEC has suggested the requirement for passport stamping on the polling day be removed from the RA Electoral Code.

ANC representative Rafik Asryan urged voters to cast their ballots for RPA member Ashot Hayrapetyan in mayoral race

35 600 farmers have benefited from government-allocated agriculture preferential loans, Agriculture Minister said.

International and local experts will discuss the measures Armenia must take for introduction of crop insurance.

According to the statistics of 2010, the number of female employees totals 540.4 thousand in Armenia.

Student team participants representing Armenia at the Olympic construction in Sochi returned to Yerevan on August 22.

Adjara, like the whole Georgia, is perfect evidence showing that the Armenian-Turkish border should not be opened. Actually, Georgia always lacked developed light industry, and the available industries are now privatized by Turkish and Azerbaijani businessmen.

From August 13-19, AMD loans granted by banks totaled 27.9 bln, while USD loans amounted to 42.7 mln.

Diaspora Ministry requested Syrian Armenians to visit Municipality’s Education department to register themselves.

“Iran is potentially paving the way for a significant expansion of its nuclear work,” the Israeli Prime Minister said.

President Sargsyan will further discuss bilateral relations and regional issues with Iran’s high-ranking officials.

In its statement SCSR accused Armenians of “cooperation with Bashar al-Assad forces and involvement in actions having caused deaths.”

The portal has a preliminary listing of around three dozen sites, ranging from prehistoric caves to 20th-century observatories.

The Association is expected to further join the international network of the Italian Chambers of Commerce Abroad (CCIE).

It was the first time President Mohammed Morsi had issued a law since he assumed legislative powers earlier this month.

New envoy Lakhdar Brahimi was due to meet UN chief Ban Ki-moon later in the day on the 17-month conflict.

The market average rate of USD on August 24 totaled AMD 409,40 decreasing by 0.41 point compared to August 23.

Issues related to organization of 21st anniversary of Armenian independence celebrations were discussed by the government.

Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan met Armenian American philanthropists Hagop and Hilda Baghdassarian.

“This information helps us understand how our own solar system fits into the population of all planetary systems,” Steffen says.

Armenian Parliament vice speaker Eduard Sharmazanov commented on Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu’s statement.