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21 April 2012 • 08:48 AMT
LA to host rock concert to raise Armenian Genocide awareness

This concert will unite human rights advocates as one voice in demanding an end to the perpetration of genocide.

21 April 2012 • 08:35 AMT
Former Ukrainian PM moved to hospital

A team of German doctors, who examined Tymoshenko, confirmed that the ex-PM is unable to participate in court proceedings.

21 April 2012 • 08:25 AMT
Paper reveals opposition parliamentary candidate’s assaulter

Vardan Vardanyan was identified as the one who attacked ANC candidate Gayane Arustamyan, Zhoghovurd says.

21 April 2012 • 08:13 AMT
Iran plans to develop oil, gas fields with neighbors

Iran holds 155 billion barrels of recoverable oil and 34 trillion cubic meters of natural gas, Ahmad Qalebani said.

21 April 2012 • 07:56 AMT
Armenian Genocide commemoration events to be held in Norway

As a tradition, the Armenians of Oslo and surrounding areas will gather at the Institute of Fridtjof Nansen.

21 April 2012 • 07:44 AMT
Samsung Galaxy S III product page goes live on Amazon Germany

The page, which suggests the unlocked, SIM-free handset will be €599 when it launches, does not have a release date estimate.

21 April 2012 • 07:23 AMT
Strong quake shakes Indonesia’s Sumatra

Aceh province was shaken earlier this month by two huge earthquakes, triggering an Indian Ocean-wide tsunami alert.

21 April 2012 • 07:20 AMT
New Iranian ambassador to Armenia calls for stronger ties

Rayeesi made the remarks at a meeting with Armenia’s ambassador Grigor Arakelyan and Iran’s Armenian media representatives.

21 April 2012 • 07:05 AMT
Apple ebook scandal gains force in Canada

The lawyer notes that if any of the suits are successful, damages would most likely be distributed to all Canadian ebook owners.

21 April 2012 • 06:55 AMT
UN chief calls for double global consumption of renewable energy

The UN is expecting some 120 heads of state and government to attend the Rio+20 meeting on sustainable development.

21 April 2012 • 06:45 AMT
Airliner crashes in Pakistan, killing 127

Body parts, wallets and eyeglasses lay among wreckage strewn in a small settlement just outside Islamabad.

21 April 2012 • 06:31 AMT
Russian warships in China for joint drills

The naval squadron includes the Varyag missile cruiser, three Udaloy class destroyers and three fleet support ships.

21 April 2012 • 06:27 AMT
Rep. Schiff to attend Armenian Genocide commemoration events

Rep. Schiff will start off the morning of April 23 by attending the Armenian Genocide Commemoration March in Little Armenia.

20 April 2012 • 18:53 AMT
ANC opposition rally: flowers, Italian tenor, millions, “30-sec. revolution”

Yerevan’s Liberty Square hosted Armenian National Congress rally despite previous announcement new venue was considered.

20 April 2012 • 18:35 AMT
Rich Ross steps down as Disney movie studio chairman

“I no longer believe that the Chairman role is the right professional fit for me,” Ross told his staff in an email.

20 April 2012 • 18:35 AMT
Next ANC rally scheduled for May 3

On April 24, ANC will march to Tsitsernakaberd monument in commemoration of Armenian Genocide victims.

20 April 2012 • 18:28 AMT
ANC leader: current emigration rate comparable to Genocide

Levon Ter-Petrossian accused current authorities of triggering emigration of 1 million and abiding with mass corruption.

20 April 2012 • 18:16 AMT
Any opposition force would envy ANC achievements – the bloc leader

ANC opposition bloc leader Levon Ter-Petrossian said a dialogue is the highest achievement in Armenia’s political ethics.

20 April 2012 • 18:09 AMT
Anonymous takes down official Formula One website

The statement also called for the release of Abdulhadi Alkhawaja, a local human rights activist who was in April 2011.

20 April 2012 • 18:03 AMT
Ex-PM says economic crisis burden loaded onto people’s shoulders

Hrant Bagratyan: every year, we’re told about increased number of jobs, with unemployment still persisting.

20 April 2012 • 17:44 AMT
Armen Avanessians joins Fund for Armenian Relief directors’ board

FAR’s chair: for years, Mr. Avanessians has been sponsoring one of our most effective programs in Armenia, the ANSEF.

20 April 2012 • 17:37 AMT
People’s Party leader blames authorities for poverty, emigration

Stepan Demirchyan: if re-elected, current authorities will continue using power to attain their personal goals.

20 April 2012 • 17:21 AMT
ANC candidate slams authorities’ negligence for Karabakh settlement

Vladimir Karapetyan urged against voting for current regime to disallow further omissions in Karabakh conflict settleemnt.

20 April 2012 • 16:56 AMT
Wildfires rage in Russia’s far eastern villages

The total area covered by wildfires in Russia in 2012 stood at 100,000 hectares, 2.7 times more than in the same period of 2011.

20 April 2012 • 16:43 AMT
Thousands rally against military rule in Egypt

Critics accuse current military regime of not being committed to reform and of trying to stay in control through a proxy leader.

20 April 2012 • 16:35 AMT
Genocide Museum to commemorate Smyrna Disaster’s 90th anniversary

The museum-hosted conference and exhibit will highlight Smyrna Fire in the unique photographs and movies.

20 April 2012 • 16:25 AMT
ANM leader comments on parties’ parliamentary campaign costs

Aram Manukyan: my visits to voters’ homes prove no one in Armenia will vote for Republican Party of Armenia.

20 April 2012 • 16:14 AMT
Constantin Film picks up rights for Cassandra Clare & Holly Black fantasy books

Adaptation of Holly Black’s Spiderwick Chronicles grossed $71.2 mln domestically and $162.8 mln globally in 2008.

20 April 2012 • 15:56 AMT
Baikonur launches Progress cargo spacecraft

Its predecessor, the Progress M-14M, undocked from the ISS on April 19 to conduct a nine-day Radar-Progress experiment.

20 April 2012 • 15:53 AMT
ANC rep. urges for a “30-sec. revolution” on election day

Nikol Pashinyan urged those present to vote for ANC to secure their children’s life in a free and independent Armenia.