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11:51 19/06/2019Japan revises law to ban parents from physically punishing childrenJapan's parliament enacted Wednesday a revised law banning parents and other guardians from physically punishing children following several fatal cases of abuse dealt out in the name of discipline,...
11:39 19/06/2019Judge again asked to recuse himself from trial of Kocharyan, other former officialsThe Yerevan Criminal Court of Appeals, under presiding judge Armen Danielyan, resumed on Wednesday morning hearings in the trial of Armenia’s second President Robert Kocharyan and three other former...
10:52 19/06/2019Michel Platini released after questioning over 2022 Qatar World Cup corruptionEx-UEFA president Michel Platini was released from custody on Wednesday after hours of questioning in connection with a criminal investigation into the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar,...
20:31 18/06/2019Police: 50 cases of crime detected over the past day in ArmeniaAccording to the operations reports of Police of the Republic of Armenia, 50 cases of crime were detected by officers of various police subdivisions in the territory of the republic from June 17 to...
16:55 18/06/2019Vahe Grigoryan elected judge of the Constitution CourtThe Armenian National Assembly voted in favor of Vahe Grigoryan’s candidacy to occupy the vacant seat of a judge at the Constitutional Court.
13:31 18/06/2019Armenian parliament set to elect new Constitutional Court judge todayThe Armenian National Assembly launched its regular four-day session on Tuesday morning. Lawmakers are set to debate on, among other things, the election of a new judge for the Constitutional Court....
12:47 18/06/2019Yerevan appellate court denies bail for Manvel GrigoryanThe Yerevan Court of Appeals, presided over by judge Narine Hovakimyan, on Monday rejected an appeal of the attorneys of Manvel Grigoryan, a retired Armenian army general and a former Republican...
17:00 15/06/2019Criminal case instituted over fire shot at Lusahovit community headCriminal case has been instituted in the Tavush regional investigative department over fire shot at Lusahovit community head, Investigative Committee official reported.
12:05 15/06/2019British court sets Assange extradition hearing for February 2020The full extradition hearing to decide whether Wikileaks founder Julian Assange should be sent to the United States to face accusations including spying charges will take place in February next year,...
18:30 14/06/2019The fifth member of SJC resignsThe fifth member of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), Armen Bektashyan has submitted resignation, the press service of the council reported.
16:16 14/06/2019Yerevan appellate court rejects Kocharyan’s motion to recuse judgeThe Yerevan Court of Appeals, presided over by judge Armen Danielyan, rejected the motion of second President Robert Kocharyan’s legal team during Friday’s hearing in the trial of the ex-president...
15:39 14/06/2019Another Armenian judicial official steps downAnother member of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), Sergey Meghryan has submitted resignation, the press service of the council reported.
15:13 14/06/2019Ornella Muti faces jail threat after attending Putin galaItalian actress Ornella Muti has been told she could go to jail if she fails to pay damages for cancelling tour dates to attend a dinner with Russia's Vladimir Putin and actor Kevin Costner.
19:31 13/06/2019Azerbaijani journalist detained on charges of state treasonA journalist is arrested in Azerbaijan on charges of treason, the country’s State Security Service reported, according to RIA Novosty report.
17:44 13/06/2019Another member of Armenia’s Supreme Judicial Council resignsAnother member of Armenia’s Supreme Judicial Council, a state body overseeing Armenia’s courts, has submitted a letter of resignation on Thursday.
14:21 13/06/2019Armenian parliament to hold special session on June 28The Armenian National Assembly will convene a special session on 28 June, according to a decision adopted at a government meeting on Thursday.
10:47 13/06/2019Journalist killed in southern Mexico, another kidnappedA reporter was shot dead in the southern state of Tabasco, her newspaper said Wednesday, the latest in a string of journalist killings in one of the world’s most lethal countries for the profession.
17:06 12/06/2019Court of Appeals to continue hearings on Kocharyan case on June 14The Yerevan Court of Appeals, presided over by judge Armen Danielyan, postponed today the hearings on prosecutors’ appeal against the rulings of a lower court to release Armenia’s second President...
13:24 12/06/2019Yerevan appellate court starts hearings on Kocharyan caseThe Yerevan Court of Appeals, presided over by judge Armen Danielyan, started today hearings on prosecutors’ appeal against the rulings of a lower court to release Armenia’s second President Robert...
12:02 12/06/2019Man arrested on suspicion of killing wife, brother-in-law in Armenian villageA 63-year-old resident of a village in Armenia’s Armavir Province has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife and brother-in-law, authorities said.