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14:06 31/10/2018Armenian parliament unanimously passes amnesty bill in first readingThe Armenian National Assembly unanimously adopted in the first reading the new draft law on granting criminal amnesty at today’s special session.
13:36 31/10/2018Amnesty bill a purely humanitarian act – acting justice ministerThe new draft law on granting amnesty to over 6,000 convicts in Armenia is a purely humanitarian act and does not seek to ease the workload of the correctional facilities, Acting Justice Minister...
12:27 29/10/2018Pittsburgh synagogue shooting: Suspect charged with murderA man suspected of killing 11 people in a synagogue in Pittsburgh has been charged with murder - in what is believed to be the worst anti-Semitic attack in recent US history.
14:07 26/10/2018Investigative Committee rejects motion to recognize Kocharyan ‘victim’ in wiretapping caseArmenia’s Investigative Committee has rejected a motion to find second President Robert Kocharyan an aggrieved party in the case of the leaked wiretapped telephone conversation between the security...
11:09 25/10/2018Greek ex-minister detained on money laundering chargesFormer Greek Cabinet minister Yannos Papantoniou was jailed awaiting trial on money laundering charges, Politico reports, citing two officials working for the Greek prosecution service.
20:15 24/10/2018Police forcibly remove Coptic priests blocking Jerusalem churchIsraeli Police forcibly removed a group of Coptic priests from the entrance to Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre after they attempted to block antiquities workers from carrying out safety...
13:51 24/10/2018Pashinyan says corruption charges brought against one MPA criminal case has been opened against an Armenian lawmaker over corruption allegations, Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said today, addressing the parliament.
15:22 23/10/2018Parliament fails to elect Vahe Grigoryan as Constitutional Court judgeThe Armenian National Assembly failed to elect attorney Vahe Grigoryan as a new judge of the Constitutional Court at its regular session on Tuesday.
10:51 23/10/2018Explosive device found in mailbox at George Soros’s Westchester County homeAn explosive device was found on Monday in a mailbox at the Westchester County home of George Soros, the billionaire philanthropist who is a favorite target of right-wing groups, The New York Times...
19:30 20/10/2018Deadly blast rips Kabul polling station as Afghans vote for parliamentMultiple explosions rocked polling stations across Kabul on Saturday, causing dozens of casualties, amid growing anger among voters as they waited hours to cast their ballots in long-delayed...
15:04 17/10/2018Former Armenian PM’s brother released on bailHenrik Abrahamyan, the brother of former Armenian Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, has been released from pre-trial detention, a spokesperson of the Special Investigative Service (SIS), Marina...
14:37 17/10/2018Russian border guards detain four trespassers at Armenian-Turkish borderRussian border guards serving in Armenia have apprehended a group of four trying to illegally cross the Armenian-Turkish border on Tuesday night.
10:37 17/10/2018Britain investigates Azeri banker’s wife for multi-million dollar shopping spreeBy Harut Sassounian Publisher, The California Courier Another Azerbaijan-related major corruption scandal is brewing in Europe.
18:06 16/10/2018NYC goes entire weekend without a shooting for first time in decadesNew York may be the city that never sleeps — but for once, it’s not the sound of people getting shot that’s keeping Big Apple residents awake.
16:08 16/10/2018NSS chief: New criminal case opened against ex-Yerevan mayor over illegal property allegationsA new criminal case has been launched against Former Mayor of Yerevan Taron Margaryan over recently released footage on his property, Director of the National Security Service Artur Vanetsyan told...
14:19 16/10/2018Armenian security chief says there is ‘one mastermind’ behind wiretapping scandalThe mastermind behind the wiretapped telephone conversation between National Security Service Director Artur Vanetsyan and Special Investigation Service Head Sasun Khachatryan is one, Vanetsyan told...
11:01 16/10/2018Yerevan court extends ex-army general’s detention for two monthsYerevan Court of General Jurisdiction has made a decision to extend the term of detention of MP Manvel Grigoryan, an influential retired general of the Armenian Armed Forces, for two months.
14:56 15/10/2018Russian border guards detain trespasser at Armenian-Turkish borderRussian border guards serving in Armenia apprehended on Sunday a man who illegally crossed the Armenian-Turkish border.
12:46 15/10/20181 dead, 1 injured after shots fired outside Ararat banquet hall in GlendaleOne man died, and another was wounded when a gunman opened fire outside a banquet hall in Glendale Saturday night, police said, according to KTLA 5 news reported.
10:27 12/10/2018Artsakh president received the Human Rights Defender of ArmeniaArtsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan received on Thursday the Human Rights Defender of Armenia Arman Tatoyan.