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15:44 19/09/2016New Jersey explosion: Bomb squad in Elizabeth detonates deviceA suspicious device found near a New Jersey railway station exploded as a bomb squad was attempting to disarm it with a robot, officials say, BBC writes.
12:15 19/09/2016Acting Justice Minister of Armenia to present recent developments on EC in WarsawOn September 19, the Acting Justice Minister of Armenia, Arpine Hovhannisyan has left for Warsaw, Poland on a three-day working visit on the invitation of Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic...
12:27 17/09/2016Shootout took place in Echmiadzin ahead of local electionsOn late night of September 16 gun were fired in Armenia’s Echmiadzin city, the First News reported. According to the source, a fire was opened on the car carrying Echmiadzin Mayor Karen Grigoryan,...
13:59 16/09/2016Turkey plans to build 174 new jails after post-coup crackdownTurkish authorities plan to construct 174 prisons over the next five years to "meet the unanticipated increase in the number of convicts," according to a Justice Ministry statement.
17:10 15/09/2016Artur Davtyan appointed Armenia’s Prosecutor GeneralThe National Assembly of Armenia voted for Armenia’s Prosecutor’s General candidacy today. The counting commission of the parliament presented the results, according to which 103 out of 130...
17:31 14/09/2016Gagik Jhangiryan: We’re castrating prosecution so it has no real influenceStill in 1995, by the Constitution, the prosecution got rid of its authority for general control typical of totalitarian systems.
15:35 14/09/2016National Assembly resumes the debates over Prosecutor General electionArmenia’s National Assembly resumed the debates over Artur Davtyan’s candidacy nominated for the position of Armenia’s Prosecutor General.
17:25 13/09/2016Turkey formally requests U.S. arrest of cleric GulenTurkey has made a formal request to the United States for the arrest of U.S.-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen on charges of orchestrating an attempted military coup on July 15, Turkish...
17:24 13/09/2016Prosecutor General candidate, Artur Davtyan presents his planThe judicial system and the prosecution cannot be separated from the ongoing legal, social, political and economic reforms in the Republic, Prosecutor General candidate, Artur Davtyan said during the...
14:33 13/09/2016Ombudsman’s Office: Information received from Talish residents to be conveyed to International human rights organizationsArmenia’s Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan, who is on a working visit to the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, met with Artsakh Ombudsman Ruben Melikyan, who presented the ongoing results of the...
17:41 10/09/2016Arman Tatoyan: Remarkable achievements in human rights institution of ArtsakhThere are remarkable achievements in human rights protection, democratic institutions, particularly in the activities of the Ombudsman’s office established by the Parliament, RA Ombudsman, Arman...
18:46 09/09/2016London National Gallery sued over 'stolen' Matisse portraitThe National Gallery in London is being sued by heirs of the subject of a 1908 Matisse portrait, BBC reports.
15:20 08/09/2016Prime minister’s resignation regulated by the old ConstitutionAfter the resignation of the head of the cabinet the constitutional-legal regulations will be implemented in accordance with the old Constitutional provisions adopted in 2005.
13:17 08/09/2016RA Judge Advocate visits ArtsakhOn 8 September Artsakh Republic President, Bako Sahakyan received judge advocate, deputy attorney-general of the Republic of Armenia, Artavazd Harutyunyan, Central Information Department of the...
19:13 07/09/2016IDC: Journalists subjected to violence at Khorenatsi str. targeted by policeThe Information Disputes Council of Armenia (IDC) has published their conclusion concerning the case of violence used by the police against journalists at Khorenatsi str.
18:58 06/09/2016Radical preacher Anjem Choudary jailed for five yearsRadical preacher Anjem Choudary has been jailed for five-and-a-half years for inviting support for the so-called Islamic State group, BBC http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-37284199 reports.
19:46 02/09/2016Proposals on new Tax Code discussedToday, September 2, Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan chaired a consultative meeting on the numerous proposals relevant to the new Tax Code received from MPs, international organizations and civil...
18:27 02/09/2016Armenia spent about EUR 335 thousand on 20 ECHR decisions during 3 yearsOn September 2, during the Government session, Minister - Chief of RA Government Staff, Davit Harutyunyan said that the instructions of the Prime Minister have been fulfilled and they were ready to...
17:18 02/09/2016Germany insists lawmakers be allowed to visit soldiers at Turkish baseGerman officials have told Turkey that German lawmakers must be allowed to visit 250 German soldiers stationed at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey, and expect a visit planned in October to occur, a...
17:16 02/09/2016Turkey frees about 34,000 prisonersTurkish authorities have so far released 33,838 prisoners, the justice minister said on Friday, after Turkey said it was releasing 38,000 inmates from prisons to make space for tens of thousands...