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13:38 23/12/2015In 2015 rights groups rated Azerbaijan ‘not free’ with up to 100 political prisonersBilasuvar district court in Azerbaijan sentenced Vekil Imanov, journalist Gunel Movlud’s brother, to a year in prison on charges of illicit drug trafficking, local Turan agency reports.
12:00 23/12/2015Greek parliament legalizes same-sex civil partnershipsGreece's parliament has overwhelmingly approved legislation legalizing civil partnerships for gay couples, two years after the country was condemned by a European human rights court for...
14:02 22/12/2015Colombians rally around fallen queen; lawyer eyes suit vs Miss Universe firmA major booboo on the part of Ms Universe host Steve Harvey sent Colombians dishing out emotionally charged statements on the day of the pageant, with one lawyer going as far as saying he would file...
13:48 19/12/2015Karabakh NSS employees receive medals, valuable gifts on professional dayPresident of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakyan signed decrees in connection with the Professional Day of the National Security Service Serviceman.
12:55 19/12/2015Ex-deputy defense minister of Armenia Vahan Shirkhanyan detained on suspicion of participation in criminal associationA former deputy defense minister of Armenia, Vahan Shirkhanyan, was detained today as part of a criminal case investigated by Investigative Department of the National Security Service of Armenia...
20:41 18/12/2015I. Zakaryan: 2014 report of Control Chamber drawn up much better than in previous yearsThe 2014 report of Armenia’s Control Chamber was drawn up much better from a professional point of view than in the previous years, Chairman of Control Chamber (CC) Ishkhan Zakaryan said at the...
18:28 18/12/201519 Armenian MPs sign petition to dispute constitutional referendum results in courtMembers of the opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) parliamentary faction will file today a petition to the Constitutional Court of Armenia.
17:55 18/12/2015Permyakov case trial in Gyumri: Sakunts’ petition to remove Russian soldiers from court rejected, trial delayedToday’s court hearing of the Avetiisyan family murder case has ended. The trial is being held in the territory of the Russian 102nd military base in Gyumri, Armenia. The defendant is a former soldier...
15:58 18/12/2015Lawyers: Permaykov is Satanist who stabbed 6-month-old Seryozha Avetisyan for sacrificeThe general jurisdiction court of Armenia’s Shirak province is holding today a hearing of the Avetisyan family murder case.
12:02 18/12/2015First hearing of Avetisyan family murder case to be held in Gyumri todayA hearing of the Avetisyan family murder case will be held today, on December 18, in the territory of Russian 102nd military base in Gyumri, Armenia.
13:38 17/12/2015Government of Armenia allocates funds for printing 100,000 copies of new ConstitutionAt its session today the Armenian government decided to allocate 33 million drams to Justice Ministry in order to publish 100,000 copies of the new Constitution.
13:35 17/12/2015Bill banning games of chance for online prizes passed unanimously by Armenian parliamentThe National Assembly of Armenia today, on December 17, continued its extraordinary session, during which MPs unanimously adopted a package of the government-submitted bills on amendments and...
17:02 16/12/2015V. Babayan: Prosperous Armenia won’t join ANC initiative to dispute referendum results in courtThe opposition Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) has no intention of joining ‘out of solidarity’ the initiative of the opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) that has begun collecting signatures...
16:08 16/12/2015Japan top court upholds law on married couples' surnamesThe Japanese Supreme Court has upheld a law that married couples must have the same surname, in a blow to women's rights activists, the BBC reported.
15:42 16/12/2015Alexander Arzumanyan joins ANC initiative to dispute constitutional referendum results in Constitutional CourtMP of the Armenian parliament’s opposition Heritage faction Alexander Arzumanyan has joined the initiative of the opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) Party.
15:05 16/12/2015Man in Armenia’s Vayots Dzor province charged with voting instead of another person in constitutional referendumA resident of Armenia’s Vayots Dzor province has been charged with voting instead of another person during the December 6 referendum on the constitutional amendments, according to the press service...
14:13 16/12/2015N Korea sentences Canada pastor to life in jailNorth Korea's highest court has sentenced a Canadian Christian pastor to a life term of hard labour for "crimes against the state", according to the BBC.
20:38 15/12/2015Deputy culture minister: No changes planned in Armenia’s coats of armsNo changes are currently planned in the state coat of arms of Armenia, Deputy Culture Minister of Armenia Arthur Poghosyan said today in the National Assembly of Armenia during debates of the...
20:20 15/12/2015Aghvan Vardanyan considers as futile ANC’s initiative to dispute referendum results in courtThe secretary of ARF-Dashnaktsutyun (ARFD) parliamentary faction Aghvan Vardanyan considered as futile the initiative of the head of Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition faction Levon Zurabyan...
18:58 15/12/2015Head of EU Delegation in Armenia highlights role of civil society in fight against corruptionIf Armenia fails to combat corruption effectively, it will not be able to develop dynamically, Head of the EU Delegation in Armenia, Ambassador Piotr Switalski said today during a workshop on the...