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18:52 16/05/2014Turkish firm, govt deny negligence in mine fireA Turkish mining company defended its safety record Friday and senior Turkish officials denied allegations of lax government oversight four days after at least 284 people died in a coal mine...
13:19 16/05/2014Yerevan concert to mark Charles Aznavour’s 90th birthdayThe Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra will give a concert at Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall on May 22 to mark the 90th birthday of world famous chansonnier Charles Aznavour, the Orchestra press service...
09:08 16/05/2014Brazilian anti-World Cup protests hit Sao Paulo and RioRiot police in Brazil have fired tear gas to disperse thousands of protesters in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro who marched against the cost of hosting the football World Cup.
09:10 15/05/2014South Korea ferry captain charged with manslaughterLee Joon-seok, 68, is accused of leaving the ship as it was sinking while telling passengers to stay put.
09:20 14/05/2014Turkey coal mine explosion: Death toll risesEnergy Ministry Taner Yildiz said 787 people had been inside the mine at Soma in Manisa province when an electrical fault triggered the blast.
15:24 13/05/2014Missak Manouchian Park opens in YerevanToday the Presidents of Armenia and France participated in the opening of a park in Yerevan named after National Hero of France, Armenian poet Missak Manouchian.
09:08 13/05/201414 killed in sinking of migrants' ship off ItalyItaly's coast guard rescued about 200 other people who'd been on the ship.
11:48 12/05/2014David Lidington comments on 20th anniversary of Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefireUK Minister for Europe calls for renewed effort by all parties to find a permanent solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
09:08 12/05/2014Libya boat capsize: At least 36 migrants deadThe navy said it rescued 52 people when the boat sank on Tuesday, but survivors say there were 130 people on board.
09:09 10/05/2014Fatal quake hits PakistanAt least two people were killed and more than 40 others were injured in a series of relatively minor earthquakes in southern Pakistan early Friday.
09:33 09/05/2014California State Assembly recognizes Artsakh’s independenceUpon passage by the State Senate, California will join Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine and Louisiana in adopting legislation which supports the independence of Artsakh.
09:07 09/05/2014Constant arguing 'increases premature death risk'Dealing with worries and demands from close family was also linked to a higher mortality risk, the study said.
18:37 08/05/2014Armenian flag set on fire in Baku on May 8, Shushi liberation dayToday, on the day of liberation of Shushi by the Karabakh self-defense forces, the flag of Armenia was set on fire by the participants of the event at the "Alley of Martyrs" in Baku, Azerbaijani...
09:05 08/05/2014South Korea ferry company chief detainedProsecutors said he faced possible charges including manslaughter and breaking maritime law.
15:32 07/05/2014Syria conflict: Rebels evacuating Old City of HomsThe evacuation of rebels from their last stronghold in the Syrian city of Homs is under way, the BBC reported, citing activists.
09:09 07/05/2014World's first H5N6 bird flu death reported in ChinaA 49-year-old man from China is believed to be the world's first human infected with the H5N6 avian flu strain.
17:10 06/05/2014Today is International No Diet DayInternational No Diet Day (INDD) is an annual celebration of body acceptance, including fat acceptance and body shape diversity.
14:06 06/05/2014Sayat Nova’s works to be published in TurkeyFor the first time, works of famous Armenian writer and composer Sayat Nova will be published in Turkey, in Armenian and Turkish, on the initiative of the Turkish Ministry of Culture, SonDakika.com...
09:07 06/05/2014Syrian opposition will have foreign mission in USThe move comes ahead of talks between senior US officials and Ahmad al-Jarba, president of the opposition council.
20:16 05/05/2014Azerbaijani media try to remove words of Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister who stated that ‘Azerbaijan has no normal neighbors’"Azerbaijan does not have normal neighbors, except for Turkey," Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the State Committee for Refugees and IDPs Ali Hasanov stated at the presentation of the documentary...