International

YEREVAN (Combined Sources) — Pope Francis returned to the Vatican after concluding a successful visit to Armenia, which delighted the small nation as well as Armenians around the world. The[...]

YEREVAN — The ecumenical ceremony led by Pope Francis and Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II took place in Yerevan Saturday, June 25. To the strains of George Handel’s Hallelujah,[...]

MOSCOW (AP) — Soon there will be four new names on the periodic table of the elements, including three that honor Moscow, Japan and Tennessee. The names are among four[...]

NEW YORK (Armenpress) — In a triumphant win for the thousands of Yazidi women who have been enslaved by the Islamic State, Amal Clooney has confirmed that she will represent[...]

ISTANBUL (Armenpress) — The leaders of the ruling Turkish Justice and Development Party (AKP), headed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, have started to take provocative measures as a response to[...]

By David Belchermay LONDON (New York Times) — If the jeweler Ara Vartanian had asked the gods for a muse, he could not have gotten a better one than Kate Moss. That[...]

ALEPPO (RFE/RL and Armenpress) — Four Armenian civilians have reportedly been killed and dozens of others wounded in Syria’s formerly largest city of Aleppo in continuing clashes between Syrian government[...]

By Muriel Mirak-Weissbach Special to the Mirror-Spectator BERLIN — When the results of the vote were announced — all in favor, with only one nay and one abstention – the German[...]

YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan described consistent development of “centuries-old friendly relations between Armenia and China” as a top foreign policy priority for Armenia as he received a[...]

TEHRAN (RFE/RL) — President Hassan Rouhani reaffirmed Iran’s desire to deepen relations with Armenia “in all areas” on Sunday as he oversaw the signing of an Armenian-Iranian agreement on visa-free travel[...]

YEREVAN — The Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity, an annual international humanitarian award is currently accepting nominations until September 9. The Aurora Prize is seeking personal stories of individuals who[...]