YEREVAN (Armenpress) — Armenia was invited to participate in the 57th Miss World Beauty Pageant that will take place in July in Vietnam. Karen Aristakesian, head of the Miss Armenia agency, said that the winner of the Miss Armenia[...]
YEREVAN (Noyan Tapan) — The regular tour of the World Cup Tournament of Sports Gymnastics began on March 2 in Qatar. Vahagn Stepanian, Haroutiun Merdinian and David Avetisian competed from Armenia. The tournament was to finish on March[...]
ROME — On February 22, the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) joined representatives from various Armenian churches and the local Roman-Armenian community to witness Pope Benedict XVI dedicate the north courtyard of the Vatican[...]
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BAGHDAD (BBC) — Turkish warplanes have attacked some 70 Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq, the Turkish military says. It says the raid began in the early morning on February 3 and its planes returned safely after successfully[...]
BRUSSELS (Itar-Tass) — The European Union (EU) has opened permanent offices in Azerbaijan and Armenia. They were inaugurated during visits to the South Caucasus countries February 4-6 by the EU Commissioner for External Relations and[...]
ISTANBUL (BBC) — It is a story that has set Turkey abuzz with rumor and speculation. At its heart is an ultra-nationalist gang known as Ergenekon, exposed when 33 of its alleged members were seized in a police raid in late January. The[...]
WATERTOWN, Mass. — The city of Newburyport last week formally withdrew from the Anti Defamation League’s (ADL) No Place for Hate (NPFH) program, reported the Armenian National Committee (ANC). Newburyport has become Massachusetts’[...]
NEW YORK — On February 4, Charity Navigator gave the Fund for Armenian Relief (FAR) a four star rating. Charity Navigator, America’s premier charity evaluator, highlights the fine work of efficient charities and provides donors with[...]