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News Russia: Chanel Sweatshop Dismantled, Over 7,200 Counterfeit Shoes Recovered

16:52 | May 21, 2013
Russian interior ministry officers busted an underground sweatshop where more than 100 Chinese citizens produced counterfeit Chanel shoes in deplorable conditions, JustMedia reported on Monday.

News New Cuban Ambassador to Armenia

14:34 | May 21, 2013
Emilio Lozada Garcia, Cuba’s newly appointed Ambassador to Armenia, presented his credentials today to RA President Serzh Sargsyan.

News MP Bagratyan to Government: "Go to Google Map and see how much land is devoted to grape growing"

13:01 | May 21, 2013
At today’s parliament session HAK MP Hrand Bagratyan said the nation was at a crucial juncture and that the government needed to focus on several main issues.

News Agricultural Expert: Armenia's Hail Cannons Ineffective and Outdated

12:38 | May 21, 2013
Hrach Berberyan, president of the Village Agrarian Union, told reporters today that his organization estimates that recent hailstorms caused $35-40 million worth of damage to some 17-20,000 hectares of cropland in Armenia.

News Mystery Dig: Who's Removing the Pipes in Lori?

12:01 | May 21, 2013
Someone has been digging up water pipes from the fields that stretch along the road connecting the Lori Province towns of Stepanavan and Tashir. Local residents say they haven't a clue as to who is removing the pipes or why.

News Grenade Disarmed on Village Bus

10:07 | May 21, 2013
An emergency services crew disarmed a hand grenade yesterday that had been found on a public bus in the Ararat Marz village of Dashtavan.

News US: $520 Million Lost To Online Crime In 2012

23:59 | May 20, 2013
Over 280,000 complaints of online criminal activity were reported by the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) in 2012, according to the US organization’s annual report released on May 14, 2013.The total calculated financial loss due to online criminal activity was estimated to be more than $520 million.

News Somewhere in the City: Pigeon Fanciers

23:20 | May 20, 2013
Some Yerevan residents still continue to keep busy doing the things that they love, while at the same time enjoying the warmth and sun of the city.

Interviews Bruno Didn't Know the Armenian-Turkish Border Was Closed: A Traveller's Tale

18:43 | May 20, 2013
Bruno told me that he graduated as an ecologist from Toulouse University and specializes in butterflies. His father is a Dane and his mother French.

News Criminal Case for Attempting to Vote Instead of Another Person at 09/17 Pilling Station Sent to Court

13:11 | May 18, 2013
The prosecutor implementing prosecutorial supervision confirmed the bill of indictment on the criminal case initiated against E. Yepremyan for attempting to vote instead of another person in the precinct N 09/17.

Articles Four Years and Four Deaths Later: Why the Cover-Up Regarding the Nairit Plant Explosion?

18:40 | May 17, 2013
Hrant Karapetyan’s son Artour was 39 when he dies in the blast. The father is now 81 and lives alone with only a photo album of Artour to keep him company. Every time he leafs through the album, tears stream down his face.

News Hailstorm Hit Farmers: "We want the government to freeze our loan payments"

13:37 | May 17, 2013
Representatives of 47 rural communities whose plantings were wiped out in a recent hailstorm scoffed at government assistance proposals, labelling them as insufficient and ill-targeted.

News Transparency International: Government's Pledges to Battle Corruption are Ridiculous

11:20 | May 17, 2013
The Transparency International Anti-Corruption Center issued a statement ridiculing the Armenian government’s lofty pledges that it is committed to systematic reform and stamping out official corruption.

News “Just One Tree” To Make Yerevan Greener

16:48 | May 16, 2013
The initiative is open to all. It is unique because every company, regardless of size or financial standing can fully contribute. The “Just One Tree” principle asks each participating company to plant one tree for each employee, so both small and large ICT companies can help in the reforestation of Yerevan. A large company like Synopsys might plant hundreds of trees, and a small startup might plant only a few trees. Both are contributing fully.

News Government Pledges to Subsidize Gas Rate Hikes by 30%

16:38 | May 16, 2013
Most likely taking into growing popular fears that the price of natural gas imported from Russia will drastically rise, Armenia’s PM Tigran Sargsyan announced at a cabinet meeting today that the government would subsidize any price hike by 30%.

News Greens Union Prez: "Akhtala could become a dead zone in five years if Metals Prince continues in this manner" (video)

13:41 | May 16, 2013
Yesterday, Armenia’s Greens Union President Hakob Sanasaryan led a group of environmentalists on a visit to the town of Akhtala to inspect the Shamlough open pit mine operated by Metals Prince Ltd.

News Demonstrators Converge on Government Building to Protest Likely Gas Hike

12:45 | May 16, 2013
A large crowd gathered outside the Government Building in Yerevan to protest a possible 64% rise in the price of natural gas.

News One Soldier Dead, Another Wounded, in Weapon Discharge Incident

10:45 | May 16, 2013
The RA Defense Ministry reports that a soldier was killed and one wounded yesterday after another soldier discharged his weapon.

News Turkish High Court: Dink Murder Was “Organized” Crime

16:18 | May 15, 2013
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals today overruled previous decisions absolving suspects in the Hrant Dink murder case of any connection to armed criminal organizations, according to Hürriyet Daily News.

News Safety Specialist Can't Cite Oldest Amusement Ride Operating in Armenia

15:20 | May 15, 2013
Lousineh Hovhannisyan, who works for the National Center for Technical Safety attached to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, told reporters today that none of the 126 amusement rides now operating in Armenia have failed their inspections.

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