Prosecutors have decided to indict former Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his former deputy premier Suthep Thaugsuban for their role in the army crack-down on the May 2010 “red-shirt” protests which left around 90 people dead and almost 1,900 injured, according to Channel NewsAsia.
More than two-dozen prominent Armenians in the Diaspora have signed a statement supporting equality and justice for all in Armenia. Among the signatories are poet Diana Der Hovanessian, filmmaker Atom Egoyan, actor and producer Arsinée Khanjian, musician Serge Tankian, and photographer Scout Tufankjian. This array of Armenian artists, intellectuals and professionals felt moved to release this statement in the light of anti-gay legislation...
Russia's Investigative Committee announced Tuesday that Russian blogger and opposition figure Alexei Navalny faces new theft and money laundering charges, the AP reports.
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan today met with Milan Cabrnoch a member of the European Parliament (European Conservatives and Reformists Group), who chairs the delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees.
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan today met with Philippe Lefort, the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia.
Armenian Minister of Agriculture Sergo Karapetyan today met with representatives of the Spanish firms Riegos Levante Hellin and INGESAgua, which specialize in drip irrigation and filtration systems and the construction of pumping stations.
Movsesyan has maintained cool relations with government leaders, both past and present. However, by forming an entourage in the government to advance his business, Movsesyan and others are serious impediments to the development of Armenian aviation at this stage. If this current opportunity to liberalize the sector is missed, then there will be a new, and even more painful, retreat than witnessed in 2003.
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