500 healthy trees were recently cut down on a slope in the forest near the village of Shnogh. The site is in the Lalvar forest preserve. Such logging does not correspond to official norms that prohibit the felling of trees located on inclines between 30 and 40%. When trees are cut in such fashion erosion risks increase. Most of the trees were logged on the site and natural regrowth is impossible. The photos show that the logging occurred in...
Balkan drug lord Darko Saric is no stranger to courtrooms in Serbia. Stories on his ongoing trials have been published on the front pages of Serbian news portals for the past few years, catapulting the once-obscure organized crime figure into one of the most talked-about "persons of interest" in Serbia.
Two high-ranking Lithuanian officials have now resigned over a scandal about buying food for the poor at outrageous prices.
In a public statement released today, Javakhk-Armenian activist Vahagn Chakhalyan has raised the alarm over what he sees as the continuing “Turkification” of Georgia.
The seemingly mentally-disturbed woman can often be seen lurking around the neighborhood, half naked, in ripped clothes. She’s been known to pilfer food from area shops and two months ago stole some towels drying outside a beautician’s.
Non-commercial overseas money transfers to Armenia amounted to US$ 1.208 billion, a drop of $520 million in 2015 in comparison to 2014, this according to the country’s National Statistical Service (NSS).
While the Russian Federation was and is the most attractive destination country for potential Armenian migrants, since Armenia’s independence there has been some outflow to Turkey, especially to Istanbul.
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