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Headlines for March 15, 2011CO-CHAIRS MET WITH MAMMEDYAROV
The OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs met with Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Elmar Mammedyarov in Baku as part of their visit to the region. According to Azerbaijani presses, the Co-Chairs and the Foreign Minister ...CHAMPION REFUSED TO BE EXAMINED
The court today will determine whether Armenian National Congress activist Samson Khachatryan will be sentenced to a two-month arrest or not. "The investigator has appealed to the court, but the time ...LEVON ZURABYAN AGREES WITH SERZH SARGSYAN
Armenian National Congress coordinator Levon Zurabyan understands why Serzh Sargsyan said he is ashamed of the police during yesterday's RA Police advisory board session. "If I were him, would also be ...PAN-TURKIC CHANGE OR A DROP IN THE SEA?
"Turkish society is undergoing serious changes and this is an irreversible process," said today Turkish expert, member of the "Apology Campaign" initiating group Chengiz Aktar during an international ..."TIGRAN POSTANJYAN IS A VICTIM OF REVENGE"
With calls and signs reading "Freedom to Tigran", "No to Political Hostages", "No to Stalin Laws" and "1937 will not be repeated", NA "Heritage" faction MP Zaruhi Postanjyan and her family members started ...HOSTS IN CASE OF FUNDING
There were only some schoolchildren and a couple at Yerevan Zoo today in spite of the warm weather and the fact that most animals were outside. "We mainly have visitors after the season opens on May 1," ...STUDENTS FOUND A MISSILE
Students of the middle school in Nor Amanos village of Aragatsotni province found three metal items similar to a missile while gathering metal scraps in a field. The regional operative group and the rescue ...IRANIAN CITIZEN'S CAR IN ACCIDENT
Citizen of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mahti Sarhakna's Volvo with state license numbers TNR 63745 clashed with the end of a truck. Gas flew out and a fire broke out, burning A. Hovhannisyan's Volkswagen ...FIRE AT ATOMIC STATION PUT OUT
Another explosion took place at the Japanese "Fukusima 1" atomic station this morning. This time the explosion was registered at the second energy block. This comes after explosions at the first and second ...ACTION NEAR COURT
The RA Appeals Court is currently hearing the case against the decision to sentence "Heritage" faction MP Zaruhi Postanjyan's brother Tigran to prison for two months. Several citizens have gathered at ...SHOTS FIRED IN STORE
Shots were heard at a store located on Gai Street in Sisyan city two days ago, as reported by the RA Police press service. The operative group that left for the scene found out that 38-year old Ashot ...TRIAL ON ZARUHI'S CASE TOMORROW
Yanis Sarkisov, who is charged with the murder of Zaruhi Petrosyan, will be tried at the general jurisdiction court of Masis city on March 16 at 14:00. The "Against Violence against Women" coalition calls ...ARF-D: "TREATY IS INVALID"
Declaration by the Supreme Body of the ARF-Dashnaktsutyun: "The 90th anniversary of the infamous treaty signed on 16 March 1921 by the government of Russia's Socialist Federative Soviet Republic and Turkey's ...RAFFI HOVHANNISIAN ENTERED FREEDOM SQUARE
Not only did Raffi Hovhannisyan surprise the open congress of the "Heritage" party with his shaved beard, but also his declaration of a hunger strike for an uncertain period. Mr. Hovhannisian refused ...CHAMPION UNDER ARREST
Judge of the Kentron and Nork-Marash districts' general jurisdiction court Mnatsakan Martirosyan chose a two-month arrest as a precautionary measure for Armenian National Congress activist, two-time European ...RAFFI HOVHANNISIAN TO SPEND THE NIGHT AT SQUARE
Raffi Hovhannisian has been on a hunger strike at Freedom Square for several hours already. The leader of "Heritage" party is not planning to leave the square at night. He has declared a hunger strike ...INTERESTED IN PARAGUAY AS WELL
The newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Paraguay to Armenia Marcial Bobadilla Guillen (seat in Moscow) presented his credentials to Serzh Sargsyan. Sargsyan congratulated the ...LUNCH AND DINNER IN BRUSSELS
The delegation led by RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan arrived in Brussels for a three-day working visit. In the first half of the day, a banquet was organized on behalf of the RA Prime Minister in honor ...CONSUMERS COMPLAIN
On World Consumer Rights Day, citizens of Armenia are complaining about the high food prices and regretting that consumers' rights are not protected in Armenia. The day has been officially celebrated ...A STORY OF ELECTIONS
The RA Central Electoral Commission today decided that only citizens who have registered in the Daranak community before the date of appointment of the new elections (10 February 2011) can be included ..."WIPING" THE STANDS
The metal kiosks placed along the interstate highway passing through Kapan are being demolished. Out of the 53 kiosks, 20 have already been moved. The issue is being taken care of by the municipality's ...YOUR QUESTIONS FOR THE HM REPRESENTATIVE
Today "P.S." will host Chief of Staff of the RA Ministry of Health Suren Krmoyan. You can send your questions by calling us at 58-54-27 or sending an e-mail to ps@a1plus.am. Watch "P.S." at 19:10. ...JOB OFFER
"A1+" news website is calling translators for online Armenian-Russian translations. Excellent knowledge of computers is a must. Knowledge of English and experience in translation are desirable. Please ...ARONYAN AND CARLSON TIED THE MATCH
Levon Aronyan faced off with Norwegian chess master Magnus Carlson in the 3rd round of the "Amber" chess tournament in Monte Carlo. Before the match, both players had 3.5 points in their actives and were ...ARMENIAN COMMUNITY ORGANIZED TOURNAMENT
The Armenian community of Abkhazia held the 4th "Hamshen" chess tournament in Sukhum. "Since Armenians like Tigran Petrosyan, Gary Kasparov, Rafayel Vahanyan and Levon Aronyan have achieved great heights ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1854 England, France, and Turkey, declare war on Russia.
- 1862 Birth of Grigoris Galemkarian in Constantinople, media historian, linguist, bibliographer and member of the Mkhitarist Congregation in Vienna.
- 1869 Birth of Vaseelee Bartold in St. Petersburg, oriental studies scholar and academician. Many of his studies are devoted to Armenian subjects. In the Encyclopedia of Islam, he published a series of articles on mediaeval Armenian cities.
- 1880 First publication of the "Crown" (weekly) in Yerevan. Vasak Papaganyan is the editor.
- 1891 Death of writer Khachatur Meessakyan.
- 1907 Death of Hambardzoom Alatjatjyan, the editor of "Poonj" daily.
- 1920 Opening of the Jury Court in Yerevan.
- 1921 Soghomon Tehlirian executes Talaat Pasha in his hiding place in Berlin (Germany). Talaat was one of the perpetrators of the 1915 Armenian Genocide which killed about one million Armenians. Tehlirian was tried and found innocent of murder because of the nature of the person he killed. Despite this, today, Talaat is revered in Turkey.
- 1924 Yerevan's cotton factory starts operations.
- 1935 Birth of Leonid Yengibaryan (circus actor). He died in 1972.
- 1954 The first group of Armenia's "komsomols" go to work Kazakhstan's new agricultural lands.
- 1959 Fifth election of the Armenian Supreme Council.
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