‘World’ Archives
France supports efforts of Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents
French Minister of State for European Affairs Pierre Lellouche said that France, which co-chairs the Minsk Group, supported Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders' efforts to take steps to resolve the Karabakh conflict. Addressing the OSCE Permanent Council, Vienna, he emphasized that political [...]
Azeri delegation disallows its weightlifter from participating in award ceremony
Armenia’s Vladik Karapetyan (w.c. 62kg) won gold at the European Youth Weightlifting Championships in Valencia. Karapetyan lifted 253kg in the snatch, clean and jerk combination, taking the lead over the Azerbaijani and Turkish weightlifters – Firudin Guliyev and Emre Buyukunlu. After [...]
Rep. Schiff launches Armenian genocide Congressional Record Campaign
Vergine Djihanian saw her father and uncle beaten and axed to death by Turkish officers when she was 9. Rather than risk a similar fate, the Armenian girl's mother and aunt took their children to the nearby banks of the Euphrates River, said their prayers and threw themselves into the raging [...]
There’s something for everyone at Montebello’s Armenian fair
MONTEBELLO - Celebrate and learn something new about the Armenian heritage at the Third Annual Armenian Food Fair & Fest from noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, May 22 at the Holy Cross Cathedral, 900 W. Lincoln Ave. Enjoy food, music, dance and other activities. The event will also feature a variety of [...]
Ergenekon crossed Dink’s path many times before murder
The revelation of strong links between several defendants in the Ergenekon case and suspects in the killing of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, who was fatally shot by an ultranationalist teenager outside the Agos weekly in 2007, recalls past cases when Dink was challenged by Ergenekon [...]
Kardashian Clan On Their New Jewelry Collection: ‘We Did This as a Threesome’
After giving us a sneak peek at their designs for jewelry label Virgins, Saints & Angels’ last fall, sisters Khloe, Kim and Kourtney Kardashian unveiled their line at L.A.’s Kitson boutique yesterday. The design-dabbling reality stars said they drew inspiration from their heritage when it came [...]
Volcanic ash does not disrupt flights from Armenia
The thick plume of volcanic ash emanating from Iceland continues to frustrate Europe's air communication. Nevertheless, the flights from Armenia are not disrupted. Erik Gyulazyan, Head of the International Relations Department of Bmi (British Midland International) Company, and Nana Avetisova, [...]
“What Turkey? What Europe?” seminar held in Salzburg
“What Turkey? What Europe?” is the name of a seminar opened in Salzburg, Austria, on May 9. The seminar was organized by the Salzburg Global Seminar. Among the participants are: Wolfgang Ischinger (Co-Chair) — Chairman, Munich Security Conference, Germany; Suleyman Özdem Sanberk [...]
Medvedev to discuss Armenia-Turkey relations in Ankara
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Armenia-Azerbaijan relations and Armenia-Turkey relations will be discussed at Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s meetings with Turkish leaders, Vice-Chairman of the Yeni Azerbaijan (New Azerbaijan) Party Ali Ahmedov told the Day.Az agency, speaking of Medvedev’s [...]
French Senate to consider bill on penalty for Genocide negation
Senate of France will discuss draft law on criminal responsibility for Genocide negation. Representative of Hay Dat French office Harut Martirosyan told that presently Armenian community is exerting constant efforts no the matter and relevant documents are submitted to Senators. According to [...]