Armenians have always had afondness for good jokes despite the difficulties their countryhas found itself in. According to Yerevan's Russian-languageweekly Ourartou this week, one particularly... MORE

The pipeline carrying gas fromTurkmenistan to Armenia was blown up for the ninth time in the last twoyears, Interfax reported May 22. Although the Russian... MORE

For the firsttime, the OSCE-sponsored talks on the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict made"some progress," all sides told Moscow media May 18. Speaking at the conclusionof the latest... MORE

In response to a risingtide of criticism for his closing of a Russian-language paper, for the death of aninmate, and for his criticism of the... MORE

Armenian President LevonTer-Petrosyan's decision to replace senior officials in his security servicescomes amid rising public suspicions that security officers were responsiblefor the death last week... MORE

Journalists in both Moscow andYerevan charged that Armenian authorities had closed the Russian-languagepaper Golos Armenii for political purposes, as part of a broader effort byPresident... MORE

The Armenian parliament hasapproved a draft constitution, Itar-Tass said May 12. The document, which theopposition said yields too much power to the president, will be... MORE

The Russian military base at Gyumri isoffending the local population because Russian servicemen have electricitywhen the local population does not, Krasnaya zvezda said April 28.... MORE

Azerbaijani authorities released 35 Armenian prisoners of war May 11 in response to Armenian releases of Azerbaijanis the day before, Interfax and Turan reported. The... MORE

Despite appeals from the Russian government, the Russian-language paper Golos Armenii shut its doors May 11 because it had not paid the rent for its... MORE