Ashot Hayrapetyan, the Mayor of Kapan, a town in the southeast of Armenia, has resigned.

Amid an ongoing investigation into a suspected assault, Mayor of the Armenian town of Masis Davit Hambardzumyan has been declared wanted on new charges.

The new leadership of Armenia is not targeting someone’s family or an individual, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told reporters in Areni, commenting on the recent discoveries linked with the family of Alexander Sargsyan, brother of third President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan.

Eduard Babayan, chief bodyguard of president of the Armenian National Olympic Committee, leader of the Prosperous Armenia party, MP Gagik Tsarukyan, has been charged for beating Vyacheslav Harutyunyan, causing severe damage to his life.

Director of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund Ara Vardanyan has been released on bail. The court has set a bail at 1 million AMD.

A father died protecting his children in a rare polar bear attack in Canada’s northernmost territory of Nunavut.

Living by the guarantee of right, law and dignity in Armenia should not be a dream, but a reality, President Armen Sarkissian said during an event at the Constitutional Court dedicated to the Constitution Day and the day of State Symbols, reports Armenpress. He stated that living by law is not just a necessity and duty, but the advantage of free people who know the value of their rights and that of others.

The Armenian government will consistently search for each resource stolen from the people, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said during the meeting with the Meghri residents.

During his visit to Goris town Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan assured the local people that there are no untouchable persons and will not be anymore in Armenia.

The Investigative Committee of Armenia resumed the preliminary investigation of the criminal case initiated on the case of Yerevan resident Davit Simonyan’s receiving gunshot wound in April 2007.