The Armenian Research Center at the University of Michigan-Dearborn will host an unprecedented, multi-disciplinary, international academic conference on the “Armenians and the Cold War,” which will be held on the university’s campus on April 1-3, 2016.
Belgian parliamentarian Alain Destexhe was appointed as new PACE rapporteur on the human rights situation in Azerbaijan, reports APA.
In his words, Russia isn’t a reliable partner for Georgia, and negotiations, upon many politicians, were doomed to failure. “Although negotiations are in process, I don’t hope, that they’ll essentially support Georgia to solve its energy issues. I consider, these negotiations solve other issue between Georgia and Russia, by the way, the process revealed that tension between the parties is high. Georgia strives to have secure neighborhood, to which, in essence, this attempt of cooperation is directed to. “
About 17,000 U.S. forces will participate in the joint military exercises with South Korea, according to United States Forces Korea.
The former first lady was living in Bel Air and has been in failing health in recent years. She died from congestive heart failure at her home, reports TMZ.
Istanbul police conducts special operations against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which fights for the rights of Kurds in Turkey.
On Sunday, the tanker became the first to deliver Iranian crude into Europe since mid-2012, when Brussels imposed an oil embargo in an attempt to force the Middle Eastern nation to negotiate the end of its nuclear program. The ban was lifted in January as part of a broader deal that ended a decade of sanctions.
Famous actor Armen Dzigarkhanyan’s health condition is assessed as moderate. He was hospitalized on March 5, reports RIA Novosti.
A United flight bound for Munich was forced to make an emergency landing at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. Less than 1000 feet in the air and less than five minutes after take- off, trouble hit, reports “ABC”.
A number of high-profile celebrities- including Oprah Winfrey, Mary J. Blige, Charlize Theron and Meryl Streep – have signed an open letter calling on world leaders to fight for gender equality across the globe. The letter released on March 6 states that some 62 million girls around the world are denied the right to education, 500 million women can’t read and 155 countries have laws that discriminate against women.
