Earlier CNN reported a strong earthquake hit central Italy, leaving terrified residents huddled outside collapsed buildings overnight and an unknown number of people trapped beneath the rubble.
Mikayel Danielyan, Chairman of the Helsinki Association, has died this morning. He founded the Helsinki Association in 1997.
As part of her project with Biainili, Arakelian hopes to support farmers and producers back in Armenia. With many of the products coming from her homeland, Arakelian feels Biainili can provide people in Armenia a chance to continue to grow traditional crops.
The State Security Service of Georgia thwarted a terrorist plot. 7 people were arrested including police officer of Poti city Levan Mamporia. They are being accused of having links with a terrorist organization.
Raising waters flooded the city in a few minutes. Homes, police post and penitentiary were the first to appear under the water. As there was no way out, the law enforcement opened the doors of penitentiary and at the last moment saved about 50 prisoners from death. Then the policemen and the prisoners together rushed to save the inhabitants.
The Special Investigation Service says another two have been charged for criminal actions during the overnight July 29- 30 events in Sari Tagh neighborhood, including obstruction of press freedom.
The $1 million award for the first Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity will fund projects in Rwanda, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Brazil. The proceeds will support initiatives that are combatting child poverty, advancing aid and rehabilitation for child refugees and orphans.
Police Corporal Gagik Mkrtchyan – who was wounded on July 17 when gunmen ambushed the Police precinct in Yerevan – has died on August 13, Armenian Healthcare Ministry infomed.
The Azerbaijani media reports a resident of Ararat province of Armenia has crossed the border in Nakhijevan and appeared in the Azerbaijani territory. The Azerbaijani commission on prisoners of war, missing persons also confirmed the news. The Azerbaijani media presented the man’s namesurname in a different way.
People try Armenian food for the first time
