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Armenian authorities say a natural gas leak is the suspected cause of an explosion at a residential building in Yerevan early on August 26 that killed at least one person and hospitalized two others.
An Armenian soldier has been taken into the custody of Azerbaijani forces under disputed circumstances in an area where both the rival Transcaucasus states maintain heavy troop presences.
Armenian universities closed because of the coronavirus pandemic in March will reopen their doors to students next month, Education Minister Arayik Harutiunian has said.
A prosecutor in a high-profile trial in Armenia has demanded lengthy prison terms for members of an armed group that seized a police base in the capital Yerevan in 2016 and made political demands.
The Armenian government has proposed the extension of the state of emergency related to the coronavirus pandemic by another month, citing the need to maintain the current positive trend in its fight against the outbreak.
Several leading Armenian media organizations have called for a "serious investigation" into an incident in which a former police chief threatened two RFE/RL journalists and obstructed their work on a report about government plans to demolish private houses illegally constructed near Lake Sevan.
Former Armenian Police Chief Vladimir Gasparian on August 8 threatened two RFE/RL Armenian Service (Azatutyun.am) journalists and obstructed their work on a report about government plans to dismantle private houses illegally constructed near Lake Sevan.
Armenia showed off parts of drones on July 21, saying they belonged to Azerbaijan and that Armenian armed forces had shot them down during border fighting.
With guns still firing between the longtime foes, Azerbaijan's warning that it could hit an Armenian nuclear power station marked an alarming threat.
Villagers living on both sides of the northern border between Armenia and Azerbaijan say they've been targeted since deadly clashes broke out on July 12.
The international community has called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to de-escalate tensions after deadly border clashes.
An Armenian court has rejected a petition by investigators to arrest the leader of the country’s main opposition party, who faces charges of making election bribes and vote buying.
An Armenian court has granted bail to former President Robert Kocharian, who is standing trial on charges of overthrowing the constitutional order and bribery.
Armenian lawmakers have voted to strip the leader of the country’s main opposition party of his parliamentary immunity from prosecution and allow his arrest.
The Armenian government has announced it has decided to use only 60 percent of a $270 million Russian loan designed to finance the ongoing modernization of its Soviet-era nuclear power plant at Metsamor.
Armenia's government has extended the current state of emergency by another month given the "tense" situation that remains surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.
Armenia has marked Republic Day without the traditional public events and festive ceremonies due to restrictive measures imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
An Armenian court has denied bail to former President Robert Kocharian, who faces charges of overthrowing the constitutional order and bribery.
Armenian parliamentarians from opposing parties exchanged blows amid a disagreement over the government’s economic response to the coronavirus crisis.
Armenian newlyweds Georgy and Tatev Kantaria work as a doctor and a nurse. They went straight from their honeymoon to treating COVID-19 patients and say married life can wait.
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