No Armenians found among Iran quake victimsAugust 13, 2012 - 15:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - No Armenians have been found among the victims of August 11 disastrous earthquakes in Iran, representative of RA embassy in Tehran said. As he told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, the Armenian community didn’t suffer material losses, either, with interior of several Armenian churches damaged only. Iran has raised the death toll from Saturday's (Aug. 11) twin earthquakes to 306, a day after rescuers called off the search for survivors. Heath Minister Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi told a session of parliament that the number jumped by about 50 after victims died in hospital. More than 3,000 people were injured in the earthquakes. Scores of aftershocks have hit Iran's mountainous north-east since the 6.4 and 6.3 magnitude quakes hit the region, where some 300,000 people live near the borders with Azerbaijan and Armenia. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |