“By refusing to adopt the bill, we’re supporting the ongoing policy of Genocide denial,” the French Senator said.

Phillippe Kaltenbach: with representatives of many cultures as French citizens, our country aims to protect the rights of every one of them.

"Two more bodies, two women, were found," said Franco Gabrielli, who is overseeing search and rescue operations.

Esther Benbassa: 1915 massacres is an undeniable fact; we expect a day will come for Turkey to accept its historic past.

Sen. Jacques Mezard echoed the legal committee's argument that the law penalizing Armenian Genocide denial is unconstitutional.

“We have to curb Genocide denial policy; however, the issue cannot be resolved on such short notice,” the Senator said.

Azerbaijan is to supply 50 percent more gas to Russia in 2012, boosting supplies to 3 billion cubic meters.

Tokyo wants an approval for Japan’s nuclear industry to bolster its efforts at reassuring public it is safe to resume operations.