The memorial effort was conceived by Knights and Daughters of Vartan, a fraternal Armenian service organization.

Tsuyoshi Kikukawa also apologized for the trouble caused to investors, customers, employees and the general public.

The Armenia-Italy match is scheduled for October 12, with the tickets to cost AMD 3000, 5000, 7000 and 10000.

Iran, Cuba, and China had the smallest degree of internet freedom, with eleven other countries receiving ranking of Not Free.

Residents said smoke could be seen rising from the area in southeastern Damascus. Rebels said they expected a high casualty toll.

The mortar shells were "aimed at villages inside Syria and are part of the internal, ongoing conflict in Syria," the IDF said.

Parliament may discuss Prosecutor General’s involvement in ex-minister Oskanian’s possible deprivation of immunity.

Aronian will face off against Anand in round two, with Caruana and Vallejo to rival Karjakin and Carlsen respectively.

“We are being asked to write a check for Turkish government. But things do not work like that,” an official said.

Artsakh national liberation struggle veteran Artur Aleksanyan addressed an open letter to President Serzh Sargsyan.