Mousavi stood in presidential elections in 2009 and was a figurehead of the big street protests over allegations of vote rigging that followed.

Twenty-six miners were working in the section of the mine where methane exploded at a depth of 800 meters.

Andrias Ghukasyan demands for the ruling party candidate Serzh Sargsyan to be disallowed to run for president.

Arman Melikyan deemed the delay of the presidential elections as additional headache for the ruling authorities.

Aylisli's "Stone Dreams," set during the wake of Karabakh war, drew protests after its publication for its sympathetic depiction of Armenians.

The pope has said in a statement that his strength is no longer adequate for him to continue in office due to his advanced age.

A Romanian and two Russians were taken when raiders boarded the Esther C cargo ship in the Gulf of Guinea.

Members of Young Diplomats Club NGO and Nikol Aghbalyan Student Union marched to the UN office in Yerevan.