The Russian peacekeeping contingent celebrated National Flag Day in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) on August 22.

An Azerbaijani serviceman held Armenia's Human Rights Defender Arman Tatoyan at gunpoint last week, Tatoyan has said.

Armenian President Armen Sarkissian has said that events taking place in Afghanistan are extremely worrying.

August 23 marks the 31st anniversary of Armenia's signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1990.

The envoy said the U.S. will continue to work as OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair towards that goal of bringing down violence.

Competing in the 61 kg weight category, Rafik Minasyan defeated two rivals from Turkey to secure gold.

A total of 5220 tests have been performed in the past day, the National Center For Disease Control and Prevention said.