  Film about Armenian Genocide to Be Shown in U.S. in 2006 Spring.December 16, 2005 - 18:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - CS Associates has acquired the international rights to the one-hour documentary special The Armenian Genocide, set to broadcast nationally next spring on PBS. With deals already in place with Finland's YLE and Spain's Historia, the film reveals the story behind one of the largest genocides in history, carried out by the Ottoman Empire during World War I, which saw more than one million Armenians killed. Emmy-Award winning producer Andrew Goldberg uses interviews with acclaimed scholars Peter Balakian, Samantha Power, Ron Suny, Taner Akcam, Halil Berktay, and Israel Charney to explore the incident, taking a direct look at Turkey's denial of the genocide. The film is narrated by Julianna Margulies and includes historical narrations by Ed Harris, Natalie Portman, Laura Linney and Orlando Bloom.  Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |
