Armenian woman killed in Latvian supermarket collapseNovember 22, 2013 - 18:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A citizen of Armenia Naira Grigoryan was among those killed in the Latvian supermarket collapse, Foreign Ministry press service reported. The death toll from the collapse of a roof at a supermarket in Latvia's capital has climbed to 45, making it the Baltic state's deadliest accident since it won independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, local media reported. Latvia's State Fire and Rescue Service confirmed the revised toll, CNN said citing Latvian media. Rescue Service spokeswoman Viktorija Sembele earlier said 35 people had also been injured in Thursday November 21 collapse at the Maxima supermarket, in western Riga. Search teams continue to comb the rubble for more bodies, with the number of dead expected to rise, Sembele said. Photo: RIA Novosti Related links: Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner 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. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |