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Armenia, Azerbaijan Agree on Cease-Fire to End Fighting
A senior Armenian official says Armenia and Azerbaijan negotiated a cease-fire to end a flare-up of fighting that has killed 155 soldiers on both sides. The secretary of Armenia’s Security Council announced the truce in televised remarks early Thursday, saying it took effect hours earlier — at 8 p.m. (1600 GMT) Wednesday. A previous cease-fire brokered by Russia on Tuesday...
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Armenia, Azerbaijan report 99 troops killed in border clash
Azerbaijani forces have shelled Armenia’s territory in a large-scale attack that the Armenian prime minister said killed at least 49 Armenian soldiers. The Armenian Defense Ministry said Azerbaijani forces unleashed an artillery barrage and drone attacks early Tuesday. Azerbaijan said its forces returned fire after Armenian troops allegedly planted mines and repeatedly fired on Azerbaijani military positions, resulting in unspecified...
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Turkey Summons US Ambassador Over Genocide Announcement
Turkey’s foreign ministry has summoned the U_S_ ambassador in Ankara to protest the U_S_ decision to mark the deportation and killing of Armenians during the Ottoman Empire as “genocide.”
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Armenian Americans Celebrate Biden's Recognition of Genocide
Armenian Americans celebrated the news Saturday that President Joe Biden formally declared as genocide the systematic killing and deportation of hundreds of thousands of their ancestors by Ottoman Empire forces in the early 1900s
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President Biden Preparing to Formally Recognize the Armenian Genocide, Officials Say
President Joe Biden is preparing to formally acknowledge that the systematic killing and deportation of hundreds of thousands of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire in modern-day Turkey more than a century ago was genocide, according to U.S. officials.
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Azerbaijan Delays Takeover, Denounces Fleeing Armenians
Azerbaijan has postponed taking control of a territory ceded by Armenian forces in a cease-fire agreement, but denounced civilians leaving the area for burning houses and committing what it called “ecological terror.”
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Armenians Torch Their Homes on Land Ceded to Azerbaijan
A resident of an ethnic Armenian village that is to be turned over to Azerbaijan has given his home of 21 years a bitter farewell
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Armenia, Azerbaijan Agree to End Fight in Nagorno-Karabakh
Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to halt fighting in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan under an agreement signed with Russia that calls for deployment of nearly 2,000 Russian peacekeepers and territorial concessions.
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Armenia, Azerbaijan Announce New Attempt at Cease-Fire
Armenia and Azerbaijan have announced a new attempt to establish a cease-fire in their conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh starting from midnight
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Estimated 100,000 March in Support of Armenia in Conflict With Azerbaijan and Turkey
A large crowd of thousands people participated in a march Sunday in support of Armenia in its conflict with Azerbaijan and Turkey over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.
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Armenia, Azerbaijan Say Nagorno-Karabakh Truce Violated
Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a Russia-brokered cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting Saturday, but immediately accused each other of derailing the deal intended to end the worst outbreak of hostilities in the separatist region in more than a quarter-century
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The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: Why Armenia and Azerbaijan Are Fighting Again
Deadly new fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed Caucasus Mountains territory of Nagorno-Karabakh has deep roots and fallout beyond the region
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Azerbaijan Says Armenia Targets Cities Outside Conflict Zone
The fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces continued on Sunday over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, with Azerbaijan’s second-largest city coming under attack and Azerbaijan claiming to have seized a town and several villages.
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Azerbaijan and Armenia Brush Off Suggestion of Peace Talks
Leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia have brushed off the suggestion of peace talks, accusing each other of obstructing negotiations over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.
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Dutch Church Holds 24/7 Service to Shield Asylum Seekers
For more than a month, a rotating roster of preachers has been leading a non-stop, round-the-clock service at a small Protestant chapel in The Hague in an attempt to shield a family of Armenian asylum-seekers from deportation. Under a centuries-old tradition, authorities in the Netherlands don’t enter a church while a service is underway. That means that for now the...
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Trump Says US Will Pull Out of Intermediate-Range Nuke Pact
President Donald Trump says his intention to scrap a landmark arms control agreement Russia follows years of violations by Moscow in developing prohibited weapons, and “we’re not going to be the only one to adhere to it.” The Kremlin said the pullout “would be a very dangerous step.” Britain said it stood “absolutely resolute” with the U.S., while Germany called...
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Armenia's Parliament Rejects Protest Leader as New Premier
Armenia’s parliament rejected making the opposition lawmaker who led weeks of anti-government rallies the country’s new prime minister Tuesday, prompting him to call for a nationwide strike in protest. After a nine-hour session, the National Assembly of Armenia voted 55-45 against appointing Nikol Pashinian. He was the only candidate nominated to replace long-time leader Serzh Sargsyan, who resigned as prime...
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Flag-Waving Marchers in Los Angeles Demand Recognition of Armenian Genocide
Thousands of marchers, many waving flags, in the Little Armenia area outside Hollywood gathered Tuesday in the first of two marches to commemorate the 103rd anniversary of the Armenian genocide, which Turkey insists did not happen.
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Any Day Now! George Clooney Drops Big Hint About Wife's Due Date
George Clooney could be only days away from becoming a dad.
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4 More Athletes Stripped of Medals From 2008 Beijing Games
Eight years later, more athletes continue to be stripped of medals from the Beijing Olympics because of positive doping tests. Four athletes, including three Russians, had their medals taken away on Wednesday after their doping samples from 2008 were retested and came back positive for banned drugs. A total of six athletes — one runner and five weightlifters — were...