World Sep 13 Armenia, Azerbaijan report 99 troops killed in border clash Fighting on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan killed about 100 troops Tuesday as attacks on both sides fed fears of broader hostilities breaking out between the longtime adversaries.
World Jun 21 Armenian leader’s party wins snap vote despite defeat in war Voting results show that the party of Armenia’s acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has won snap parliamentary elections which he called to ease anger over a peace deal he signed with Azerbaijan.
World May 14 Armenia asks for Russian help amid tensions with Azerbaijan The tug-of-war between the two South Caucasus neighbors exacerbated this week when Armenia protested what it described as Azerbaijani troops' incursion into its lands.
World Mar 01 Armenia’s political tensions rise amid rival rallies Political tensions in Armenia heightened Monday, with supporters of the embattled prime minister and the opposition each staging massive rallies at separate sites in the capital.
World Feb 26 Armenia’s political tensions still high after PM’s coup talk Nikol Pashinyan has faced opposition calls to step down over a Nov. 10 peace deal that ended six weeks of fierce fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh by handing over large parts of the region and surrounding areas to Azerbaijan.
World Feb 25 Armenian prime minister slams ‘coup attempt’ as political tensions rise Armenia's prime minister accused top military officers of attempting a coup after they demanded he step down, adding fuel to months of protests calling for his resignation.
World Dec 25 Armenia’s prime minister offers to discuss early election in response to opposition protests Opposition supporters have rallied for weeks, urging Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to step down over the Nov. 10 peace deal that saw Azerbaijan reclaim control over large parts of Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding areas.
Politics Dec 22 Thousands protest in Armenia, demand the prime minister’s resignation The opposition in Armenia is ramping up the pressure on the nation's prime minister to resign over his handling of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Azerbaijan.
World Dec 09 Armenian protesters converged on parliament, demand PM resigns The PM's opponents are angry at a peace deal that ended six weeks of fighting over the separatist region but saw Azerbaijan take over areas that have been controlled by Armenian forces for more than a quarter-century.
World Dec 02 Armenian opposition pushes prime minister to step down over peace deal Thousands of demonstrators have rallied in Armenia's capital to to continue to pressure the ex-Soviet nation’s prime minister to resign over a peace deal with neighboring Azerbaijan that domestic critics see as a betrayal of national interests.