Sep 26 Watch 5:44 News Wrap: Supreme Court clears path for 2nd majority-Black congressional district in Ala. In our news wrap Tuesday, the Supreme Court cleared the way for a new congressional map in Alabama with a second majority-Black district, the federal government and 17 states are suing Amazon accusing it of stifling competition and forcing inflated… Continue watching
Sep 26 Dozens dead in gas station explosion as Nagorno-Karabakh residents flee to Armenia By Avet Demourian, Associated Press The separatist government's human rights ombudsman Gegham Stepanyan said 68 people were killed and nearly 300 more were injured by the blast, the cause of which remains unclear. Continue reading
Sep 25 Thousands of Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijani military reclaims control By Avet Demourian, Associated Press The Azerbaijani military routed Armenian forces in a 24-hour offensive last week, reclaiming the breakaway region after three decades of separatist rule. Continue reading
Sep 21 Talks on fate of Nagorno-Karabakh begin as Azerbaijan claims full control of that region By Associated Press The discussions in the city of Yevlakh focused on the “reintegration” of Nagorno-Karabakh, along with its local ethnic Armenian population, to Azerbaijan in the decades-old conflict, according to the office of Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev. Continue reading
Sep 20 Azerbaijan and Armenian forces reach cease-fire deal in separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region, officials say By Avet Demourian, Associated Press An hour after the truce was announced, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that the intensity of the hostilities in the region had decreased. Continue reading
Jul 28 Armenia calls on allies to give aid to Nagorno-Karabakh during tensions with Azerbaijan By Avet Demourian, Associated Press Armenia's authorities are calling on the country’s international allies to pressure on Azerbaijan after accusing it of carrying out a three-day blockade of humanitarian aid to Nagorno-Karabakh. Continue reading
Feb 22 UN court calls for end to Nagorno-Karabakh roadblock in Azerbaijan By Mike Corder, Associated Press The United Nations' highest court has ordered Azerbaijan to "take all steps at its disposal" to allow free movement of traffic along the only road between Armenia and the ethnic Armenian Nagorno-Karabakh region in Azerbaijan. Continue reading
Jan 22 Analysis: Why tensions are high over a blockaded road in Azerbaijan By Jim Heintz, Associated Press Two years after Azerbaijan and Armenia ended a war that killed about 6,800 soldiers and displaced around 90,000 civilians, tensions between the countries are again high in a dispute over a road known as the Lachin Corridor. Continue reading
Sep 17 Pelosi, congressional delegation visit Armenia during cease-fire with Azerbaijan By Associated Press A U.S. congressional delegation headed by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi arrived Saturday in Armenia, where a cease-fire has held for three days after an outburst of fighting with neighboring Azerbaijan that killed more than 200 troops from both… Continue reading
Sep 14 Armenia and Azerbaijan negotiate cease-fire in effort to end recent fighting By Avet Demourian, Associated Press Armen Grigoryan, the secretary of Armenia's Security Council, announced the truce in televised remarks, saying it took effect hours earlier on Wednesday. A previous cease-fire that Russia brokered Tuesday quickly failed. Continue reading