Sep 28 Armenia, Azerbaijan clash in separatist region for a 2nd day By Avet Demourian, Associated Press Fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh is continuing for a second day with both sides blaming each other for resuming the attacks that have reportedly killed and wounded dozens. Continue reading
Sep 27 Fighting erupts between Armenia, Azerbaijan; 16 killed By Avet Demourian, Associated Press Fighting erupted anew Sunday between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the disputed separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh and a top territorial official said 16 people were killed and more than 100 wounded, while Azerbaijan’s president said his military has suffered losses. Continue reading
Jul 14 16 killed as fighting along Armenia-Azerbaijan border escalates By Avet Demourian, Associated Press Three days of fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces have killed at least 16 people in the worst outbreak of hostilities between the neighboring countries in years. Continue reading
May 08 Armenia protest leader Nikol Pashinyan elected new prime minister By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Many Armenians have stewed for years about the country's poverty and widespread corruption, but Pashinian was able to galvanize that discontent into a mass movement that was raucous but largely peaceful. Continue reading
Apr 29 Armenia protest leader seeks president’s backing to be PM By Associated Press The leader of the wave of protests that created a surprise power vacuum in Armenia said Sunday that he has met with the country's new president and hopes to secure his support to become prime minister. Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch Why Turkey doesn’t use the word ‘genocide’ for Armenia By PBS News Hour The Turkish government has rejected the term “genocide” to describe the mass killing of Armenians 100 years ago, a stance that has sparked criticism and protest. For two perspectives on the history and meaning today, Jeffrey Brown talks to Soner… Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch 3:00 Armenians remember victims 100 years since mass killings By PBS News Hour Armenia's government, joined by foreign leaders from Russia and France, marked 100 years since the first mass killings by Ottoman Turks in 1915; in total, an estimated 1.5 million people were killed. In Brussels, Lebanon and Los Angeles, people marched… Continue watching
Apr 24 Photos: Armenians focus on survivors of massacre 100 years ago By Larisa Epatko Friday marks the 100th anniversary of the slaughter of more than 1 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War I. People around the world remember the lives lost through vigils, memorials and wreath-laying ceremonies. The anniversary also has… Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch 7:06 Photographer connects Armenians displaced around the world By PBS News Hour One hundred years ago this week, thousands of Armenians were rounded up in modern-day Turkey and deported or executed -- just the beginning of a mass elimination of Armenian Christians. Margaret Warner sits down with Armenian-American photographer Scout Tufankjian, who… Continue watching
Apr 22 Obama again avoids calling 1915 Armenian killings ‘genocide’ By Julie Pace, Matthew Lee, Associated Press President Barack Obama will once again stop short of calling the 1915 massacre of Armenians a genocide, prompting anger and disappointment from those who have been pushing him to fulfill a campaign promise and use the politically fraught term on… Continue reading