North Korea claims its leader has put the military's rocket forces on standby to strike the United States. It is the latest threat from Pyongyang as tension continues to tighten on the Korean peninsula.

In its special session on March 29, the Armenian Central Election Commission registerd all political forces vying for the upcoming municipal elections in Yerevan.

Nana Avanesova, a spokesperson for Armavia Air Company, confirmed the report about the company's pending bankruptcy.

The NZhK leader says he intended to visit the Heritage party leader in Freedom square but following the developments he understood that the post-election protests will not lead to any changes.

Armenian Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan is not going to comment on the criticism the Republican Party lawmakers sounded about his report assessing the activity of Yerevan Municipality in 2012.

The Governments of the Republic of Armenia and the People's Republic of China have signed an agreement on technical-economic cooperation, which envisages the construction of a Chinese school in Armenia.

Avet Adonts briefed the Belgian official on the recent developments in the Armenia-EU relations and dwelt on the Association Agreement talks.

Minasyan is not to blame for the team's ongoing defeats, and the Executive Committee refused to accept his resignation as they believe that the national football team needs Minasyan, said Ruben Hayrapetyan

In Armenia the project is funded by the EU Black Sea Cross Border Cooperation framework, USAID through its EDMC Project, and the Armenian Monuments Awareness Project, as the lead implementer.

"We got acquainted with the offer and expressed our viewpoint. It is not acceptable to us in its present content as it does not suggest answers to many questions," said Aghvan Vardanyan.

You can send your questions to [email protected] or call at 58 54 27.

Ex-presidential candidate Paruyr Hayrikyan has left a message on his Facebook account

The U.S. Embassy cables released by WikiLeaks provide invaluable information and insight on how American diplomats assess the inner workings of Armenia's politics in general, and key players like Raffi Hovannisian in particular.

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Hovik Abrahamyan hailed Sos Sargsyan's contribution in the Armenian culture and wished him health and further creative success.

Asked whether the Republicans are going to win the elections led by the ‘best ever' mayor, the former mayor said smilingly, "Republican mayors are the best."

On March 27, President of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakyan visited the town of Askeran to participate in the meeting dedicated to the activities carried out by the regional administration in 2012.

Five-year-old Areg, who attends a kindergarten in frontier Chinari village, knows where he should run to ‘find shelter' with the other 29 children if Azerbaijanis start shelling the village.

This project of creation of free WiFi corners in the universities was launched in 2011 and during the course of 2013 the total number of such corners is expected to reach 13 - 9 in Yerevan and 4 in regional universities.

"President's meetings are organized according to the planned schedule and take place only in the Presidential Palace," said Arzumanyan.

Short rain and thunderstorm are expected in much of Armenia in the second half of March 28 and 29.

Director Arshak Zakaryan, who was going to stage 'million man march' in Yerevan on April 8, today told reporters that the march has been rescheduled for May 1.

CEC Secretary Armen Smbatyan said the package of documents submitted by the Arakelutytun was incomplete