From Our Bureaus

Tuesday 24 April 2018

2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009

January February March April May June July August September October November December

?
April 2018
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	1	2	3	4	5

April 24, 2018
Armenia Marks Anniversary Of Massacre Day After Sarkisian's Resignation

Armenians are marking the anniversary of the World War I-era massacre of their ancestors in Ottoman Turkey, in a change of pace a day after longtime leader Serzh Sarkisian stepped down as prime minister amid street protests.

April 23, 2018
Tatar Man Who Claimed Language Discrimination Faces Hate Charges

A man in Tatarstan who complained that regional tax authorities and a bank did not provide services in the Tatar language has been charged with inciting ethnic hatred.
April 23, 2018
Bust Of Yeltsin Joins Stalin, Lenin On Moscow's Alley Of Rulers

A bust of the Russian Federation's first president, Boris Yeltsin, has been unveiled in downtown Moscow, the 11th anniversary of his death.
April 23, 2018
Thousands Celebrate As Armenia's Longtime Ruler Sarkisian Steps Down

The resignation of Armenia's longtime ruler Serzh Sarkisian in the face of widespread street protests has triggered an outpouring of celebration across the country.
April 22, 2018
Pakistan's Ethnic Pashtuns Rally For Rights

Thousands of people have rallied in the Pakistani eastern city of Lahore to call for an end to what they say are human rights violations by authorities in the country's tribal regions.
April 22, 2018
At Least 57 Killed In Kabul Voter-Center Suicide Attack

suicide bombing outside a voter-registration center in the Afghan capital, Kabul, has killed at least 57 people and wounded 119 others, officials say.
April 22, 2018
Tens Of Thousands Fill Yerevan Square As Protest Leader Pashinian Detained

Armenian protest leader Nikol Pashinian has been detained in Yerevan following 10 days of mass protests against an alleged power grab by Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian.
April 19, 2018
Afghanistan Returns Five Bodies, Captured Pakistani Soldier

Afghan authorities have returned the bodies of five Pakistani soldiers killed during a weekend clash along a disputed sector of the two countries' border, and also released a sixth soldier captured by the Afghans, Pakistan's Foreign Office says.
April 19, 2018
Ukrainian Lawmakers Back Independence For Orthodox Church

Ukrainian lawmakers have backed President Petro Poroshenko's appeal to the worldwide head of the Orthodox Church to recognize the Ukrainian Orthodox Church's independence from Moscow.
April 19, 2018
Siberian Indigenous Activists Flee Russia Fearing For Safety

Two prominent activists for the rights of Siberia's indigenous peoples, Vladislav and Yana Tannagashev, have had to leave Russia fearing for their safety, the Memorial human rights center says.
April 19, 2018
Kyrgyz President Fires Government Following No-Confidence Vote

Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov has dismissed the government, hours after lawmakers passed a no-confidence motion against the cabinet of Prime Minister Sapar Isakov, amid an apparent power struggle between Jeenbekov and his predecessor, Almazbek Atambaev.
April 19, 2018
Armenian Opposition Protests Resume Despite Calls For Dialogue

Armenian President Armen Sarkisian has called for dialogue after 120 demonstrators were detained in downtown Yerevan during the seventh day of protests against the election of longtime former President Serzh Sarkisian as prime minister.

Accessibility links

From Our Bureaus

Tuesday 24 April 2018

Armenia Marks Anniversary Of Massacre Day After Sarkisian's Resignation

Tatar Man Who Claimed Language Discrimination Faces Hate Charges

Bust Of Yeltsin Joins Stalin, Lenin On Moscow's Alley Of Rulers

Thousands Celebrate As Armenia's Longtime Ruler Sarkisian Steps Down

Pakistan's Ethnic Pashtuns Rally For Rights

At Least 57 Killed In Kabul Voter-Center Suicide Attack

Tens Of Thousands Fill Yerevan Square As Protest Leader Pashinian Detained

Afghanistan Returns Five Bodies, Captured Pakistani Soldier

Ukrainian Lawmakers Back Independence For Orthodox Church

Siberian Indigenous Activists Flee Russia Fearing For Safety

Kyrgyz President Fires Government Following No-Confidence Vote

Armenian Opposition Protests Resume Despite Calls For Dialogue