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Church of the Unholy Punch Up

Armenian and Greek Orthodox worshippers and clergy have a fist fight in Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre.What is wrong with the world when even the holy  people are fighting? Church of the...

Church of the Unholy Punch Up

Armenian and Greek Orthodox worshippers and clergy have a fist fight in Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre.What is wrong with the world when even the holy  people are fighting? Church of the...

Genocide course draws protests

An understandably touchy topic is raised by a new genocide course being offered in some Toronto high schools: how do we determine which atrocities are 'significant' enough to include in a curriculum? Is that even a fair question?"A high-school course on genocide that has...

Fisticuffs break out between Priests in the Holy Land

Ah, to be a fly on the Church Wall in Israel to witness this,  priests, holy men of different faiths, the modicum of peace and love during Passover,  performing their own Ultimate Fight Club in front...

State of Emergency Declared in Armenian Capital

"YEREVAN (AFP) - Authorities in ex-Soviet Armenia imposed a state of emergency Saturday after rising tension over a disputed presidential election erupted into violent clashes between protesters and riot police.The state of emergency will be in effect in the capital Yerevan...

Armenia's Sarksyan wins presidential vote-results, opposition stages protests

There seems to be a disturbing trend across the world that any election is  contested. When citizens can't trust the system of democracy a successful democracy is untenable.  "Armenian Prime Minister...

Turkey Mulls Looser Freedom Of Speech Law

"On 19 January 2007 the Turkish journalist Hrant Dink was shot dead by an ultranationalist in Istanbul. Many writers and journalists put the blame for this death squarely on Article 301 of Turkey's penal code. This article punishes what it terms "denigrating Turkishness" with...

Bush warns against Armenia bill

President George W Bush has urged US legislators not to pass a resolution declaring the killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks to be genocide. "This resolution is not the right response to these historic mass killings," he said hours before a vote by the House Foreign...

Bush: don't mention the genocide

"Between 1915 and 1917, the Ottoman Empire murdered up to 1.5 million Armenians in the twentieth century's first act of genocide. It's successor, the Turkish government, has been in denial ever since, but there is a growing movement around the world to recognise the crime,...

Congressional panel OKs Armenian measure - Yahoo! News

In a bold move of independence, the U.S. Congress voted to support a measure that would recognise the genocide of First World War Armenians.  - The AngryindianReaders, please note: My Firefox NP extension...

Bush warns Congress not to recognise Armenian 'genocide' | Special reports | ...

If Americans are still wondering why the rest of the world isn't keen with the U.S., here's an example why.  Right after addressing the UN on genocide in Darfur, the Bush administration is now telling the...

Bush Administration Stands Against Resolution on Armenia Genocide

As expected, the United States stood up for human rights and justice in the international arena again by strongly standing against a resolution to recognise the genocide of the Armenian people by Turkey.From...

Bush warned over genocide Bill | The Australian

Just to show you how serious the world is when it comes to admitting to genocide, Turkey has basically threatened the United States if it goes through with calling Turkey's programme for Armenian liquidation what...

Bush adm. withdrawn Hoagland as Armenia next U.S Ambassador

Sources within both the Administration and Congress confirmed the withdrawal of Richard Hoagland's nomination as America's next Ambassador to Armenia, reports the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA). "We are gratified to see that the Administration has finally...

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