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The Armenian chief of the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has been charged with overthrowing Armenia's constitutional order amid a probe into Yerevan's 2008 postelection crackdown that brought Serzh Sarkisian into power for a decade as president.
Armenian authorities have charged former President Robert Kocharian with "overthrowing the constitutional order" and are seeking his pretrial detention on charges related to a crackdown on antigovernment protesters in 2008.
Residents of an Armenian village were shocked by the sound of explosions and gunfire on July 17. It was just the Russian military conducting unannounced exercises.
Former Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian's nephew has been charged with attempted murder in a case that was closed more than a decade ago, an Armenian law enforcement agency said on July 11.
Armenian authorities seized valuable artwork, coins, cash, and jewelry in a raid on a house owned by relatives of former President Serzh Sarkisian. Members of the family are facing criminal charges including attempted murder, corruption, and illegal possession of weapons and drugs.
The influential mayor of Armenia's capital has resigned, in the latest political shakeup to follow the mass protests that brought opposition leader Nikol Pashinian to the presidency.
Armenian authorities say they have formally brought financial-crime charges against the brother of former President Serzh Sarkisian, one of a series of high-profile actions by law enforcement agencies against the ex-leader's close relatives.
Armenia’s water provider has pledged to restore full supply in the nation’s capital, where residents have complained about water shortages amid a record heat wave that has hit the entire Caucasus region.
The U.S. ambassador to Yerevan said recent political changes in Armenia will help bring new trade and investment to the South Caucasus country.
Investigators in Armenia have reopened a criminal probe in an alleged attempted murder case in which former President Serzh Sarkisian’s nephew is a suspect, citing the emergence of new evidence.
The European Parliament has given its green light to an agreement on deepening Armenia’s links with the European Union, while calling on the government of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian to pursue reforms.
Armenian tycoon and politician Gagik Tsarukian's security chief has been detained, an adviser to the chairman of the country's Investigative Service says.
The former head of the security service of Armenia's ex-President Serzh Sarkisian has been arrested on charges of "illegal enrichment."
A tiger in the yard, rocket launchers and vintage cars in the basement. There was quite a haul when the compound of a former Armenian general was raided amid accusations of corruption.
Lawmakers have stripped a prominent retired general of his parliamentary immunity, after security agents raided his homes and found vast quantities of weapons, food, and other supplies meant for Armenia's soldiers.
A court in Armenia has released a member of the Sasna Tsrer armed group from pretrial detention on bail.
The legendary British singer and composer arrived in Yerevan with his husband David Furnish on May 27 representing his Elton John AIDS Foundation to support Armenia’s local charity, Yerevan My Love. (RFE/RL)
New Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian, brought to power by mass demonstrations, has called on Armenians to stop protesting.
Dozens of protesters have burst into City Hall in Yerevan, demanding the resignation of the Armenian capital's mayor over the stripping of trees from a formerly lush park outside the building.
The Armenian government has conducted its first major shake-up since former protest leader Nikol Pashinian became prime minister on May 8, firing the country's top police chief and its national security adviser, while the acting finance minister announced his resignation.
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