Iran embassy rejects rumors of Supreme Leader Khamenei’s deathYEREVAN - The Iranian Embassy here has vigorously denied rumors of that country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei falling into a coma and dying this week, Fox News has quoted an Armenian news site as reporting. Turkey and Armenia expected to establish diplmatic ties, despite gulf over bloody pastISTANBUL — Turkey and Armenia plan to sign an agreement Saturday establishing diplomatic ties in hopes of ending a century of acrimony over their bloody past and reopening their border, but nationalists on both sides are seeking to derail its implementation. Turkey and Armenia try to end enmity, despite gulf over bloody pastISTANBUL — Enter the “Hall of Armenian Issue with Documents” at the military museum in Istanbul, and you get a very different picture of what many historians view as the first genocide of the 20th century. Turkish FM: Turkey, Armenia at start of “long process” toward normalization of tiesANKARA, Turkey — Turkey and Armenia are at the beginning of a “long process” toward normalizing relations, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Tuesday, suggesting the issue surrounding the massacres of Armenians 90 years ago remains tricky. Turkey, Armenia agree to launch final talks aimed at establishing diplomatic tiesYEREVAN, Armenia — Armenia and Turkey, bitter foes for a century, took a step toward reconciliation Monday by announcing they would launch final talks aimed at establishing diplomatic ties. But they won’t discuss the deepest source of their enmity: the World War I-era massacres of Armenians under Ottoman rule. Crashed plane’s black boxes recovered in Iran, 1 damagedTEHRAN, Iran — Investigators have recovered the three black boxes belonging to a Russian-made jetliner that crashed in northwest Iran shortly after taking off from the capital, killing all 168 on board, authorities said Thursday. Investigators recover 2 of 3 black boxes in Iranian plane crash that killed 168TEHRAN, Iran — Investigators have recovered two of the three black boxes belonging to a Russian-made jetliner that crashed shortly after taking off from Tehran, Iran’s state radio reported Thursday. Iranian passenger jet crashes in field on route to Armenia, killing all 168 on boardTEHRAN, Iran — A Russian-made jetliner carrying 168 people nose-dived into a field after taking off from the Iranian capital on Wednesday in a fiery crash that shredded the aircraft and killed everyone aboard — Iran’s worst air disaster in six years. Witnesses say the plane’s tail was on fire before it went down. Iranian plane carrying nearly 170 crashes in field on route to Armenia, all on board killedTEHRAN, Iran — A Russian-made Iranian passenger plane carrying 168 people crashed shortly after takeoff Wednesday, smashing into a field northwest of the capital and shattering into flaming pieces. All on board were killed in Iran’s worst air disaster in six years, officials said. Iranian plane headed to Armenia crashes, all 168 on board killedTEHRAN, Iran — A Russian-made jetliner carrying 168 people nose-dived into a field after taking off from the Iranian capital on Wednesday in a fiery crash that shredded the aircraft and killed everyone aboard — Iran’s worst air disaster in six years. Witnesses say the plane’s tail was on fire before it went down. State media: Iranian plane headed to Armenia crashes, all 168 on board killedTEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian passenger plane carrying 168 people crashed a quarter-hour after takeoff Wednesday, smashing into a field northwest of the capital and shattering to pieces. State television said all on board were killed. State TV: 168 killed when Iranian plane headed to Armenia crashesTEHRAN, Iran — State TV says 168 people were killed when a passenger plane crashed Wednesday in northwest Iran. Tens of thousands of Armenians mark anniversary of World War I era mass killingsYEREVAN, Armenia — Tens of thousands of Armenians marched through the capital on Friday to commemorate the 94th anniversary of the start of mass killings by Ottoman Turks, many calling on Turkey to recognize the slayings as genocide. Thousands of Armenians mark anniversary of WWI-era mass killings; some burn Turkish flagsYEREVAN, Armenia — Thousands of Armenians are marking the anniversary of what they call the 1915 genocide despite a diplomatic thaw between Armenia and Turkey. Russia slams NATO exercise in GeorgiaYEREVAN - Russia Thursday criticised NATO’s planned military exercise in Georgia, saying it could give the Georgian regime a sense of impunity and raise tensions in the Caucasus region. |