YEREVAN. – A woman and her four grandchildren died in a tragic incident in Armenia’s Kotayk province.

The woman and four underage were found by police in an apartment in the town of Nor Hachn on Saturday afternoon.

According to preliminary reports, Zhanna Simonyan, 77, and her grandchildren – Eduard, 16, Serine, 12, Tigran, 15, and Zhanna, 14, – died of carbon monoxide poisoning. Two bodies were found in the bathroom and three in the bedroom, Shamshyan.com website reported.

Parents of the children are divorced and live in Ukraine. Grandmother and uncle were taking care of children in Armenia.

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On November 15, at around 20:00 a Russian citizen reported to Yerevan Police department that a jewelry worth 1,9 million AMD (around $4,000) was stolen from his suitcase upon his arrival at Zvartnots airport on a Moscow-Yerevan flight at 12:30.

Based on the received report, the criminal investigators along with aviation security officers on the same day detained three employees of the airport suspected in the stealing. 

According to the source, the theft was confiscated. A criminal investigation has been launched to look into the circumstances of the incident with the suspects – a resident of Ayntap village and two residents of Yerevan  – arrested.  A preliminary investigation is underway. 

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A car bomb exploded Saturday in a northern Syrian town controlled by Turkey-backed opposition fighters, killing at least 12 people and wounding several others, Syrian opposition activists and Turkey’s Defense Ministry said.

As The Associated Press reported, Northern Syria has been hit by several explosions that have killed and wounded scores of people over the past month. That’s since Turkey began a military operation against Kurdish fighters in the wake of President Donald Trump’s decision to pull the bulk of American troops out of northern Syria.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that 14 people, including nine civilians, were killed Saturday the town of al-Bab in Aleppo province. The Aleppo Media Center, an activist collective, said 12 people were killed in the blast in a busy part of town near a bus station.

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An extraordinary meeting of the Security Council was chaired by the Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

According to him, the agenda of previous meetings was saturated and some polls were postponed to today’s discussion.

A number of security issues was on the agenda of the meeting.

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GLENDALE – On November 14, Armenia’s Consul General, Ambassador Armen Bayburdyan, met with members of the newly elected governing body of the SDHP Western America at the Armenian Consulate General.
Ambassador Bayburdyan congratulated the new staff. He praised, among other community organizations, for close cooperation with the SDHP, referring to the successful organization of RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s visit to Los Angeles.
Ambassador Bayburdian emphasized the importance of continuing to consolidate the potential of California Armenians to strengthen Armenia’s statehood. He also presented the positive developments in Armenia, as well as the upcoming plans of the Consulate General of the Republic of Armenia.
Representatives of the Hnchak Party highly appreciated the noticeable rapprochement between community organizations and the Consulate General and reaffirmed the party’s willingness to further support and support the implementation of the Consulate General’s programs.

ԳԼԵՆԴԵՅԼ – Նոյեմբեր 14-ին ՀՀ գլխավոր հյուպատոս, դեսպան Արմեն Բայբուրդյանը ՀՀ գլխավոր հյուպատոսությունում հանդիպում ունեցավ ՍԴՀԿ Արևմտյան Ամերիկայի նորընտիր վարիչ մարմնի անդամների հետ։
Դեսպան Բայբուրդյանը շնորհավորեց վարիչ մարմնի նոր կազմին։ Նա գնահատանքի խոսք ասաց, ի թիվս համայնքային այլ կառույցների, ՍԴՀԿ-ի հետ սերտ համագործակցության կապակցությամբ՝ անդրադառնալով ՀՀ վարչապետ Նիկոլ Փաշինյանի՝ Լոս Անջելես կատարած այցի հաջող կազմակերպման գործում։
Դեսպան Բայբուրդյանն ընդգծեց կալիֆորնիահայերի ներուժի շարունակական համախմբումը Հայաստանի պետականության ամրապնդման գործին ուղղելու կարևորությունը: Նա նաև ներկայացրեց Հայաստանում տեղի ունեցող դրական զարգացումները, ինչպես նաև՝ ՀՀ գլխավոր հյուպատոսության առաջիկա ծրագրերը։

Հնչակյան կուսակցության ներկայացուցիչները բարձր գնահատեցին համայնքային կազմակերպությունների և գլխավոր հյուպատոսության միջև կապերի նկատելի սերտացումը ու վերահաստատեցին կուսակցության պատրաստակամությունը այսուհետ ևս աջակցել և օժանդակել գլխավոր հյուպատոսության ծրագրերի իրականացմանը:

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Mr. Stone was found guilty on Friday of obstructing a congressional investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election in what prosecutors said was an effort to protect Mr. Trump.

Mr. Stone, 67, was charged with lying to the House Intelligence Committee, trying to block the testimony of another potential witness and concealing reams of evidence from investigators. Prosecutors claimed he tried to thwart the committee’s work because the truth would have “looked terrible” for both the president and his campaign.

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he economic results of this year show that the measure of the Armenian Government aimed at the economic revolution are justified and effective, ARMENPRESS reports Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan said during the annual meeting of the American Chamber of Commerce in Armenia.

“Starting from the first days our Government declared the agenda of implementing an economic revolution in Armenia. In fact, for the first stage we announced the 3 main directions, First – fight against corruption, second – elimination of monopolies and third – fight against shadow economy”, Pashinyan said, emphasizing that the mentioned activities have proved to be effective, because this year 7% economic growth is expected.

At the same time, PM Pashinyan understands that the power of those tools is not eternal and it’s necessary to apply new tools to ensure future economic growth.

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ARF-D released a statement and urged the Armenian authorities to eliminate the atmosphere of fear and persecution.

The ARF-D Bureau, having analyzed the political situation in Armenia and the events taking place in the country, expresses concern about the political developments of recent months, the statement said adding that the intolerant approach taken by the Armenian authorities, their attempts to refute dissent, persecution, threats against authorities’ critics, create an oppressive and disconnecting atmosphere in Armenia, which is deepening day by day.

“We urge the Armenian authorities to eliminate the atmosphere of widespread fear and persecution created in the country and create a culture of healthy political relations,” it added.

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