[ last updated 14:50 ] Defense Minister Serzh Sarkisian reveled in the limelight early on Tuesday as he presided over the triumphant return home of Armenia’s national chess team that swept to a historic victory at the 37th Chess Olympiad in Turin.
[ last updated 14:57 ] The United States has placed Armenia on its human trafficking “watch list” for a second consecutive year, citing the Armenian government’s failure to take tough action against prostitution rings and law-enforcement officials allegedly connected with them.
[ last updated 15:03 ] The foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia said Tuesday that talks between their countries' leaders had made no progress toward a settlement of the dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh, but that they had instructions to continue negotiations.
[ last updated 14:48 ] Armenian papers hail the national team's victory in the Chess Olympiad with headlines like “Well done, guys!” “Armenia a chess superpower,” “An unprecedented achievement of Armenian chess.”
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