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The sport-school of Nor Hachn reminds of a ruin today. Residents were glad that the youth was finally given a chance to train somewhere. However yesterday’s sudden flaw tore off the roof of the newly-erected building and made the floor useless.

A fire broke out in the village of Lernakert, Shirak Marz, at 12.29 May 29. 300-hectare forage and two wooden windows belonging to Avetisian burnt down as a result.

Today in defense of Teghut forests a number of citizens staged a protest action at the RA Governmental Buildings. The protesters painted various colorful pictures representing Nature and spread them out on the ground. The aim of this unusual “exhibition” was to inform the MPs and the passers-by about the current problems of Teghut forests.

Today marks the 90th anniversary of the first Armenian Republic. As a result of glorious heroically fought battles of Sardarapat, Bash-Aparan and Gharaqilisa after six hundred year recess the free Armenian statehood was restored.

The Constitutional Court of Russia satisfied the claim of “Educated Media” Foundation President Manana Aslamazian, who was accused of smuggling foreign currency into Russia. A criminal case was launched against her after she failed to declare the cash of 9.5 thousand EUR that she brought into the country from Paris in January, 2007. The thing is that according to the Criminal Code any currency over 10.000 USD must be declared at customs.

Today at 10:00 a.m. a number of Echmiadzin hostel residents staged a protest action at the Presidential Residence. They demanded that their hostel be privatized. According to the demonstrators former Prime-Minister Serzh Sargssian adopted a resolution to donate the hostel building to the residents but the local authorities displayed lack of care in their duties keeping the resolution back from the residents.

Nine traffic accidents were reported in Armenia on May 24, the day of the “Last Ring.” As a result, one died and 22 got injuries of various degree, the RoA Police reports.

Russia's representative Dima Bilan won the International Song Contest Eurovision 2008. Armenia's representative Sirusho took the 4th place with 203 points. Nine countries, Poland, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Belgium, Israel, France, Georgia and Russia gave Armenia the highest score -12.

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The black building at the intersection of Tigran Mets-Hanrapetutiun streets once housed the government of the first Republic. Today it is getting more and more unrecognizable.

The Eurovision-2008 Final is scheduled for May 24 in Belgrade. Sirusho represents Armenia in the international song contest. The participants qualified for the final through an sms voting and calls.

A corpse was found in Aghbyurak reservoir, Hrazdan town, at 2.00, May 22. The body of a Hrazdan resident Edik Khachatrian, 1955, was taken out of the water at 2.30.

Today a number of people in masks of various animals, gathered at the Governmental Buildings in defense of Teghut. Since today is the International Day of Biodiversity and Agriculture, the protesters wanted to show that the exploitation of Teghut would endanger the local biodiversity.

On May 21 a heavy hail extensively damaged the meadows, fruit trees, melons and gourds of Horbategh Village, Vayots Dzor Region.

Residents of the “zone of alienation” gathered near the President’s residence today morning with a demand to answer their letter. They call on the President to find a fair solution to their problem.

A citizen of Armenia was killed in the center of Moscow at about 23:00, May 19. According to the Russian mass media, the 46-year-old Armenian was killed on 12 Mantulinski Str., near his own house. The man died right away from the wounds on the head. The murderers’ identity has not yet been established.

Economist Edward Aghajanov, aged 50, died from a heart attack at about 8.00, May 19. As an experienced scientist and a skillful manager Aghajanov was trusted the position of the head of RA National Statistics Service, where he worked with great devotion and diligence.

Economist Edward Aghajanov, aged 50, died a sudden death near the "Kazirok" cafe at about 8.00, May 19. Witnesses say he died of a heart attack.

We demand that an independent investigation of the occurrences of March 1, 2008 and subsequent developments, that must be made according to PACE Resolution 1609, include also the consideration of who, upon whose instructions and on what legal grounds exercised preemptive censorship, and those responsible for it be punished by the RA legislation.

100.000 euros is necessary to save 8-year-old Hayk Manoukian’s life. It is the price for the operation to be performed in the Russian Federation. Still at the age of three doctors detected acute liver-nephritic poly-schistose congenital disease in the child but his parents couldn’t afford the costly operation.

Do not forget to take umbrellas for the coming five days as meteorologists forecast rain by May 21.

At 10:30 today morning employees of Panorama.am information website found the gate of their office at 34 Khorenatsi unlocked. One of the banisters was broken into pieces.

A fire was reported near house 17 on Rustaveli Str., Yerevan, at 6.27 p.m. May 15. A VAZ-21010 turned out to have run into a GAZ-3110 causing a gas escape. At least five got injuries and one died as a result the traffic accident.