Yerevan citizens prefer not to do shopping in the streets or from markets since fruit and vegetables are completely frosted and they soften when you get home.

An alarm was set at 9.50 January 15 that the residents of apartment 11 on 4 Bagratuniats Avenue had not been answering the door or the telephone for a long time.

Subscribers of ArmenTel Telecommunication Company made 12 800 000 telephone calls at the beginning of January. In comparison with the previous year data, the calls have increased by 2 000 000.

35 days are left until the upcoming presidential elections in Armenia and the majority of the RA citizens have decided who they will support during the elections. “A1+” tied to find out pre-election mood of our citizens.

Rescuers were called to find an Armenian left under a snow-slide in Gegharkunik marz at 11.20 p.m., On January 11.

On January 11 a fire broke out in a tumbledown building near Arabkir Street. In the result, Armen O. was taken to hospital with burns of various degrees.

The presidential elections of February 19, 2008, will be crucial for the Republic of Armenia. The conduct of free, fair and transparent elections will come to testify that Armenia has taken the path of democracy.

Residents of 16-storey buildings complain that their applications for gasification have been rejected.

Head of the Department for Economics of the "Republic of Armenia Government Staff" Simon Ghonakhchyan received employees of “Hydroaparat” OLC today.

Abgar Yeghoyan, chairman of “Consumers’ Rights Protection” NGO announced today that one would hardly meet scales that weighted correctly in the trade centers in Armenia. Majority of consumers are deceived about 200-300 grams in each kilo.

On 10 a crumbling took place in the mine belonging to “Dino Gold Mining” Company. In the result of the crumbing two miners suffered. Kapan rescuers took out two miners under crumbled mines, one of them was alive.

There are two million 311 thousand 917 voters in the Republic of Armenia. The RA Passport and Visa Department submitted the Central Electoral Commission the register of Armenian voters according to polling stations.

The General Director of Armenian “ArmenTel” Telecommunications Company, Oleg Bliznyuk, resigned office on December 29, 2007. On January 9 “VimpelCom” officially confirmed the information.

A quaint quiescence has overtaken the multitude. The capital stores and supermarkets have emptied after the New Year’s celebrations.

“I shall profess heathenism for the rest of my life. It doesn't contradict my nationality. I associate heathenism with patriotism,” 23-year-old Ellen told A1+. Ellen got married last year. The heathen wedding took place in the pagan temple of Garni devoted to Mihr-the God of the Sun in Armenian mythology.

A traffic accident occurred on Yerevan-Meghri highway at 10.50 p.m. on January 8. A “KAMAZ-53212” ran into a “VAZ-2106.”

The All Armenian Catholicos Garegin II announced 21 January the Day of St Sargis this year. St Sargis is one of the popular saints in Armenia. He died for the sake of Christian belief together with his son Martiros and 14 soldiers.

A fire broke out in the village of Nor Kharberd, Ararat Marz, at 01.53 January 1. Three fire brigades left for the scene. The fire was extinguished at 03.20 a.m.

27-year-old Revik Grigorian died during a Moscow-Yerevan flight on the night of January 6. He felt bad during the flight. After taking his blood pressure the stewardess gave an alarm of immediate landing.

bmi, London Heathrow’s second largest airline, is to introduce new cabin baggage rules with effect from Monday 7th January 2008, easing the "one bag rule" for hand luggage taken on flights, following the removal of certain restrictions at a number of UK airports by the Department for Transport.

Sunday morning, January 6, 2008, Armenian Christmas Day, a false bomb scare disturbed the religious service of the Armenian Church in Paris, Jean Echian from Paris reports.

Today gold is sold at $20-22 per a gramme at Armenian markets. Tradespeople explain the stiff prices with the recent increase of oil prices and dollar devaluation.

Another year is drawing to an end. Many people say the year has “flown in a winkle” others state they have been calculating minutes to see the New Year in.

On December 27 Gegham T. and Artak H. were taken to hospital from the “Omega” night club.