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Saturday, August 9, 2008
These musicians are never at sea
Entertainment |
August 9, 2008
When music promoter Debbie Ohanian calls from her home in Miami Beach to tip me to some great new band, I always listen. Read more
Sunday, March 2, 2008
State of emergency for Armenia
World |
March 2, 2008
Armenia’s president imposed a state of emergency Saturday after police used tear gas and fired shots into the air to disperse demonstrators protesting alleged fraud in last month’s presidential election. Read more
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Pelosi unsure of genocide measure’s fate
National |
October 18, 2007
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi came under increasing pressure from
members of her Democratic caucus Wednesday not to bring a resolution
officially recognizing the Armenian genocide to a vote. Read more
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Genocide resolution’s support starts to fade
National |
October 17, 2007
A controversial measure to officially recognize the Armenian
genocide, which only days ago appeared headed for approval in the
House, has begun to lose support. Read more
Saturday, August 4, 2007
THE NATION - White House gives in on Armenia nominee - It withdraws its choice for ambassador, whom senators objected to.
National |
August 4, 2007
The White House on Friday formally withdrew its nominee for
ambassadorship to Armenia, yielding to senators who opposed the
candidate because he refused to call World War I-era killings of
Armenians by Ottoman Turks a genocide. Read more
Monday, July 23, 2007
TRADE - The Armenian connection - A privately funded export office, the state’s only one abroad, has little to show so far.
Business |
July 23, 2007
In the summer of 2003, budget-cutting California lawmakers closed
state trade promotion offices in London, Hong Kong, Mexico City and
other world business centers, a dozen in all. Read more
Monday, May 14, 2007
Ruling party wins general election
World |
May 14, 2007
Pro-presidential parties won a large majority in the Armenian
parliamentary election, a poll that monitors said was fair and which
confirmed support for the prime minister. Read more
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Genocide resolution still far from certain
National |
April 21, 2007
It was the year 2000, and Rep. Read more
Thursday, April 5, 2007
Outgoing leader names premier
World |
April 5, 2007
Armenian President Robert Kocharyan appointed Serzh Sarksyan as the
nation’s prime minister, and many expect the new official to run for
president next year when Kocharyan’s final term expires. Read more
Sunday, January 7, 2007
Genocide question hits home
National |
January 7, 2007
Nearly two years ago, John Evans did something no U.S. ambassador to
Armenia before him had done: He used the word “genocide” – in public
– to describe the deaths of about 1.2 million Armenians at the hands
of Ottoman Turks. Read more
Thursday, October 5, 2006
An instrumental maker
News |
October 5, 2006
THE perfect duduk, some say, is carved not in a remote hillside
village in Armenia, but, like so much of this instrument’s current
existence, here in Los Angeles. Read more
Wednesday, March 8, 2006
Troops Trade Gunfire With Armenian Forces
World |
March 8, 2006
Azerbaijani and Armenian forces exchanged heavy gunfire and mortar
shells at several points along their border in the most serious
fighting in months. Read more
Thursday, September 1, 2005
Turkey Charges Novelist Over Remarks About Mass Deaths
World |
September 1, 2005
Orhan Pamuk, one of Turkey’s best-known novelists, has been charged
with insulting the nation and its people for speaking out against the
mass deaths of Armenians during and after World War I and the more
recent killings of Kurds, his publisher said Wednesday. Read more
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
2001 Bodegas Muga Rioja Reserva
Food |
July 27, 2005
Run, don’t walk, to the nearest wine shop for a bottle, preferably
more, of this terrific Rioja reserva from the ever-reliable Bodegas Muga. Read more
Friday, June 3, 2005
Armenian Church Leader Pays Visit
California | Local |
June 3, 2005
Welcomed by faithful supporters, His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos
of All Armenians, the highest ranking official in the Armenian
Apostolic Church, has begun a tour of California that will include
visits to schools and hospitals and a special service Sunday at the
Roman Catholic cathedral in downtown Los Angeles. Read more
Thursday, May 19, 2005
Armenians’ turn on the red carpet
News |
May 19, 2005
When it comes to red carpet, no one can go wall to wall like L.A.
Commercials call them once-in-a-lifetime awards galas, but here it’s
really more like a biweekly ritual that keeps limousine fleets in the
black and UPN’s airwaves occupied. Read more
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
Marchers Remind World of 1915 Armenian Genocide
California | Local |
April 20, 2005
They had marched for 14 days and 175 miles through the farm fields of
California’s middle when they reached this quaint little town on a
bend of a river. Read more
Sunday, September 26, 2004
The homecoming
Travel |
September 26, 2004
One last flight of stone steps taunted me, the only obstacle between
me and the ruins of Kobayr, a 12th century church complex. Read more
Sunday, April 25, 2004
Armenians Mark Genocide
California | Local |
April 25, 2004
Thousands of Armenian Americans throughout the Los Angeles area
commemorated a grim chapter in their history – the killing of 1.5
million of their countrymen and women by the Turks between 1915 and
1922 – with protests, prayers, a blood drive and even a rock concert. Read more
Thursday, April 22, 2004
As Protests Flag, Armenia’s President Seems to Prevail
World |
April 22, 2004
Armenian President Robert Kocharyan’s government appears to have won
at least a tactical victory in deflating recent protests and
defending his hold on office after an election last year that his
opponents claim was rigged. Read more
