YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — Armenia on Monday celebrated the 20th anniversary of adopting a declaration of independence that marked the beginning of its formal secession from the crumbling Soviet Union. Read the rest

Dr. Bruce Boghosian

By Alin K. Gregorian
Mirror-Spectator Staff

MEDFORD, Mass. — Dr. Bruce Boghosian would rather discuss fluid dynamics than his career or accomplishments, but now, since his appointment as the president of the American University of Armenia (AUA), he has had to endure interviews and tributes. Boghosian, a native of Worcester, is taking the helm of the university on September 1. Read the rest

The two presidents walk by an honor guard at Zvartnotz Airport.

YEREVAN (AFP) — Armenia and Russia signed a deal Friday extending the presence of Russian forces here by decades, bolstering Moscow’s military clout in the strategic South Caucasus region. Read the rest

K. George and Dr. Carolann Najarian

BOSTON — In recognition of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Armenian Heritage Park on Boston’s Rose Fitzgerald Greenway, the K. George and Carolann S. Najarian, M.D. Inaugural Lecture on Human Rights, a program of the Armenian Heritage Foundation, will be held on Thursday, September 23, at 7 p.m. at Boston’s historic Faneuil Hall. Read the rest

Kevork Mourad at “Tangled Yarn”

By Aram Arkun
Mirror-Spectator Staff

NEW YORK — Armenians seem almost obsessed with fate — jagadakir. Read the rest