YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — In a fresh overture to Ankara, Armenia decided on August 14 to unilaterally suspend its visa regime with Turkey to facilitate the arrival of Turkish fans for the upcoming first-ever match between the two countries’ national football teams. The Armenian government issued a statement saying that Turkish citizens traveling to Armenia September [...]

By Daphne Abeel Mirror-Spectator Staff WATERTOWN, Mass. — The Watertown Town Council stopped short, at its meeting Tuesday, August 12, of taking a vote on a resolution offered by Town Councilor Stephen Corbett, regarding Blue Cross/ Blue Shield’s (BC/BS) relationship with No Place for Hate (NPFH), a program sponsored by the Anti- Defamation League (ADL). [...]

BEIJING — The Armenian national team won a total of five silver medals at the Olympic games here. All five were in weightlifting and wresting. In weightlifting, receiving bronze medals in the men’s 69, 77 and 85th kilogram divisions, respectively, were Tigran Gevorg Martirosyan, Gevog Davtyan and Tigran Vartan Martirosyan. In the men’s 55- and [...]

BEIJING (Combined Sources) — Tuesday, August 12 proved to be a glorious day for the tiny Republic of Armenia, as two athletes scored bronze medals in the Olympic games there. Tigran Gevorg Martirosyan won the bronze in the men’s 69-kilogram weightlifting division, while Roman Amoyan also won bronze in the 55-kilogram division of men’s Greco-Roman [...]

State Department Letter Amends US Position on Genocide WASHINGTON — The Bush Administration’s nominee to serve as US ambassador to Armenia, Amb. Marie L. Yovanovitch, (previously ambassador to Kyrgyzstan) was approved during last week’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee meeting, reported the Armenian Assembly of America. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) was recorded as a no vote [...]