Vahram Baghdasaryan, head of the ruling Republican Party in parliament, said his party was ready, at least in principle, to back protest leader Nikol Pashinyan for the job of premier on May 8, when the parliament will vote for the office.
Revelations about torture from a former US prisoner, Ali al Marri, hasn't raised as much as an eyebrow in America. That shouldn't be a surprise, the President supports torture. And society is desensitised to claims of torture.
The Armenian opposition has launched a general strike after the ruling Republican Party blocked opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan's bid to become prime minister after two weeks of anti-government protests ousted veteran leader Serzh Sargsyan.
The opposition lawmaker, Nikol Pashinyan, who has spearheaded mass protests in Armenia says all three opposition parties in parliament will nominate him for prime minister, which would oblige the ruling party lawmakers to support him.
Armenian opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan was the only candidate, but the parliament did not elect the protest leader to be the country's prime minister.
Armenia's opposition lawmaker Nikol Pashinyan so far is the only candidate formally nominated for the prime minister's post.
Armenian parliament is due to pick a prime minister on May 1 after the protests forced prime minister Serzh Sarksyan to resign.
Barbara Bush, the wife of the 41st president, George HW Bush, and mother of the 43rd, George W Bush, had an independent streak and could often be sharp-tongued
US President Donald Trump might finally have assembled a cadre of advisors and cabinet members that echo his ambitions in Iran and the Middle East. The problem? None of these people understand Iran or the Middle East.
Conor Lamb's victory for a US House of Representatives Pennsylvania seat is seen as a referendum on President Donald Trump's performance and a litmus test for midterm elections in November.
US President Donald Trump on Thursday slapped deeply contentious trade tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum, brushing off warnings of a global trade war and protests from European allies and at home.
The "March for our Lives" will take place on March 24 in a bid to "shame" lawmakers into reforming gun laws.
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