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Nearly half of those injured by exploding gas-filled balloons during a political campaign rally in Armenia's capital remained hospitalized on Saturday, according to state media.

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This month, Inside the Middle East explores the struggle to preserve traditional Arab culture in a rapidly changing world. Rima Maktabi shares four personal stories from people in the region who are leading the fight to protect, promote, and adapt their heritage.

Friction over Armenia genocide issueupdated: Mon Jan 23 2012 19:30:00

CNN's Ivan Watson explains why the French bill on what it calls Armenian genocide causes such controversy.

David Giuntoli and the underdog success of 'Grimm' updated: Thu Dec 08 2011 12:24:00

Of the fall television season, it's probably safe to say, NBC's "Grimm" was not expected to be the breakout hit, or any hit for that matter.

Armenia suspends talks with Turkeyupdated: Fri Apr 23 2010 09:08:00

In a setback to an internationally-supported peace process, Armenia's president said his country is suspending talks aimed at normalizing relations with Turkey, Armenia's southern neighbor and long-time adversary.

Turkey recalls envoy to U.S. over panel's 'genocide' voteupdated: Fri Mar 05 2010 04:05:00

Turkey recalled its envoy to the United States following a vote by a congressional panel passing a resolution calling the killing of Armenians in Ottoman Turkey genocide.

Armenia, Turkey sign historic agreementupdated: Mon Oct 12 2009 10:53:00

Turkey and Armenia signed an agreement Saturday night establishing diplomatic relations after nearly a century of animosity.

Turkey, Armenia to sign peace agreementupdated: Sat Oct 10 2009 14:43:00

The governments of Armenia and Turkey will sign a peace agreement in Zurich on Saturday that would normalize relations after nearly a century of animosity between the neighboring nations, the Swiss government said Friday.

Time.com: Can Soccer Heal Turkey-Armenia Rift?updated: Fri Sep 05 2008 17:30:00

As the traditional adversaries face each other in a World Cup match, their presidents seek to effect a thaw

Intense violence in Georgiaupdated: Tue Aug 12 2008 15:58:00

Russian armored vehicles rolled deep into central and western Georgia.

War puts Georgian civilians on edgeupdated: Tue Aug 12 2008 15:58:00

The sound started as a distant rumble and built to a deafening roar. Then George Lomsadze felt his apartment building shake.

Georgian iReporter: 'My country is falling'updated: Tue Aug 12 2008 15:04:00

Through the haze of a blurry amateur video, you can clearly make out the waving flags and crowd of chanting people outside the Russian Embassy in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Georgia to leave alliance of ex-Soviet statesupdated: Tue Aug 12 2008 10:24:00

Georgia's president said Tuesday his nation would withdraw from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), an alliance of former Soviet republics.

Denmark 'happiest' country in the worldupdated: Wed Jul 02 2008 09:19:00

Denmark is the world's most content nation, according to a new study on global wellbeing, but the good news is, despite the credit crunch and rising fuel and food prices, all of us are getting happier.

Protesting in Armerniaupdated: Sun Mar 02 2008 22:33:00

Protesting February's allegedly rigged presidential elections, demonstrators clash with police in Yerevan, Armenia.

Calm urged amid Armenia election clashesupdated: Sun Mar 02 2008 22:33:00

Armenian opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosian appealed to his followers to go home Sunday to avoid the kind of violent clashes between police and protesters that left nine people dead over the weekend.

Time.com: Armenia Declares State of Emergencyupdated: Sat Mar 01 2008 14:00:00

Armenian police early Saturday morning forcefully dispersed a demonstration by several hundred opposition supporters who had camped out in the capital for more than a week to protest the results of presidential elections

Plane flips on runway in Armeniaupdated: Thu Feb 14 2008 07:56:00

A plane carrying 21 people has crashed on takeoff from Armenia's capital.

Youth arrested in Turkish journalist's killingupdated: Sat Jan 20 2007 07:57:00

Police have arrested a suspect in the shooting death of outspoken Turkish journalist Hrant Dink after a 32-hour search, authorities said Sunday.

Georgia, Armenia tap gas reservesupdated: Mon Jan 23 2006 03:11:00

As the sun rose Monday, Georgia and Armenia tapped into natural gas reserves a day after explosions struck pipelines in southern Russia that supply the two post-Soviet republics.

Blasts cut Georgia gas, electricity suppliesupdated: Sun Jan 22 2006 07:38:00

Georgia's president Sunday questioned the timing of explosions in Russia that cut off electricity and natural gas service to his country in the middle of one of the coldest winters on record in the Caucasus nation.

Arms for saleupdated: Tue Mar 15 2005 17:51:00

It was in a modest Manhattan hotel where the FBI arrested the alleged ringleaders and says it foiled a plot to import Russian-style military weapons into the United States.

U.S. charges 18 in Russian weapons-smuggling plotupdated: Tue Mar 15 2005 11:13:00

U.S. authorities on Tuesday announced the arrests of more than a dozen men on charges of attempting to smuggle Russian-made military weapons into the United States for sale to terrorists.

Dutch raid 'Kurd training ground'updated: Sat Nov 13 2004 05:43:00

Dutch police say they have raided a suspected paramilitary training ground for Kurdish militants in the southern Netherlands, arresting 29 people.

Fortune: Chastising The Mega-Chargersupdated: Mon May 27 2002 00:01:00

Now let's see if I've got this right. AOL Time Warner (my sainted employer) takes "a one-time, noncash charge" of about $54 billion in the first quarter. Since the company was otherwise breaking ev...

Fortune: ECOLOGY BATTLE: NORTH VS. SOUTH *updated: Mon Mar 09 1992 00:01:00

The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Unced) that convenes in Rio de Janeiro on June 1 will be the largest such assemblage ever. Besides all the U.N. nations, thousands of i...

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