Armenia
Armenia marks 95th anniversary of genocide in Ottoman Turkey
April 24, 2010Armenia marks anniversary of massacre amid fresh tensions with Turkey Armenia today marked the 95th anniversary of the mass killing of Armenians in Ottoman Turkey, days after a landmark reconciliation deal between Armenia and Turkey collapsed. Crowds...
Christians celebrate Easter from the Balkans to the Caucasus (video)
April 02, 2010From the Balkans to the Caucasus, Christians in RFE/RL's broadcast region are celebrating Easter with local customs as well as traditions that have spread across the Christian world. The art of pysanka, decorating eggs with melted colored wax, is a part...
Moldova: Strangers In Their Own Land
August 20, 2009By Natalia Morari A friend of my husband's decided to send her daughter, Nastya, to a preschool. According to her, she and her family speak only Russian and know virtually no Romanian. I'm not saying whether that is right or not, but just reporting...
Iranian Plane Crashes, All 168 on Board Believed Dead
July 15, 2009Iranian state media say a passenger plane has crashed in northwestern Iran, killing all 168 people on board. State television said Wednesday the Iranian airliner was heading to the Armenian capital of Yerevan when it went down near the northern Iranian...
Armenian Public Radio Refuses to Re-Sign Contract for Popular RFE/RL Programs
July 25, 2007Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) and its oversight agency, the U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) expressed dismay at Armenian Public Radio's rejection of a new contract to continue carrying programs of RFE/RL's Armenian Service. RFE...