An Armenian church and school were attacked in the Syrian city of Homs on Saturday by members of the Syrian opposition.

Massachusetts and Armenian government officials joined hundreds of attendees from the Armenian community and surrounding neighborhoods on Tuesday at the dedication of Armenian Heritage Park, the newest addition to the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway.

asbarez.com, along with the Armenian National Committee of America-Western Region and the ARF Shant Student Association will host a discussion with the editor of Hetq.am, Edik Baghdasaryan.

Armenia’s Deputy Defense Minister Ashot Hovakimyan and US Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern signed an agreement Tuesday on cooperation between the National Security Service of the Republic of Armenia and the US Department of Defense on assistance in border security to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

The three political parties represented in Armenia’s outgoing government will sign a new power-sharing agreement after all, one of their leading members predicted on Tuesday.

The Los Angeles Police Protective League endorsed Adrin Nazarian in the race for the State Assembly in the 46th district, announced his campaign.

The Armenian Youth Federation’s “With Our Soldiers” campaign will host a fundraiser to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the liberation of Shushi and benefit the treatment and needs of Artsakh veterans, the AYF Central Executive reported.

The Los Angeles Chapter of Society for Orphaned Armenian Relief (SOAR) is hosting “Wish Upon a Star” on June 16th, 2012 in Pasadena at the beautiful Ambassador Mansions and Gardens. SOAR hopes to raise additional funds for five computer labs for the children in the orphanages in Armenia and send humanitarian relief to the Armenian orphans in the Diaspora.

Armenia boycotted a NATO summit in Chicago at the weekend in protest against what it described as the pro-Azerbaijani wording of a declaration adopted by the leaders of the alliance’s 28 member states.

The International Partnership Group for Azerbaijan (the IPGA), coordinated by Article 19, has launched its Web site, AzerbaijanFreeXpression.org and Facebook and Twitter profiles ahead of this week’s Eurovision Song Competition, which will commence in Baku on Tuesday, announced Reporters Without Borders.

Community activists—old and young alike—gathered on Thursday at Phoenicia Restaurant in Glendale for surprise 80th birthday party for long-time community activist, leader and advocate of Hai-Tahd, Manas Boujikian.

The Homenetmen Western US Regional Executive announced that Mr. & Mrs. Gagik and Madine Gevorkian have been named the Honorary Presidents of the 37th Annual Navasartian Games.

At the conclusion of the six-hour ANCA Endowment Fund Telethon on Sunday, May 20, $2.2 million was raised from donations large and small from a wide cross-section of the community, demonstrating and bolstering the grassroots power and capability of Armenian-Americans.

Kim Kardashian is rallying support for the ANCA Telethon as part of her ongoing commitment to secure international recognition of the Armenian Genocide as an important step toward ending the cycle of genocide overall, reported the ANCA Endowment Fund.