A widely accepted definition of sustainable development is “a pattern of resource use that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that development meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”

When vocalist and composer Mariam Matossian made the move from her hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia to Greenville, S.C., she didn’t figure on meeting any fellow Armenian musicians. In fact, for her first year in Greenville, when Matossian performed it was mostly at venues thousands of miles away with her Canadian backing band.

President Serzh Sarkisian has stepped up his criticism of Turkey’s preconditions for normalizing Turkish-Armenian relations, saying that they run counter to agreements reached by Ankara and Yerevan during their year-long negotiations.

An Armenian living in Iraqi Kurdistan has been elected to regional government’s parliament.

Aram Shahin Bakoyan, a member of Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) led by Masoud Barzani, will have a mandate in the 111-seat parliament.

Officials in Georgia and the breakaway region of South Ossetia are reporting an exchange of gunfire late on July 29, with both sides blaming the other for opening fire first.

Over 80 House House Members, today, expressed concern about Turkey’s backtracking on a so-called “roadmap” to advance Armenia-Turkey dialogue, urging President Obama to separate Armenian Genocide recognition from normalization of ties between the two countries, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA.)

The spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians said he was hopeful Turkey would re-open a historic seminary that was shut down nearly four decades ago, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will visit Turkey next week upon an invitation of his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Putin will arrive in Turkey on August 6 on a working trip to discuss energy issues, customs, and the construction of a new nuclear plant in Turkey.

Armenia’s Consulate in Los Angeles issued a statement Thursday in response to the arrest of five individuals, including a former Consul, charged in an immigration scam.

The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Istanbul, the 2,000 year-old spiritual beacon of more than 300,000 million orthodox Christian’s around the world has, for some time, been in danger of becoming extinct.

It all started with an intense game of UNO with some of the kids before the day started. After lining up and singing Mer Hayrenik, a small white and black puppy was found outside, shaking from the cold. The puppy looked so helpless and we immediately gave her some food and water. After taking care of the puppy for a little bit, the kids did some exercises followed by English class.

Azerbaijan has identified its first two cases of H1N1 flu virus in people who had been on holiday in France and Britain, the Health Ministry said on Thursday.

Police in Iran have reportedly arrested mourners at a Tehran cemetery. At least 2,000 opposition supporters had gathered at the memorial for victims of the recent unrest that followed June’s disputed election.

Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian paid tribute to the Armenian Armed Forces on Thursday, saying, in a thinly veiled warning to Azerbaijan, that they would successfully fight back any military attack on Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh.