The Latest Breaking News from Armenia

Pragganandhaa to the fore again and provides the lead, but Gukesh’s first loss dents the team’s medal prospects

MAMALLAPURAM: The top-seeded India 'A' team outclassed Kazakhstan 3.5-0.5 for a crucial win in the 10th and penultimate round of the women's section in the 44th Chess Olympiad here on Monday.

Deadly clashes draw immediate calls for de-escalation from world powers as tensions simmer in wake of 2020 war.

The U.S. government is "deeply concerned" by fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, a State Department spokesman said on Wednesday.

EU demands an end to fighting near the disputed region as Azerbaijan says it seized several strategic hills.

Azerbaijan on Saturday accused Armenia of shelling its positions near the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, which the two neighbours have been fighting over intermittently for 30 years, Tass news agency said.

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES Miguel Andrés, 28, from Armenia, Colombia, says he was always fascinated by people with piercings, getting his tongue pierced when he was 12

The erstwhile Soviet Union were the undisputed king of world chess till the bloc broke up in the late 1980s. But countries like Ukraine and Armenia - which were parts of the Soviet bloc - had a rich chess tradition and it showed in their results in Olympiads. While Ukraine…

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken held separate calls on Monday with the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia on efforts to achieve peace in the region, the U.S. State Department said.