Russian soldier commits suicide after accidentally killing fellow serviceman in Armenia – MoD

Published time: 23 Oct, 2017 23:50 A Russian contract soldier has shot himself dead after accidentally killing a fellow serviceman at the Alagyaz training range in Armenia on Monday, according to a statement from Russia’s Southern Military District. The soldier apparently “feared the consequences of the incident and the responsibility for the death of a […]

Armenia elects new parliament in first vote following constitutional reform

Over 2.5 million Armenians are eligible to vote as the country elects its new one-chamber parliament, the National assembly. The poll forms part of Armenia’s transition to a parliamentary system. According to the changes adopted after the referendum in December 2015, Armenia’s current leader, president Serzh Sargsyan, will become the last president elected in a […]