Polarized by war, Armenia votes Sunday in an early election
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia's leader is facing a tough challenge at the polls after a humiliating defeat for Armenian forces in last year's fighting with Azerbaijan over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Polarized by war, Armenia votes Sunday in an early election
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia's leader is facing a tough challenge at the polls after a humiliating defeat for Armenian forces in last year's fighting with Azerbaijan over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Polarized by war, Armenia votes Sunday in an early election
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia's leader is facing a tough challenge at the polls after a humiliating defeat for Armenian forces in last year's fighting with Azerbaijan over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Polarized by war, Armenia votes Sunday in an early election
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia's leader is facing a tough challenge at the polls after a humiliating defeat for Armenian forces in last year's fighting with Azerbaijan over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Armenia's political tensions rise amid rival rallies
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Political tensions in Armenia heightened Monday, with supporters of the embattled prime minister and the opposition each holding massive rallies at separate sites in the capital.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Armenia's political tensions rise amid rival rallies
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Political tensions in Armenia heightened Monday, with supporters of the embattled prime minister and the opposition each holding massive rallies at separate sites in the capital.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Armenian PM slams 'coup attempt' as political tensions rise
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia's prime minister accused top military officers on Thursday of attempting a coup after they demanded he step down, adding fuel to months of protests calling for his resignation following the country's defeat in a conflict with Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Armenian PM slams 'coup attempt' as political tensions rise
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia's prime minister accused top military officers on Thursday of attempting a coup after they demanded he step down, adding fuel to months of protests calling for his resignation following the country's defeat in a conflict with Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Armenian PM slams 'coup attempt' as political tensions rise
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia's prime minister accused top military officers on Thursday of attempting a coup after they demanded he step down, adding fuel to months of protests calling for his resignation following the country's defeat in a conflict with Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Armenia's prime minister offers to discuss early election
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia's prime minister said Friday he was ready to discuss the possibility of holding an early parliamentary election, but rejected opposition demands to step down over his handling of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Azerbaijan.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Armenia's prime minister offers to discuss early election
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia's prime minister said Friday he was ready to discuss the possibility of holding an early parliamentary election, but rejected opposition demands to step down over his handling of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Azerbaijan.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Armenia's prime minister offers to discuss early election
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia's prime minister said Friday he was ready to discuss the possibility of holding an early parliamentary election, but rejected opposition demands to step down over his handling of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Azerbaijan.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Dozens detained in Armenia during anti-government protests
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Police in the Armenian capital detained dozens of people on Thursday during protests against the country's prime minister, who is being pressured to resign over his handling of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Azerbaijan.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Dozens detained in Armenia during anti-government protests
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Police in the Armenian capital detained dozens of people on Thursday during protests against the country's prime minister, who is being pressured to resign over his handling of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Azerbaijan.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Thousands protest in Armenia, demand PM's resignation
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Opposition supporters in Armenia on Tuesday ramped up pressure on the prime minister to resign over his handling of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Azerbaijan, setting up a protest tent camp on the capital's main square.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Thousands protest in Armenia, demand PM's resignation
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Opposition supporters in Armenia on Tuesday ramped up pressure on the prime minister to resign over his handling of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Azerbaijan, setting up a protest tent camp on the capital's main square.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Armenia honors Nagorno-Karabakh dead; some demand PM resign
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Both opponents and supporters of Armenia's prime minister rallied Saturday as the nation paid tribute to the thousands who died in fighting with Azerbaijan over the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Critics demanded that the leader resign and tried to pelt him with eggs.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Armenians, Azerbaijan trade blame over breach of peace deal
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenian officials and Azerbaijan on Saturday accused each other of breaching a peace deal that ended six weeks of fierce fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh, and Azerbaijan's leader threatened to crush Armenian forces with an “iron fist.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Armenians, Azerbaijan trade blame over breach of peace deal
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenian officials and Azerbaijan on Saturday accused each other of breaching a peace deal that ended six weeks of fierce fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh, and Azerbaijan's leader threatened to crush Armenian forces with an “iron fist.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Armenians, Azerbaijan trade blame over breach of peace deal
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenian officials and Azerbaijan on Saturday accused each other of breaching a peace deal that ended six weeks of fierce fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh, and Azerbaijan's leader threatened to crush Armenian forces with an “iron fist.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Armenian officials report new clashes in Nagorno-Karabakh
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenian officials on Saturday accused Azerbaijan of breaching a peace deal that ended six weeks of fierce fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Protesters in Armenia besiege parliament, demand PM resigns
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Thousands of protesters converged on the parliament building in Armenia's capital Wednesday to push for the resignation of the ex-Soviet nation's prime minister over his handling of the fighting with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Protesters block traffic in Armenia calling on PM to resign
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Crowds of protesters took to the streets of Armenia's capital Tuesday, demanding the resignation of the country’s prime minister over his handling of the conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Protesters block traffic in Armenia demanding PM to resign
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Dozens of protesters took to the streets of the Armenian capital Tuesday, demanding the resignation of the country’s prime minister over his handling of the conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Armenia: Tens of thousands rally to demand PM's resignation
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Tens of thousands of opposition supporters marched across the Armenian capital Saturday to push for the resignation of the ex-Soviet nation's prime minister over his handling of the conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Armenia: Tens of thousands rally to demand PM's resignation
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Tens of thousands of opposition supporters marched across the Armenian capital Saturday to push for the resignation of the ex-Soviet nation's prime minister over his handling of the conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Tens of thousands rally in Armenia demanding PMs resignation
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Tens of thousands of opposition supporters marched across the Armenian capital Saturday to push for the resignation of the ex-Soviet nation's prime minister over his handling of the conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Armenian opposition pushes PM to step down over peace deal
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators rallied in Armenia's capital Wednesday to continue to pressure the ex-Soviet nation's prime minister to resign over a peace deal with neighboring Azerbaijan that domestic critics see as a betrayal of national interests.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Armenia raises Nagorno-Karabakh conflict troop toll to 2,425
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia's prime minister presented a 15-point “road map” Wednesday aimed at “ensuring democratic stability” in what appeared to be a bid to resolve a political crisis over a truce he signed with Azerbaijan to halt the fighting over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Armenia PM responds to truce unrest with stability road map
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia's prime minister presented a 15-point “road map” Wednesday aimed at “ensuring democratic stability” in what appeared to be a bid to resolve a political crisis that unfolded after he signed a truce with Azerbaijan to halt the fighting over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Armenian FM resigns amid turmoil over Nagorno-Karabakh truce
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia's foreign minister resigned Monday amid political turmoil that has engulfed the country following a cease-fire deal for the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh that calls for ceding territory to longtime adversary Azerbaijan.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Armenians protest Nagorno-Karabakh truce terms for a 3rd day
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Thousands massed Thursday in Armenia's capital to protest the terms of a cease-fire agreement that gave territorial concessions to Azerbaijan in the long-running conflict over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Thousands call for Armenia PM to resign over truce agreement
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Thousands of people protested in Armenia's capital on Wednesday, demanding the prime minister's resignation after he signed an agreement with Azerbaijan to halt weeks of fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh that calls for territorial concessions in favor of Azerbaijan.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Thousands demand Armenian PM resigns over truce agreement
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Thousands of people protested in Armenia's capital on Wednesday, demanding the prime minister's resignation after he signed an agreement with Azerbaijan to halt weeks of fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh that calls for Armenian territorial concessions.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Thousands in Armenia protest Nagorno-Karabakh truce terms
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Thousands of people gathered in the capital of Armenia on Wednesday to protest the country's agreement with Azerbaijan to halt weeks of fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh. The deal calls for the deployment of nearly 2,000 Russian peacekeepers and territorial concessions.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to end fight in Nagorno-Karabakh
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia and Azerbaijan announced an agreement early Tuesday to halt fighting over the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan under a pact signed with Russia that calls for deployment of nearly 2,000 Russian peacekeepers and territorial concessions.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Armenia leader orders end to fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian said early Tuesday that he has ordered an end to fighting with Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Azerbaijan makes Nagorno-Karabakh gains; Russian chopper hit
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Azerbaijani forces took control of a strategic city in the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh and were nearing its capital, a spokesman for the region’s government confirmed Monday, and Azerbaijan said it shot down a Russian helicopter over Armenia far from the fighting. Two Russian servicemen were …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Azerbaijan says it shot down Russian helicopter over Armenia
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Azerbaijan said Monday that it shot down a Russian military helicopter that was flying over Armenia. Two Russian servicemen were killed.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Nagorno-Karabakh govt: Azerbaijani forces nearing capital
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Azerbaijani forces took control of a strategic city in the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh and were nearing its capital, a spokesman for the region's government confirmed Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Russia FM: 2,000 Mideast militants fight in Nagorno-Karabakh
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Russia's top diplomat said Tuesday that about 2,000 fighters from the Middle East have joined the fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh, the worst outbreak of hostilities in the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan in more than a quarter-century.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh region drags on into 6th week
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Fighting over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh entered a sixth week Sunday with Armenian and Azerbaijani forces blaming each other for new attacks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh region drags on into 6th week
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Fighting over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh entered a sixth week Sunday with Armenian and Azerbaijani forces blaming each other for new attacks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Fighting over separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region in 6th week
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Fighting over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh entered sixth week on Sunday, with Armenian and Azerbaijani forces blaming each other for new attacks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Armenia asks Moscow for help amid Nagorno-Karabakh fighting
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia’s leader urged Russia on Saturday to consider providing security assistance to end more than a month of fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh, and both sides in the hostilities accused each other of breaking a mutual pledge not to target residential areas hours after it was made.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Armenia, Azerbaijan vow to avoid targeting residential areas
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia and Azerbaijan promised Friday to avoid shelling residential areas amid the fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh, a pledge that follows a day of talks in Geneva even as Azerbaijani troops pushed deeper into the separatist territory.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Armenia, Azerbaijan vow to avoid targeting residential areas
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia and Azerbaijan promised Friday to avoid shelling residential areas amid the fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh, a pledge that follows a day of talks in Geneva even as Azerbaijani troops pushed deeper into the separatist territory.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Nagorno-Karabakh talks held amid Azerbaijan's offensive
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Azerbaijani forces pushed deeper into Nagorno-Karabakh on Friday as top diplomats from Armenia and Azerbaijan attended talks in Geneva intended to help broker an end to more than a month of heavy fighting over the separatist territory.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Nagorno-Karabakh talks planned amid Azerbaijan's offensive
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Azerbaijani forces pushed deeper into Nagorno-Karabakh on Friday as top diplomats from Armenia and Azerbaijan were scheduled to attend talks in Geneva intended to help broker an end to more than a month of heavy fighting over the separatist territory.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Azerbaijani forces close in on key town in Nagorno-Karabakh
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — The Azerbaijani army closed in Thursday on a key town in Nagorno-Karabakh following more than a month of intense fighting, while top diplomats from Azerbaijan and Armenia prepared for more talks to try to end their long conflict over the separatist territory.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Nagorno-Karabakh fighting grinds on amid more peace talks
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Fighting over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh ground on for a fifth week Thursday as top diplomats from Armenia and Azerbaijan prepared for more talks on a peaceful settlement of the conflict.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Hospital, residential areas hit in Nagorno-Karabakh fighting
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Rockets hit a hospital and residential areas Wednesday amid deadly fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh that has raged for more than a month despite a U.S.-brokered cease-fire.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
New deaths as fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh keeps flaring
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Deadly fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh showed no signs of abating Wednesday despite a U.S.-brokered cease-fire that took force just two days ago and has so far failed to halt the flare-up of a decades-old conflict.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Armenia, Azerbaijan report more fighting despite cease-fire
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia and Azerbaijan exchanged more accusations of shelling on Tuesday, with fighting over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh in its fifth week and largely unhindered by a U.S.-brokered cease-fire that was announced over the weekend.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Armenia, Azerbaijan accuse each other of truce violations
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia and Azerbaijan on Monday accused each other of violating the new cease-fire announced the day before in a bid to halt the fighting over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh that has killed hundreds, and possibly thousands, in just four weeks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
New cease-fire announced in 4-week Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Fighting over the Nagorno-Karabakh region continued Sunday, but Armenia and Azerbaijan reiterated their commitment to a peaceful resolution of their decades-old conflict and agreed to a third attempt to establish a cease-fire after four weeks of hostilities.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
New cease-fire announced in 4-week Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Fighting over the Nagorno-Karabakh region continued Sunday, but Armenia and Azerbaijan reiterated their commitment to a peaceful resolution of their decades-old conflict and agreed to a third attempt to establish a cease-fire after four weeks of hostilities.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Clashes over separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh continue
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Fighting over the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region continued Sunday, as Armenia and Azerbaijan reiterated their commitment to a peaceful resolution of their decades-old conflict and blamed each other for hindering one after four weeks of hostilities.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Nagorno-Karabakh fighting raises threat of escalation
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Heavy fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh continued Thursday with Armenia and Azerbaijan trading blame for new attacks, hostilities that raised the threat of Turkey and Russia being drawn into the conflict.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Armenian PM sees no way to settle conflict through diplomacy
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia's prime minister said Wednesday that Azerbaijan's aggressive stance in the 25-day fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh leaves no room for diplomacy, and urged citizens to sign up as military volunteers to protect their country.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Armenian PM urges forming more volunteer units amid conflict
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia's prime minister on Wednesday urged citizens to sign up as military volunteers to help defend the country amid the conflict with Azerbaijan over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh as intense fighting has raged for a fourth week with no sign of abating.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Nagorno-Karabakh fighting continues despite truce efforts
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia and Azerbaijan reported more fighting on Tuesday over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, where clashes have continued for over three weeks despite two attempts at establishing a cease-fire.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Nagorno-Karabakh truce frays amid reports of new shelling
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Reports of renewed shelling on Monday challenged the new cease-fire in the conflict over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, where heavy fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces has raged for over three weeks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Armenia, Azerbaijan blame each other for truce violations
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Despite a second attempt at a cease-fire, Armenia and Azerbaijan traded accusations Sunday of violating the new truce in their destructive conflict over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Armenia, Azerbaijan blame each other for truce violations
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Despite a second attempt at a cease-fire, Armenia and Azerbaijan traded accusations Sunday of violating the new truce in their destructive conflict over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Armenia, Azerbaijan tensions rise amid claims of new attacks
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan escalated Wednesday, as both sides exchanged accusations and claims of new attacks over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, where heavy fighting continues for a third week despite a Russia-brokered cease-fire deal.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Deaths mount in Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes amid truce calls
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Death and injury tolls rose Tuesday as fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces raged for a third week over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, and the United States urged both sides to adhere to a Russia-brokered cease-fire reached over the weekend.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Reported death toll in Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes about 600
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — The reported death toll in clashes between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh has reached about 600, with officials reporting more military and civilian deaths as the fighting continues despite a cease-fire announced over the weekend.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Armenia, Azerbaijan report attacks despite cease-fire deal
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia and Azerbaijan on Monday accused each other of attacks over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh despite a cease-fire deal brokered by Russia to try to end the worst outbreak of hostilities in the region in decades.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
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