at 16:16 September 27, 2022 UTC, Location: Schmidt attempted to block the law last year by declaring unconstitutional a decree issued by Zeljka Cvijanovic, then-president of Republika Srpska, on the enactment of the law. Epicenter at 38.51, 44.798 5.2 km from Khvoy Armenia and Azerbaijan have been sparring over Nagorno-Karabakh for decades. (10.2 miles), 2023-01-18 14:55:50 UTC Pahlavi's father, the former Shah of Iran, was deposed during the Islamic Revolution in 1979. To read the original story by Reuters, click here. Khan, whose seat in the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, remains vacant, was ousted in April 2022 through a no-confidence vote. See how many recent quakes occurred in or near Armenia, report a quake if you felt one! at 20:09 January 28, 2023 UTC, Location: Russia will only agree to extend a deal under which Ukraine is able to export grain from its Black Sea ports if doing so is in Moscows interests, Russias Foreign Ministry said in a March 1 statement. (10.2 miles), 2022-09-27 14:43:39 UTC The European Union's special representative for the South Caucasus, Toivo Klaar (file photo). Lypkan is charged with distributing false information about Russian armed forces involved in Moscows ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Susuz at 14:43 September 27, 2022 UTC, Location: Security forces have also launched a series of raids on schools across the country, violently arresting students, especially female students, who have defiantly taken off their hijabs in protest. Ivanov served 25 days in jail on another case but was not released when his sentence was due to end in June. Iran has been roiled by unrest since the September 16 death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in police custody for allegedly wearing a hijab, or head scarf, improperly. Six people were killed in an earthquake which struck the border region of Turkey and Syria, CNN Turk reported on Tuesday, two weeks after a larger quake killed more than 47,000 people and damaged . A day earlier, Boromangnaev told RFE/RL that his passport expired while he was temporarily detained in Kazakhstan, which he passed through en route to Mongolia. Under Orban, who has been in power since 2010, EU and NATO member Hungary has seen an accelerated slide toward authoritarianism and widespread corruption that prompted Brussels in November to propose freezing billions of euros of funds earmarked for Budapest. Metsavan at 10:42 January 18, 2023 UTC, Location: "Boy in the Window" - a young boy outside a damaged home near Spitak, Armenia. Khvoy Massive earthquake took place in Armenia on 7th of December 1988; the tremor had a magnitude of 7.1. 14.2 km from An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 struck eight kilometres (five miles) south-east of Armenia's capital Yerevan, the emergency ministry said on Saturday. (19.2 miles), 2023-01-29 15:13:24 UTC at 18:35 June 12, 2022 UTC, Location: 21.2 km from Yerevan has had: (M1.5 or greater) 0 earthquakes in the past 24 hours. Grossi warned in January that Iran now has enough uranium to produce "several" nuclear bombs if it chooses. ", He said based on Israeli intelligence "this is the right time to work on these two specific steps.". The first incident is believed to have occurred in November, when 18 schoolgirls in the city of Qom were taken to a hospital after complaining of symptoms that included nausea, headaches, coughing, breathing difficulties, heart palpitations, and numbness and pain in their hands or legs. We're aiming to achieve uninterrupted service wherever an earthquake or volcano eruption unfolds, and your donations can make it happen! A border gate between long-feuding Turkey and Armenia has been opened for the first time in 35 years to allow aid for victims of the devastating earthquakes in southern Turkey, Ankara's state-owned Anadolu news agency and a diplomat said.. Turkey's special envoy for Armenia, Serdar Kilic, tweeted photos of trucks passing through the Alican checkpoint at the Turkish side of the Aras river . Romania and Moldova share a common history, culture, and language. He was trapped. And 33 years later she has been recalling how support she received from a small community in the Highlands of Scotland helped her recover and inspired her future career path. Bakale Maintaining our website and our free apps does require, however, considerable time and resources. It is unclear how and under what conditions Boromangnaev was allowed to travel to the United States. Turkish state-run news agency Anadolu said the border crossing was last used in 1988 when the Turkish Red Crescent sent aid to Armenia, which itself had been hit by a devastating earthquake. Garo Paylan: No casualties in Armenian village of Vakifli as a result of earthquake. (7.2 miles), 2022-10-05 13:51:38 UTC A U.S. Defense Department official on February 28 described the front line in Ukraine as a "grinding slog" but said he did not expect Russia to be able to make significant territorial gains in the near term. Abdulali Rahimi Mozafari announced the news at a meeting of the Iranian Parliament on February 28, asking the speaker to order an investigation into the matter. "Formally, the border guarding service officers are carrying out their duties and act in accordance with the regulations, but they in fact are trying to remove from the country a person who may face persecution on politically motivated charges," Boromangnaev told RFE/RL. (5.2 miles), 2022-10-10 12:37:19 UTC The strongest earthquake in Armenia today occurred 10 hours ago: Moderate mag. The 113-year-old Armenian Church in the Vakfl neighborhood, the only Armenian settlement in Trkiye, has been closed to worship since the latest earthquakes that struck the southern province of Hatay on Feb. 20. 82 km S of Manokwari, Indonesia. 13.2 km from Epicenter at 38.573, 44.586 16.2 km from Europe. "Russia is attempting to encircle [Bakhmut] right now, and they're using their best Wagner troops, apparently, the most well-trained and the most experienced to do that," economic adviser Oleksandr Rodnyanskiy told CNN. at 22:00 January 29, 2023 UTC, Location: Maksim Lypkan's lawyer, Alan Kachmazov, says cellmates forcibly shaved his clients head, leaving a Mohawk strip on it, and threatened to rape him. KYIV -- Ukraine has denied any involvement with a series of drones that flew into Russian territory -- including one that got to within 100 kilometers of Moscow, prompting the Kremlin to order the military to tighten up its air defenses. ADB is helping Armenia reconstruct 46 schools according to international seismic safety standards to ensure they are safer in case of earthquakes. Lawmakers are expected to take a final vote in the second half of March. The judge hearing the case in the Islamabad district court said Khan was repeatedly given the opportunity to appear in court but failed to do so. 11.2 km from 2023-02-12 02:43:51 (UTC-08:00) 44.1 . About 80% of structures there were destroyed, primarily large apartment blocks built in the late Soviet era. Although Ryodan is a relatively new youth subculture, it has gained prominence amid reports that its members have been involved in mass brawls in public places with representatives of other youth movements. Our heart goes out to the nearly 50,000 dead . As of February 12, the death toll passed 30,000, while the number of wounded reached almost . Khvoy 9.2 km from 10.2 km from Mag. (14.2 miles), 2023-01-31 04:13:04 UTC Serdar Kilic, a former Turkish ambassador to several countries -- including the United States and Japan -- and currently Ankara's special envoy to Armenia, thanked Yerevan and wrote that a 28-person search-and-rescue team and technical equipment had been sent by Armenia immediately after the earthquake. Epicenter at 38.49, 45.04 Members of the Ryodan youth group in St. Petersburg on February 26. Khvoy Including the latest on coronavirus in Armenia, the conflict with Azerbaijan, and stories from the capital, Yerevan. (7.2 miles), 2023-01-28 18:14:45 UTC On February 10, a group of exiled Iranian opposition figures pleaded for unity and an end to infighting to help recent nationwide protests in Iran against the country's Islamic theocracy. Nurda "Based on Hungarian procedure, adopting legislation takes about four weeks, so it follows that parliament can have a vote on this sometime in the second half of March, on the week of March 21," Gulyas said on February 25. Khvoy Every donation will be highly appreciated. 4.3 earthquake - Armenia, 76 km southwest of Tbilisi, K'alak'i T'bilisi, Georgia, on Wednesday, Mar 1, 2023 at 2:52 pm (GMT +4). MINSK -- Authorities in Belarus have launched a probe against members of a youth group that imitates characters of a Japanese anime series called Hunter x Hunter and has allegedly organized or carried out mass brawls in recent weeks in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. Epicenter at 38.411, 44.935 The 2015 nuclear deal, which the U.S. withdrew from in 2018, limited Tehrans uranium enrichment to 3.67 percent -- enough to fuel a nuclear power plant. Khvoy Epicenter at 38.406, 45.008 Azerbaijan state media reported that the meeting focused on Karabakhs integration into Azerbaijan.. Epicenter at 38.565, 44.784 at 18:14 January 28, 2023 UTC, Location: 11.2 km from That reticence has prompted some to accuse the government of purposely "poisoning" students, who have been at the forefront of recent anti-government protests -- the biggest threat to the Islamic leadership since the 1979 revolution. For more information and questions concerning our website contact us on the following address [emailprotected] If you like to insert an advertisment into our website write on the following address [emailprotected]. The peace deal has no impact on the signing process, but it is negotiated separately," Bayramov further said concerning the arbitration case filed by Baku against Yerevan on Monday for exploiting energy resources in the Karabakh region, which was under . (6.2 miles), 2022-09-27 14:24:40 UTC Mag. "I thought I was going to the cradle of the Mongol people, to a democratic country, where my situation would be fully understood," he added. Officials, who have blamed the West for the demonstrations, have vowed to crack down even harder on protesters. Sort. Region: Turkey. Add to Cart. Karabakh representatives told RFE/RLs Armenian Service they are ready to discuss the installation of X-ray machines in the corridor, but they must be controlled by Russian peacekeepers. 14.2 km from Tyvans are another mostly Buddhist indigenous people in Siberia, whose language is Turkic. (C.J. Human Rights Watch said on December 21 that the blocking of the Lachin Corridor had disrupted access to essential goods and services for tens of thousands of ethnic Armenians living there. Epicenter at 38.473, 44.834 The post by the account, which claims to be located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and reports "geopolitical & military news from all over the world, has since been deleted. Construction of a further 70 kilometers, mainly in southeastern Finland, will take place between 2023 and 2025. The effects of the earthquake were absolutely devastating. This was reported by the news agency Sana, citing the seismological center. The report also said Iran has almost 435 kilograms of uranium at 20 percent purity. Batyr Boromangnaev, who is deputy of Kalmyks self-governing Congress of the Oirat-Kalmyk people and former leader of the Yabloko party's branch in Kalmykia, is currently stuck at immigration services in Ulan Bator's international airport. The intensity of the fighting is only increasing," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in his evening address on February 28. (19.2 miles), 2023-01-29 15:13:24 UTC A woman takes a photo of her dog on a destroyed Russian tank on display in Vilnius on March 1. After Spitak, the most severe effects of the 1988 earthquake were felt in Gyumri, then known as Leninakan, Armenia's second-largest city. Khvoy The government has held several counter-rallies to try and quell the dissent but people continue to take to the streets across the country, as universities and schools have become leading venues for clashes between protesters and the authorities. The relationship between Turkey and Armenia is strained by the World War I-era mass killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire, which Yerevan and a growing list of countries insist amount to genocide but which Ankara vehemently rejects. Theme: Society, Incidents. Some angry parents have refused to send their children to school. Epicenter at 40.813, 43.01 A dreadful earthquake struck a densely populated region of Armenia on December 7, 1988. Around 58,700 students, teachers, and school staff will benefit from an ADB project improving the seismic safety of 46 schools in Armenia. "We are united by concern about the nuclear escalation on Iran's part and about the recent reports about the very high uranium enrichment," Baerbock said on February 28. at 14:43 September 27, 2022 UTC, Location: . Khvoy . The talks were held at the headquarters of the Russian peacekeeping forces stationed in Karabakh. More than 6,500 people died in that fighting, which was ended by a Russia-brokered peace agreement. An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 was registered on Monday in Aleppo province. at 10:52 March 01, 2023 UTC, Location: "There is no plausible civilian justification for such a high enrichment level. Joshua Kucera Feb 13, 2023 Caucasus earthquake diplomacy tied up in regional politics at 20:09 January 28, 2023 UTC, Location: The committee's spokesman, Syarhey Kabakovich, said in a statement that the detained individuals were members of a group called ChVK Ryodan. 4.3 on Wednesday, Mar 1, 2023 at 2:52 pm (GMT +4), Mag. Khvoy The Defense Ministry said the closure of the airspace was part of "training by antiaircraft units to improve the coordination of its activities with civil aviation entities.". Despite Schmidts decision to repeal the decree, the law on immovable properties was published in the official journal of Republika Srpska and was passed by the Republika Srpska Assembly on February 10. 10.2 km from Khvoy The death toll from the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday is now at least 17,176, CNN reports, citing authorities. Epicenter at 38.411, 44.935 Air traffic has since resumed. Russian President Vladimir Putins spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters in Moscow on February 28 that the Kremlin's attitude toward Ryodan is "negative," adding that the "illegal activities" of the movement must be stopped. The protests pose the biggest threat to the Islamic government since the 1979 revolution. 2023-03-01 10:52:36 UTC The agreement is set to expire on March 18. 13.2 km from In neighboring Ukraine, Yaroslav Shanko of the National Police said on March 1 that police had managed to prevent 41 potential mass brawls by Ryodan members in several regions in recent days. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani (file photo), Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban (file photo), Mykhaylo Podolyak, an adviser to the chief of Ukraine's presidential office, has denied that Kyiv had anything to do with the drones shot down over Russian territory. In Armenia, the Arabian plate abuts against the Eurasian (Europe-Asia) plate. 18:08, 16.02.2023. Speaking at a cabinet meeting on March 1, Raisi assigned Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli to head the probe after hundreds of girls have reported falling ill at school since November. EU officials estimate that Ukraine is firing about 7,000 shells per day, compared to up to 50,000 fired daily by Russian forces. Strongest quake in or near Armenia today: Mag.3.2 Georgia Armenia Turkey Border Reg. Epicenter at 38.822, 43.522 Russia maintains more than 1,000 troops in Moldova's separatist region of Transndiester. 0025 Yerevan, 5 Alex Manoogian str. On February 27, General Oleksandr Syrskiy, the commander of Ukraine's ground forces, said the situation in the Bakhmut area had become "extremely tense." The hearings in the other courts ruled that Khan was immune from arrest on separate charges relating to allegations of terrorism, attempted murder against a rival politician, and graft. The blocking of the Lachin Corridor has led to sometimes tense standoffs between the protesting Azerbaijanis and Russian troops who are stationed there as part of the 2020 Russia-brokered deal. Epicenter at 38.84, 43.409 Epicenter at 38.646, 44.853 (10.2 miles), 2023-01-18 10:42:40 UTC Finland says it has begun construction of a 200-kilometer fence on the Russian border as Helsinki fears Moscow could use migrant flows at the frontier for political purposes. A court in Pakistan has issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a case involving state gifts and concealing his assets from the sale of the gifts. (10.2 miles), 2023-01-18 10:42:40 UTC Epicenter at 38.613, 44.78 Khvoy (8.2 miles), 2023-01-18 10:08:12 UTC The Investigative Committee of Belarus said on March 1 that the probe was launched into "actions that blatantly disrupt social order," after 200 youths were detained near a mall in the southeastern city of Homel the previous day. 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