http://www.reporter.am/go/international Armenian Reporter : International http://www.reporter.am/go/article/2012-01-23-french-senate-approves-law-on-genocide-denial- Senators voted on January 23 to approve legislation that criminalizes denial of genocides that are officially recognized by France, including the Armenian Genocide; President Nicolas Sarkozy was expected to sign the measure into law pending a review by the Constitutional Council. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:16:00 GMT http://www.reporter.am/go/article/2012-01-23-anca-georgian-embassy-discuss-javakheti-development- An ongoing dialogue between the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) and the Georgian government - both in Tbilisi and via Georgia's Ambassador in Washington, DC - is exploring ways to expand the Georgian-Armenian partnership to include broader direct Georgian and Armenian investments and also increased U.S. assistance to promote job-creation in the Armenian-populated Samtskhe-Javakheti (Javakheti) region of Georgia. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:08:00 GMT http://www.reporter.am/go/article/2012-01-19-many-thousands-rally-in-istanbul-to-remember-hrant-dink Five years since the Turkish Armenian journalist's murder was marked by public solidarity and little progress in the official investigation of the assassination plot. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:39:00 GMT http://www.reporter.am/go/article/2012-01-13-u-s--urged-to-investigate-deadly-turkish-airstrike- Kurdish American, Hellenic American, and Armenian American leaders joined together today in calling upon key Congressional leaders to demand that the Obama Administration investigate whether Turkey violated U.S. arms export laws by using American-supplied weaponry in a December 28, 2011, airstrike that killed 35 Kurdish boys and young men along the Turkey-Iraq border. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:09:00 GMT http://www.reporter.am/go/article/2012-01-11-in-memoriam-gevork-vartanian-87-soviet-spy-who-foiled-hitler-s-plot-against-roosevelt-and-churchill Vartanian, who passed away January 10, is credited with saving the leaders of the Soviet Union, UK and U.S. during their 1943 summit and, years later, convincing Levon Ter-Petrossian not to disband Armenia’s intelligence service. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:56:00 GMT http://www.reporter.am/go/article/2011-12-30-archbishop-aykazian-turkey-will-apologize-for-genocide In an interview with The Armenian Reporter, Archbishop Vicken Aykazian comments on Turkey's recent rhetoric on Dersim massacres, return of minority foundations' properties and the recent re-consecration of the Diyarbakir cathedral. Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:45:00 GMT http://www.reporter.am/go/article/2011-12-30-french-national-assembly-adopts-genocide-denial-legislation- The December 22 vote came with the backing of French President Nicolas Sarkozy who previously opposed a Senate vote on the law. Fri, 30 Dec 2011 05:50:00 GMT http://www.reporter.am/go/article/2011-12-30-appeals-court-rehears-armenian-genocide-insurance-case- Lawyers for a German insurance company and successors of the company's insurance policy holders presented their arguments in a San Francisco court room. Fri, 30 Dec 2011 05:16:00 GMT http://www.reporter.am/go/article/2011-12-20-house-of-representatives-calls-for-return-of-churches-confiscated-by-turkey- Reps. Royce and Berman led bipartisan drive for adoption of the House resolution and Majority Leader Cantor brought the religious freedom measure to a vote late on December 13 in spite of opposition from the Turkish government and lobby groups. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:30:00 GMT http://www.reporter.am/go/article/2011-12-19-congressmen-urge-state-dept--to-support-armenia- Reps. Frank Pallone and Adam Schiff met with Assistant Secretary of State Philip Gordon to address Armenian issues; UPDATE: Congress passes budget legislation, including aid provisions for Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh Mon, 19 Dec 2011 01:59:00 GMT