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His Holiness Vazgen I, born Levon Garabed Baljian, was the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church between 1955 and 1994.

"Armenian Golgotha" is an eyewitness account of the Armenian Genocide by the priest Grigoris Balakian, grand-uncle of noted author Peter Balakian ("Black Dog of Fate" and "The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America's Response") The manuscript, written in 1922 was undiscovered until 1956; this is the first time it is available in English (publication date is March 31).

Mock burial of the “Red apple” - symbol of women’s virginity took place in Armenia’s capital Yerevan on March 8th - the International Women’s Day.

In an event apparently initiated by the Women’s Resource Center and Utopiana Association, about 30 women and a few male supporters marched through Yerevan and burried the “red apple”.

Inga and Anush Arshakyans will represent Armenia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song “Nor Par”, performed in English and Armenian.