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Joe Biden Recognizes Armenian Genocide, Defying Turkey In Historic Move
US President Joe Biden on Saturday recognized the 1915 killings of Armenians by Ottoman forces as genocide, a watershed moment for descendants of the hundreds of thousands of dead as he defied decades of pressure by Turkey.
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US Congress Formally Recognises Armenian Genocide
The US Congress on Thursday formally recognized the 1915-1917 murder of up to 1.5 million Armenians as genocide. The Senate's passage of the repeatedly stalled resolution is expected to anger Turkey, which denies there was a genocidal mass murder, insisting the Armenians died as a result of World War I.
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US House Of Representatives Recognises Armenian Genocide In Historic Vote
The US House of Representatives took the historic step Tuesday of passing a resolution officially recognizing the "Armenian genocide," a move sure to anger Turkey amid already-heightened tensions with Washington.
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Change Armenian 'Genocide' Stance To Access Incirlik Airbase: Turkey Tells Germany
Turkish permission for German lawmakers to visit the Incirlik airbase will depend on the Berlin government distancing itself from a resolution branding a 1915 massacre of Armenians as "genocide", Turkey's foreign minister said today.
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Pope Francis Visits Armenian Genocide Memorial
Pope Francis on Saturday issued a rallying cry to remember the past after visiting the Armenian genocide memorial in Yerevan, on day two of a trip likely to stir tensions with Turkey.
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Pope Francis Says 'Never Again' To Tragedies Like Armenian Genocide
A sombre Pope Francis, "with pain in my heart," paid tribute today to the 1.5 million Armenians massacred in 1915, an event which he has labelled a genocide, risking Turkey's ire.
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Pope Francis Prays At Armenia Memorial After Denouncing 'Genocide'
Pope Francis heads to Armenia's genocide memorial today for a prayer service, fresh from his ad-libbed declaration that the Ottoman-era massacre of Armenians a century ago was a planned "genocide."
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Pope Francis To Visit Armenia After Irking Turkey With 'Genocide' Label
Pope Francis visits Armenia this weekend and will try to avoid reigniting a diplomatic dispute with Turkey after his branding of the 1915 mass killings of Armenians as a genocide infuriated Ankara last year.
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As Armenia Marks 1915 Killing, Berlin Calls it Genocide
Armenia marked the centenary today of a mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks with a simple flower-laying ceremony attended by foreign leaders as Germany became the latest country to respond to its calls for recognition that it was genocide.
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Mass Murder Cannot be Justified : Vladimir Putin at Armenia Genocide Ceremony
President Vladimir Putin said today that Russia mourned the victims of the Armenian genocide and that mass killings could never be justified.
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'Bows Down' in Memory of Armenian Genocide Victims: Francois Hollande
French President Francois Hollande at a ceremony in Yerevan on today marking the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide said he bowed down in memory of the victims who would never be forgotten.
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Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan Doesn't Expect Barack Obama to Call Armenian Killings 'Genocide'
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday he did not wish for or expect US President Barack Obama to use the word "genocide" in reference to the mass killings of Armenians by the Ottoman Turks in 1915 during World War One.
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100-Year-Old Armenian Recalls Father's Death in Genocide
She was only a few months old when Ottoman forces came to take away her Armenian father, but a century on Shamiram Sevak can still imagine her dad hugging her tightly to say goodbye.
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White House Avoids Calling Armenian Deaths 'Genocide'
The White House avoided referring to the mass World War I killings of Armenians as genocide Tuesday, as a diplomatic row raged ahead of the tragedy's 100th anniversary.
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War of Words as Armenians Fight For Genocide Recognition a Century On
Mass killings? Mutual bloodletting? Genocide? The hundreds of thousands of dead have been silent for a century, but generations on, Armenians are still battling to get the World War I slaying of their ancestors recognised as a genocide.
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Joe Biden Recognizes Armenian Genocide, Defying Turkey In Historic Move
US President Joe Biden on Saturday recognized the 1915 killings of Armenians by Ottoman forces as genocide, a watershed moment for descendants of the hundreds of thousands of dead as he defied decades of pressure by Turkey.
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US Congress Formally Recognises Armenian Genocide
The US Congress on Thursday formally recognized the 1915-1917 murder of up to 1.5 million Armenians as genocide. The Senate's passage of the repeatedly stalled resolution is expected to anger Turkey, which denies there was a genocidal mass murder, insisting the Armenians died as a result of World War I.
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US House Of Representatives Recognises Armenian Genocide In Historic Vote
The US House of Representatives took the historic step Tuesday of passing a resolution officially recognizing the "Armenian genocide," a move sure to anger Turkey amid already-heightened tensions with Washington.
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Change Armenian 'Genocide' Stance To Access Incirlik Airbase: Turkey Tells Germany
Turkish permission for German lawmakers to visit the Incirlik airbase will depend on the Berlin government distancing itself from a resolution branding a 1915 massacre of Armenians as "genocide", Turkey's foreign minister said today.
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Pope Francis Visits Armenian Genocide Memorial
Pope Francis on Saturday issued a rallying cry to remember the past after visiting the Armenian genocide memorial in Yerevan, on day two of a trip likely to stir tensions with Turkey.
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Pope Francis Says 'Never Again' To Tragedies Like Armenian Genocide
A sombre Pope Francis, "with pain in my heart," paid tribute today to the 1.5 million Armenians massacred in 1915, an event which he has labelled a genocide, risking Turkey's ire.
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Pope Francis Prays At Armenia Memorial After Denouncing 'Genocide'
Pope Francis heads to Armenia's genocide memorial today for a prayer service, fresh from his ad-libbed declaration that the Ottoman-era massacre of Armenians a century ago was a planned "genocide."
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Pope Francis To Visit Armenia After Irking Turkey With 'Genocide' Label
Pope Francis visits Armenia this weekend and will try to avoid reigniting a diplomatic dispute with Turkey after his branding of the 1915 mass killings of Armenians as a genocide infuriated Ankara last year.
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As Armenia Marks 1915 Killing, Berlin Calls it Genocide
Armenia marked the centenary today of a mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks with a simple flower-laying ceremony attended by foreign leaders as Germany became the latest country to respond to its calls for recognition that it was genocide.
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Mass Murder Cannot be Justified : Vladimir Putin at Armenia Genocide Ceremony
President Vladimir Putin said today that Russia mourned the victims of the Armenian genocide and that mass killings could never be justified.
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'Bows Down' in Memory of Armenian Genocide Victims: Francois Hollande
French President Francois Hollande at a ceremony in Yerevan on today marking the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide said he bowed down in memory of the victims who would never be forgotten.
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Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan Doesn't Expect Barack Obama to Call Armenian Killings 'Genocide'
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday he did not wish for or expect US President Barack Obama to use the word "genocide" in reference to the mass killings of Armenians by the Ottoman Turks in 1915 during World War One.
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100-Year-Old Armenian Recalls Father's Death in Genocide
She was only a few months old when Ottoman forces came to take away her Armenian father, but a century on Shamiram Sevak can still imagine her dad hugging her tightly to say goodbye.
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White House Avoids Calling Armenian Deaths 'Genocide'
The White House avoided referring to the mass World War I killings of Armenians as genocide Tuesday, as a diplomatic row raged ahead of the tragedy's 100th anniversary.
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War of Words as Armenians Fight For Genocide Recognition a Century On
Mass killings? Mutual bloodletting? Genocide? The hundreds of thousands of dead have been silent for a century, but generations on, Armenians are still battling to get the World War I slaying of their ancestors recognised as a genocide.
