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ASSASSINATED. VAZGEN SARKISIAN, 40, Prime Minister of Armenia; inside the Armenian parliament; in Yerevan. The gunmen--who killed several other officials before taking 40 hostages--claimed a coup d'etat but surrendered the following morning. A former Defense Minister, Sarkisian had been in the post for five years...
...Vaux: I like music that everyone else hates, like Journey, Chicago, Yes, and King Crimson. Among the new bands, I really like Jamiroquai. I also listen to a lot of jazz guitar (George Benson, John Pizzarelli) and Armenian folk music...
...Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Built above the site of Christ's crucifixion and tomb, the church has since 1852 been managed according to an uneasy truce imposed on six warring Christian factions by the Ottoman sultan who ruled Jerusalem at the time. Franciscan Catholics, Greek Orthodox, Armenian, Egyptian Coptic, Syrian and Ethiopian sects each jealously guard their portion of the holy site, according the sultan's rules. But there is only one entrance to the church, which the Israeli authorities fear isn't enough for safety reasons - especially when an expected 17,000 candle-bearing worshipers pack...
...gunmen were arrested early Thursday after being promised a fair trial, but despite a live TV broadcast by their leader, Nairi Unanian - described in early news reports as a disgruntled journalist - nobody?s any the wiser about what really motivated the attack. "We wanted to save the Armenian people from perishing and restore its rights," Unanian said, but he articulated no clear political agenda or complaint. Although Unanian was known for his nationalist views and hard line on Armenia?s conflict with neighboring Azerbaijan, so was Prime Minister Vazgen Sarkisian, whom he shot at point-blank range...
...America and, more particularly, in Russia. Armenia's strategic significance is underscored by the fact that U.S. undersecretary of state Strobe Talbott held five hours of talks with Sarkisian and President Robert Kocharian on the very day of the shootings, discussing the vexing question of Nagorno-Karabakh. The predominantly Armenian enclave inside neighboring Azerbaijan sparked a war between the two countries following the collapse of the Soviet Union, and Talbott had been discussing a settlement to the unresolved conflict. Russia will be watching with interest because of the complex struggle for influence along the route of the pipeline pumping Caspian...