11.   Communist opposition deputies boycotted the Armenian parliament Friday as President Levon Ter-Petrossian maintained a tight army clampdown on opposition groups contesting his re-election.

12.   Demonstrators who stormed the Armenian parliament building Wednesday took several people hostage including the president of the ruling party, Moscow Echo radio reported.

13.   Thousands of opposition demonstrators stormed the heavily-guarded Armenian parliament Wednesday taking several hostages, including the president of the ruling party, Moscow Echo radio reported.

14.   The Armenian parliament plans to consider a ban on the use of the death penalty later this year.

15.   The Armenian parliament was due to hold an emergency session early Thursday.