Armenian PM rejects protesters' demands as anger simmers

The Armenian government on Thursday refused to reverse a controversial electricity price hike, sparking fresh anger among thousands of demonstrators who have rallied in the capital for a week. Under pouring rain, some 7,000 protesters rallied Thursday evening near the presidential palace after Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan said his government would proceed with raising power tariffs despite anger in a country already hard hit by the economic crisis in Russia. Waving national flags, singing pat