Chess: Armenia's Levon Aronian who has recently climbed to No. 3 in the world won the World Blitz Championship in Moscow on November 18. The Armenian grandmaster scored 24.5 points, passing 0.5 point ahead of Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan. Magnus Carlsen of Norway was another half point back in third. Slovakia's Sergei Movsisian finished 15th with 17.5 points.

Depressive mood is widespread among emo fans, what often leads to suicides.

Political events in Armenia focused on the possible outcomes of the 2012 parliamentary election.