Daily news digest

1. Today marks 18 years since 1999 Parliament attack; watch the Para TV coverage on para.tv
2. Court lifts ban on live broadcasts and videotapes at session of Sefilian case
3. Fire broke out at downtown Yerevan filling station
4. More than 4,000 trees cut off in Armenia due to negligence of officials; criminal case initiated
5. Twitter bans ads from Russia Today and Sputnik
6. Russia bans meat import from EU, US, and Canada
7. Kazakhstan President orders transition to Latin-based alphabet
8. US National Archives releases more than 2,800 files related to President Kennedy assassination
9. US House passes ballistic missile sanctions on Iran
10. Hurricane Maria makes biggest blackout in US history