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22 June 2017 • 11:11 AMT
Kandinsky painting fetches record $42mln at Sotheby’s

The bidding for “Bild mit weissen linien” (Painting with white lines) which is one of the largest and most colorful works by the artist opened at £23 million.

22 June 2017 • 10:53 AMT
Forgetting actually makes you smarter, study suggests

The study’s researchers believe the brain is not designed to keep memories intact, but its actual purpose is to only hold onto valuable information.

22 June 2017 • 10:34 AMT
Scientists take major step towards achieving nuclear fusion

With true fusion power, the amount of water you use in a single shower could provide all your energy needs for a year.

22 June 2017 • 10:26 AMT
‘Multiple casualties’ reported as car bomb hits bank in Afghanistan

At least 50 wounded people were rushed to hospital, a government spokesman said, with another official warning of multiple fatalities.

22 June 2017 • 09:50 AMT
eBay to match prices from Amazon and Walmart

The items eligible for price match are those sold in the website’s trending inventory section Deals.

22 June 2017 • 09:49 AMT
Britain’s May will still be PM at year end: finance minister

Asked if he believed May would remain premier into 2018, despite presiding over a minority government, Hammond replied: “Yes I do.”

22 June 2017 • 09:43 AMT
By 2050, Armenia’s population is expected to decline by 10%, UN says

The current world population of nearly 7.6 billion will increase to 8.6 billion by 2030, 9.8 billion in 2050 and 11.2 billion in 2100.

22 June 2017 • 09:28 AMT
Self-driving shuttles coming to the University of Michigan

Outside cameras will monitor how people behave around the vehicles, while researchers will also measure ridership numbers and patterns.

22 June 2017 • 09:17 AMT
ESA throws its weight behind satellite-based 5G internet

The partners aim to deploy satellites for use in various trials to be performed over the next few years.

22 June 2017 • 09:02 AMT
North Korea calls Trump a ‘psychopath’

“South Korea must realise that following psychopath Trump…will only lead to disaster,” an editorial carried by an official paper said.

22 June 2017 • 08:37 AMT
Armenia NA approves govt. program despite objection from opposition

The two opposition blocs represented in the parliament – Yelk and Tsarukyan – voted against the government program.

22 June 2017 • 08:25 AMT
Shaquille O’Neal joining Kyrie Irving in basketball movie “Uncle Drew”

The film will center on a squad of the best geriatric basketball players who ban together in order to compete at the famed Rucker’s tournament.

22 June 2017 • 08:17 AMT
Henrikh Mkhitaryan says ‘had no time for football’ as a schoolkid

“Honestly I was thinking about school because it was good for me and my knowledge,” the Armenia international said.

22 June 2017 • 08:04 AMT
Chadwick Boseman, Josh Gad fight bigotry in “Marshall” trailer

Boseman stars as the titular Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court justice in American history.

22 June 2017 • 08:04 AMT
Takata to file for bankruptcy on June 26: sources

The firm will file for protection in Tokyo District Court under the Civil Rehabilitation Act, Japan’s version of U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

22 June 2017 • 07:52 AMT
Australia resumes air operations over Syria

The defence ministry said in a statement the suspension was “a precautionary measure to allow the coalition to assess the operational risk”.

22 June 2017 • 07:44 AMT
Authorized Lou Gehrig biopic “The Luckiest Man” in the works

The movie will focus on Gehrig’s playing career from 1923 to 1939, when it was cut short by Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

22 June 2017 • 07:34 AMT
OSCE monitoring slated for June 23 in Karabakh

From the Artsakh Defense Army positions, the monitoring will be conducted by Ghenadie Petrica, Ognjen Jovic and Ralph Bosshard.

22 June 2017 • 07:30 AMT
Nicolas Cage’s “Vengeance: A Love Story” lands at FilmRise

The novel centers on the aftermath a gang rape, with the victim left for dead in a park boathouse.

22 June 2017 • 07:22 AMT
United States says deeply concerned over recent violations in Karabakh

“Our longstanding policy is that a just settlement must be based on international law,” the Department of State said.

22 June 2017 • 07:12 AMT
“American Crime Story: Versace” rolls out 1st star-studded pics

The photos courtesy of Entertainment Weekly feature Edgar Ramirez, Ricky Martin, Penelope Cruz and Darren Criss.

22 June 2017 • 07:01 AMT
Russians targeted 21 election systems: U.S. official

Jeanette Manfra, the department’s acting deputy undersecretary of cyber security, testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee.

22 June 2017 • 06:57 AMT
New “Game of Thrones” season 7 trailer teases epic battles

It has been confirmed that the season finale will be the longest episode of the show ever, clocking in at nearly an hour and a half.

22 June 2017 • 06:45 AMT
Tillerson says China’s responsibility to put more pressure on N. Korea

Tillerson said China has a “diplomatic responsibility to exert much greater economic and diplomatic pressure on the regime.”

22 June 2017 • 06:40 AMT
IS militants blow up Mosul mosque where they declared ‘caliphate’

“Blowing up the al-Hadba minaret and the al-Nuri mosque amounts to an official acknowledgement of defeat,” the Iraqi Prime Minister said.

22 June 2017 • 06:25 AMT
FBI probing Michigan airport stabbing as ‘terrorism’

The suspect, who is in custody and cooperating with investigators, is a Canadian resident in his 50s named Amor Ftouhi.

21 June 2017 • 15:19 AMT
Miles Teller battling PTSD in “Thank You for Your Service” trailer

“American Sniper” scribe Jason Hall, who also wrote the script, makes his directorial debut with the adaptation of David Finkel’s 2013 book.

21 June 2017 • 15:07 AMT
BAMPFA organizes museum survey of Charles Howard works

“Charles Howard: A Margin of Chaos” will showcase more than 50 works by the artist, drawn from the collections of many esteemed museums across the country.

21 June 2017 • 14:58 AMT
Einstein letters on God, Israel and physics fetch $210,000

Eight letters, written in English between 1951 and 1954 and signed by Einstein, were sold by Winners auction house.

21 June 2017 • 14:47 AMT
Centre Pompidou opens David Hockney retrospective

The exhibition celebrates the artist’s 80th birthday, retracing his entire career through more than 160 works.