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14 May 2017 • 11:24 AMT
Elections: Armenia opposition MP allows for post-vote developments

Speaking to reporters, Zaruhi Postanjyan did not rule out the possibility of opening a “national post-election front.”

14 May 2017 • 10:16 AMT
Yerevan elections: Armenia PM hails ruling RPA’s candidate as the best

Karapetyan said he sees no other candidate who is better than Margaryan. The latter tops the proportional list of the ruling RPA.

14 May 2017 • 04:12 AMT
Polls open across Armenian capital for municipal elections

Three parties participate in elections, with the proportional lists headed by Taron Margaryan, Nikol Pashinyan and Zaruhi Postanjyan

13 May 2017 • 22:56 AMT
Armenia’s Artsvik takes 18th spot at Eurovision 2017

Salvador Sobral from Portugal won the 62nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev, Ukraine on Sunday, May 14. The contest will thus be held in Portugal in 2018. Armenia's delegate in Eurovision 2017, Artsvik took the 18th spot with her song "Fly With Me" on Sunday, May 14. 26 countries participated in the …

13 May 2017 • 14:49 AMT
Pierce Brosnan’s “The Son” gets renewed for season 2 on AMC

The star recently talked about his time as James Bond and how he regrets how outlandish the films got when they should have been getting more gritty.

13 May 2017 • 14:38 AMT
Harrison Ford talks his role in “Blade Runner” sequel

Set 30 years after “Blade Runner,” the sequel follows an LAPD officer named K (Ryan Gosling) in search of Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford).

13 May 2017 • 13:20 AMT
Nissan says UK plant hit by cyber attack

A company spokesman declined to confirm media reports that production at the plant, which employs 7,000, had been halted.

13 May 2017 • 13:02 AMT
Syrian army repels IS counter-attack on key airbase near Aleppo

Soon after retreating from the airbase, IS launched a counter-attack in a bid to restore control over the territory they had lost.

13 May 2017 • 12:39 AMT
Roadside nabs Sally Potter’s all-star dark comedy “The Party”

Starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Cillian Murphy and Patricia Clarkson, “The Party” was universally praised after screening in competition in Berlin.

13 May 2017 • 12:33 AMT
iPhone 8 will reportedly cost $1,000

“We expect the iPhone 8 to have 128 GB and 256 GB models priced at $999 and $1,099, respectively,” analyst Simona Jankowski said.

13 May 2017 • 12:19 AMT
“Top Gun” star to play Midwest crime queen in “Annie Cook”

The actress will play the film’s title character, an infamous Midwest crime queen who terrorized a Nebraska town for decades.

13 May 2017 • 12:10 AMT
34% of Armenians believe in evolution, study finds

In comparison, 58% of respondents believe in evolution in Georgia, 65% in Russia, and 83% in the Czech Republic.

13 May 2017 • 11:56 AMT
Daisy Ridley, Tom Holland sci-fi “Chaos Walking” travels to Cannes

The script, which is based on the book series by Patrick Ness (“A Monster Calls”), was written by John Lee Hancock, Ness, and Charlie Kaufman.

13 May 2017 • 11:38 AMT
17 mummies discovered in Egypt catacombs

“We found catacombs containing a number of mummies,” said Salah al-Kholi, a Cairo University professor of Egyptology.

13 May 2017 • 11:31 AMT
Elderly Venezuelans clash with police in opposition march

In another development, Maduro has sacked his health minister after she released official figures showing a sharp rise in child mortality and maternal deaths over the past two years.

13 May 2017 • 11:24 AMT
Renault stops production at several sites after cyber attack

Renault’s plant at Sandouville in northwestern France was one of the factories that stopped production, a spokesman said.

13 May 2017 • 11:13 AMT
Japan blacklists companies violating labor laws to prevent suicides

The list includes major companies such as advertising agency Dentsu and electronics maker Panasonic, who are blamed for illegal overtime.

13 May 2017 • 10:37 AMT
Kasabian knock Ed Sheeran off UK albums chart top spot

Rag’N’Bone Man’s “Human” remains at number three, Blondie’s “Pollinator” is a new entry at four and Gorillaz’s “Humanz” is down to five.

13 May 2017 • 10:21 AMT
U2 perform “Where The Streets Have No Name” on 1st night of tour

The band opened their set with “Sunday Bloody Sunday” before finishing with an unreleased song titled “The Little Things That Give You Away”.

13 May 2017 • 10:09 AMT
One more family in rural Armenia to get housing support

The partnering organizations promised that the construction of the half-built house will be finished by the end of the year.

13 May 2017 • 09:59 AMT
Whoopi Goldberg joins cast of comedy project “Shriver”

The film turns on a loner who is mistaken for a famous author at a literary conference and who falls for the conference organizer.

13 May 2017 • 09:44 AMT
Daniel Radcliffe to star in action comedy “Guns Akimbo”

Radcliffe will play an ordinary guy who suddenly finds himself forced to fight a gladiator-like battle for a dark website that streams the violence for viewers.

13 May 2017 • 09:28 AMT
Russian doping doc “Icarus” to open AFI Docs 2017

The 15th edition of the festival will showcase 103 films representing 28 countries. AFI Docs 2017 runs from June 14 to 18.

13 May 2017 • 09:23 AMT
British foreign minister says Russia may try to interfere in election

Boris Johnson said Putin wanted “to undermine faith in democracy altogether and to discredit the whole democratic process.”

13 May 2017 • 09:10 AMT
Karabakh president, OSCE envoy talk contact line situation

The meeting addressed a number of issues related to the situation along the contact line between Artsakh and Azerbaijan armed forces.

13 May 2017 • 09:05 AMT
“The Exorcist” helmer William Friedkin making exorcism documentary

Friedkin’s other credits include best picture winner “The French Connection,” which won him the Academy Award for best director.

13 May 2017 • 08:46 AMT
Reese Witherspoon bonds with 3 male housemates in “Home Again” teaser

The movie follows a single mom named Alice Kinney (Witherspoon), who has just separated from her husband (Michael Sheen).

13 May 2017 • 08:43 AMT
Armenia: Campaign silence declared ahead of Yerevan elections

May 13 is the day of electoral silence ahead of the Yerevan City Council vote on May 14, which bans political parties from campaigning.

13 May 2017 • 08:34 AMT
Samsung releasing another Tizen-based smartphone – the Z4

The latest entry in the Z line is a budget device aimed at developing markets. Samsung hasn’t unveiled pricing yet.

13 May 2017 • 08:27 AMT
Gkids nabs Spanish animation “Birdboy: the Forgotten Children”

“Birdboy” is set on an island in a post-apocalyptic world where Dinky, a young teen mouse, hatches a plan to escape to the big city.