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06 March 2017 • 06:46 AMT
“Tunnel” Korean hit helmer to direct “Kingdom” zombie thriller for Netflix

The eight-episode series is set in Korea’s medieval Joseon dynasty, where a crown prince is sent on a suicide mission to investigate a mysterious outbreak.

06 March 2017 • 06:45 AMT
55 ceasefire violations by Azerbaijan registered overnight

The Karabakh Defense Army forces continue controlling the situation on the contact line and protecting their positions.

06 March 2017 • 06:39 AMT
HBO’s new “GOT” in production teaser features Oathkeeper

Fans speculate that the hand featured in the video does not belong to someone we know from one of the characters.

06 March 2017 • 06:32 AMT
“Logan” scores 5th-biggest box office opening for R-rated movie ever

It edges out “Fifty Shades of Grey”, sitting behind “Deadpool”, “The Matrix Reloaded”, “American Sniper” and “The Hangover Part II”.

06 March 2017 • 06:29 AMT
FBI asks Justice Department to refute Trump’s phone tapping claim

Sean Spicer said Trump was calling on Congress to “determine whether executive branch investigative powers were abused in 2016.”

06 March 2017 • 06:17 AMT
S. Korea’s Park colluded with friend to receive Samsung bribe: prosecutor

The special prosecutor’s office said the National Pension Service voted in favor of a merger of two Samsung Group affiliates in 2015.

06 March 2017 • 06:09 AMT
North Korea launches four ballistic missiles, three land near Japan

Under leader Kim Jong-Un, Pyongyang has ambitions to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile, capable of reaching the US mainland.

04 March 2017 • 14:38 AMT
Armenia placed 114th among world’s richest and poorest countries: report

Based on this principle, Armenia, with a per capita GDP (PPP) of $8,881, took the 114th position, lagging behind neighboring countries.

04 March 2017 • 14:12 AMT
Trump accuses Obama of “wire tapping” during campaign

“How low has President Obama gone to tapp (sic) my phones during the very sacred election process,” he wrote in another tweet.

04 March 2017 • 14:01 AMT
Peugeot set to buy Opel from General Motors

The maker of Peugeot, Citroen cars said it would hold an early press conference with GM, at which the transaction is expected to be presented.

04 March 2017 • 13:36 AMT
Tens of thousands flee clashes between Syria army and Islamic State

The fighting over the past week has sparked an exodus of more than 30,000 civilians, most of them women and children.

04 March 2017 • 12:23 AMT
Nautical horror game “Sunless Sea” heads to iPad

the developer said it’s bringing the game to iOS with help from BlitWorks, which previously worked on mobile adaptations of Bastion.

04 March 2017 • 12:10 AMT
Artsakh army destroys Azerbaijani drone on contact line

The Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) Defense Army on March 4, at 12:15 pm, downed an Orbiter drone, belonging to Azerbaijani forces

04 March 2017 • 11:58 AMT
“European Prints & Drawings” exhibit on view at Clark Art Institute

The exhibit explores the character of artistic exchange among artists working in Europe in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

04 March 2017 • 11:52 AMT
Fondation Vincent van Gogh Arles features “Bührle Collection” exhibit

The selection allows us to see not only the different phases in the Dutch artist’s career, but also the vision of a collector, the Swiss industrialist Emil Bührle.

04 March 2017 • 11:50 AMT
Britain’s foreign minister to visit Russia to discuss Syria, Ukraine

The British government said that it was “clear that the UK will engage with Russia where it is in our national interest to do so”.

04 March 2017 • 11:40 AMT
Foo Fighters talk progress on new album, Glastonbury 2017

Glastonbury 2017 will run from June 21-25. So far, Radiohead are the only other officially confirmed act for the festival.

04 March 2017 • 11:31 AMT
Ed Sheeran’s “÷” tipped to be UK’s best-selling album of 2017

“÷” has been given odds of 7/2 to win Album of the Year at next year’s Grammys and 5/1 to sell more than Adele’s “21” in its first month.

04 March 2017 • 11:25 AMT
Lizzy Caplan to join Michael Pena in sci-fi thriller “Extinction”

Caplan most recently starred opposite Michael Sheen in Showtime’s critically-acclaimed drama series “Masters of Sex.”

04 March 2017 • 11:13 AMT
Liam Neeson to join Viola Davis in heist thriller “Widows”

The story follows four armed robbers who are killed in a failed heist attempt, leaving their widows to finish the job.

04 March 2017 • 11:06 AMT
Armenia expects ODIHR’s impartial assessment of electoral processes

The president said that Armenia’s authorities are ready to collaborate with all the missions, including the OSCE/ODIHR.

04 March 2017 • 11:00 AMT
Bansky opens dystopian tourist hotel overlooking Bethlehem wall

Named the “The Walled Off Hotel”, the nine-bedroom building is staffed by local people, who were unaware Banksy was behind the project.

04 March 2017 • 10:50 AMT
Daimler to recall one million Mercedes vehicles globally after 51 fires

The United States is among the three biggest markets for Mercedes-Benz, the others being China and Germany.

04 March 2017 • 10:34 AMT
New Alexa devices “to get speakerphone, intercom features”

Some see communication features as potential killer apps for voice devices, and phone calls and intercom-like functionality will be a start.

04 March 2017 • 10:26 AMT
Portugal’s parliament recognizes Ukraine’s Holodomor as genocide

The document, which was adopted on March 2, 2017, condemns the Holodomor in Ukraine in 1932-1933.

04 March 2017 • 10:26 AMT
Iran tests sophisticated Russian-made S-300 air defense system

With a range of up to 200 kilometers (125 miles) the S-300 is capable of simultaneously tracking and striking multiple targets.

04 March 2017 • 10:13 AMT
MH370 families launch campaign to fund search for missing plane

A lawyer whose mother was on the plane said the families hope to raise $15 mln to fund an initial search north of the previous search area.

04 March 2017 • 10:09 AMT
Zar Armenian military training center to undergo U.S.-funded renovation

The Armenian army’s Peacekeeping Brigade has received considerable financial and technical assistance from the U.S. and other NATO member states.

04 March 2017 • 10:03 AMT
Jordan executes 10 men convicted of terrorism charges

It was the largest round of executions since pro-Western Jordan launched a crackdown on Islamic extremists two years ago.

04 March 2017 • 09:50 AMT
Armenian PM predicts 5000 IT jobs “in the near future”

“We have a simple problem:we prepare 400-500 specialists each year, while there is demand for 2000 professionals,” he said.