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07 February 2017 • 16:06 AMT
Merkel urges Putin to help end violence in eastern Ukraine

Ukraine and NATO accuse the Kremlin of fuelling the conflict by supporting separatists with troops and weapons – a charge it denies.

07 February 2017 • 15:25 AMT
Erdogan to hold phone conversation with Trump: Turkish officials

Turkey has been angered by U.S. support to Syrian Kurdish militia fighting the Islamic State group considered as “terrorists” by Ankara.

07 February 2017 • 15:04 AMT
Greece says IMF in disagreement on bailout measures

Government spokesman Dimitris Tzannakopoulos leveled the accusation hours after the IMF board issued a statement on Greece.

07 February 2017 • 14:55 AMT
Syria’s Assad says Trump prioritizing fight against IS “promising”

Assad was also quoted as saying that U.S-Russian cooperation in stepping up the fight against the militants would have positive repercussions.

07 February 2017 • 14:45 AMT
At least 20 killed in Kabul court suicide bombing

In the past, Afghan judicial institutions, including the Supreme Court in Kabul, have been targeted by Taliban militants.

07 February 2017 • 14:20 AMT
Incubus rock band build the hype with U.S. tour, leaked new lyrics

According to Alternative Nation, the lyrics are from a song called ‘Nimble Bastard’ and were photographed at a listening party recently.

07 February 2017 • 14:04 AMT
Queens Of The Stone Age tease new material

The band have reportedly been at work on the long-awaited follow-up to 2013’s ‘…Like Clockwork’ for some time.

07 February 2017 • 13:52 AMT
STX to acquire Shailene Woodley survival tale “Adrift”

Woodley starred in “Snowden,” “The Fault in Our Stars,” and the three “Divergent” movies.

07 February 2017 • 13:33 AMT
“Birdman” star Andrea Riseborough to topline psychological drama “Nancy”

Riseborough plays a serial imposter, who becomes perilously close to losing her entire identity when her elaborate lies inevitably unravel.

07 February 2017 • 13:26 AMT
Scientists map every atom inside a nanoparticle

The work could help spot consistent flaws in nanoparticle products, which could be vital in health care and other areas where you can’t afford a mistake.

07 February 2017 • 13:11 AMT
Uber hires NASA veteran to help it understand flying cars

The company wants to ease congestion on roads by operating fleets of airborne taxis, which would let commuters hop across cities.

07 February 2017 • 12:17 AMT
LG’s G6 invite drops more hints about the “Big Screen” phone

LG already revealed the device’s unique 18:9 ratio display — branded “Full Vision” — and promises it won’t explode.

07 February 2017 • 12:09 AMT
Passenger traffic at Gyumri airport soars by 103.8%

According to the General Department of Civil Aviation, 168.741 passengers have used the services of the Yerevan airport in January.

07 February 2017 • 11:58 AMT
Lenovo’s new pro laptops include one for VR production

Lenovo ships the P51s in March, and it’ll be the most affordable of the batch with a starting $1,049 price.

07 February 2017 • 11:50 AMT
Russian-Israeli blogger’s extradition to Azerbaijan ruled as lawful

The case was considered in-camera, with the Supreme Court examining the legality and validity of a previous ruling by the Minsk City Court.

07 February 2017 • 11:43 AMT
First “Tomb Raider” on-set pics reveal Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft

Vikander received an Oscar for her role as Gerda in “The Danish Girl”, as well as gaining positive reviews for her role as Ava in “Ex Machina”.

07 February 2017 • 11:40 AMT
OSCE Mission conducts monitoring of Karabakh contact line

From the Karabakh Defense Army positions, the monitoring was conducted by Khristo Khristov, Jiri Aberle and Simon Tiller.

07 February 2017 • 11:31 AMT
First look at Scott Eastwood in “Pacific Rim: Uprising”

The “Walk of Fame” actor is reportedly portraying Nate Lamber, a Jaeger pilot who joins the son of Stacker Pentecost (played by Idris Elba).

07 February 2017 • 11:30 AMT
SpaceX planning to launch rocket every two weeks

The ambitious plan comes only five months after a SpaceX rocket burst into flames on the launch pad at the original launch site in Florida.

07 February 2017 • 10:17 AMT
Rouhani, Putin to discuss Karabakh conflict in March

Rouhani is planning to pay a visit to Moscow, during which he will discuss the Nagorno Karabakh conflict with president Putin.

07 February 2017 • 09:59 AMT
EU chief says fun is over as he heads to meet Azerbaijani president

“Thank you, have a nice day,” Juncker said. “I will now see the president of Azerbaijan, so the nice part of the day is over.”

07 February 2017 • 09:48 AMT
French ex-president to face trial over campaign financing: source

The prosecution claims Sarkozy exceeded a spending limit of 22.5 million euros by using false billing from a firm called Bygmalion.

07 February 2017 • 09:38 AMT
$140 mln IFC funding seeks to boost clean energy supplies in Armenia

The funding will go to a subsidiary of ContourGlobal, an international power-generation company that acquired the Vorotan Cascade in 2015.

07 February 2017 • 09:28 AMT
Pentagon details plans for $30 billion budget boost

The informal proposals represent the first attempt by Trump’s Defense Department to halt an erosion of the military’s readiness for combat.

07 February 2017 • 09:21 AMT
Israel retroactively legalises settler homes on private Palestinian land

Political sources have said Netanyahu privately opposes the bill over concerns it could provide grounds for prosecution by the ICC in The Hague.

07 February 2017 • 09:14 AMT
Turkish writer: I was put on trial for talking about Armenian Genocide

“I write about minorities and wanted to address the unspeakable tragedies of the past, to talk about the Armenian Genocide,” Safak said.

07 February 2017 • 09:02 AMT
Syrian refugee sues Facebook over fake news linking him to terrorism

Facebook, not surprisingly, says it doesn’t believe the lawsuit is “necessary” or “the most effective way” of addressing the problem.

07 February 2017 • 08:54 AMT
Elon Musk’s Tesla, SpaceX join immigration amicus brief

In a statement, a Tesla spokesperson said that “as soon as we saw the brief this morning, we insisted on being added.”

07 February 2017 • 08:36 AMT
Documents shed light on Armenian kids’ Islamization during Genocide

During the Genocide, the Ottoman government implemented a policy of turkifying and islamizing Armenian women and children.

07 February 2017 • 08:10 AMT
Sienna Miller, Jacki Weaver, Christina Hendricks join “The Burning Woman”

The film follows a woman whose life is changed when her teenage daughter mysteriously disappears and she is left to raise her young grandson.