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16 December 2016 • 07:40 AMT
30 ceasefire violations by Azerbaijan registered overnight on Dec 15-16

Karabakh Defense Army troops refrained from retaliating to continue controlling the situation along the entire line of contact.

16 December 2016 • 07:37 AMT
Isaac Newton text is the most expensive science book sold to date

This is a rare continental Europe edition, with only 80 copies published versus the 400 for Britain.

16 December 2016 • 07:21 AMT
Pan-Armenian Painting Contest wraps up in Yerevan

“The way of struggle the participants have chosen is efficient: objection is expressed silently, yet to the point,” Yirikian said.

16 December 2016 • 07:18 AMT
“Godzilla 2”, “Pacific Rim 2” get new titles

Initially called “Pacific Rim: Maelstorm”, the follow-up to Guillermo del Toro’s 2013 film “Pacific Rim” is now named “Pacific Rim: Uprising”.

16 December 2016 • 07:02 AMT
Nine films advance in foreign-language Oscar race

“Toni Erdmann” scored a clean sweep at the European Film Awards, winning in each of its categories.

16 December 2016 • 06:53 AMT
“Prometheus” star Logan Marshall-Green to topline “Stem” sci-fi

Marshall-Green will portray a man in a near-future world who uses an experimental computer chip to avenge his wife’s murder and his own injury.

16 December 2016 • 06:45 AMT
Obama vows retaliation against Russian hacking of election

“I think there is no doubt that when any foreign government tries to impact the integrity of our elections that we need to take action,” he said.

16 December 2016 • 06:41 AMT
“The Path” season 2 trailer features Aaron Paul

The trailer focuses on Aaron Paul’s Eddie Lane, who’s leading a new life after he was leaving the Meyerist movement in season 1.

16 December 2016 • 06:40 AMT
Abe, Putin hold second meeting with little to show on isles row

“I believe that joint work in economic areas will help to establish the basis needed to move to a relationship of true partnership,” Putin said.

16 December 2016 • 06:34 AMT
Julia Roberts to star on her 1st TV series “Today Will Be Different”

The limited series is described as a “hilarious, heart-filled story” about how sometimes it takes facing our former selves to truly begin living.

16 December 2016 • 06:31 AMT
Thousands evacuated from Aleppo; number of trapped unknown

Three convoys left Aleppo carrying wounded civilians, fighters and their families, with civilians mostly leaving on buses and ambulances.

16 December 2016 • 06:25 AMT
China holds first ever live-fire drills with aircraft carrier, fighters

China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier and a formation of warships carried out aerial interception, anti-aircraft and anti-missile drills.

16 December 2016 • 06:16 AMT
Incoming UN chief Guterres names three women to top posts

Antonio Guterres has made achieving gender parity at the world body a priority of his tenure, which begins January 1.

15 December 2016 • 14:43 AMT
“SNL” alum Taran Killam to make Broadway debut in “Hamilton”

“Hamilton” centers on the life of Alexander Hamilton, one of American founding fathers, and is mainly set in 18th century American Revolutionary War.

15 December 2016 • 14:30 AMT
Ameriabank gets $10 mln EBRD loan under Women in Business programme

The loan comes under the expansion of the Bank’s Women in Business programme to include the Eastern Partnership countries.

15 December 2016 • 14:18 AMT
Explosive traces found on Egyptair 804 victims’ remains

Egypt said an investigation would now begin into the disaster, which is expected to look into the possibility of a bomb being planted on board.

15 December 2016 • 14:11 AMT
18th-century Chinese imperial seal auctioned for €21 million

It was snapped up by an unnamed Chinese collector after a furious bidding battle between would-be telephone buyers and those in the salesroom.

15 December 2016 • 14:05 AMT
21st Century Fox announces $14.8 bn deal to take over Sky

Fox said it would pursue the tie-up through a so-called scheme of arrangement rather than as a straightforward tender offer.

15 December 2016 • 13:56 AMT
Poland mulls buying Leonardo Da Vinci’s “Lady with an Ermine”

“Lady with an Ermine”, the most famous painting exhibited in Poland, is part of a two-century-old collection estimated to be worth $2bn.

15 December 2016 • 13:42 AMT
New Nine Inch Nails material “to drop before the end of 2016”

The industrial metal icons previously promised to return this year when frontman Trent Reznor tweeted “New NIN coming in 2016. Other stuff, too”.

15 December 2016 • 13:33 AMT
Biffy Clyro frontman opens up about his upcoming “solo” album

Neil revealed his solo project ZZC back in 2014, when he contributed a track to the rescoring of the “Drive” OST.

15 December 2016 • 13:28 AMT
U.S. withholds aid package to Philippines over rights concerns

The announcement is one of the sharpest responses by the United States to Duterte’s drug war, which has claimed more than 5,000 lives.

15 December 2016 • 13:16 AMT
“How I Met Your Mother” hit sitcom spinoff back in development

The new project called “How I Met Your Father” is a brand new take on the concept with new characters.

15 December 2016 • 13:06 AMT
“Foxy Brown” TV series heading to Hulu, Meagan Good attached to star

The character has become a cultural icon, inspiring a movie by Quentin Tarantino called “Jackie Brown”.

15 December 2016 • 13:00 AMT
Russia says talks with U.S. over Aleppo suspended

Russia and the United States have suspended talks on ways to resolve the crisis in Syria’s largest city of Aleppo.

15 December 2016 • 12:55 AMT
“The Birds,” “Thelma & Louise” join U.S. National Film Registry

The 2016 inductees into the registry include movies long considered classics and films once too racy or avant-garde to be accepted by the mainstream.

15 December 2016 • 12:37 AMT
Berlin Film Fest reveals first competition section films

Films from Oren Moverman, Sally Potter, Aki Kaurismaki, Agnieszka Holland, and Andres Veiel are among the films selected for the competition section.

15 December 2016 • 12:29 AMT
Baku gets prominent blogger arrested over Karabakh visit

Azerbaijan issued an international arrest warrant for Lapshin over the violation of “the law on the state border” and the migration code.

15 December 2016 • 12:12 AMT
“Unforgettable” thriller trailer features Katherine Heigl

The erotic thriller focuses on Tessa, a woman who sets out to make life hell for her ex-husband’s new wife.

15 December 2016 • 11:58 AMT
Leonardo DiCaprio donates $65,000 to Children of Armenia Fund

On December 9, the annual COAF Gala at Cipriani in New York raised $3.1 million to fund COAF’s extensive range of programs in Armenia.