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07 December 2016 • 07:00 AMT
Artsakh’s 25th anniversary marked with Capitol Hill celebration

The event, hosted by the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, featured opening remarks by Frank Pallone, Jackie Speier, Adam Schiff.

07 December 2016 • 06:56 AMT
“Series of Unfortunate Events” trailer promises “no happy ending”

The video gives a sneak peek at the hardships that the Baudelaire orphans, Violet, Klaus and Sunny, are put into by their new guardian, Count Olaf.

07 December 2016 • 06:49 AMT
Beyonce leads Grammy Awards with 9 noms

Drake, Rihanna and Kanye West follow Beyonce behind with eight nods each, while Chance The Rapper grabs seven nominations.

07 December 2016 • 06:48 AMT
Azerbaijani forces fire 400 shots in truce violations overnight

Karabakh defense army units mainly refrained from retaliating to continue controlling the situation on the contact line.

07 December 2016 • 06:39 AMT
Massive Indonesia earthquake leaves dozens dead; many more missing

Indonesian search and rescue teams used earth movers to clear rubble and reach dozens of victims trapped underneath.

07 December 2016 • 06:27 AMT
Singapore named world leader in terms of science, maths teaching

The report confirmed earlier findings that loading students down with homework or extra tuition was rarely the key to success in science.

07 December 2016 • 06:17 AMT
Real Madrid demand respect for Ronaldo amid tax allegations

Ronaldo, 31, has strongly denied the claims in a statement via Gestifute, the firm controlled by his agent Jorge Mendes.

07 December 2016 • 06:07 AMT
Supreme Court sides with Samsung in iPhone patent infringement case

The justices ruled that Samsung should not be required to forfeit the entire profits from its smartphones for infringement on design components.

06 December 2016 • 14:43 AMT
Europol to investigate Egypt mass drowning

More than 500 people are thought to have died in the sinking on 9 April, but there has been no official inquiry.

06 December 2016 • 14:36 AMT
VivaCell-MTS-supported hippotherapy program for disabled kids to continue

In 2015, a series of multi-component events was launched, with the main objective of integrating children with disabilities and assisting their rehabilitation.

06 December 2016 • 14:04 AMT
“Game Of Thrones” star Peter Vaughan dies at 93

The star was best known for his role as Maester Aemon in the TV hit, while he also appeared in sitcom “Porridge.”

06 December 2016 • 13:53 AMT
Toyota to expand development of gasoline-hybrid tech to cut emissions

The announcement was the latest by the Japanese firm aimed at making cars “greener” as global automakers face tighter regulations.

06 December 2016 • 13:43 AMT
GoDaddy to buy Host Europe to boost web hosting business

GoDaddy has branched into the more profitable business of hosting websites for small businesses and consumers.

06 December 2016 • 13:27 AMT
Miles Teller talks work on new boxing film “Bleed For This”

The movie is based on the career of ’80s and ’90s Italian-American champion Vinny “The Pazmanian Devil” Pazienza.

06 December 2016 • 13:23 AMT
IMDb reveals 2016’s biggest “breakout” actors

Topping the overall list is “Suicide Squad” star Margot Robbie. Australian actor Robbie stole the show as Harley Quinn in the summer box office hit.

06 December 2016 • 13:13 AMT
Poland’s Supreme Court rejects bid to extradite Roman Polanski to U.S.

The Supreme Court “is dismissing the appeal,” said Judge Michal Laskowski, definitively ending Poland’s part in the 1977 case.

06 December 2016 • 13:05 AMT
“Inglourious Basterds” star to topline son of Hitler comedy “Vaterland”

“Vaterland” follows a German enfant terrible painter who flees from scandal at home to track down his aged grand-mother’s first lover.

06 December 2016 • 12:57 AMT
AP: Has Obama administration quietly recognized Armenian Genocide?

President Ronald Reagan in 1981 did refer to the “genocide of the Armenians.” But presidents since have avoided such language.

06 December 2016 • 12:46 AMT
Syria rejects Aleppo ceasefire if rebels remain

Russia says it is targeting the Jabhat Fateh al-Sham group, a former al-Qaeda affiliate previously known as the Nusra Front, in the city.

06 December 2016 • 12:42 AMT
Guillermo del Toro to receive Sound Editors’ Filmmaker Award

Del Toro’s directing credits include “Hellboy,” “Pacific Rim,” “Crimson Peak,” Oscar winner “Pan’s Labyrinth” and the forthcoming “The Shape of Water.”

06 December 2016 • 12:25 AMT
Father John Misty previews new songs at Seattle gig

The songwriter has released 2 albums under the Father John Misty moniker: 2012’s “Fear Fun” and last year’s acclaimed “I Love You, Honeybear”.

06 December 2016 • 12:25 AMT
EEU, Iran move closer to establishing free trade zone

Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Tigran Sargsyan met with Iran’s Ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanayee.

06 December 2016 • 12:20 AMT
Bob Dylan to “provide” speech for Nobel prize ceremony

Dylan was first awarded the honour back on October 13, but appeared to be unwilling to publicly acknowledge the prize.

06 December 2016 • 11:53 AMT
Armenia blocks Azerbaijan and Turkey’s attempt to “usurp” lavash

“Lavash was already on the UNESCO list but as an element of Armenian culture only,” Vahram Kazhoyan said.

06 December 2016 • 11:11 AMT
Saudi court hands death sentences to 15 for “spying for Iran”

Some of the suspects had hacked into computers to obtain sensitive information related to the internal and external security.

06 December 2016 • 11:03 AMT
Facebook wants users to rate “misleading language” in articles

Facebook confirmed that this is an official effort, though it did not answer questions about how it works, how the data is used and retained.

06 December 2016 • 10:52 AMT
Japan’s Abe to meet Trump “around January 27”

Abe met Trump in New York last month, soon after his election victory, and Jiji said Abe would meet him around January 27.

06 December 2016 • 10:46 AMT
Hummels backs Mkhitaryan, says “he’s good as always”

I am 100 per cent sure of this. He is one of the best I have played with. But if you can’t play, you can’t shine. It’s easy!” he said.

06 December 2016 • 10:38 AMT
Hollande names Bernard Cazeneuve new French PM

PM Manuel Valls announced he would step down to try to rally the fractured French left ahead of a primary in January.

06 December 2016 • 10:34 AMT
Iran’s Rouhani says Tehran won’t let Trump rip up nuclear deal

“Do you think the he can rip up the JCPOA ? Do you think we and our nation will let him do that?” Rouhani questioned.