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27 October 2016 • 09:57 AMT
U.S., Japan, South Korea agree to up pressure on North Korea

The move comes after top U.S. intelligence official James Clapper said that North Korean denuclearisation was “probably a lost cause”.

27 October 2016 • 09:29 AMT
“Mr. Robot” star’s “Buster’s Mal Heart” thriller sells to Well Go USA

The film premiered in the Vanguard section of the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.

27 October 2016 • 09:24 AMT
Darren Aronofsky to spice up Singapore Film Fest lineup

The festival, running Nov. 23 – Dec. 4, will open with “Interchange,” by Dain Iskandar Said.

27 October 2016 • 09:17 AMT
Armenia in talks to bring more budget carriers to Gyumri airport

“Pobeda Airlines will fly Boeing-737 and Boeing-800 aircraft which have some 180 seats each,” the chief of aviation department said.

27 October 2016 • 08:59 AMT
Michael Fassbender in “Assassin’s Creed” new featurette

The featurette also shows the immense amount of practical effects and stunts used in the movie.

27 October 2016 • 08:47 AMT
Benedict Cumberbatch’s “Sherlock” season 4 gets premiere date

Toby Jones joins the cast to play a villain, and there has been rumor that Sherlock’s presumed dead nemesis Jim Moriarty will make a return.

27 October 2016 • 08:46 AMT
ANCA withholds U.S. presidential endorsement in 2016 election

“The ANCA encourages Armenian American voters to vote and actively engage in all other aspects of the electoral process,” it said.

27 October 2016 • 08:36 AMT
Azerbaijan’s crackdown on civil society threatens gas loans

Baku has four months to rewrite its laws on NGOs or be suspended from the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.

27 October 2016 • 08:31 AMT
Warren Beatty in star-studded trailer for “Rules Don’t Apply”

Beatty produced and directed from his own script and stars in the film for New Regency and Fox.

27 October 2016 • 08:25 AMT
FUNimation Entertainment picks up Japanese hit “Your Name”

The film about a teen boy and girl who swap sexes in their dreams is directed by Makoto Shinkai.

27 October 2016 • 08:16 AMT
Armenia, Russia modernizing battle tanks

Armenia and Russia have begun an ambitious program of modernization of T-72 main battle tanks of the former’s armed forces.

27 October 2016 • 08:07 AMT
Apple designer’s chest of drawers sells for over $1 million

Marc Newson, 53, made the shiny aluminium drawers by hand in 1987 while he was at art school having earlier trained as a jeweller.

27 October 2016 • 07:57 AMT
Microsoft rolls out new Paint 3D app for download, testing

Microsoft allows Paint users to export their creations and share them with the community, or download 3D objects that others have created.

27 October 2016 • 07:51 AMT
Gerhard Richter’s photorealist masterwork by to lead Phillips auction

One of the earliest of Richter’s recognized works, “Düsenjäger” was completed as part of the artist’s small and celebrated group of warplane pictures.

27 October 2016 • 07:34 AMT
“Afghan Girl” in iconic National Geographic photo arrested in Pakistan

Her arrest highlights the desperate measures many Afghans are willing to take to avoid returning to their war-torn homeland.

27 October 2016 • 07:29 AMT
Karabakh President to be honored with ANCA-ER Freedom Award

During President Bako Sahakyan’s tenure, Artsakh has blossomed exponentially in both foreign and domestic areas.

27 October 2016 • 07:26 AMT
Israeli archaeologists unveil “earliest Hebrew mention of Jerusalem”

The antiquities authority said the papyrus, found near the Dead Sea, was seized from traffickers after a lengthy investigation.

27 October 2016 • 07:19 AMT
U.S., Britain expect anti-IS Raqqa offensive in next few weeks

Earlier this month, Ankara-backed rebels seized the emblematic northern town of Dabiq from the extremist group, having already taken Al-Rai.

27 October 2016 • 07:12 AMT
New Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople to be elected

The Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople held a meeting to discuss the situation created because of Mesrop II Mutafyan’s illness.

27 October 2016 • 07:05 AMT
Adrien Brody, John Malkovich, Antonio Banderas to star in “Unchained”

They play career criminals who trap themselves in a warehouse with the law closing in, and run into the attack dog named DeNiro.

27 October 2016 • 07:01 AMT
Jack O’Connell to star in legendary designer Alexander McQueen bio

The script is written by Chris Urch, award-winning playwright of “The Rolling Stone” and “Land of Our Fathers”.

27 October 2016 • 06:58 AMT
Strong quakes hit central Italy; no deaths reported

Civil Protection department chief Fabrizio Curcio said “tens” of people were reported hurt but only four suffered serious injuries.

27 October 2016 • 06:51 AMT
Belgium looks to fresh talks to end EU-Canada trade deadlock

“We are awaiting a definitive response from” the various communities, Didier Reynders said as the talks wrapped up for the day.

27 October 2016 • 06:49 AMT
Gerard Butler to reprise his role in “London Has Fallen” sequel

Butler will be back to star as Secret Service agent Mike Banning, who has spent his career keeping American presidents safe.

27 October 2016 • 06:42 AMT
Psychological horror thriller “Split” trailer features James McAvoy

“Split” follows Kevin, a man with at least 23 different personalities, who is compelled to abduct three teenage girls.

27 October 2016 • 06:42 AMT
U.S. strikes target two top al-Qaeda leaders in Afghanistan

The U.S. military is still assessing the results of the strikes against the two leaders who were targeted in Kunar province.

27 October 2016 • 06:34 AMT
Azerbaijan employs grenade launchers to shell Karabakh posts

To suppress the rival’s attacks, the Karabakh frontline troops retaliated to continue controlling the situation on the contact line.

27 October 2016 • 06:21 AMT
22 children, six teachers killed in air raid on Syria school: UNICEF

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said “warplanes carried out six strikes” in the village of Hass, including on a school complex.

26 October 2016 • 14:51 AMT
World’s strangest buildings. Part II

Matured and amateur architects have brought many amazing buildings to the world, challenging nature’s miracles. Quirky shapes, ambitious designs, new materials and various styles create an impressive picture of modern architecture from sky scrapers to weird stone constructions.

26 October 2016 • 14:25 AMT
Paramount lands pitch from Platinum Dunes and ‘Saw IV’ scribes

Plot details are being kept under wraps, but sources describe it as a supernatural horror-thriller that takes place on a global scale.