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18 October 2016 • 10:08 AMT
Iraqi forces, Kurdish peshmerga pause Mosul advance

The front lines to the east of Mosul were largely quiet, a day after Iraqi Kurdish forces advanced amid a barrage of airstrikes.

18 October 2016 • 09:59 AMT
Armenian Renaissance

The Renaissance in Armenia started long before it arrived in Europe. Humanistic ideas characteristic for Renaissance were not re-opened in Armenia but ‘crystallized’ in line with the Christian norms. In Armenian reality, this period was the continuation of pre-Christian ideas, which evolved into new practice, giving birth to new art and outlook.

18 October 2016 • 09:56 AMT
Armenia holds 89th spot in tourism competitiveness ranking

Armenia’s international tourism expenditures amount to $502 million, while international tourism receipts totaled $458 million.

18 October 2016 • 09:20 AMT
Samsung setting up Note 7 exchange booths at airports around the world

The booths are located in terminals before security screening to allow Note 7 owners to swap their phone for an unspecified exchange device.

18 October 2016 • 09:09 AMT
CSTO supports OSCE Minsk Group role in Karabakh settlement

CSTO heads expressed support to the agreements on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict reached this year in Vienna and Saint Petersburg.

18 October 2016 • 09:04 AMT
Frank Castle in disguise in “The Punisher” new set pics

The titular character, played by Jon Bernthal, appears to disguise himself as a homeless man in the scene shot in Manhattan’s Chinatown area.

18 October 2016 • 08:41 AMT
“Logan” unveils 1st look at Stephen Merchant as Caliban

The character was previously portrayed by Tomas Lemarquis in Bryan Singer’s “X-Men: Apocalypse”.

18 October 2016 • 08:32 AMT
Audi reveals all-electric vehicle line will be called ‘E-Tron’

The new battery propelled SUV is among three pure electric models planned to be introduced by Audi through the end of 2020.

18 October 2016 • 08:30 AMT
Leonardo DiCaprio, Glen Powell team for “Captain Planet” movie

“Captain Planet” and the “Planeteers” was a TV show that aired from September 1990 to December 1992.

18 October 2016 • 08:19 AMT
New Armenian Genocide movie premieres in Toronto

The event at the Armenian Youth Centre of Toronto, attracted hundreds of community members and supporters of the ANCC and CMHR.

18 October 2016 • 08:15 AMT
Sony hires “Game of Thrones” helmer to direct “Mulan”

Graves has been directing some of the hottest TV series episodes from “Game Of Thrones” to “Homeland,” “Bloodline” and “Shameless.”

18 October 2016 • 08:05 AMT
Samsung tested the exploding Galaxy Note 7 batteries itself: report

“In order to sell phones in the US, phone manufacturers must test phone batteries in one of 28 certified labs,” WSJ said.

18 October 2016 • 07:53 AMT
OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs to meet Karabakh President “later this week”

“The mediators will meet President Bako Sahakyan later this week,” a spokesman for Karabakh president said.

18 October 2016 • 07:42 AMT
New Zealand allows U.S. warship’s visit after 30-year stalemate

The PM said he had given clearance for a destroyer to visit during celebrations marking the Royal New Zealand Navy’s 75th anniversary.

18 October 2016 • 07:38 AMT
The next iPhone “to get major battery boost from AI”

“[Artificial intelligence] is horizontal in nature, running across all products. We want the AI to increase your battery life,” Tim Cook said.

18 October 2016 • 07:28 AMT
UNHCR pledges to help Syrian refugees reaching Armenia

UN and Armenian officials dwelled upon the financial assistance by the UNHCR to the new flows of migrants to the country.

18 October 2016 • 07:25 AMT
8 killed in second Brazil prison clash

The prisoners died from smoke inhalation after fellow inmates set mattresses alight in the Enio dos Santos jail in Rondonia state.

18 October 2016 • 07:10 AMT
Ankara bans public gatherings, demonstrations in terror alert

The governorate said it had received intelligence “that banned terror organisations were preparing actions in our province”.

18 October 2016 • 06:56 AMT
Pentagon declines to say whether Yemen fired missiles at U.S. ship

Earlier, the U.S. cruise missiles knocked out three coastal radar sites in areas of Yemen controlled by Houthi forces.

18 October 2016 • 06:55 AMT
Philippine President’s visit restores trust, China says

Duterte’s visit will help define how far he wants to shift allegiance from the United States to an Asian superpower.

18 October 2016 • 06:42 AMT
At least 20 die in India hospital fire

They say the fire started in an intensive care unit (ICU) of the SUM hospital, a private facility in the city of Bhubaneswar in Orissa state.

18 October 2016 • 06:38 AMT
Azerbaijan uses SVD sniper rifles in truce violations overnight

The Karabakh frontline units continue controlling the situation on the contact line and protecting their positions.

18 October 2016 • 06:30 AMT
Hitler’s birth house in Austria to be demolished

A new building in Braunau am Inn, in western Austria along the border with Germany, will erase links to the Nazi dictator’s birthplace.

18 October 2016 • 06:22 AMT
Italy PM heads to U.S., looks to boost referendum campaign

Italians will vote on Dec. 4 on the constitutional overhaul, which the center-left PM says will bring greater political stability to the country.

18 October 2016 • 05:54 AMT
Rio police fire tear-gas during Brazil govt spending cap protest

The police action marks the first time a new wave of Brazilian street protests, this time against the signature economic policy of Temer govt.

18 October 2016 • 05:48 AMT
Ecuador cuts Assange’s internet access amid Clinton emails scandal

The transparency activist has been claiming asylum at London’s Ecuadorean embassy since 2012 to avoid extradition over sex assault allegations.

18 October 2016 • 05:44 AMT
Yemen truce to start on Oct 20: UN envoy

Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi’s forces have been fighting Houthi rebels, who control the capital Sanaa.

18 October 2016 • 05:29 AMT
Despite failures, N. Korea could field missile next year, U.S. expert says

The U.S. military said earlier it had detected a failed launch of a Musudan, the latest in a series in violation of United Nations resolutions.

18 October 2016 • 05:23 AMT
Russia says will pause attacks on Aleppo for 8 hours Oct 20

The United Nations, which has long called for weekly 48-hour humanitarian pauses in the fighting, welcomed the Russian announcement.

17 October 2016 • 14:34 AMT
“The Walking Dead” renewed for season 8

Season 6 of “The Walking Dead” premieres Sunday, Oct. 23 at 9/8c, followed by a 90-minute installment of “The Talking Dead”.