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11 October 2016 • 08:57 AMT
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev to visit Armenia Oct 13

The South Caucasus country will host a top-level meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) on October 14.

11 October 2016 • 08:48 AMT
IEA urging OPEC to enact cuts for sustained oil price rise

Further boosting global supply levels is the fact that production in non-OPEC member Russia hit a post-Soviet record.

11 October 2016 • 08:30 AMT
Putin wants to talk tough issues in Paris visit, Russian envoy says

French officials are grappling for ways to put new pressure on Russia after Moscow vetoed a French-drafted UN resolution on Syria.

11 October 2016 • 08:28 AMT
Cyanogen drops its mobile OS in favor of a modular approach

Cyanogen has been on shaky ground recently. Executives laid off roughly 20 percent of the Cyanogen workforce in July.

11 October 2016 • 08:09 AMT
Skype’s live translations are now available in Russian

Since launching last year, Microsoft has steadily been building out Skype’s automatic live-translating ability.

11 October 2016 • 08:04 AMT
UN committee to review human rights situation in Azerbaijan

The Committee will also hear from NGOs and national human rights institutions of countries, including Slovakia, Poland and Morocco.

11 October 2016 • 07:53 AMT
Leaked code hints at Half-Life VR

When players began digging within Destinations sets of strings were found that make reference to a project entitled “HLVR”.

11 October 2016 • 07:48 AMT
Islamic State blows up Assyrian church near Iraq’s Mosul

“[ISIS] jihadists detonated a number of explosive devices inside the church on Sunday afternoon,” human rights activist Ghazi Shamoun said.

11 October 2016 • 07:41 AMT
Facebook rolls out Workplace, a business version of Facebook

Workplace is a work-based collaboration and chatroom platform, designed for the usual interactions with your colleagues, clients and agencies.

11 October 2016 • 07:27 AMT
Real Salt Lake acquire Yura Movsisyan from FC Spartak Moscow

The 29-year-old joined Real Salt Lake in January through a loan for the 2016 season and has scored a team-high nine goals.

11 October 2016 • 07:21 AMT
Merkel in Ethiopia to address migration, human rights issues

Merkel’s tour, with stops earlier this week in Mali and Niger, is meant to highlight the global migration crisis and discuss security issues.

11 October 2016 • 07:18 AMT
Samsung urges to turn off Galaxy Note 7 during probe

Samsung recalled 2.5 million phones in September after complaints of exploding batteries.

11 October 2016 • 07:11 AMT
UN says at least 1.4 million need aid in Haiti after hurricane

Hurricane Matthew leveled homes, fouled water sources and killed livestock, with victims pleading for help to arrive quickly.

11 October 2016 • 07:05 AMT
Better to support Congress members than vote for U.S. President: publisher

There is widespread dissatisfaction and mistrust among the American public toward the two main presidential candidates, the publisher says.

11 October 2016 • 07:02 AMT
Girl under 15 married every seven seconds: Save the Children

Conflict, poverty and humanitarian crises are seen as major factors that leave girls exposed to child marriage.

11 October 2016 • 06:48 AMT
Colombia, ELN rebel group announce historic peace talks

Santos is trying to salvage a peace accord with Farc rebels, which was rejected by voters earlier this month.

11 October 2016 • 06:46 AMT
Karabakh committed to ceasefire amid Azerbaijani violations

The Karabakh frontline units remained committed to the ceasefire to continue controlling the situation along the line of contact.

11 October 2016 • 06:32 AMT
Yemen’s Houthis respond to Saudi-led air strike with missile attack

The move came two days after the air strike killed 140 mourners at a funeral attended by powerful tribal leaders.

11 October 2016 • 06:18 AMT
Russia and Turkey ink gas deal amid normalization bid

The Putin-Erdogan talks touched on energy deals, trade and tourism ties, defense and the conflict in Syria, where the two leaders back opposing sides.

10 October 2016 • 14:58 AMT
Portland Art Museum presents the largest Warhol print retrospective ever

The exhibit includes instantly recognizable images such as Warhol’s iconic Campbell’s Soup Can (Tomato) and Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn).

10 October 2016 • 14:48 AMT
China’s Alibaba takes stake in Steven Spielberg’s Amblin

Amblin and Alibaba will leverage their combined resources, technology and talent to co-produce films that appeal to China and global audiences.

10 October 2016 • 14:46 AMT
Maserati vows to build electric car by 2020

Roberto Fedeli notes that the first EV will be a low-volume model, perhaps a grand-tourer instead of an SUV or large sedan.

10 October 2016 • 14:41 AMT
Photos capture Google’s self-driving Chrysler minivans

Google is currently equipping a fleet of 100 Pacifica minivans with a new suite of sensors to test its self-driving system.

10 October 2016 • 14:27 AMT
MOMA exhibits works by Caravaggio follower Valentin de Boulogne

The Musée du Louvre, which possesses the most important and extensive body of Valentin’s works, lent all of its paintings by the artist.

10 October 2016 • 14:22 AMT
Gorbachev warns of “dangerous point” amid U.S.-Russia tensions

“It is necessary to return to the main priorities: nuclear disarmament, fight against terrorism, the prevention of an environmental disaster,” he said.

10 October 2016 • 14:07 AMT
Exhibit dedicated to Maya civilization opens in Verona

The three great periods during which the Maya civilization flourished are explained through extraordinary masterpieces of Maya art.

10 October 2016 • 13:49 AMT
Green Day perform rarities & air new songs at Rough Trade gig

Taking to the stage, the band opened with ‘Somewhere New’ from ‘Revolution Radio’ – giving the track its live debut.

10 October 2016 • 13:34 AMT
Paul McCartney and Neil Young perform together live at Desert Trip

The mini-festival takes place at the Empire Polo Field in Indio, California, the same site where Coachella is held.

10 October 2016 • 13:18 AMT
Berlin wants Russian, French resolutions on Syria combined

“The question is to look for ways we might be able to combine both proposals, how to make one proposal out of two,” a spokeswoman said.

10 October 2016 • 13:00 AMT
Russia to send land military equipment to Armenia bases

Overall, the Russian units will receive 350 aircraft, helicopters, ships, tanks and other military equipment by the end of the year.