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26 September 2016 • 13:38 AMT
New TUMO center to open in Armenia’s Tavush province

The educational program will repeat the one implemented in TUMO centers of Yerevan, Dilijan, Gyumri and Stepanakert.

26 September 2016 • 13:37 AMT
Marmottan Monet Museum hosting “Hodler Monet Munch” exhibit

The show presents a handful of works by the Norwegian artist which have never been seen in Paris.

26 September 2016 • 13:32 AMT
Van Gogh’s early drawings exhibit opens at Kröller-Müller Museum

The exhibition shows how at the start of his career, Vincent van Gogh teaches himself to translate his view of the world into images.

26 September 2016 • 13:21 AMT
Italy selects Berlin Fest winner “Fire at Sea” as its Oscar contender

Italy last won a foreign-language Academy Award in 2014 with Paolo Sorrentino’s “The Great Beauty”.

26 September 2016 • 13:08 AMT
Daisy Ridley, Elizabeth Debicki join Sony’s “Peter Rabbit”

The film will be directed by Will Gluck from a screenplay by Rob Lieber with revisions by Gluck.

26 September 2016 • 12:37 AMT
Chinese debt threatens global financial stability: Bank of England

Recent research by the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, quoted by Business Insider, shows the Chinese loan bubble is getting dangerous.

26 September 2016 • 12:28 AMT
No injuries reported as fire breaks out at Azerbaijani oil field

The accident does not pose any threat to 49 workers on the oil platform, SOCAR said, adding the workers would not be evacuated.

26 September 2016 • 12:24 AMT
Iran issues first local credit cards in decades

The cards will be for domestic use only and do not involve any sort of partnership with a major international credit card company.

26 September 2016 • 12:23 AMT
Oil markets cautiously optimistic ahead of output freeze talks

The latest numbers show Iran is getting close to its goal of four million barrels per day, as production has already reached 3.8 million barrels.

26 September 2016 • 12:11 AMT
Kremlin slams U.S., UK for accusing Russia of “barbarism, war crimes”

“Moscow is not losing the hope and political will to use maximum efforts to reach the point of political settlement in Syria,” Peskov said.

26 September 2016 • 11:49 AMT
Khal Drogo making a comeback in “Game of Thrones”?

Last month, he was seen hanging out with Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss in Ireland.

26 September 2016 • 11:29 AMT
Rooney Mara to star in popstar movie with original music by Sia

“Vox Lux,” which is due to be directed by Brady Corbet, will follow the rise of singer Celeste to super-stardom.

26 September 2016 • 11:25 AMT
1/3 of children in Armenia both poor and deprived: UNICEF

36% of children need intervention to tackle deprivation, and are at risk of being missed by policies that only address monetary poverty.

26 September 2016 • 11:25 AMT
Star Wars stand-alone anthology film to be released in 2020: Disney

Away from the principal series, three stand-alone films set in the Star Wars universe will also be released.

26 September 2016 • 11:22 AMT
Nigeria says 8 soldiers killed in Boko Haram attacks

The attacks bring the official toll to 10 troops killed and 24 wounded this past week in a resurgence of violence after a lull.

26 September 2016 • 10:36 AMT
David Lynch says cable television “the new art-house”

The co-creator of “Twin Peaks,” Lynch will direct the revived third season, which is set to air in the first half of next year.

26 September 2016 • 10:14 AMT
Nicholas Brooks’ comedy “Sam” scheduled for October release

The story follows a New York City alpha male — portrayed by Brock Harris — who is suddenly transformed into a beautiful woman.

26 September 2016 • 10:05 AMT
“Thor: Ragnarok” adds “Jurassic Park” star Sam Neill

The actor himself spills the beans about his secret role in the third “Thor” movie during an interview with ShortList.

26 September 2016 • 09:52 AMT
Three soldiers killed, 11 wounded in attack in Turkey’s Kurdish southeast

There were no immediate claims of responsibility for the attack on a busy route between the towns of Derik and Kiziltepe in Mardin.

26 September 2016 • 09:41 AMT
German business confidence “improves significantly” in September

The Ifo said the September reading was the highest since May 2014. “The German economy is expecting a golden autumn,” it said.

26 September 2016 • 09:35 AMT
Kasprzyk concerned about death of Karabakh serviceman

A Karabakh serviceman, Sevak Khachatryan received a fatal gunshot wound as Azerbaijan shelled the Armenian positions.

26 September 2016 • 09:34 AMT
Azerbaijan votes on extension of presidential term

The plan includes lowering the age limit for presidential candidates, creating a strong vice-presidency and extending the presidential term.

26 September 2016 • 09:23 AMT
Jordanian writer charged with offending Islam killed

Nahid Hattar was hit by three bullets outside the court in the capital Amman where he was standing trial.

26 September 2016 • 09:07 AMT
ICRC delivers aid to four besieged towns in Syria

“71 trucks delivered aid including food, medical supplies and hygiene kits to 60,000 people in 4 towns,” the ICRC said in its Twitter blog.

26 September 2016 • 08:56 AMT
Google internet balloon uses AI to stay in place for weeks

One test balloon stayed in the Peruvian stratosphere for 98 days, adapting to tricky wind conditions that might have sent it drifting away.

26 September 2016 • 08:46 AMT
Researchers restore first computer music recorded on Turing’s machine

The aural artefact opens with a staunchly conservative tune — the British national anthem “God Save the King.”

26 September 2016 • 08:39 AMT
SpaceX test-fires “Raptor” rocket that will take humans to Mars

The company plans to launch an unmanned craft to Mars by 2018 and get humans there by 2024.

26 September 2016 • 08:21 AMT
Komitas and Medieval Armenian Music: Yerevan hosts major festival

Prominent musicologists from the United States, Germany, Cyprus and Russia will deliver reports at the conference-festival.

26 September 2016 • 08:04 AMT
Less people bought an iPhone 7 than 6S, report suggests

The unverified report is said to be based on data in Europe and Asia, and has led to Apple shares dropping after the news broke.

26 September 2016 • 07:46 AMT
Swiss vote to allow greater government surveillance

Switzerland’s police and intelligence agencies have had limited investigative tools compared with other developed countries.