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16 September 2016 • 06:14 AMT
Aleppo aid plan stalls amid Syria ceasefire deal

U.S. State Department spokesman said the ceasefire was holding “by and large”, adding both Washington and Moscow believed it was worth continuing.

15 September 2016 • 14:58 AMT
UN has “problem” shipping aid to Syria without government OK

The Syrian government has not provided needed “facilitation letters,” or permits, to allow for the start of the convoys, de Mistura said.

15 September 2016 • 14:55 AMT
23,000 migrants reportedly reached Italy in August

Rescuers pulled some 650 migrants to safety and recovered five dead bodies from boats in difficulty off the coast of Libya.

15 September 2016 • 14:17 AMT
Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign back on track

Hillary Clinton’s campaign responded with a new letter from her doctor Wednesday declaring her “fit to serve” as president.

15 September 2016 • 14:00 AMT
Armenian lifters win gold, bronze at European Youth Championships

Competing in the U15 77 kg category, Margaryan raised a total of 280 kg above his head, setting a new European record for that weight class.

15 September 2016 • 13:54 AMT
Sam Rockwell joins Jessica Chastain’s “Woman Walks Ahead”

Chastain is starring as Catherine Weldon, a portrait painter from 1890s Brooklyn, who travels to Dakota to paint a portrait of Sitting Bull.

15 September 2016 • 13:29 AMT
“Hotel Rwanda” director talks filming Genocide-themed “The Promise”

“I’ve learned… that everything you put on screen has to be fastidiously researched,” writer and director Terry George says.

15 September 2016 • 13:16 AMT
IFC, Showtime pick up Liev Schreiber drama “The Bleeder”

“The Bleeder” follows Chuck Wepner, a journeyman boxer whose 15-round battle with Muhammad Ali inspired the “Rocky” franchise.

15 September 2016 • 13:06 AMT
Malaysia confirms debris discovered off Tanzania is from MH370

The debris, an outboard flap, will be examined further to see if it can yield any insight into the circumstances around the plane.

15 September 2016 • 12:51 AMT
Hollande, Merkel meet in Paris to discuss EU’s future

They want to create a permanent EU military headquarters which could dispatch European troops quickly when necessary.

15 September 2016 • 12:46 AMT
6 Lou Reed solo albums to form new record collection 1st volume

The collection was initially announced back in May, but a new release date has now been confirmed.

15 September 2016 • 12:39 AMT
Artur Davtyan elected as Armenia’s Prosecutor General

The chief prosecutor’s post had been vacant since August 4 when Gevorg Kostanyan submitted his resignation due to health problems.

15 September 2016 • 12:39 AMT
BBC to air “Oasis In Their Own Words” documentary

The new BBC doc “charts the band’s meteoric rise” and will include “footage and interviews from throughout their career”.

15 September 2016 • 12:17 AMT
Samsung’s Galaxy S8 “could launch sooner than you think”

Securities firm KB Investment & Securities introduced the idea that Samsung should bring forward the release of the Galaxy S8.

15 September 2016 • 11:54 AMT
Twitter rolls out new app for live-streaming video

The app will offer all the live-streaming content on the social network, including video from both Periscope and Vine.

15 September 2016 • 11:46 AMT
Google giving $350,000 in prizes to hack Nexus 6P and 5X

The vulnerability you exploit must be able to remotely execute codes on both phones just by opening an email or a text message.

15 September 2016 • 11:24 AMT
Far-right residents, asylum-seekers clash in German town

The town is 60km (38 miles) east of Dresden, where the “anti-Islamisation” Pegida movement began.

15 September 2016 • 11:08 AMT
UK approves French-Chinese nuclear plant deal

The Chinese welcomed the decision, saying they were not concerned about new rules on future projects.

15 September 2016 • 10:51 AMT
“Bloodline” to end with season 3 on Netflix

Netflix’s roster has grown significantly in the last three years, up from five original series in 2013 to nearly 30 and counting.

15 September 2016 • 10:33 AMT
Woody Allen’s “Crisis in Six Scenes” 1st trailer stars Miley Cyrus

The six half-hour episode comedy show will take place in the 1960s during the turbulent times in the United States.

15 September 2016 • 10:22 AMT
Wayne Rooney left out of Manchester United squad for Feyenoord clash

The 30-year-old captain will miss the club’s European opener, as will Luke Shaw, Antonio Valencia and Jesse Lingard.

15 September 2016 • 10:14 AMT
Netflix nabs Dane DeHaan, Tatiana Maslany’s “Two Lovers & a Bear”

DeHaan stars in the upcoming “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.” Maslany stars in “Orphan Black”.

15 September 2016 • 10:06 AMT
2nd Int’l Conference of Institute of Internal Auditors kicks off in Yerevan

The conference featured experts from around the world and Armenia, representing different spheres of internal audit application.

15 September 2016 • 09:53 AMT
Viacom18, Nickelodeon team for “Motu Patlu” animation

Motu and Patlu are popular characters in the Indian children’s animation sector and are based on a comic strip published in Hindi magazine Lotpot.

15 September 2016 • 09:44 AMT
Toronto Armenian community renovates school in Karabakh

“During a donor visit to the school, our delegation realized that the campus needed a makeover,” said Migirdic Migirdician.

15 September 2016 • 09:33 AMT
“Nocturnal Animals” teaser trailer features Jake Gyllenhaal, Amy Adams

The movie has become a critic darling since screening at Venice International Film Festival.

15 September 2016 • 09:19 AMT
First look at Ben Affleck as Batman in “Justice League”

The Dark Knight brings together a group of super-powered vigilantes that includes Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash.

15 September 2016 • 09:17 AMT
New PM says vulnerable consumers must pay less for electricity, gas

Another of the issues the PM weighed in on was corruption. He said that new committees will be established to tackle the issue.

15 September 2016 • 08:49 AMT
Martin Scorsese to receive Japan’s Praemium Imperiale Arts Award

The organization described Scorsese as “one of the most important filmmakers of his generation.”

15 September 2016 • 08:43 AMT
Singapore selects “Apprentice” for foreign-language Oscar run

The film is set for an extensive festival run with other stops including Toronto, Busan, Vancouver and London.