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19 August 2016 • 08:05 AMT
Rio Olympics Day 14: Wrestler Garnik Mnatsakanyan to start from 1/8 finals

Garnik Mnatsakanyan will be the first Armenian freestyle wrestler to start the bout from the 1/8 finals on the 14th day of the Games.

19 August 2016 • 07:53 AMT
Twitter shuts down 235,000 more terrorism-supporting accounts

Daily suspensions of accounts are up more than 80 percent since last year, and spike in the immediate aftermath of terror attacks.

19 August 2016 • 07:48 AMT
Ukraine reports heaviest rebel shelling attack since a year ago

“The last time we witnessed a similar intensity of fire using heavy armaments was a year ago,” Oleksandr Motuzyanyk said.

19 August 2016 • 07:36 AMT
Spokesman refutes “worker outflow” in Armenia’s police

“In police, as in any other institution, employee turnover happens, people continuously resign and new ones are hired,” he said.

19 August 2016 • 07:00 AMT
Russia ready for 48-hour Aleppo “humanitarian pauses” every week

Russia last week declared it would hold three-hour pause in artillery fire and airstrikes daily around the ravaged Syrian city.

19 August 2016 • 06:55 AMT
Chinese navy holds drills in Sea of Japan

The Chinese navy has increasingly been exercising in waters far from home as it seeks to hone its operational abilities.

19 August 2016 • 06:47 AMT
Karabakh troops committed to truce as Azeris fire 225 shots

Karabakh Defense Army troops remained committed to the ceasefire to continue controlling the situation along the contact line.

19 August 2016 • 06:35 AMT
Doctors Without Borders evacuates staff from 6 Yemen hospitals

“MSF considers the hospitals in Saada and Hajjah governorates unsafe for both patients and staff,” the Paris-based aid agency said.

19 August 2016 • 06:24 AMT
Metallica announce “Hardwired… To Self-Destruct” – first album in 8 years

“We know it’s been a long time coming, but we proudly introduce you to “Hardwired… To Self-Destruct,” the band said.

19 August 2016 • 06:15 AMT
U.S. releases $400 mln in exchange for American prisoners in Iran

It was the first time the administration has said publicly that it used the payment as leverage to ensure the prisoners were released by Iran.

18 August 2016 • 15:37 AMT
New “Doctor Strange” photos feature Benedict Cumberbatch

The film follows brilliant but egotistical surgeon who travels the world to restore his skills after a car accident leaves him unable to operate.

18 August 2016 • 14:48 AMT
Spain’s Rajoy takes “decisive step” to form government

“We have taken a decisive step towards forming a government so that there will not be another election,” Rajoy said.

18 August 2016 • 14:37 AMT
VivaCell-MTS brings free WiFi to downtown Yerevan

VivaCell-MTS subscribes will be able to use the Internet by simply dialing USSD *252# and getting the PIN code required for access.

18 August 2016 • 14:32 AMT
“Clue” remake from Hasbro Studios lands at Fox

Hasbro’s seen its greatest success in Hollywood with “Ouija,” and at Paramount with the four “Transformers” movie and two “G.I. Joe” films.

18 August 2016 • 14:09 AMT
Keira Knightley, Alexander Skarsgard to topline “The Aftermath”

Based on a Rhidian Brook international bestseller, the film is being produced out of Ridley Scott‘s Scott Free.

18 August 2016 • 14:07 AMT
Purported IS suicide attacks leave at least 8 dead in Libya

Ahmed Hadia says the attack came in the western part of Sirte and that the death toll will rise since many troops are badly wounded.

18 August 2016 • 13:47 AMT
Google Chrome tests out more personal New Tab page

Some people will see the updated New Tab Page as the default in Chrome Dev, but others might have to toggle it on.

18 August 2016 • 13:47 AMT
“Harry Potter’s” wizarding universe to expand with 3 new eBooks

Each of the books will focus on the wizarding school itself, the darker roots of magic and the staff of Hogwarts, respectively.

18 August 2016 • 13:29 AMT
Oasis unveils new video for “D’You Know What I Mean?”

The new version features previously unseen footage and Gallagher’s new mix of the song, and has been re-graded in high definition.

18 August 2016 • 13:24 AMT
Romania denies accepting U.S. nukes from Turkey base

Defense Minister Mihnea Motoc said such media reports were mere speculation and “so far there have not been any plans.”

18 August 2016 • 13:10 AMT
Ukraine protests CIS plans to monitor Russian elections in Crimea

In a statement, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said that any monitoring of the “farce election will be seen as an unfriendly move.”

18 August 2016 • 12:43 AMT
Evanescence’s Amy Lee to release children’s album

Lee made the album with her father, who is also a musician, and was inspired by her two-year-old son, Jack.

18 August 2016 • 12:36 AMT
Boko Haram militants kill five in northeast Nigeria

The highway is a strategic 140-kilometre trade route in the region, and provides an important link with neighboring Cameroon.

18 August 2016 • 12:22 AMT
ICRC employees visit Azeri saboteur jailed in Karabakh

Eteri Musayelyan from the ICRC Karabakh mission said that the prisoners and their families exchanged information through the committee.

18 August 2016 • 12:17 AMT
James Marsden, Lucy Punch join “The Female Brain” comedy

“The Female Brain” follows five couples struggling through various stages of their relationships.

18 August 2016 • 12:00 AMT
“Hamilton” star in talks to join “Murder on the Orient Express”

Leslie Odom Jr. won the Tony Award this year for Best Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of Aaron Burr in “Hamilton.”

18 August 2016 • 11:54 AMT
Wayne Rooney has to fight for new Manchester United contract

“It will be at least another 16 to 18 months or so before they even make a further look on an extension on that,” a source said.

18 August 2016 • 11:38 AMT
UN’s Syria envoy disrupts humanitarian task force amid fighting

De Mistura reiterated his call for a 48-hour pause in the fighting, notably in the northern city of Aleppo, to help allow for deliveries.

18 August 2016 • 11:29 AMT
Western Australia leader offers to accept stranded asylum seekers

A spokeswoman for New Zealand PM said that an offer made in 2013 to accept 150 refugees, which Canberra has rebuffed, still stood.

18 August 2016 • 11:28 AMT
Bin Laden’s son urges jihad against Saudi regime, U.S. influence

Just last month, the son of the former Al-Qaeda head released a video vowing revenge against the United States.