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18 July 2016 • 06:56 AMT
Gunmen release third captive in Yerevan

Five people are currently being held hostage inside the police premises in Yerevan, including two of Armenia’s top police officers.

18 July 2016 • 06:53 AMT
Japan’s Softbank to buy UK tech giant ARM Holdings

The Cambridge-based firm is arguably the most precious jewel in the crown of British technology.

18 July 2016 • 06:39 AMT
Istanbul police ordered to down helicopters after coup attempt

The coup attempt made ample use of military helicopters in a failed effort to end Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s rule.

18 July 2016 • 06:32 AMT
Boris Johnson visits Brussels for first talks since becoming FM

The talks will focus on the fight against terrorism in the wake of the deadly Bastille Day truck attack in Nice and relations with Turkey.

18 July 2016 • 06:25 AMT
Russia could face complete Olympic ban if Sochi doping allegations proven

Russian track and field athletes are banned from international competition, including the Rio Olympics.

18 July 2016 • 06:22 AMT
China announces military drills in South China Sea

A tribunal ruled that China violated international maritime law by building up artificial islands that destroyed coral reefs.

18 July 2016 • 06:13 AMT
At least 28 killed in Aleppo attacks

The attacks, reportedly by Syrian or Russian warplanes, were on rebel-held areas in the east of the city.

18 July 2016 • 06:06 AMT
Azerbaijan fires over 450 shots towards Karabakh positions overnight

Karabakh Defense Army troops continue controlling the situation along the line of contact and protecting their positions.

18 July 2016 • 06:00 AMT
Obama calls for calm after 3 police killed in Louisiana shootings

The gunman, Gavin Long, an African-American who had served for five years in the Marines, was also killed.

18 July 2016 • 05:52 AMT
Injured fight for life as Nice killer’s brother tells of pre-attack call

French Health Minister said 18 people, including a child, were still in a critical condition, while about 85 people in total were in hospital.

18 July 2016 • 05:38 AMT
Arrests hit 6,000 as Turkey widens crackdown after coup attempt

The Foreign Ministry raised the death toll to more than 290, including over 100 rebels, and said 1,400 people were hurt.

17 July 2016 • 19:26 AMT
Police HQ seizure: Jirair Sefilian unaware of his own “rescue operation”

According to Pavel Manukyan, their demands haven’t changed: they want the release of Sefilian for further negotiations.

17 July 2016 • 16:38 AMT
Jirair Sefilian not involved in negotiations, top police officer says

“They says they have taken over the weapons at the department, but in reality they already carried armament when storming the HQ,” he said.

17 July 2016 • 15:03 AMT
Yerevan hostage situation: No command to storm police HQ

As of 5:00 pm, Sunday, July 17, the armed group still holds several policemen in hostage, Armenia’s National Statistical Service said.

17 July 2016 • 13:30 AMT
President holds consultations over hostage situation in Yerevan

The attendants briefed the President on the situation following the incident that happened in Yerevan early in the morning.

17 July 2016 • 12:54 AMT
Gunmen refuse to release police HQ hostages in Yerevan

“We are wearing bulletproof vests and chatting on political and non-policital topics with the hostages,” Pavel Manukyan said.

17 July 2016 • 11:47 AMT
Yerevan police: Gunmen’s demand impossible

Police colonel Artur Vanoyan was killed, colonel Aram Hovhannisyan, lieutenant colonel Hrach Khosteghdyan and sub-officer Gagik Mkrtchyan were wounded.

17 July 2016 • 09:31 AMT
NSS: Police officer killed, two more wounded in Yerevan

The Armenian law enforcement authorities control the situation and tak all the necessary measures to draw the hostage situation to a close.

17 July 2016 • 08:28 AMT
Armed group wants President’s resignation: MP

The incident took place early in the morning when the members of the group hit the gates of the department with a Ural truck.

17 July 2016 • 07:25 AMT
Gunmen seize police HQ in Yerevan: 1 killed, 4 wounded (Updating)

As the NSS says, their supporters use media outlets “to spread disinformation about starting a military uprising, capturing buildings and premises.”

16 July 2016 • 13:45 AMT
Armenian teenager killed in Aleppo violence inside his apartment

Grigor Minasian got killed inside his apartment as armed militants were shooting from the outside. He will be buried on July 16.

16 July 2016 • 13:30 AMT
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has cameo in new “Star Trek” movie

“I was there for the bit with his like nine bodyguards and three limos,” said Chris Pine, who stars in the film as Capt. James T. Kirk.

16 July 2016 • 13:14 AMT
Google abandons plans to make standalone VR headset

In May, the company released Daydream, a platform for new VR hardware that’s a more advanced version of its thrifty Cardboard headset.

16 July 2016 • 12:54 AMT
Ruined Armenian city of Ani included in UNESCO World Heritage list

The site of Ani, which lies outside the Turkish city of Kars, was the capital of an Armenian kingdom around the end of the 1st millennium.

16 July 2016 • 12:43 AMT
France says Nice attacker likely “radicalized very fast”

Speaking to journalists, Bernard Cazeneuve said that the case demonstrated the “extreme difficulty of the fight against terrorism.”

16 July 2016 • 12:27 AMT
Museo del Prado presents “Bosch: The Garden of Dreams” documentary

Open until September 2016, this exhibition is marking the 500th anniversary of the death of Jheronimus Bosch.

16 July 2016 • 12:14 AMT
Baku can get no stability violating right to freedom of expression: U.S.

“No country can achieve lasting stability with policies that violate the right to freedom of expression,” said Congressman Jim McGovern

16 July 2016 • 12:04 AMT
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s refugee life jackets in Vienna palace pond

China’s most prominent contemporary artist said that the work was his way of addressing the tragedy of Europe’s migrant crisis.

16 July 2016 • 11:56 AMT
Armenia says stability in Turkey important for whole region

“Stability based on democracy, respect of human rights and basic freedoms are important for the whole region,” the Foreign Ministry said.

16 July 2016 • 11:45 AMT
Turkish military helicopter lands in Greece, eight on board seek asylum

“We have requested Greece to extradite the eight traitors as soon possible,” Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said.