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13 July 2016 • 09:13 AMT
Oscar-winning doc “Undefeated” to get film treatment

The documentary focused on three student athletes from inner city Memphis and the coach of the Manassas Tigers football team.

13 July 2016 • 09:08 AMT
First-ever Radisson Blu hotel opens in Yerevan

The President toured the premise of Radisson Blu Hotel Yerevan, learnt about the investments, and services offered by the hotel.

13 July 2016 • 09:06 AMT
AirAsia orders 100 Airbus A321neo jets worth $12.5 bn

The AirAsia deal was unveiled on the second day of the Farnborough airshow by its chief executive officer Tony Fernandes.

13 July 2016 • 08:48 AMT
“Scaffolding,” “Red Fields” among winners at Jerusalem’s Pitch Point

“Scaffolding” follows a teenage student whose life is turned upside down following the suicide of his beloved literature teacher.

13 July 2016 • 08:41 AMT
Joel Edgerton, Ruth Negga in the 1st trailer for “Loving”

The film, from writer and director Jeff Nichols, debuted at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival and received critical praise.

13 July 2016 • 08:33 AMT
Female-driven “Ghostbusters” reboot eyes $50 million opening

The reboot could also eventually unseat the 1984 “Ghostbusters” as the highest grossing horror comedy of all time.

13 July 2016 • 08:21 AMT
Azerbaijan holds massive training flights near Karabakh frontline

Karabakh Defense Army air defense units keep the Azerbaijani military training flights under control via radars, monitoring systems.

13 July 2016 • 08:11 AMT
Robert De Niro comedy “The War with Grandpa” release date set

The film is based on a children’s book, in which a boy is forced to move out of his room when his recently widowed grandfather moves in.

13 July 2016 • 07:56 AMT
Francis Ford Coppola relaunches Zoetrope.com site for short films

The new short films section is designed to offer screenwriters, directors and producers peer feedback.

13 July 2016 • 07:52 AMT
House Committee approves $24.1 million U.S. assistance to Armenia

Earlier this year, 33 Members sent a letter to the House Appropriations Committee outlining funding and policy issues for the region.

13 July 2016 • 07:40 AMT
Google’s own-brand Apple Watch rival renders leak online

The renders are said to be based on designs discussed by internal sources and show two high-end-looking watches with very different designs.

13 July 2016 • 07:34 AMT
Dortmund will miss Mkhitaryan more than Hummels, Gundogan: Tuchel

“Of course I am a huge fan of Mkhitaryan. But I am looking forward to working with our new signings,” Tuchel was quoted as saying.

13 July 2016 • 07:23 AMT
World’s most powerful smartphone Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe unveiled

The power-packing handset takes its crown thanks to the inclusion of the recently unveiled Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor.

13 July 2016 • 07:14 AMT
Armenia, Lithuania eye cyber security, peacekeeping cooperation

Meeting in Lithuania, the Defense Ministers of both countries discussed projects in the framework of Armenia-NATO partnership.

13 July 2016 • 07:00 AMT
German leaders step up pressure on new British PM over Brexit

May, 59, will replace David Cameron, who is resigning after Britons rejected his advice and voted on June 23 to quit the EU.

13 July 2016 • 06:57 AMT
2016 most violent year for Afghan journalists, report says

The Afghan Journalists’ Safety Committee recorded 54 incidents of violence, a 38% increase from the same period last year.

13 July 2016 • 06:40 AMT
South Korea to announce site of THAAD anti-missile defense unit

S. Korea and the U.S. announced that they had made a final decision to deploy the system to counter the missile threat from N. Korea.

13 July 2016 • 06:31 AMT
Armenia’s President expresses condolences over Italy train crash

The trains crashed on a single stretch of track through an olive grove between the towns of Corato and Andria in Puglia on July 12.

13 July 2016 • 06:20 AMT
Brazil boosts security ahead of Olympics in Rio de Janeiro

Sports Minister Leonardo Picciani said the armed forces would get an extra $24m to help them meet security needs.

13 July 2016 • 06:19 AMT
Armenia seeks to increase natural gas supply from Iran

In a phone conversation, PM Hovik Abrahamyan and Iran’s vice president Eshaq Jahangiri hailed the relations between the two countries.

13 July 2016 • 06:10 AMT
Hundreds forcibly disappear in Egypt, Amnesty International says

Many are alleged to have been held for months and often kept blindfolded and handcuffed for the entire period.

13 July 2016 • 06:05 AMT
26 ceasefire violations by Azeri troops registered overnight

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

13 July 2016 • 06:02 AMT
China vows to protect its sovereignty in S. China Sea after ruling

Earlier, int’l tribunal ruled that China had breached the Philippines’ sovereign rights by endangering its ships and fishing and oil projects.

13 July 2016 • 05:56 AMT
Iraqi forces link up south of Mosul, tighten noose around IS

The newly retaken territory still needs to be secured since IS insurgents remain holed up in several towns behind the government’s front line.

12 July 2016 • 19:14 AMT
Mira Sorvino as addict trying to rebuild her life in “Quitters” trailer

Mira Sorvino won an Academy Award for playing a prostitute who gave her son up for adoption in the 1995 comedy “The Mighty Aphrodite”.

12 July 2016 • 18:54 AMT
Woody Harrelson to star in Iraq War drama “Shock and Awe”

The term “shock and awe” was employed by U.S. defense officials to describe their plan for invading Iraq.

12 July 2016 • 14:07 AMT
Austria moves to seize Hitler’s birthplace, plans to tear it down

The building has been empty since 2011, because the owner rejected ideas for the future use of the house and purchase offers from the state.

12 July 2016 • 13:52 AMT
OSCE’s Karabakh mediators have no immediate plans to visit region: envoy

“The Co-chairs will continue their efforts to advance substantive talks regarding a comprehensive settlement,” Warlick said.

12 July 2016 • 13:28 AMT
Manchester City nearing $10.8 mln deal for Marlos Moreno

Moreno has already won seven caps for Colombia and was a half-time substitute in his country’s Copa America semifinal defeat to Chile.

12 July 2016 • 13:01 AMT
Collision of trains in Italy kills a dozen people

“Some of the cars are completely crumpled and the rescuers are extracting people from the metal,” Riccardo Zingaro said.