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09 July 2016 • 07:53 AMT
Azeri leader, German Foreign Minister discuss Karabakh settlement

At the meeting, Ilham Aliyev and discussed Frank-Walter Steinmeier the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

09 July 2016 • 07:53 AMT
Kiersey Clemons top choice for female lead in Rick Famuyiwa’s “Flash”

The film stars Ezra Miller, who first appeared as the superhero in WB’s “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.”

09 July 2016 • 07:45 AMT
President Sargsyan, U.S. Secretary Kerry talk Karabakh in Warsaw

Sargsyan and Kerry stressed the importance of implementing the agreements, reached summits in Vienna and Saint Petersburg.

09 July 2016 • 07:41 AMT
Wearables could be giving away your passwords and PINs: research

Using 20 adults over 11 months, the team tested an algorithm against 5,000 key-entry tests on three key-based security systems.

09 July 2016 • 07:30 AMT
Facebook Messenger will soon let you have “Secret Conversations”

The switchover means that, in theory, nobody but the users in the conversation — not even Facebook — will be able to access the messages.

09 July 2016 • 07:23 AMT
Situation along Karabakh contact line calms down again

Karabakh Defense Army troops refrained from retaliating to continue controlling the situation along the line of contact.

09 July 2016 • 07:22 AMT
UK to send additional military personnel to Afghanistan

UK troops had been due to leave Afghanistan this year but will now have their mission extended into 2017.

09 July 2016 • 07:05 AMT
Colombian Farc leaders “could disown rogue unit”

President Juan Manuel Santos has said that rebels who reject the peace deal will end up in prison or in the grave.

09 July 2016 • 06:48 AMT
China conducts combat drills in South China Sea

China claims nearly all the South China Sea, but its claims overlap in part with those of Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam.

09 July 2016 • 06:41 AMT
North Korean submarine-fired missile appears to have failed: South Korea

The missile was detected in the sea southeast of the North Korean city of Sinpo, South Korea’s military said.

08 July 2016 • 15:12 AMT
Henrikh, the son of Hamlet

On July 6, 2016, Manchester United officially declared acquisition of Henrikh Mkhitaryan, the midfielder of the Armenian national team and Borussia Dortmund. Mkhitaryan joins the club on a four-year deal, with the option of a further year. Borussia sold the 27-year-old for a record $42 million, thus making him the most expensive player from the post-Soviet area.

08 July 2016 • 14:34 AMT
U.S. to send 1,000 troops to Poland, Obama says

The announcement follows a series of steps by NATO to move military personnel and equipment into central and Eastern Europe.

08 July 2016 • 14:06 AMT
Iraqi PM sacks 3 security chiefs following Baghdad bombing

The IS group said it carried out the latest attack as well as a previous bombing which killed 292 people, one of the deadliest to ever hit Iraq.

08 July 2016 • 14:01 AMT
Germany says “Iran may be trying to undermine nuclear deal”

Iran’s efforts to illegally procure technology, especially in the nuclear area, continued at a “high level” in 2015, Germany’s intelligence agency said.

08 July 2016 • 13:54 AMT
Azerbaijan shells Armenia-Georgia interstate highway

Azerbaijani troops opened fire on the road from Voskepar to Baghanis on Armenia-Georgia interstate highway in Tavush province.

08 July 2016 • 13:40 AMT
Armenia gets $20 mln grant for energy-efficient buildings

UN Resident Coordinator for Armenia Bradley Busetto said that Armenia became the 1st country in the CIS to get a major GCF grant.

08 July 2016 • 13:29 AMT
Obama condemns “vicious, calculated” Dallas attacks

“There’s a big chunk of our fellow citizenry that feels as if because the color of their skin they’re not being treated the same,” Obama said.

08 July 2016 • 13:09 AMT
Goalkeeper Petr Cech retires from Czech Republic duty

The Arsenal goalkeeper was part of the Czech side that reached the semi-final at Euro 2004, losing to eventual champions Greece.

08 July 2016 • 12:53 AMT
NATO urges Karabakh parties to reduce tensions

“We call on all the sides to reduce tensions, refrain from hostilities and continue making efforts to find a peaceful settlement,” Stoltenberg said.

08 July 2016 • 12:51 AMT
“Borrowed Time” named best in show for SIGGRAPH 2016 animation fest

“Borrowed Time” follows an aging sheriff as he returns to the scene of an accident that has haunted him for a lifetime.

08 July 2016 • 12:45 AMT
French auteur Robert Guediguian to head Horizons jury at Venice Fest

As previously announced, the president of this year’s Venice competition jury is Sam Mendes.

08 July 2016 • 12:35 AMT
National Gallery Int’l Music Festival draws to a close in Yerevan

Works by Komitas, Sayat-Nova, Arvo Pärt, Krzysztof Penderecki, and Artur Avanesov were performed at the closing concert.

08 July 2016 • 12:13 AMT
UN: Iran missile tests “not consistent” with nuke deal spirit

Under the UNresolution, Iran is “called upon” to refrain from work on ballistic missiles designed to deliver nuclear weapons for up to 8 years.

08 July 2016 • 12:06 AMT
Philippines willing to share S. China Sea even if it wins legal challenge

China’s claims reach almost to the coasts of the Philippines and some other Southeast Asian nations.

08 July 2016 • 11:42 AMT
Samsung Gear VR 2 “set for August launch”

The details of a Gear VR 2 are a little sketchy, but an Indian import database leak appears to suggest the device is upcoming.

08 July 2016 • 11:24 AMT
LG Electronics’ 2nd-quarter operating profit likely at two-year high

LG Electronics also said revenue for the second quarter likely rose 0.5 percent to 14 trillion won.

08 July 2016 • 11:04 AMT
Twin Atlantic rock band announce major tour for new album “GLA”

The tour in October and December climaxes with a three-night homecoming run at the 2,100-capacity Glasgow Barrowland.

08 July 2016 • 10:51 AMT
The 1975 reveal new video for “Somebody Else”

The song is taken from the band’s second album, “I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It”.

08 July 2016 • 10:44 AMT
222,000 asylum-seekers arrived in Germany in year’s first half

Syrians were the largest single group, accounting for 2,615 people in June and 74,511 in the year’s first half, followed by Afghans.

08 July 2016 • 10:35 AMT
U.S. State Department restarts Hillary Clinton email investigation

The FBI said that although she had sent and received sensitive material there was no evidence of intent.