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30 June 2016 • 11:18 AMT
Rihanna previews “Sledgehammer” video ahead of premiere

Written by Sia Furler, whom RiRi previously worked with on the 2012 hit “Diamonds”, “Sledgehammer” was first teased back in 2014.

30 June 2016 • 11:04 AMT
Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford’s “Blade Runner” adds cast

Oscar-nominated actor Barkhad Abdi (“Captain Phillips”) has been added to the cast of Denis Villeneuve‘s “Blade Runner” sequel.

30 June 2016 • 10:51 AMT
Scarlett Johansson named 10th highest grossing movie star of all time

The 31-year-old actress trails her “Avengers” castmate Robert Downey Jr., who is No. 5 on the list.

30 June 2016 • 10:33 AMT
Taliban attack on Kabul police buses “kills 30”

The attack took place some 20 kilometers west of Kabul, according to Mousa Rahmati, the district governor of Paghman.

30 June 2016 • 10:14 AMT
U.S. to allot $200 mln to Peshmerga from $2.7 bn loan to Iraqi army

The long-term loan is planned to help the country upgrade its air force, which Baghdad has sought to modernize over the past years.

30 June 2016 • 10:02 AMT
Turkey arrests 13 IS suspects over deadly Istanbul airport attack

Hurriyet identified one of the three bombers that struck Turkey’s busiest airport on Tuesday as Osman Vadinov, a Chechen of Russian origin.

30 June 2016 • 09:50 AMT
Minister Theresa May launches bid to succeed UK’s Cameron

Her leadership would launch a “radical program of social reform” that would “make Britain a country that works for everyone,” she said.

30 June 2016 • 09:31 AMT
Turkey reaping the harvest of serving as a rear base for IS: NYT

The centrality of Turkey for foreign volunteers flocking to IS is evident in court documents and intelligence records, the paper says.

30 June 2016 • 09:27 AMT
Horror thriller “Viral” unveils new trailer

Directed by “Paranormal Activity” helmers Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, “Viral” is set to hit U.S. theaters and Digital HD on July 29.

30 June 2016 • 09:15 AMT
Clint Eastwood’s “Sully” bio trailer features Tom Hanks

The story centers on Captain Sully, who heroically lands the troubled US Airways Flight 1549 full of passengers on the Hudson River.

30 June 2016 • 08:43 AMT
Ellen Page in “Tallulah” indie drama trailer

The Oscar-nominated actress plays Lu, a vagabond who lives in a van before she rescues a baby from a negligent mother.

30 June 2016 • 08:37 AMT
Armenian parliament ratifies air defense system deal with Russia

As Deputy Defense Minister Ara Nazaryan said at the parliament, the deal seeks to improve the air defense system in the Caucasus region.

30 June 2016 • 08:35 AMT
A24 acquires Annette Bening comedy “20th Century Women”

The cast will also include Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup and newcomer Lucas Jade Zumann.

30 June 2016 • 08:28 AMT
“Bleed for This” trailer features Miles Teller as fames boxer Vinny Pazienza

Vinny a.k.a. The Pazmanian Devil was on top of the boxing world after winning the junior middleweight title in 1991.

30 June 2016 • 08:09 AMT
OSCE rep rules out peacekeeping mission in Karabakh

The peacekeeping operation could take place only after the settlement, which in turn may happen only in the long term, Lukashevich noted.

30 June 2016 • 08:04 AMT
“Preacher” supernatural series ordered for expanded season 2

Starring Dominic Cooper, Ruth Negga and Joseph Gilgun, “Preacher” has faced stiff competition from HBO’s “Game of Thrones”.

30 June 2016 • 07:55 AMT
U.S. Senate eyes refugee assistance to Armenia, aid to Karabakh

The Senate spending panel provided $600,000 for Armenia and $1 million in Foreign Military Financing for Armenia.

30 June 2016 • 07:45 AMT
Facebook’s fresh News Feed change will worry publishers

The social network announced that it will now show posts by friends and family over posts from brands and publishers.

30 June 2016 • 07:29 AMT
The next iPhone to offer a “force touch” home button?

More concrete info will likely become available over the summer, with Apple expected to launch its next flagship phone in September.

30 June 2016 • 07:27 AMT
Brazil “totally confident” to ensure security at Rio Olympics

An official played down fears of a terrorist attack in Rio following a string of bloody assaults in France, Belgium and Istanbul airport.

30 June 2016 • 07:13 AMT
Singapore’s 3rd largest lender UOB suspends London property loans

The decision comes in response to uncertainty caused by the UK’s decision to leave the EU, the bank said.

30 June 2016 • 07:12 AMT
Karabakh’s involvement in conflict settlement paramount: President

Bako Sahakyan stressed the importance of introducing mechanisms for investigating ceasefire violations in the conflict zone.

30 June 2016 • 07:00 AMT
OSCE chief visits Armenian Genocide memorial

Frank-Walter Steinmeier was accompanied by Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, German ambassador Matthias Kiesler.

30 June 2016 • 06:57 AMT
Kazakhstan says Salafists behind foiled attack plot

An estimated 300 people have left the Central Asian nation of 18 million to join Islamic State militants, Kazakh authorities say.

30 June 2016 • 06:51 AMT
EU, U.S. to continue talks on free trade deal despite Brexit

“…We will have to take some decisions when we see which way the UK is going, but for the moment it is there,” Cecilia Malmstrom said.

30 June 2016 • 06:43 AMT
Engine failure, errors by crew led to Taiwan crash: report

“The flight crew did not perform the documented abnormal and emergency procedures to identify the failure,” a report said.

30 June 2016 • 06:34 AMT
Egypt President defends islands transfer to Saudi

Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi said on June 29 that “the state will present all documents and evidence,” adding “we have to nothing to hide.”

30 June 2016 • 06:26 AMT
Brazil could impeach Rousseff the day before Olympics ends

The Rio Olympics, the first games to be held in South America, are set to open on Aug. 5.

30 June 2016 • 06:21 AMT
Armenia, Germany sign tax treaty, eye further cooperation

Sargsyan expressed gratitude on the adoption by the Bundestag of a resolution on the recognition of the Armenian Genocide.

30 June 2016 • 06:10 AMT
Obama says Brexit raises “longer- term concerns about global growth”

He said Brexit would “freeze the possibilities of investment in Great Britain or in Europe as a whole”.