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30 June 2016 • 06:04 AMT
Iraq strikes convoy carrying suspected Islamic State militants

The jihadists had been attempting to flee an offensive by government forces, who recently recaptured Falluja.

30 June 2016 • 06:01 AMT
Karabakh situation calm as Azeri troops open random bursts of fire

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

30 June 2016 • 05:55 AMT
EgyptAir black box data suggests fire on board

The Airbus A320 plunged into the eastern Mediterranean Sea en route from Paris to Cairo on May 19, killing all 66 people on board.

30 June 2016 • 05:46 AMT
Japan to launch tender for fighter jets amid China tensions

A final decision is likely in summer 2018, with deployment due at the end of the 2020s at the earliest.

29 June 2016 • 18:04 AMT
Karabakh status quo can’t go on forever, OSCE chief says

According to him, the meetings between the Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents helped calm the situation along the frontline.

29 June 2016 • 17:37 AMT
Karabakh’s autonomy within Azerbaijan “out of the question”

Edward Nalbandian met with the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Yerevan.

29 June 2016 • 14:33 AMT
Armenia President sends condolences letter to Turkey over Istanbul attack

In his letter, President Serzh Sargsyan condemned the terrorist act, expressing condolences to the families of the victims.

29 June 2016 • 13:54 AMT
France proposes holding next Karabakh talks in Paris

“Sergey Lavrov briefed me on the outcome of the meeting of Russian, Armenian and Azerbaijani Presidents,” Jean-Marc Ayrault said.

29 June 2016 • 13:43 AMT
10 killed in car bomb in Kurdish-held Syria town: monitor

An SDF official said the car bomb was detonated outside offices of the Kurdish autonomous administration on the town’s main street.

29 June 2016 • 13:27 AMT
J.K. Rowling reveals 4 houses, history of America’s Hogwarts

The four houses are named after magical beasts: Pukwudgie, Horned Serpent, Wampus and Thunderbird.

29 June 2016 • 13:00 AMT
Armenia loses 2nd match at 2016 FIBA European Championship

Scoring 24 points overall, Andre Spight Mkrtchyan was the strongest among all the members of the Armenian basketball team.

29 June 2016 • 12:57 AMT
1st retrospective in Argentina of Yoko Ono’s work on view at MALBA

The show includes over 80 works, among them texts, objects, videos, films, installations, and sound recordings.

29 June 2016 • 12:53 AMT
China’s Si warns over U.S. missile system deployment in S. Korea

South Korea should “attach importance to China’s legitimate concern on security and address the United States’ plan,” Si said.

29 June 2016 • 12:34 AMT
Rijksmuseum hosts exhibition of works by Dutch master of landscape

The exhibition features sixty paintings, preliminary studies and drawings by talented artist Adriaen van de Velde, who died tragically young.

29 June 2016 • 12:34 AMT
Armenian doctors to be penalized for sex-selective abortions

Under the bill women who want an abortion before the 12th week will have to apply in writing to a hospital and wait three days.

29 June 2016 • 12:02 AMT
Twitter’s fresh Dashboard app targets small businesses

Dashboard lives both in a web and iOS version, and includes features that have popped up in other Twitter products in the past.

29 June 2016 • 11:57 AMT
The Cult Of Dom Keller unveil “Shambala Is On Fire”

“It seems to owe as much to Black Rebel Motorcycle Club as it does Temples, The Horrors and Sisters Of Mercy,” Gigwise said.

29 June 2016 • 11:48 AMT
Armenia to host international chess conference Sept 30- Oct 3

The international chess conference Theoretical and Practical Issues of Chess Education in Schools will be held in Tsaghkadzor.

29 June 2016 • 11:38 AMT
Putin, Erdogan hold first phone call since Russian bomber’s downing

The breakthrough phone call by Putin came after Erdogan sent a letter to the Kremlin leader that Moscow said contained an apology.

29 June 2016 • 11:32 AMT
Elvis guitarist Scotty Moore dies at 84

Moore was the last survivor of a combo that included Presley, bassist Bill Black and producer Sam Phillips.

29 June 2016 • 11:28 AMT
Former U.S. envoy to Armenia visits Nagorno Karabakh

Issues related to the realization of various programs in Artsakh were on the agenda of ա meeting between Evans and Karabakh President.

29 June 2016 • 11:11 AMT
Man suing Apple for $10bn “over copying iPhone, iPad”

In a lawsuit, Thomas S. Ross asked for up to $10bn, a cut of future sales, and for Apple to withdraw all its iThing-related patents.

29 June 2016 • 11:07 AMT
Mexico halts extradition of drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to U.S.

Mexico agreed to transfer Guzman in May after the U.S. guaranteed he would not face the death penalty.

29 June 2016 • 10:44 AMT
Tom Hanks’ “Inferno” to be digitally re-mastered for Imax release

The film, starring Tom Hanks as Dr. Robert Langdon and directed by Ron Howard, will be released into Imax theatres worldwide.

29 June 2016 • 10:34 AMT
Morgan Spurlock to direct Hollywood’s 1st female super-agent bio

Spurlock’s credits include the documentaries “One Direction: This Is Us,” “Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden?”.

29 June 2016 • 10:27 AMT
Karabakh conflict carries potential for escalation, OSCE chief says

“As the OSCE chairing country in 2016, Germany has the responsibility to ward off such danger as much as possible,” he said.

29 June 2016 • 10:03 AMT
Kerry says Brexit might never happen: “There are a number of ways”

Asked if this meant the Brexit decision could be “walked back” and if so how, Kerry said: “I think there are a number of ways.”

29 June 2016 • 10:00 AMT
A24 dates Shia LaBeouf’s “American Honey,” Naomie Harris’ “Moonlight”

“American Honey” will hit theaters in Los Angeles and New York on Sept. 30, after which it will expand to more screens.

29 June 2016 • 09:51 AMT
5 non-permanent seats on UN Security Council elected

The countries will take their place alongside the five permanent council members — Britain, France, China, Russia and the U.S.

29 June 2016 • 09:44 AMT
Awesomeness Films acquires YA novel “Our Chemical Hearts”

Krystal Sutherland’s debut novel follows Henry Page, a hopeless romantic who’s never been in love.