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20 June 2016 • 09:20 AMT
Iran says disrupted “biggest terrorist plot” to ever target Tehran

Several suspects have been arrested and are under interrogation over the plot after agents seized ammunition and bombs.

20 June 2016 • 08:41 AMT
Anthony Hopkins in mind-bending “Westworld” series trailer

The TV series is described as a dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the future of sin.

20 June 2016 • 08:37 AMT
Gael Garcia Bernal’s “Desierto” wins Italy’s Taormina Film Fest

Palestinian director Mai Masri’s drama “3000 Nights” won the fest’s newly introduced TaoEdu young prize dedicated to formative films for youths.

20 June 2016 • 08:30 AMT
Grandmaster Sergei Movsesian wins Czech Open

Movsesian was a member of the gold medal-winning Armenian team at the 2011 World Team Chess Championship in Ningbo.

20 June 2016 • 08:07 AMT
Bryant Dunston joins Armenian national basketball team

“Dunston is currently in Yerevan and is determined to perform well in the national team,” chief coach Tigran Gyokchyan said.

20 June 2016 • 07:47 AMT
President expresses condolences to Russia over Karelia lake tragedy

Most of the 37 survivors reached an island in Lake Syamozero while others were found in a village, some of them washed ashore.

20 June 2016 • 07:35 AMT
UEFA begins disciplinary proceedings against Portugal, Hungary, Belgium

A fan ran on to the pitch in Portugal’s 0-0 draw with Austria in Paris and posed for a selfie with Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.

20 June 2016 • 07:27 AMT
“Finding Dory” makes history with $136.2 mln U.S. bow

“Finding Nemo” voice stars Ellen DeGeneres and Albert Brooks return to voice the roles of Dory and Marlin, respectively.

20 June 2016 • 07:23 AMT
Israel approves millions for West Bank settlements

Opposition lawmakers said the government was pouring money into an enterprise that undermined Israel’s international standing.

20 June 2016 • 07:20 AMT
Rumored plot details of “Star Wars Episode VIII” leak online

The leaked plot details reveal a game-changing sequence between Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and Rey (Daisy Ridley).

20 June 2016 • 07:17 AMT
Agent: Sin to abandon attempts of Mkhitaryan’s Man United move

“I am a positive guy. If I wasn’t confident of reaching some kind of conclusion, I wouldn’t try,” the agent of Henrikh Mkhitaryan said.

20 June 2016 • 07:11 AMT
12th National Gallery International Music Festival kicks off in Yerevan

The opening Gala Concert of the 12th festival took place in the Mural Paintings Hall of the National Gallery of Armenia.

20 June 2016 • 06:53 AMT
Alexander Skarsgard, Margot Robbie in “Legend of Tarzan” trailer

Directed by David Yates, “The Legend of Tarzan” also stars Christoph Waltz, John Hurt, Jim Broadbent and Djimon Hounsou.

20 June 2016 • 06:46 AMT
600 journalists seek to cover Pope’s visit to Armenia

“I ask you to pray for me, who in a few days will go as a pilgrim to an eastern land, Armenia,” Pope Francis earlier said.

20 June 2016 • 06:43 AMT
“Star Trek” actor Anton Yelchin dies at 27

Yelchin played Pavel Chekov, the role originally made famous by Walter Koenig, in the films Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013).

20 June 2016 • 06:37 AMT
WADA mulls total ban for Russia from Rio Olympics

The Russia team is now ruled out of all events in athletics in Rio, although Russian athletes training outside the country can apply to compete.

20 June 2016 • 06:33 AMT
Fans angered as HBO Now goes down during “Game of Thrones”

Those who depend on HBO Now for their fantasy fix had cause for frustration Sunday, June 19 night.

20 June 2016 • 06:31 AMT
Huthi rebels release 276 government loyalists

The move was a sign of “good will” on the occasion of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, said the sabanews.net website, citing officials.

20 June 2016 • 06:27 AMT
Apple won’t let you delete pre-installed iPhone apps

Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering Craig Federighi said that the apps could be hidden, but not 100% deleted.

20 June 2016 • 06:13 AMT
iPhone 7 “ready for release”

Journalist and reputable leaker Steve Hemmerstoffer has claimed that production of the final model has begun at the Pegatron factory.

20 June 2016 • 06:12 AMT
Situation along Karabakh contact line calm over weekend

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

20 June 2016 • 06:06 AMT
Armenia to stick to Vienna proposals during fresh Karabakh talks: RPA

“Refusing to meet would mean giving up on a desire and determination to settle the conflict peacefully, through negotiations,” an MP said.

20 June 2016 • 05:58 AMT
Humanitarian disaster unfolding in Falluja, aid workers warn

Some 80,000 people have fled during a four-week government offensive to drive back so-called Islamic State fighters, says the UN.

20 June 2016 • 05:50 AMT
Refugee number at the highest level ever recorded: UN

UN estimates that 65.3m people were either refugees, asylum seekers or internally displaced at the end of 2015, an increase of 5m in a year.

20 June 2016 • 05:43 AMT
EU must prevent integration reversal in case of Brexit, German FM says

“We in Europe bear a joint responsibility for ensuring that we do not fall back into a nationalism of single states,” Steinmeier said.

20 June 2016 • 05:32 AMT
14 killed in Taliban suicide bomber attack in Afghan capital

The attack was the latest in a recent surge of violence that highlights the challenges faced by the Afghan government in Kabul.

18 June 2016 • 13:46 AMT
Egyps sentences ex-President Morsi to life in prison in espionage trial

Qatar was a main backer of Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood movement while he was in power between 2012 and July 2013.

18 June 2016 • 13:36 AMT
Rebels kill seven in Aleppo assault, capture three Syrian villages: monitor

The rebels are fighting alongside the al Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front, which like Islamic State was excluded from a February ceasefire.

18 June 2016 • 13:33 AMT
President Sargsyan to leave for St. Petersburg for Karabakh talks June 20

Sargsyan is set to hold a meeting with Vladimir Putin, followed with a tripartite summit with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

18 June 2016 • 13:25 AMT
Rarely-seen drawings by Rubens, Van Dyck in new Edinburgh exhibit

Rubens and Company will celebrate the Gallery’s outstanding selection of Flemish drawings and prints.