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17 June 2016 • 10:00 AMT
OSCE envoy to participate in Karabakh summit in Saint Petersburg

“The co-chairs expect the sides to follow up on the outcomes of the May 16 meeting in Vienna,” ambassador James Warlick said.

17 June 2016 • 09:48 AMT
Lady Gaga to star opposite Bradley Cooper in “A Star Is Born”

The movie, based on the 1937 film starring Janet Gaynor and Fredric March, centers on a movie star who helps an aspiring young actress find fame.

17 June 2016 • 09:46 AMT
California Legislature allots $1 mln to build Armenian American Museum

The mission of the Museum is to promote understanding and appreciation of America’s ethnic and cultural diversity.

17 June 2016 • 09:39 AMT
Investigators analyzing black box from crashed EgyptAir plane

Officials say the black box has been damaged but that the vessel searching for the wreckage managed to safely recover the memory unit.

17 June 2016 • 09:32 AMT
4 servicemen, 6 militants killed in clashes in Dagestan: Interfax

Interfax said two of the “spetsnaz”, or special forces soldiers, had been killed when a gunman opened fire on them in a forest.

17 June 2016 • 08:59 AMT
Pope Francis asks faithful to pray for his Armenia pilgrimage

“I ask you to pray for me, who will go as a pilgrim to Armenia, the first among the nations to receive the Gospel of Jesus,” he said.

17 June 2016 • 08:50 AMT
Tens of thousands of Boko Haram survivors “lack food, healthcare”

A UN agency said some 50,000 people have fled since an attack in Bosso, a town in Niger near the border with Nigeria and Chad.

17 June 2016 • 08:25 AMT
Turkey has yet to meet 7 requirements to get visa-free travel: EU

Dimitris Avramopoulos said the deadline for the visa deal would pass as more work was needed on Turkey meeting the EU requirements.

17 June 2016 • 08:14 AMT
Newly discovered Van Gogh sketchbook to be published in Nov

The artwork will be released under the title “Vincent Van Gogh, Le Brouillard d’Arles” (The Fog of Arles).

17 June 2016 • 08:06 AMT
‘Dark mode’ “to be coming to iOS 10”

Apple announced sweeping changes to all of its operating systems during the WWDC keynote this week.

17 June 2016 • 08:03 AMT
U.S. House seeks to declare North Korea a state sponsor of terrorism

Rep. Eliot Engel said the bill would press the administration to conduct a review of the evidence against North Korea.

17 June 2016 • 07:57 AMT
Armenia exported $1.5 mln-worth weapons to Congo

Although Armenia isn’t a major weapons producer and seller, it does export a certain amount of arms and ammunition.

17 June 2016 • 07:54 AMT
Samsung unveils ‘Smart Glow’ feature for touch-free selfies

On previous handsets, the company has included an LED light in order to let users know when they have missed calls.

17 June 2016 • 07:36 AMT
Apple killing off Adobe Flash in next Safari update

Adobe Flash often faced criticism for the many security vulnerabilities and the toll it takes on batteries.

17 June 2016 • 07:19 AMT
3D-printed self-driving minibus Olli to hit U.S. roads

Olli will be demonstrated in National Harbor over the next few months with additional trials expected in Las Vegas and Miami.

17 June 2016 • 07:11 AMT
Brazil’s tourism minister resigns amid Petrobras graft probe

The latest ministerial resignation underscored the risks that come with the sweeping Petrobras probe, which has thrown Brazil’s politics into chaos.

17 June 2016 • 07:06 AMT
France arrests Islam convert planning attack on tourists

France has been under a state of emergency since Islamic State gunmen and suicide bombers struck Paris in November, killing 130.

17 June 2016 • 06:52 AMT
Microsoft to help track sales of legalised marijuana

Microsoft said in an emailed statement that it supported “government customers and partners to help them meet their missions”.

17 June 2016 • 06:51 AMT
HALO Trust unearths explosive drone warhead in Karabakh

“An explosive, fragmentation warhead from a suicide drone shot down in Nagorno Karabakh in April that we will destroy,” the HALO trust said

17 June 2016 • 06:33 AMT
Armenia condemns targeted attacks on Aleppo’s Christian neighborhoods

According to Arman Kirakossian, ethnic and religious minorities, including the Armenian community are a key target for militant groups.

17 June 2016 • 06:23 AMT
Rebel-held parts of Aleppo hit by air strikes hours into truce

Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said an air strike had put one of Aleppo’s biggest hospitals out of service.

17 June 2016 • 06:14 AMT
Obama, Saudi deputy crown prince to discuss Middle East conflicts

Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the son of King Salman, is on a visit to the United States.

17 June 2016 • 06:06 AMT
Middle East worst hit by significant rise in sand, dust storms

Iran and Kuwait are the most affected countries, largely because of sand and dust blowing in from Syria and Iraq.

17 June 2016 • 05:58 AMT
Relative calm in Karabakh persevered overnight on June 16-17

The Azerbaijani side violated the ceasefire in some parts of the frontline, using firearms, machine guns and sniper rifles.

17 June 2016 • 05:47 AMT
U.S. diplomats press for military strikes against Syria’s Assad

They argue the current approach is working against the Syrian opposition and helping Assad to stay in power.

17 June 2016 • 05:31 AMT
British opposition MP shot dead, EU referendum campaigns suspended

It was not immediately clear what the impact would be on the June 23 referendum, which has polarized the nation into pro- and anti-EU camps.

17 June 2016 • 05:23 AMT
Japan court upholds order to halt reactors in blow to nuke industry

The nuclear industry has only recently started to get reactors in a nuclear sector, which used to supply about a third of the country’s power.

16 June 2016 • 18:36 AMT
Birds on a covert mission to deliver a baby in “Storks” trailer

The movie takes place in a time when instead of babies, storks deliver packages for a global internet company called Cornerstone.

16 June 2016 • 18:22 AMT
First teaser for Tupac biopic “All Eyez on Me” unveiled

The film has been plagued with production issues, including going through multiple directors.

16 June 2016 • 13:59 AMT
Former EU chief says both UK, EU benefit from Britain’s EU membership

Delors said in a statement that he would respect the British voters’ decision in the referendum on whether to remain in the EU.