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06 June 2016 • 08:26 AMT
Carolyn Rafaelian makes it to Forbes list of Richest Self-Made Women

She joins an impressive group of fashion moguls on the list that includes Spanx founder Sara Blakely and bridal tycoon Vera Wang.

06 June 2016 • 08:20 AMT
Chuck Paluhniuk’s “Lullaby” film reaches $250,000 Kickstarter goal

Palahniuk will co-write the screenplay with director Andy Mingo. Josh Leake is producing and Palahniuk will exec produce.

06 June 2016 • 07:52 AMT
Armenian woman killed in Aleppo militant attack

34-year-old Katrin Khachoyan, 62-year-old Karapet Khachoyan and 33-year-old Nora Sargis were injured in Nor Kyugh district.

06 June 2016 • 07:41 AMT
Leicester seek to sign Armenia defender Hovhannes Hambardzumyan

“Playing in Champions League qualifying matches and international games proved that I can move to a bigger club,” Hambardzumyan said.

06 June 2016 • 07:41 AMT
15 months in African jail

On March 8, 2004, six Armenian pilots were detained in a small but oil-rich African country Equatorial Guinea. The crew members of AN-12 cargo jet were accused of plotting coup d’état to overthrow President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.

06 June 2016 • 07:37 AMT
Steven Spielberg’s “Ready Player One” adds cast

Morisaki joins a cast that includes Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Simon Pegg, Ben Mendelsohn, T.J. Miller and Mark Rylance.

06 June 2016 • 07:32 AMT
Yerevan condemns rocket attacks on Aleppo Armenian districts

“The immediate halting of military actions and violence is a must for settling the Syrian crisis,” Tigran Balayan said.

06 June 2016 • 07:21 AMT
32 Niger troops killed in Boko Haram clashes, Nigeria bolsters fight

“Boko Haram elements effectively took control of the town temporarily, but now they were dislodged,” a Niger security source said.

06 June 2016 • 07:15 AMT
Islamic State kills own militants in search for spies

The fear of informants has fueled paranoia among the militants’ ranks. A mobile phone or internet connection can raise suspicions.

06 June 2016 • 07:04 AMT
Rouhani sees opportunity to further develop Iran-Armenia economic ties

The parties agreed that abolishing visas between Armenia and Iran will further bolster the activation of business relations.

06 June 2016 • 07:02 AMT
Emily Blunt won’t return for “Sicario” sequel, “Soldado”

The sequel will focus on Benicio Del Toro who played an assassin who previously teamed up with Macer to take down a Mexican drug lord.

06 June 2016 • 06:57 AMT
“Zootopia” hops over $1 billion global mark at box office

It’s only the second movie of 2016 to cross the 10-figure threshold, the other being fellow Disney title “Captain America: Civil War.”

06 June 2016 • 06:56 AMT
Tom Hiddleston breaks silence on Bond rumors

Appearing with co-star Chris Hemsworth, Tom teased Loki and Hulk’s (Mark Ruffalo) reunion in upcoming “Thor: Ragnarok”.

06 June 2016 • 06:48 AMT
U.S. Navy slaps drinking ban on sailors stationed in Japan

Renewed anger among residents in Okinawa at the U.S. military presence threatens a plan to relocate the U.S. Marines’ Futenma air base.

06 June 2016 • 06:40 AMT
Scientists trying to grow human organs inside pigs

They have injected human stem cells into pig embryos to produce human-pig embryos known as chimeras.

06 June 2016 • 06:36 AMT
“Two-state solution” in Israeli-Palestinian conflict in “serious danger”

The Palestinians described the talks as “a very significant step”, while Israel criticised the meeting.

06 June 2016 • 06:34 AMT
Relative calm on Karabakh contact line preserved overnight

The Nagorno Karabakh Defense Army troops remained committed to the ceasefire agreement to continue protecting their positions.

06 June 2016 • 06:31 AMT
Syrian, Russian aircraft step up bombing of Aleppo’s rebel-held areas

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, also said an unidentified war plane had crashed in countryside south of Aleppo.

04 June 2016 • 13:34 AMT
National Gallery of Art acquires key works by Vouet, Mazzucchelli

Previously known only from copies, Simon Vouet’s “Madonna and Child” is the earliest and the only signed and dated version of his series.

04 June 2016 • 13:08 AMT
Facebook refutes eavesdropping conversations for targeted advertising

Professor Kelli Burns earlier said the company was secretly listening to conversations, but offered no concrete proof.

04 June 2016 • 12:59 AMT
Rembrandt’s first masterpiece exhibited for the 1st time in the U.S.

Also on view are a number of early self-portraits that show the young Rembrandt at the time he painted the panel.

04 June 2016 • 12:49 AMT
Chinese Vice Premier to meet with Armenian President in Yerevan

The Armenian and Chinese officials will sign a series of documents on bilateral cooperation, the website of Armenia’s government reports.

04 June 2016 • 12:37 AMT
Jaeden Lieberher joins Bill Skarsgard in Stephen King’s “It” remake

Skarsgard will play Pennywise, the evil monster who terrorizes a group of kids in a small Maine town.

04 June 2016 • 12:31 AMT
Paul Thomas Anderson, Daniel Day- Lewis to reteam for 50s fashion drama

Anderson is still working on a script while meeting young actresses of Eastern European descent to cast supporting roles.

04 June 2016 • 12:25 AMT
Polish parliament readying convention on Armenian Genocide

“Armenians were subjected to genocide, and Poland is going to raise the issue at an international level,” a historian said.

04 June 2016 • 11:55 AMT
U.S. effort to retrain Iraqi troops fails to boost army capability

Retired U.S. Lieutenant General Mick Bednarek said the Iraqi army has not improved dramatically in the past eight months.

04 June 2016 • 11:32 AMT
Egypt begins trial for journalists, deepens media crackdown

Amnesty International condemned the case last week, describing it as part of a “draconian” crackdown on freedom of expression.

04 June 2016 • 11:20 AMT
U.S. vows actions “if China builds up Philippines-claimed islet”

“I hope that this development doesn’t occur because it will result in actions being taken both by the U.S. and others,” Ash Carter said.

04 June 2016 • 11:11 AMT
Scientists to launch 10-year project for creating human genomes

The project’s backers hope to launch it this year after raising $100 million around the world from public, private and academic sources.

04 June 2016 • 11:04 AMT
How Armenian Genocide discussion failed in German Reichstag in 1916

Karl Liebknecht sent a written appeal to Bethmann Hollweg to learn whether the government was aware of the massacres of Armenians.