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02 June 2016 • 10:08 AMT
Jake Gyllenhaal to star in Ubisoft hit vid game adaptation “The Division”

Gyllenhaal is also attached as a producer, and the studio is currently looking for a writer to pen the adaptation.

02 June 2016 • 09:59 AMT
Turkey “won’t nix EU migrant deal following Bundestag’s Genocide vote”

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim accused the German Parliament of using the vote to distract from unspecified domestic issues.

02 June 2016 • 09:54 AMT
Daniel Craig to topline Jonathan Franzen’s series “Purity”

The series centers on a young woman who, in search of answers about herself and her family, winds up interning in South America.

02 June 2016 • 09:49 AMT
Showtime orders Jamie Foxx comedy pilot “White Famous”

The potential series marks a return to TV for Foxx, who starred on In Living Color after breaking out as a stand-up comedian.

02 June 2016 • 09:35 AMT
Top Russian, French diplomats discuss Karabakh, Middle East crisis

In a phone conversation, the diplomats also weighed in on cooperation and bilateral ties between the two countries.

02 June 2016 • 09:30 AMT
Merkel, Steinmeier won’t attend Bundestag’s Genocide vote: NYT

The bill, however, is backed by Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc and her center-left partners in the coalition government.

02 June 2016 • 09:28 AMT
“Big Bang Theory” star says season 10 could be the last

Last December, showrunner Steve Molaro said a similar thing when asked about the show’s future.

02 June 2016 • 08:56 AMT
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” new pics show Ron and Hermione

Jamie Parker is tapped as an adult Harry Potter, Poppy Miller as his wife Ginny Potter and Sam Clemmett as their youngest son Albus Severus Potter.

02 June 2016 • 08:53 AMT
EU puts brake on visa waiver for Georgia, Turkey should expect same

While Brussels says Turkey is making progress on criteria to win the EU visa waiver, Ankara is seen missing an end-June deadline.

02 June 2016 • 08:41 AMT
How IT consolidation can help boost GDP

The April escalation of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict saw a large number of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) enabled by Azerbaijan. Although many of the drones were shot down, the Armenian side suffered human losses: one of the Israeli-made UAVs hit a bus of volunteers, killing 7 people. Armenian IT companies have already expressed readiness to cooperate with the Ministry of Defense for joint development of modern surveillance and safety systems.

02 June 2016 • 08:35 AMT
10.000 Turks rally to protest Berlin’s recognition of Armenian Genocide

Demonstrators carried Turkish flags and placards reading “Stop distorting historical facts”, “We are against hate, we are for solidarity.”

02 June 2016 • 08:12 AMT
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says golden era of technology nears

Of artificial intelligence, Bezos says, “It’s probably hard to overstate how big of an impact it’s going to have on society over the next 20 years.”

02 June 2016 • 08:08 AMT
Aivazovsky’s “The Survivor” heads to auction at MacDougall’s

With a starting price of around $650,000 – $860.000, “The Survivor” is represented alongside one of Lado Gudiashvili’s best-known works.

02 June 2016 • 08:06 AMT
“Everything, Everything” YA novel adaptation finds director

“Age of Adaline” and the upcoming Fox 2000 film “The Mountains Between Us” scribe wrote the script for “Everything, Everything”.

02 June 2016 • 07:51 AMT
“Horns” helmer to direct romance drama “The Marquis”

Alexandre Aja is known for his work in horror, including 2010’s “Piranha 3D” and 2006’s “The Hills Have Eyes” remake.

02 June 2016 • 07:46 AMT
First aid convoy reaches Syria’s Daraya since 2012, brings no food

The joint convoy that reached Daraya contained medicines, vaccines, baby formula, and “nutritional items for children.”

02 June 2016 • 07:33 AMT
China stresses “friendly” ties with North Korea

The visit from Workers Party Vice-Chairman Ri Su-yong is being seen as an attempt by the two countries to patch up their relationship.

02 June 2016 • 07:28 AMT
“Outlander” hit show renewed for season 3 and 4

The second season premiere drew 1.46 million viewers, twice than the audience who watched the first season premiere.

02 June 2016 • 07:22 AMT
“Suicide Squad” rolls out new posters, int’l promo

Directed by David Ayer, “Suicide Squad”, also starring Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, Jay Hernandez among others.

02 June 2016 • 07:12 AMT
Levon Aronian placed 4th in FIDE World Rankings

Also included in the list of 100 best players are Armenian grandmasters Gabriel Sargissian, Vladimir Akopian and Sergei Movsesian.

02 June 2016 • 07:00 AMT
Oscar winner Brie Larson circling “Captain Marvel” superhero movie

Marvel has been on the hunt for a female filmmaker to helm this most female-centric of their properties.

02 June 2016 • 06:52 AMT
Libya government militias seize IS-held power station

Islamic State has exploited the turmoil gripping Libya since the 2011 uprising that ended Moammar Gadhafi’s four-decade rule.

02 June 2016 • 06:46 AMT
Italian helmer Stefano Sollima in talks to direct “Sicario” sequel

James Brolin will be back as a CIA agent who plays both sides of the fence in the American war on drugs.

02 June 2016 • 06:45 AMT
Armenia elected member of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage committee

Cyprus, Austria, Columbia, Cuba, Philippines, Senegal, Mauritius, Palestine and Lebanon were also elected from other regional groups.

02 June 2016 • 06:38 AMT
Bryan Singer wants a solo movie for Jennifer Lawrence’s Mystique

Jennifer’s three-picture deal with Fox expires with “X-Men: Apocalypse” and so do James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender’s contracts.

02 June 2016 • 06:33 AMT
“Homeland” nearing two-season renewal, won’t return until 2017

The network’s CEO said that they’re in final talks with Fox 21 Television Studios to pick up the show for a seventh and eighth season.

02 June 2016 • 06:18 AMT
Shabaab military leader reportedly killed in U.S. airstrikes

The airstrike carried out on May 27 targeted top Shabaab military commander Abdullahi Haji Da’ud, a Pentagon spokesman said.

02 June 2016 • 06:11 AMT
Manchester United seek to sign Henrikh Mkhitaryan

An Italian outlet claims Italian giants Juventus has offered £3m-a-year ($4.3 million) to the player – but Arsenal have offered more.

02 June 2016 • 05:58 AMT
U.S., UK, France call for air drops of humanitarian aid to Syria

They said the Syrian government had failed to respect the 1 June deadline for widespread aid distribution agreed by world and regional powers.

02 June 2016 • 05:56 AMT
Turkey says PKK receives U.S. rocket meant for Syrian Kurds

Pentagon said the weapons aren’t meant for the PKK, and the U.S. doesn’t know that any of the arms have gone to the group.