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02 June 2016 • 05:50 AMT
Azerbaijan employs sniper rifles, grenade launcher, situation still calm

Nagorno Karabakh Defense Army troops didn’t respond to Azeri provocations and continue controlling the situation on the contact line.

02 June 2016 • 05:48 AMT
Uber raises $3.5bn from Saudi Public Investment Fund

The money will help it to expand in the Middle East, where the company says 80% of its users in Saudi Arabia are women.

02 June 2016 • 05:41 AMT
UN slams N. Korea missile launches, threatens “significant measures”

Tension in Northeast Asia has been high since North Korea conducted its fourth nuclear test in January.

02 June 2016 • 05:36 AMT
Islamic State insurgents face major assaults on 2 fronts in both Iraq, Syria

Both operations are unfolding with the support of a U.S.-led coalition that has been targeting the ultra-hardline Sunni Muslim militants.

01 June 2016 • 15:04 AMT
Michael Grandage to helm remake of 1955 musical “Guys and Dolls”

The movie was based on the 1950 Broadway musical, which won the Tony for Best Musical that year.

01 June 2016 • 14:39 AMT
Ed Helms, Amanda Seyfried’s “The Clapper” adds cast

Dito Montiel is writing and directing the comedy with Helms and Mike Falbo producing through their Pacific Electric shingle.

01 June 2016 • 14:18 AMT
Unique survey of Cy Twombly’s work opens at Museum Brandhorst

Throughout his life, Twombly attributed central importance to the specific places in which his works were made.

01 June 2016 • 14:09 AMT
EU warns against banning Airbnb, Uber

The guidelines will come as good news for the likes of Uber and Airbnb, which have faced outright bans or restrictions in some cities

01 June 2016 • 14:06 AMT
Karabakh to host 7th Pan-Armenian Games

“It will, in fact, reflect our goal which is unity of Armenia, Karabakh and the Diaspora,” the Chairman of the World Committee said.

01 June 2016 • 13:45 AMT
“Little Prince” original watercolour fetches 130,000 euros

The painting shows “Le Petit Prince” in the desert, standing on a dune with his scarf and hair blowing in the wind.

01 June 2016 • 13:41 AMT
China welcomes Philippine’s proposal for South China Sea talks

The Philippines is seeking a clarification of UN maritime laws that could undermine China’s claims to 90 percent of the South China Sea.

01 June 2016 • 13:29 AMT
Catfish & The Bottlemen announce massive UK tour

The band, who released their huge second album The Ride just last week, will be celebrating with a massive run of shows.

01 June 2016 • 13:11 AMT
Xiaomi to have Skype, Microsoft Office apps pre-installed in devices

Xiaomi revealed that it agreed to purchase 1,500 patents from Microsoft, including ones on cloud computing and voice communication.

01 June 2016 • 13:08 AMT
Glastonbury 2016 music fest announces full line-up

The fest is headlined by Muse, Coldplay and Adele alongside the likes of New Order, The 1975, Chvrches, PJ Harvey.

01 June 2016 • 12:56 AMT
Signals detected likely from EgyptAir jet black box: Cairo

Investigators have said it is too soon to determine what caused the disaster although a terror attack has not been ruled out.

01 June 2016 • 12:33 AMT
Tottenham joins Arsenal, Juventus in hunt for Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino got a close-up look at Henrikh Mkhitaryan in the Europa League in March.

01 June 2016 • 12:20 AMT
HBO sues Pornhub for posting “Game of Thrones” sex scenes

While the show continues to push the boundaries for racy onscreen encounters, its producers don’t want their actors featured on the smut site.

01 June 2016 • 12:13 AMT
German MPs get threatening emails over expected Genocide recognition

“It’s always the same terms: ‘Traitor,’ ‘Armenia’s pig’, ‘son of a bitch’, ‘Armenian Terrorist’ and even ‘Nazi’,” Cem Ozdemir said.

01 June 2016 • 11:58 AMT
Weinstein Co. nabs Tony winner Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “In the Heights”

Miranda wrote the music and lyrics for the musical and starred in the show’s lead role, earning him a nomination.

01 June 2016 • 11:47 AMT
Amy Schumer to topline “Who Invited Her?” bachelor comedy

Schumer will portray a woman who insists on attending her best guy friend’s bachelor party weekend.

01 June 2016 • 11:41 AMT
Colin Trevorrow’s “The Book of Henry” release date announced

Focus Features will debut the picture in limited release on Sept. 16, 2016, and will expand the film the following weekend.

01 June 2016 • 11:16 AMT
Melissa McCarthy to play forger in “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” comedy

“The Diary of a Teenage Girl” director Marielle Heller will direct the movie, which is based on Lee Israel’s 2008 memoir.

01 June 2016 • 10:56 AMT
VivaCell-MTS General Manager talks leadership, responsibility

Ralph Yirikian has been a featured speaker at a number of academic, business and technology institutions and forums.

01 June 2016 • 10:49 AMT
OSCE “looks forward to meeting of Armenian, Azerbaijani Presidents”

“[We held] important talks with Azerbaijani FM on Nagorno Karabakh and comprehensive settlement negotiations,” James Warlick said.

01 June 2016 • 10:08 AMT
At least 20,000 children trapped in Iraq’s Fallujah: UNICEF

“Children face the risk of forced recruitment into the fighting, strict procedures for security screening,” UNICEF said.

01 June 2016 • 10:03 AMT
Nominations open for $1 million global humanitarian award

The first Aurora Prize Laureate, Marguerite Barankitse of Maison Shalom, was honored in April for saving and caring for 30,000 children.

01 June 2016 • 09:37 AMT
PayPal to halt operations in Turkey after losing license

The closure, PayPal said, will affect tens of thousands of businesses and hundreds of thousands of consumers.

01 June 2016 • 09:19 AMT
North Korea sends envoy to Beijing amid downturn in relations

Beijing-Pyongyang ties have cooled largely due to his regime’s aggressive pursuit of nuclear weapon and missile technology.

01 June 2016 • 09:15 AMT
Coca-Cola Hellenic Armenia celebrates Int’l Children’s day

A series of events launched with an open air children’s concert and a special event with participation of famous cartoon characters.

01 June 2016 • 08:56 AMT
“X-Men” show “Legion” gets series order at FX

“Downton Abbey” alum Dan Stevens will lead the new series. He will portray David Haller, a man who may be more than human.