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23 May 2016 • 13:06 AMT
RT Features nabs Dominga Sotomayor’s “Too Late To Die Young”

“Too Late” is a coming of age tale about three adolescents, set in an isolated rural community.

23 May 2016 • 12:50 AMT
U.S. lifts Cold War-era embargo on weapons sales to Vietnam

The move, Barack Obama said, came as the countries entered a “new moment” taking them towards a “normalization” of ties.

23 May 2016 • 12:48 AMT
Mondex & Cie picks up Antonio Banderas Starrer “Picasso”

The film follows the painter he worked on “Guernica,” his reaction to the Nazi Luftwaffe blitzkrieg destruction of the Basque town in 1937.

23 May 2016 • 12:33 AMT
Kit Harington to headline “Game of Thrones” spinoff?

Various UK outlets reported that the actor had entered “exploratory talks” to return for a spin-off centering on his character Jon Snow.

23 May 2016 • 12:05 AMT
1st edition of Aristotle’s “De animalibus” offered at Bonhams NY

Only one other copy on vellum of this masterwork of Renaissance printing is known to survive.

23 May 2016 • 11:35 AMT
Elvis Presley guitar fetches $334,000 at New York auction

Vernon Presley is said to have changed the finish of the Gibson Dove acoustic guitar to ebony after his son earned his black belt in karate.

23 May 2016 • 11:13 AMT
Bonhams to auction Ben Enwonwu’s sensational sculpture

The enigmatic sculpture gave Nigeria the opportunity to established Enwonwu as a self-aware African modernist.

23 May 2016 • 11:12 AMT
Masons and Armenians

Historically, the Armenian masonry emerged and developed in the territory of the Ottoman Empire. Four masonic lodges were initially formed within the powerful Armenian communities. Many Armenians also became members of other masonic organizations and new lodges were created by the Diaspora in the 20th century.

23 May 2016 • 10:58 AMT
Sotheby’s May auction to feature selected works from private collections

The auction will open with Property from an Italian Private Collection – a group of 18 works, nearly exclusively of the Italian school.

23 May 2016 • 10:55 AMT
Armenia may raise question of lost Karabakh areas during talks: Minister

President Serzh Sargsyan said earlier that the Armenian side lost some 800 hectares (around 8 square kilometers) in the course of 4-day.

23 May 2016 • 10:33 AMT
17 girls die in Thailand school dormitory fire

“I woke up and saw a lot of smoke. It was dark. The fire had broken out downstairs so I called to my friends,” a survivor said.

23 May 2016 • 10:07 AMT
At least 100 killed in IS-claimed bomb blasts in Syria

Scores were wounded in at least five suicide attacks and two car bombs, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

23 May 2016 • 09:52 AMT
German pharmaceuticals giant Bayer offers $62 bn for Monsanto

The announcement comes days after Monsanto said it had received a bid from Bayer after weeks of speculation about a possible tie-up.

23 May 2016 • 09:41 AMT
Megadeth’s ex-drummer Nick Menza dies after collapsing on stage

Menza played on four Megadeth albums been 1989 and 1998, including the band’s most commercially successful album, “Countdown To Extinction.”

23 May 2016 • 09:37 AMT
Armenia’s state debt still minimal, official says

Atom Janjughazyan elaborated on the external and internal debts, which he said amount to $4.317 billion and $761 million, respectively.

23 May 2016 • 09:34 AMT
Madonna, Stevie Wonder deliver tribute to Prince at Billboard Awards

Madonna and Prince famously dated briefly in 1985, before a feud erupted between the two that lasted until 2011.

23 May 2016 • 09:20 AMT
Tajikistan votes to approve scrapping presidential term limits

Almost the entire leadership of an opposition party has been tried over an alleged attempted coup. They are awaiting lengthy jail sentences.

23 May 2016 • 09:13 AMT
“Alien: Covenant” sci-fi thriller set photos show horrible deaths

Ridley Scott is back to serve behind the lens, with Damon Lindelof and Jonathan Spaihts providing the script.

23 May 2016 • 09:00 AMT
Armenian MP included in Turkey’s ruling party Executive Board

Markar Esayan is among the 23 new members of the MKYK, which went through a major revision during an emergency convention.

23 May 2016 • 08:45 AMT
Baku reconsiders expansion of OSCE mandate in Karabakh

The deputy chief of Azerbaijani presidential administration said that his country was in favor of a peaceful settlement of the conflict.

23 May 2016 • 08:36 AMT
Google launches Science Journal to help perform simple experiments

You can connect Arduino-powered sensors, and Google is partnering with Exploratorium to offer starter kits to help budding scientists.

23 May 2016 • 08:22 AMT
Ewan McGregor cast in “Fargo” hit series season 3

McGregor will play the lead in the series’ upcoming third installment, portraying brothers Emmit and Ray Stussy.

23 May 2016 • 08:12 AMT
“Toni Erdmann” wins Cannes Fipresci Competition award

Xavier Dolan’s Competition contender, “It’s Only the End of the World,” about a terminally ill gay man, won Cannes’ Ecumenical Award.

23 May 2016 • 08:11 AMT
3 Armenians wounded in purported IS attack in Syria’s al-Qamishli

At least three were killed and dozens more wounded in an attack suspected to have been carried out by IS in al-Qamishli.

23 May 2016 • 07:47 AMT
“Fear the Walking Dead” unveils August return promo

A promo for the new episode highlights Nick, who abandons his mother Madison and the rest of the group to go on a solo quest.

23 May 2016 • 07:45 AMT
Obama hails Taliban chief’s death as “important milestone”

“We have removed the leader of an organisation that has continued to plot against and unleash attacks on American forces,” he said.

23 May 2016 • 07:31 AMT
Boko Haram “ready to trade off Chibok girls to escape prosecution”

“We want to surrender because things are getting worse,” said Amir Muhammad Abdullahi, who is reportedly Boko Haram’s second in command.

23 May 2016 • 07:27 AMT
“The Angry Birds Movie” nests atop box office with $39M debut

The animated movie based on the hit video game series dethroned “Captain America: Civil War”.

23 May 2016 • 07:15 AMT
DW: Bundestag recognition of Armenian Genocide is imminent

The majority of foreign policy specialists from the relevant parties have given a clear signal that they will support the resolution, the article says.

23 May 2016 • 06:57 AMT
“Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki” wins Cannes Un Certain Regard award

The film centers on a boxer who has a chance to win the featherweight world championship, but is distracted by his love for a young woman.