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06 May 2016 • 06:18 AMT
SpaceX launches from Cape, lands Falcon 9 in Atlantic

It was the second successful landing at sea for Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX.

06 May 2016 • 06:12 AMT
73 killed as rebels capture village near Aleppo

The insurgents, including the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front, launched an attack on government forces at the village of Khan Touman.

05 May 2016 • 17:37 AMT
Ocean instead of Ararat

According to scientists, the flora and fauna of that period was close to the current climate of Eastern and Equatorial Africa.

05 May 2016 • 14:16 AMT
Nigeria, Cameroon pledge tougher fight against Boko Haram

In a statement, both countries condemned the criminal activities perpetrated by the group in the Lake Chad basin countries.

05 May 2016 • 14:00 AMT
VivaCell-MTS now enables deactivating Internet roaming

By activating the service, you switch off the Internet roaming and continue using voice and SMS roaming services.

05 May 2016 • 13:32 AMT
Getty Publications launches free online catalogues featuring antiquities

The publications released in this launch include Roman Mosaics in the J. Paul Getty Museum.

05 May 2016 • 13:28 AMT
Bernarducci Meisel Gallery hosts legendary artist Mel Ramos exhibit

“The Lost Paintings of 1962: A Look Back at POP!” explores Ramos’ early affinity for comic book heroes and heroines as his subjects.

05 May 2016 • 13:10 AMT
How novel about Armenian Genocide became bestseller in Warsaw ghetto

Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day, known colloquially as Yom HaShoah, is observed as Israel’s day of commemoration for the approximately six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust, and for the Jewish resistance in the Warsaw ghetto uprising. It was inaugurated on 1953, and is held on the 27th of Nisan (this year it coincided with May 5).

05 May 2016 • 12:56 AMT
Ford invests $182.2 million in cloud-software company Pivotal

The move underscores the pressure carmakers face to boost their technology platforms given the rise of connected and self-driving cars.

05 May 2016 • 12:47 AMT
Karabakh recognition to gain pace if Baku renews aggression: Deputy FM

“Yerevan’s decision to recognize Karabakh will be determined by talks between the two Armenian nations,” Shavarsh Kocharyan said.

05 May 2016 • 12:37 AMT
Alibaba’s revenue soars as more shoppers buy online

Revenue rose to 24.2 billion yuan ($3.7 billion) in the quarter ended March 31 from 17.4 billion yuan a year earlier.

05 May 2016 • 12:27 AMT
Turkish PM Davotuglu announces resignation amid row with Erdogan

Davutoglu indicated he did not plan to resign from the party, saying he would “continue the struggle” as a ruling party legislator.

05 May 2016 • 12:26 AMT
San Francisco hosts solo exhibit by renowned photographer Sally Mann

“Emmett, Jessie, and Virginia” features intimate black and white silver gelatin prints of the American South that highlight childhood.

05 May 2016 • 12:14 AMT
Russia expects good sense from parties to Karabakh conflict

Dmitry Peskov said that Armenia hasn’t discussed the issue of the recognition of Nagorno Karabakh’s independence with Moscow.

05 May 2016 • 12:07 AMT
The largest rough diamond discovered in over a century to be sold in London

Estimated to achieve in excess of $70 million, the Lesedi la Rona was uncovered by Lucara Diamond Corp. in November 2015.

05 May 2016 • 11:44 AMT
Al-Qaeda withdrawing from two Yemeni cities

Officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to brief the press, while witnesses did so out of safety concerns.

05 May 2016 • 11:32 AMT
Armenia economy ready for war: Minister

Azerbaijan’s aggression against Nagorno Karabakh failed to strike a blow to Armenia’s economy, the Minister of Economy said.

05 May 2016 • 11:30 AMT
Naomi Watts to star in Shakespeare classic re-imagining “Ophelia”

The project is based on the award-winning novel by Lisa Klein, which Semi Chellas (“Mad Men”) has adapted.

05 May 2016 • 11:25 AMT
Hit musical “Hamilton” makes history with 16 Tony noms

The Tony Awards, which celebrate the best of Broadway, take place in New York on 12 June.

05 May 2016 • 11:18 AMT
Chanel stages first int’l fashion show since 1959 in Cuba

World celebrities gathered at a leafy promenade turned into a catwalk for the firm’s Cruise collection.

05 May 2016 • 11:11 AMT
Renowned conductor Valery Gergiev to hold Palmyra concert

Syrian forces, backed by Russian air strikes, took back Palmyra from the so-called Islamic State (IS) in March.

05 May 2016 • 10:54 AMT
Olympic hero-turned-convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius film in works

At the 2012 Olympics, South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius, also known as “The Blade Runner”.

05 May 2016 • 10:41 AMT
U.S. judge says Clinton may be required to testify over email scandal

“Based on information learned during discovery, the deposition of Mrs Clinton may be necessary,” Judge Emmet Sullivan said.

05 May 2016 • 10:40 AMT
Ellen DeGeneres launches digital network, inks deal with Tyler Oakley

DeGeneres and Oakley are set to collaborate on a range of original digital projects with an aim toward developing projects for television as well.

05 May 2016 • 10:34 AMT
Apple Music’s iOS 10 to boast black & white interface, slew of new features

The new interface will make use of additional 3D Touch shortcut previews and better promote the ability to share songs.

05 May 2016 • 10:31 AMT
Kasabian announce 2 more massive UK shows for May

Kasabian’s last major UK gig was headlining V Festival back in August, having last stormed their hometown of Leicester in 2014.

05 May 2016 • 10:20 AMT
Pink previews acrobatic “Just Like Fire” music vid

“Just Like Fire” is one of the songs Pink has recorded for the soundtrack of “Alice Through the Looking Glass”.

05 May 2016 • 10:19 AMT
Twitter for Mac gets Moments tab, poll support, GIF search

Instead of displaying a poll as just any old tweet, the app will actually render the proper graphic and let users interact with it.

05 May 2016 • 09:50 AMT
Hulu working on a live-streaming TV channel

To date, Hulu adds programming from Fox, Disney and NBC hours after those shows air on television.

05 May 2016 • 09:48 AMT
At least 10 civilians killed in double bomb attack in central Syria

The blasts come just days after the Islamic State group seized the nearby Shaer gas field in an attack that killed at least 16 regime troops.