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21 April 2016 • 06:36 AMT
Karabakh soldier killed in Azerbaijan’s attacks overnight

Karabakh Defense Ministry declared that the Azerbaijani side bears the whole responsibility for the escalation on the frontline.

21 April 2016 • 06:23 AMT
Former slave Harriet Tubman to be new face of U.S. $20 bill

Tubman is replacing the portrait of Andrew Jackson, the nation’s 7th president and a slave owner, who is being pushed to the back of the bill.

21 April 2016 • 06:13 AMT
U.S. top court says Iran must pay $2 bn to terror victims

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote the court’s opinion rejecting the Iranian central bank’s efforts to block payments to victims and relatives.

21 April 2016 • 06:07 AMT
PicsArt gets $20 mln in fresh funding for Asia expansion

PicsArt hasn’t revealed how many users it has in Asia, but Wilson Kriegel says it has seen “huge usage growth” across the continent.

20 April 2016 • 14:13 AMT
Breivik wins lawsuit against Norway for “inhuman treatment”

The court said the rightwing extremist’s almost five-year isolation violated Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

20 April 2016 • 14:07 AMT
Laura McKenzie’s primetime special on Armenian culture slated for Apr 23

The travel host takes viewers on a once in a lifetime journey through the historic nation of Armenia during a 1-hour TV special.

20 April 2016 • 13:56 AMT
Iran high on agenda of Obama, Saudi King meeting

The White House has said it hopes to bring the Arab States and Iran to develop a “cold peace” to prevent further flaring of Middle East tensions.

20 April 2016 • 13:45 AMT
UN deeply concerned over growing exodus from Aleppo

Fighting around Aleppo has become the biggest threat to the fragile cessation of hostilities that went into force on Feb. 27.

20 April 2016 • 13:44 AMT
VivaCell-MTS helps renovate houses in Armenia’s rural areas

Since 2007, VivaCell-MTS has contributed AMD 228.3 million, improving the life quality of 480 people with social needs in 31 villages.

20 April 2016 • 13:33 AMT
Death toll from major explosion in Kabul soars to 64

A suicide attacker detonated a vehicle and a fierce gun battle followed in one of the deadliest attacks in Kabul for years.

20 April 2016 • 13:13 AMT
Azerbaijan hands body of fallen Armenian soldier over to Karabakh

The Azerbaijani side on April 20, at 4:00pm, handed the body of a deceased serviceman over to the Karabakh side near Bash-Karvend.

20 April 2016 • 13:06 AMT
Freddie Mercury’s notebook containing final Queen lyrics to go on sale

Mercury and Queen recorded “The Show Must Go On” just six weeks before his untimely death at the age of 45 in November 1991.

20 April 2016 • 12:47 AMT
Stereophonics rock band gearing up for a massive summer

“White Lies” Welsh rock heroes have already lined up a long string of huge arena and stadium dates.

20 April 2016 • 12:47 AMT
4th gen Moto G leaks show no fingerprint sensor planned

The back panel has a matte finish, which rounds off towards the edges and features the pill-shaped, centered camera housing.

20 April 2016 • 12:31 AMT
Robert De Niro trains Roberto Duran in “Hands of Stone” teaser

Edgar Ramírez stars as the Panamanian boxer who rose from the slums of Panama to become one of the best boxers within memory.

20 April 2016 • 12:25 AMT
6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of Ecuador

Authorities in Quito called the latest earthquake an aftershock. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

20 April 2016 • 12:16 AMT
“Breaking Bad” scribe to pen “Osama’s 11” article script

The article revolves around the true story of a bank robber who was recruited by the U.S. government to plan bank heists against Al Qaeda.

20 April 2016 • 12:14 AMT
Contributions for Karabakh army buildup continue; $6.9 mln raised

Around $304.000 was transferred to the special bank account, opened by the Karabakh government, on April 19.

20 April 2016 • 12:07 AMT
At least 330 million people are affected by drought in India

Authorities say this number is likely to rise further given that some states with water shortages have not yet submitted status reports.

20 April 2016 • 11:28 AMT
Debris gives new clues to MH370 disappearance

The bits of debris, one from the tailplane, one from the wing flap, were found 130 miles apart on beaches in Mozambique.

20 April 2016 • 11:06 AMT
Armenia outpaces some European countries in Press Freedom Index

Armenia outpaces some southeastern European countries in the rankings, including Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Macedonia, and Montenegro.

20 April 2016 • 11:03 AMT
Armenia blocks adoption of Baku-hosted UN Forum’s statement

“Armenia does not join the consensus on the Declaration of the Seventh Forum of the ‪UN‬ Alliance of Civilizations,” the Foreign Ministry said.

20 April 2016 • 10:37 AMT
France seeks to extend state of emergency till late July

Manuel Valls, the prime minister, said Euro 2016, hosted by France from 10 June, was a security priority.

20 April 2016 • 10:35 AMT
Germany calls on Belgium to temporarily shut nuke reactors

The two ageing Doel 3 and Tihange 2 reactors were taken offline in 2012 when defects were found in the walls of the reactors’ pressure vessels.

20 April 2016 • 10:33 AMT
Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 Edge arrive in Pink Gold too

As well as Pink Gold, the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge are available in a choice of Black Onyx, Gold Platinum, White Pearl and Silver Titanium.

20 April 2016 • 10:27 AMT
Armenian-Azeri enclave war

It’s a known fact that during the soviet era the territory of the Armenian republic included 3 Azerbaijani exclaves (enclaves for Armenia), while Armenia’s Artsvashen exclave (see the map) was situated in the soviet republic of Azerbaijan. It’s also known that at the beginning of the 1990s all of the four enclaves ceased to exist as a result of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict.

20 April 2016 • 10:05 AMT
Hundreds protest in Egypt after tea vendor shot by police

The unrest erupted after a policeman allegedly killed the man and wounded two others during an argument over the price of a cup of tea.

20 April 2016 • 09:59 AMT
Russia’s Lavrov to be met with massive protest rally in Armenia

Lavrov will arrive in Yerevan on April 21-22 to discuss the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement with the Armenian authorities.

20 April 2016 • 09:53 AMT
Dozens killed in air strikes on Syria’s Idlib markets

Escalating violence in the country in recent days has left a seven-week partial truce on the verge of collapse.

20 April 2016 • 09:27 AMT
Pinterest builds up iOS app to offer quicker performance

The app’s “new modern look” puts the focus on the pins themselves instead of icons, descriptions and profile images.