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25 December 2015 • 06:25 AMT
Dozens of Taliban killed in battle for Sangin: Afghan Interior Ministry

The interior ministry said the Afghan army launched an operation leading to the deaths of the Taliban commander and his fighters.

25 December 2015 • 06:23 AMT
Putin, Modi meet to talk defense, nuclear, energy ties

Speaking at the start of their meeting in the Kremlin, Modi lauded Russia for being “a reliable friend” who has “always stood by us.”

24 December 2015 • 19:26 AMT
Islamic State reportedly lures recruits in Somalia

“Looking at Somalia, ISIL is trying to insert itself and then may threaten to move into Kenya,” Department’s undersecretary said.

24 December 2015 • 17:02 AMT
Armenian specialists create largest programing tutor mobile platform

Armenian-American startup SoloLearn is one of the fastest developing startups of the Silicone Valley with up to $10mln financial backing, according to Mattermark company engaged in startup research. Besides, SoloLearn was included in the list of the best applications in India. With the huge competition at the programming tutor market, SoloLearn achieved an incredible result: it became the world leader in the field.

24 December 2015 • 15:27 AMT
Moscow Museum of Modern Art hosts Alexander Tikhomirov exhibit

The exhibition comprises more than 100 paintings and prints, documents and photos from the artist’s archives, as well as two biographical films.

24 December 2015 • 14:58 AMT
Bilbao museum restores Van Dyck’s “Lamentation over the Dead Christ”

In the works on paper section, restoration work begun the previous year continued on a set of drawings dating from the later decades of the 19th century.

24 December 2015 • 14:35 AMT
MTS Tablet tariff plan gets larger high-speed Internet package

VivaCell-MTS is the leading telecommunications operator in Armenia, with the widest 2G/3.75G/4G network reach.

24 December 2015 • 13:24 AMT
European movies gross “all-time high” €3.092 billion in 2014

Grossing $464.4 million worldwide, Luc Besson’s “Lucy” smashed recent records for European exports.

24 December 2015 • 13:11 AMT
“Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2” passes $600 million worldwide

The four Hunger Games franchise films have now grossed over $2.9 billion at the global box office.

24 December 2015 • 12:59 AMT
Armenia not in talks to replace Russian gas with Iranian: official

Presently, Gazprom is the main supplier of natural gas to Armenia, with Iranian gas shipped to Armenia under Gas for Electricity program.

24 December 2015 • 12:34 AMT
Google working on messenger app with added AI

There is no word about whether Google plans to keep standalone Hangouts and Now apps running alongside the new service, or phase them out.

24 December 2015 • 12:27 AMT
Oculus Rift virtual reality headset starts shipping to developers

Oculus CEO Palmer Luckey has taken to Twitter to confirm that the Rift is on course to hit its early-2016 release date.

24 December 2015 • 12:03 AMT
Alicia Silverstone wraps role in indie movie “Catfight”

Produced by Gigi Graff, “Catfight” is about two bitter rivals whose grudge match spans a lifetime.

24 December 2015 • 11:40 AMT
Gael García Bernal in “Gravity” helmer’s “Desierto” trailer

“Desierto” marks a particularly personal journey in storytelling for writer, director, editor and producer Jonás Cuarón.

24 December 2015 • 11:20 AMT
Mark Ruffalo shares details of his character in “Thor Ragnarok”

Hulk last appeared in “Avengers: Age of Ultron” and he was seen stealing a Quinjet which he used to fly away to an undisclosed location.

24 December 2015 • 10:56 AMT
Dan Brown’s “Inferno” adaptation pics feature Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones

The follow-up to “Angels & Demons” follows the Harvard symbologist as he finds a way to cope with memory loss.

24 December 2015 • 10:48 AMT
Samsung announces Galaxy A9 with 6-inch display, curved glass

Even though the device is just 7.4 mm thin, Samsung has managed to pack in a huge 4,000 mAh battery in it, but its non-removable.

24 December 2015 • 10:41 AMT
Islamic State captures Syrian government-held district in Deir ez-Zor

The IS-affiliated Aamaq news agency said that the group began its attack on the district with three successive suicide operations.

24 December 2015 • 10:39 AMT
National Defense Research Institute to open in Armenia

In this context, Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan noted that the university imposes no additional financial burden on the state.

24 December 2015 • 09:41 AMT
25 people killed, 107 injured in Saudi hospital fire

The fire at Jazan General Hospital broke out on the first floor, in the intensive care unit and the maternity ward, Saudi civil defense agency said.

24 December 2015 • 09:39 AMT
MTS Connect LTE presents larger packages of high-speed Internet

Subscribers of Internet Small and Internet Medium tariff plan will from now on receive 10 GB and 30 GB of high-speed internet, respectively.

24 December 2015 • 08:53 AMT
Syrian government blamed for “chemical weapons attack”

The victims reportedly suffocated to death after government rockets and barrel bombs struck the rebel-held suburb of Muadhamiya on December 22.

24 December 2015 • 08:46 AMT
LA Armenians, Kurds protest against human rights situation in Turkey

Activists and community members gathered at the Turkish Consulate to protest the recent assassination of human rights activist Tahir Elçi.

24 December 2015 • 08:19 AMT
Azerbaijan seeks to suspend ties with U.S.

In the bill, the U.S. is also criticized for corruption, interference in other countries internal affairs and conducting campaigns to discredit Azerbaijan.

24 December 2015 • 07:59 AMT
Leaked Mozilla document shows tablet, router, keyboard computer

Although Mozilla loves to experiment with new ideas, the company isn’t confirming that these projects are currently in development.

24 December 2015 • 07:48 AMT
VivaCell-MTS installs solar heating system in border village kindergartens

“The use of solar energy has so many advantages that it would be unwise not to use this clean and everlasting source,” Ralph Yirikian said.

24 December 2015 • 07:39 AMT
Karabakh troops report decreased Azeri ceasefire violations

Karabakh troops say Azerbaijani armed forces have fired 1000 shots from various caliber artillery weapons on the night of December 23-24.

24 December 2015 • 07:01 AMT
Greece adopts bill allowing civil partnership for same-sex couples

A number of European countries, including Britain, have established legislation allowing registered partnership rights for same-sex couples.

24 December 2015 • 06:56 AMT
ASUS mobile devices to ship with built-in ad-blocking

The impact on the ad-supported web may be limited, as ASUS’ browser has ‘just’ 15 million users vs the hundreds of millions running alternatives.

24 December 2015 • 06:48 AMT
Carlos Melconian appointed President of Argentina National Bank

Melconian began his tenure, stressing that the Bank of the Argentine Nation “will take a more prominent role as a development bank.”