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12 November 2015 • 06:54 AMT
IMF to provide Armenia with $16.3 mln in disbursements

The extended arrangement for SDR 82.21 million (about US$114.1 million) was approved on March 7, 2014, the Fund said in a statement.

12 November 2015 • 06:31 AMT
Facebook’s news app Notify sends headlines to lock screen

Notify’s content is grouped by expected categories like business, culture, entertainment, food and drink and so on.

12 November 2015 • 06:27 AMT
Catalonia vows to continue independence push despite court orders

Opinion polls suggest a majority of Catalans favour a referendum on independence, but are evenly divided over whether to secede.

12 November 2015 • 06:21 AMT
EU offers Africa aid, easier visa access to help tackle migrant issue

EU governments would offer cooperative African states easier visa access for people to travel to Europe, including for work.

12 November 2015 • 06:14 AMT
Montreal begins controversial sewage dump into St. Lawrence River

The action prompted outrage from cities and citizens downstream – worried about raw sewage in the water.

12 November 2015 • 06:08 AMT
Venezuela President’s relatives arrested on drug trafficking charges

Franqui Francisco Flores-de Freitas and Efrain Antonio Campo-Flores are accused of conspiring to smuggle 800kg of cocaine into the United States.

12 November 2015 • 05:54 AMT
Italian diplomat appointed as head of UN refugee agency

Filippo Grandi already has years of experience at the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the agency he will lead.

12 November 2015 • 05:51 AMT
EU issues guidelines to label Israeli settlement goods

The EU says settlements constitute an obstacle to peace and threaten to make a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict impossible.

12 November 2015 • 05:39 AMT
Kurdish forces launch offensive to retake Iraq’s Sinjar from IS

The operation aims to cordon off the town, take control of Islamic State supply routes and establish a buffer zone to protect the town from artillery.

11 November 2015 • 15:10 AMT
YA graphic novel series “Amulet” to get film treatment at Fox

The story centers on a young girl who moves with her younger brother and mother into their great-grandfather’s house after their father died.

11 November 2015 • 14:41 AMT
Tina Fey war comedy “The Taliban Shuffle” release date set

Fey stars with Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Nicholas Braun, Christopher Abbott, Sheila Vand, Stephen Peacocke and Evan Jonigkeit.

11 November 2015 • 14:29 AMT
Tumblr gets Instant Messaging on both web and mobile

It is initially available to only 1,500 accounts, but users can easily activate theirs by asking friends who can already access the feature to send them a PM.

11 November 2015 • 14:23 AMT
FX picks up “American Horror Story” for Season 6

The horror anthology series has become the highest-rated show on FX and won 13 Emmy Awards over the course of its first five seasons.

11 November 2015 • 14:11 AMT
Ice Cube, Kevin Hart take road trip in “Ride Along 2” comedy trailer

The movie also stars Ken Jeong, Olivia Munn, Tika Sumpter, Benjamin Bratt and Sherri Shepherd.

11 November 2015 • 13:59 AMT
ECHR: Right to free expression does not protect Holocaust denial

A comedian staged an “antisemitic meeting” and was convicted of hate crime charges by a French court in October 2009.

11 November 2015 • 13:40 AMT
OSCE to consult with Germany on Karabakh peace process

“We look forward today to consultations with Germany, the incoming chairman-in-office of OSCE,” Warlick tweeted.

11 November 2015 • 13:37 AMT
Scarlett Johansson, Reese Witherspoon join animated comedy “Sing”

Matthew McConaughey, Seth MacFarlane, Taron Egerton and Tori Kelly also star in “Sing,” which will be released on Dec. 21, 2016.

11 November 2015 • 13:34 AMT
Spain applies to Constitutional Court over Catalonia secession row

“This is a blatant disregard for the state’s institutions. They are trying to do away with democracy. I will not allow it,” the PM said.

11 November 2015 • 13:19 AMT
Jonas Carpignano’s “Mediterranea” opens Stockholm Film Festival

Nine feature films are programmed in the special section, while other titles screening at the festival deal with similar issues.

11 November 2015 • 12:58 AMT
MIT research: Armenian among 60 most influential languages worldwide

The researchers formed their Global Language Network by identifying sources of media that had been translated into multiple languages.

11 November 2015 • 12:21 AMT
Armenia to facilitate child care benefit bureaucracy

The Minister of Labor said that the lump sum birth allowance will further be paid for every baby regardless of mothers’ employment status.

11 November 2015 • 11:57 AMT
Prince “to tour Europe in December”

The Purple One will be heading to Europe next month as part of his “Prince Spotlight: Piano & A Microphone” tour.

11 November 2015 • 11:31 AMT
Queen + Adam Lambert to headline Isle Of Wight Festival

The band, who are currently celebrating the 40th anniversary of their iconic single ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, will close the festival on June 12.

11 November 2015 • 10:58 AMT
5 killed in Kurdish militant attacks in Turkey

Erdogan had overseen talks with the PKK’s jailed leader in late 2012 but that effort to end the long-running war was frozen in April.

11 November 2015 • 10:45 AMT
Putin orders to sign agreement on air defense system with Armenia

According to the Council of CIS Defense Ministers, creating joint missile defense systems is a key objective for the CIS.

11 November 2015 • 10:39 AMT
Brad Pitt, Netflix join forces on Jake Gyllenhaal’s “Okja”

The film will focus on the unusual friendship between a young Korean girl and a monster named Okja who has a kind spirit.

11 November 2015 • 10:38 AMT
Russia to counter U.S. missile shield with new strike weapons: Putin

President Vladimir Putin noted that in the future Russia may also work on the development of its own missile defense systems.

11 November 2015 • 10:11 AMT
Ellen DeGeneres sleep-swimming for her family in “Finding Dory” trailer

The film follows forgetful blue tang fish Dory (voiced by DeGeneres) as she suddenly remembers that she needs to find her family.

11 November 2015 • 09:47 AMT
UK’s Cameron outlines four objectives for EU reforms

Cameron hit back at claims by former Tory chancellor Lord Lawson that the four goals were “disappointingly unambitious.”

11 November 2015 • 09:23 AMT
“The Borgias” star to join Scarlett Johansson’s “Ghost in the Shell”

“Ghost in the Shell” is based on Masmune Shirow’s original manga and the classic 1995 animated film adaptation.