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31 October 2015 • 11:02 AMT
Facebook easing restrictions on “Real Name” policy

The site will now allow users to provide additional context and explanation for using the name they do when confirming their accounts.

31 October 2015 • 10:31 AMT
Russian airliner crashes in Egypt, Armenian among passengers (Updated)

The plane took off early on October 31 from Sharm el-Sheikh, a popular Red Sea tourist destination for Russians.

31 October 2015 • 10:18 AMT
Private transfers to Armenia down by 40% in 9 months

Transfers from Russia to Armenia in January-September 2015 decreased by 37.9% against the same period of 2014 to amount $684.5.

31 October 2015 • 09:57 AMT
Armenian President, Georgian leadership discuss cooperation

President Serzh Sargsyan met with his Georgian counterpart, the Prime Minister and Parliament Speaker of the country.

31 October 2015 • 09:46 AMT
Rooney Mara talks working with Cate Blanchett on “Carol”

“Usually it’s not that great to meet your idols and work with them; it’s kind of a letdown. This definitely wasn’t,” Mara said.

31 October 2015 • 09:40 AMT
New “By the Sea” trailer features Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt

The film follows an American writer and his wife who arrive in a tranquil seaside resort in 1970s France, their marriage in apparent crisis.

31 October 2015 • 09:29 AMT
India renovates neglected Armenian cemetery in Hyderabad

The existence of the Armenian cemetery was discovered by historian Mohammed Ziauddin Ahmed Shakeb in 1970.

31 October 2015 • 09:14 AMT
Ben Affleck goes retro in “Live by Night” on-set pics

Set in 1920s Boston in the prohibition era, the film follows a man who turned his back on his strict and proper upbringing and becomes an outlaw.

31 October 2015 • 09:07 AMT
Sacha Baron Cohen in “The Brothers Grimsby” action comedy trailer

Sacha Baron Cohen stars as a bad-mannered man who must go on the run with his estranged brother, who turns out to be a deadly assassin.

31 October 2015 • 09:06 AMT
Shi’ite Muslim militia claims responsibility for deadly rocket attack

The U.S. urged Baghdad to increase security at so-called Camp Liberty and to hold accountable those responsible for the attack.

31 October 2015 • 08:42 AMT
EU sides with U.S. over South China Sea dispute

Vietnam, the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia and Brunei contest China’s sovereignty over parts of one of the world’s busiest sea lanes.

31 October 2015 • 08:30 AMT
Life-size R2-D2 droid fridge to be released in Japan in 2016

Operated by remote control, this particular R2 unit can also project TV and movies, making this droid your one-stop shop for home-based entertainment.

31 October 2015 • 08:11 AMT
Movie on Armenia’s earthquake to be nominated for foreign Oscar

The shooting has started on the territory of an old Moscow factory, where a set of ruined Leninakan (now Gyumri) has been constructed.

31 October 2015 • 08:09 AMT
Ultra-fast 5G networks could be norm by 2020

Samsung held 5G trials last year, reaching top speeds of 7.5Gbps, around 30 times faster than the average 4G connection.

31 October 2015 • 08:03 AMT
IBM promoting development of Armenia’s startup ecosystem

The development of innovative technologies is changing the very essence of the business. The business-centered market of the past is in present focusing on the client. In order to maintain “smart business” in modern reality, it is necessary to analyze all of the clients’ wishes and make appropriate value propositions. Tech giant IBM provides all the tools and solutions necessary to make business processes more accessible and transparent. Today, all of these solutions are available to the Armenian startups with the help of the Innovative Solutions and Technologies Center.

31 October 2015 • 07:46 AMT
Ameriabank: Remote banking services will gain ground in Armenia

A bank representative said the widespread use of remote services in Armenia depends primarily on the welfare of the population.

31 October 2015 • 07:44 AMT
Nations ready for new Syria talks, but no agreement reached for Assad

No one mentioned concrete timetables — even for when Syrian government and opposition representatives might be pulled into the process.

31 October 2015 • 07:21 AMT
27 killed, 155 injured in Romania nightclub fire

The club was in a converted former factory with two small exit doors, only one of which was possible to open initially.

31 October 2015 • 07:13 AMT
Two anti-IS campaigners shot, beheaded in Turkey: activist

Both men killed in Sanliurfa worked for Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently, a campaign group founded in April 2014.

31 October 2015 • 07:06 AMT
Georgia’s former President Saakashvili accused of coup plot

In a leaked phone call between Saakashvili and the head of an opposition TV channel he suggests using a “revolutionary scenario.”

31 October 2015 • 06:51 AMT
Knife-wielding Palestinians attack Israelis in Jerusalem, West Bank

This month’s welter of violence, the worst since the 2014 Gaza war, arose in part from religious and political tensions over the al-Aqsa mosque.

31 October 2015 • 06:42 AMT
Russia warns U.S. of the risk of “proxy war” in Syria

The U.S. recently abandoned its Syria rebel training effort, opting to provide equipment and arms directly to rebel leaders instead.

31 October 2015 • 06:26 AMT
U.S. to deploy special forces to Syria in major policy shift

The decision to send U.S. special forces to Syria will put U.S. forces “in harm’s way,” U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said.

30 October 2015 • 15:17 AMT
Jennifer Aniston to star in “What Alice Forgot” bestseller adaptation

Aniston is set to play Alice, a 40-year-old who suffers head trauma and awakens believing that she is still 25.

30 October 2015 • 15:11 AMT
Ansel Elgort, Taron Egerton to star in “Billionaire Boys Club”

“Wonderland” helmer James Cox will direct the film, which is a remake of the 1987 film of the same name.

30 October 2015 • 15:02 AMT
Polish court rejects U.S. request to extradite Roman Polanski

Polanski has dual citizenship in Poland, where he grew up, and France. French law prohibits extradition of its citizens, but Polish law doesn’t.

30 October 2015 • 14:56 AMT
Poland’s Camerimage Film Fest announces competition line-up

Since the event began, the Golden Frog has been awarded to feature films in which the visual image significantly contributes to the way a story is told.

30 October 2015 • 14:44 AMT
Sony’s Xperia arm losing $1.9 million per day

Mobile phone sales declined by 15% during the three-month period in question, so there’s a lot riding on the upcoming Xperia Z5 family of handsets.

30 October 2015 • 14:31 AMT
Struggling phone maker HTC refuses to give Q4 sales forecast

The Taiwanese firm refused to publish guidance on its future performance after reporting losses of $138.6 million for the last fiscal quarter.

30 October 2015 • 14:24 AMT
Google to reportedly merge Chrome OS with Android

The move is a recognition that the different computing approaches embodied by Android and Chrome are no longer relevant to Google.