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23 July 2015 • 05:03 AMT
Russian space capsule docks successfully with ISS

“We have contact,” a NASA announcer said, as the craft soared high above the coast of Ecuador, 402 kilometers over the Pacific.

23 July 2015 • 04:49 AMT
FBI director says IS bigger terror threat to U.S. than al Qaeda

The U.S. has tracked dozens of Americans, ranging in age from 18 to 62, who have traveled to Syria or Iraq to fight with IS.

23 July 2015 • 04:40 AMT
Greek parliament passes crucial second set of reforms

Speaking before the vote, PM Alexis Tsipras stressed that he was not happy with the measures that creditors had imposed.

23 July 2015 • 04:29 AMT
Delegation presses for proper U.S. aid to Syrian Armenians

The delegation stressed the need for U.S. policymakers to ensure the delivery of aid to at-risk Armenians in Aleppo.

22 July 2015 • 17:21 AMT
Nagorno Karabakh black caviar to hit markets in 5 years

The fish and the caviar will hit the markets in three and five years respectively, Golden Fish representatives said.

22 July 2015 • 12:29 AMT
OSCE Mission registers no ceasefire violation at NKR-Azeri contact line

The OSCE Mission conducted planned monitoring of the line of contact between the NKR and Azerbaijani armed forces.

22 July 2015 • 12:18 AMT
HayPost opens first int’l office in Glendale

The residents of California will henceforth able to send parcels to their friends and relatives easier and faster.

22 July 2015 • 12:09 AMT
Turkey to restore Surp Kevork Armenian church

Chief of Canakci village declared that the church needs renovation, or else it will collapse and damage the neighboring houses.

22 July 2015 • 12:03 AMT
Ucom in talks to buy Orange Armenia

According to local media estimates, Orange Armenia mobile network may have a market value worth $80-120 million.

22 July 2015 • 11:52 AMT
Kerry to tell Gulf states U.S. will work to ‘push back’ against Iran

Despite their misgivings, Kerry said, the United States aimed to convince its allies the deal was in their interests.

22 July 2015 • 11:07 AMT
3 Spanish reporters missing in Syria’s Aleppo

Almost no western reporters have visited the country since IS began killing foreign journalists and aid workers it took hostage.

22 July 2015 • 11:01 AMT
Turkey blocks access to Twitter

Turkish officials say they have detained more than 500 people suspected of working with IS in the last six months.

22 July 2015 • 10:41 AMT
Clinton trails top Republican candidates in 3 states: survey

In Colorado, only 34% of voters said they see Hillary Clinton as honest and trustworthy while 62% said they don’t.

22 July 2015 • 10:20 AMT
Azeri frontline activeness conditioned by OSCE MG co-chairs’ visit: official

Davit Babayan also noted that ceasefire violations are observed every time an international diplomat visits the region.

22 July 2015 • 10:06 AMT
Microsoft suffers $3.2bn loss due to Nokia writedown

The Redmond, Wash-based software company reported adjusted earnings per share of 62 cents against revenue of $22.2 billion.

22 July 2015 • 09:56 AMT
Afghanistan bans fake gun sale to curb violence

“This is a positive step that will stop children from taking up real arms when they grow up,” Abdul Shaheed wrote on Facebook.

22 July 2015 • 09:46 AMT
Sony gets into drone business with machines taking off vertically

“They could also be used to inspect farmland to check for damage after a storm hits,” a Sony spokeswoman said.

22 July 2015 • 09:15 AMT
Anti-govt. protests after suicide bombing turn violent in Turkey

Two police officers were found dead, shot in the head, in a house in the southeastern city of Sanliurfa, security sources said.

22 July 2015 • 09:07 AMT
Spain arrests man suspected of recruiting women for IS

The arrest was part of an ongoing operation against jihadi militants seeking to recruit pre-teen girls and teenagers in Spain.

22 July 2015 • 08:54 AMT
Azeri armed forces intensively violate ceasefire July 21

160 ceasefire violations were registered during the day, with over 1600 shots fired from various caliber weapons.

22 July 2015 • 07:55 AMT
WB pledges $2.1bn to help parts of Nigeria wrecked by Boko Haram

President Muhammadu Buhari said priority must be given to rebuilding infrastructure and helping those displaced by the conflict.

22 July 2015 • 05:40 AMT
N. Korea erecting tower for possible rocket launch, report says

North Korea has repeatedly defied UN resolutions banning the country from conducting tests using ballistic missile technology.

22 July 2015 • 05:30 AMT
Al Qaeda key figure killed in U.S. airstrike in Syria: Pentagon

Khorasan is a term for the area in Afghanistan and Pakistan where al Qaeda’s main council is thought to be hiding.

22 July 2015 • 05:23 AMT
Online ad industry marshaling fresh effort to fight click fraud

Some unscrupulous publishers have been harnessing the power of virtual machines in data centers, wrote Vegard Johnsen.

22 July 2015 • 05:02 AMT
AMA to host book release by Canadian-Armenian photographer

Khatcherian also examines the transformation of old churches, either by renovation or by reuse for different functions.

22 July 2015 • 04:51 AMT
Apple posts record Q3 results as shares fall

The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, which smashed iPhone sales records when they were launched last year, are now 10 months old.

22 July 2015 • 04:30 AMT
Erdogan completely destroys his credibility

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has completely destroyed his credibility by making numerous bizarre claims in recent years. For example, Erdogan told a group of Latin American Muslims visiting Istanbul last year that Muslim Pilgrims discovered America over 300 years before Christopher Columbus: “It is alleged that the American continent was discovered by Columbus in 1492. In fact, Muslim sailors reached the American continent 314 years before Columbus in 1178. …In his memoirs, Christopher Columbus mentions the existence of a mosque atop a hill on the coast of Cuba. A mosque would look perfect on that hill today.”

21 July 2015 • 15:06 AMT
Struggle against sex-selective abortions to give results in 1-2 years

“We can already see a positive change: if the girl-boy ratio was 100-115 in 2012, it is 100-112 now,” Gayane Avagyan said.

21 July 2015 • 14:37 AMT
Magnitude 4.0 quake hits San Francisco Bay Area

The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake hit shortly after 2:30 am near Fremont, about 35 miles southeast of San Francisco.

21 July 2015 • 14:29 AMT
Brazilian President’s popularity continues to tumble: opinion poll

The CNT/MDA poll showed that her government’s approval rating has fallen to 7.7% compared with 10.8% in a previous survey.