EN
27 December 2014 • 14:16 AMT
“American Sniper” smashes Christmas record in limited release

“American Sniper” is based on Chris Kyle’s autobiography about his tour of duty in Iraq and his struggles as a father and husband.

27 December 2014 • 14:02 AMT
Karabakh Ministry refutes Azeri reports of Armenian soldier capture

“Azeri reports about a cross-border incursion attempt by Karabakh forces in the Aghdam direction is disinformation,” a statement said.

27 December 2014 • 13:04 AMT
900 ceasefire violations, sabotage attempt by Azeris reported Dec 20-27

Azerbaijan fired over 11000 shots from various caliber weapons towards the positions of Nagorno Karabakh defense army.

27 December 2014 • 12:59 AMT
Belarussian President dismisses PM, central bank head, ministers

Lukashenko’s chief of staff Andrey Kobyakov has been appointed new Prime Minister, the press service said in a statement.

27 December 2014 • 12:45 AMT
Iran’s army deploys suicide drone in massive military drills

The drone, named Yasir according to one Iranian newspaper, has been designed to plunge into aerial and ground targets, as well as ships.

27 December 2014 • 12:28 AMT
“The Interview” controversial comedy illegally downloaded 750,000 times

The file sharing news site reports that the controversial comedy was downloaded through BitTorrent 200,000 times during its first 10 hours online.

27 December 2014 • 12:11 AMT
Amazon gains 10 million Prime subscribers over Christmas period

Cyber Monday was the peak mobile shopping day, while Black Friday saw the most rapid growth in mobile shopping.

27 December 2014 • 11:43 AMT
Egypt, Morocco “ban Ridley Scott’s “Exodus” over ‘historical inaccuracies’”

“Exodus: Gods and Kings,” which cost a reported $140m (£89m) to make, took $24.5m on its debut weekend.

27 December 2014 • 11:31 AMT
John Cusack, Jackie Chan, Adrien Brody in “Dragon Blade” trailer

“Dragon Blade” focuses on Chan’s Huo An who’s a Commander of the Protectorate of the Western Regions.

27 December 2014 • 11:15 AMT
Renowned jazz clarinetist Buddy DeFranco dies at 91

DeFranco recorded with musicians including Sinatra, Holliday, Art Tatum, Ella Fitzgerald and Tony Bennett.

27 December 2014 • 11:01 AMT
Swedish govt. reaches deal with opposition to avert snap elections

The country’s Prime Minister Stefan Loefven announced the deal with the center-right opposition coalition at a press conference.

27 December 2014 • 10:57 AMT
Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt named Forbes’ top-grossing actors of 2014

Other names in the list include Emma Stone, Angelina Jolie and “X-Men: Days of Future Past” stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Hugh Jackman.

27 December 2014 • 10:11 AMT
Google report details content governments wanted to be removed

Another example included 20 countries that called for the removal of YouTube video clips from the movie “Innocence of Muslims.”

27 December 2014 • 09:55 AMT
New Greek government must stick to agreements: German minister

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said he’ll continue to support Greece on its “path of hard reforms”.

27 December 2014 • 09:19 AMT
Erdogan says Turkey ‘has freest press in the world’

“Nowhere in the world is the press freer than it is in Turkey. I very sure to say this,” the Turkish President said.

27 December 2014 • 07:55 AMT
Ukraine’s govt., pro-Russian forces exchange hundreds of prisoners

The U.S. prohibited U.S.-registered companies from investing in Crimea or providing services to companies operating there.

27 December 2014 • 07:41 AMT
North Korea calls Obama ‘a monkey’

It wasn’t the first time North Korea has used crude insults against Obama and other top U.S. and South Korean officials.

27 December 2014 • 07:34 AMT
Malaysia battling some of worst floods in decades

At least five people were killed and over 100,000 forced to leave their homes. In some areas, towns are submerged under water.

27 December 2014 • 04:31 AMT
Minister says Turkey lost $1 trillion fighting terrorism

Turkey has lost $1 trillion indirectly over the last 30-40 years fighting terrorism and its spillover effects, Mehmet Şimşek said.

27 December 2014 • 04:17 AMT
Russia identifies NATO as No. 1 military threat

The paper maintains the provisions of the previous, 2010 edition of the military doctrine regarding the use of nuclear weapons.

27 December 2014 • 03:56 AMT
U.S. forces, allies stage 39 air strikes on IS: Task Force

Fighters, bombers and remotely controlled aircraft hit 19 targets in Syria while 20 strikes were carried out in Iraq, a task force statement said.

26 December 2014 • 14:25 AMT
Qatari, Greek air companies to operate flights to Armenia: Minister

“At present, talks are in progress with SINGAPORE AIRLINES (Singapore) and QANTAS AIRWAYS (Australia),” Karen Chshmarityan said.

26 December 2014 • 14:10 AMT
Ex-speaker of Cyprus parliament awarded with Mkhitar Gosh medal

The ceremony was held in the office of the Speaker Yiannakis Omirou, in the presence of Cypriot MPs.

26 December 2014 • 14:09 AMT
Creativity Lab opens in Armenian village school

The newly opened Creativity Lab will host students from the Dsegh community school in Lori province of Armenia.

26 December 2014 • 13:36 AMT
Street in Turkey’s Bitlis renamed in honor of William Saroyan

The order was signed by the governor, who previously opposed the initiative, saying that Saroyan “has no connection to the town”.

26 December 2014 • 13:33 AMT
Russia approves $270M credit to extend Armenian NPP operation term

The credit will be provided for the period of 15 years, the Russian cabinet of ministers said in a statement.

26 December 2014 • 13:20 AMT
Tim Burton praises actors’ work in “Big Eyes”

“Big Eyes” is about artist Margaret, whose overbearing husband passed off her popular paintings of children with huge eyes as his own work.

26 December 2014 • 12:36 AMT
14 more tracks from Madonna’s new “Rebel Heart” album leak online

After the initial round of Rebel Heart leaks, Madonna officially released six songs from the album, including the Nicki Minaj collaboration.

26 December 2014 • 12:03 AMT
Radiohead’s Thom Yorke named most legally downloaded artist

The Radiohead frontman released his second solo album “Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes” in September of this year.

26 December 2014 • 11:53 AMT
Kevin Costner as a coach in Disney’s “McFarland, USA” trailer

The sports film follows the 1987 true story of a farming-town in California, where teacher Jim White (Costner) finds inspiration in the town’s youth.