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22 December 2014 • 11:55 AMT
Qualified Armenians to get 10-year U.S. visas sooner than expected

United States planned to start issuing visas in accordance with a new reciprocal arrangement beginning January 1, 2015.

22 December 2014 • 11:30 AMT
Madonna surprise-releases six tracks after album leak

She’s now announced that the album will be called Rebel Heart, and is available to pre-order on iTunes.

22 December 2014 • 11:24 AMT
Italy cracks neo-Fascist plot to attack immigrants, political targets

Authorities said a network of neo-Fascist groups had been organizing over social networks and had identified possible targets.

22 December 2014 • 11:05 AMT
Boeing, BlackBerry team up to make spy smartphone

“Boeing has decades of experience providing defense and security customers with secure communications,” Lee said.

22 December 2014 • 10:33 AMT
At least 20 IS militants killed in attempt to seize Syrian air base

“The withdrawing jihadists seized and took with them several anti-aircraft missiles,” said Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman.

22 December 2014 • 10:11 AMT
Wearables to hit 168 million shipments by 2019, report says

“This product category is now facing fierce competition from smartwatches that have activity tracking features,” Svanberg says.

22 December 2014 • 09:32 AMT
Spain’s princess ordered to stand trial over tax fraud charges

The charges were brought as part of an investigation into the business dealings of Cristina’s husband, Inaki Urdangarin.

22 December 2014 • 09:22 AMT
VivaCell-MTS postpaid tariff plans subscribers get new offer

In areas beyond 4G coverage, subscribers of these tariff plans continue using the services provided by the tariff plans in 3G network.

22 December 2014 • 09:19 AMT
North Korea vows revenge over Sony’s Kim Jong-un spoof “The Intervew”

North Korea upped its rhetoric, accusing the U.S. government of being “deeply involved” in the making of the movie.

22 December 2014 • 09:11 AMT
“Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies” heads for 85$ million at box office

Last week’s No. 1 movie, “Exodus: Gods and Kings,” was fourth with $2.2 million and is looking at an $8 million second week for Fox.

22 December 2014 • 09:00 AMT
Lady GaGa “working on “ARTPOP” album follow-up”

“ARTPOP”, GaGa’s third studio effort, was released in late 2013. It made its debut at No. 1 on Billboard 200.

22 December 2014 • 08:47 AMT
Lynyrd Skynyrd to play first two albums for DVD release

News of when the DVD of the shows is yet to be announced, however it’s assumed it will be shortly after the gigs themselves.

22 December 2014 • 08:22 AMT
Virgin Media wristband records TV when owner falls asleep

Virgin Media is currently trialing KipstR with TiVo customers who register their interest via their website.

22 December 2014 • 08:05 AMT
Instagram value increases to $35 billion

The app’s latest valuation has been helped by recent news that it has overtaken Twitter’s number of users with 300 million members.

22 December 2014 • 07:55 AMT
1st look at Henry Cavill as CIA agent in “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.”

The film tells the story of the two agents who must put aside their differences to stop a mysterious international criminal organization.

22 December 2014 • 07:41 AMT
“True Story” drama trailer features James Franco, Jonah Hill

Felicity Jones, Gretchen Mol and Ethan Suplee co-star in director Rupert Goold’s film. It is based on Michael Finkle’s memoir.

22 December 2014 • 07:27 AMT
“Game of Thrones” Season 5 teaser shares looks at Tyrion, Arya

Tyrion, seemingly having escaped the castle after committing murders in King’s Landing, now sports a beard likely to conceal himself.

22 December 2014 • 07:18 AMT
“Friends” star to play Robert Kardashian in “People v OJ Simpson”

“The People v. O.J. Simpson” – the 1st season of the anthology from Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk – is based on Jeffrey Toobin’s best-selling book.

22 December 2014 • 07:05 AMT
Master plan for Armenian American Museum under development

Lord offers a comprehensive range of integrated services including master planning, cultural and heritage tourism planning, etc.

22 December 2014 • 06:50 AMT
U.S. mulls putting North Korea back on terrorism sponsors list

The FBI said North Korea had carried out last month’s cyber-attack, in which script details and private emails were leaked.

22 December 2014 • 05:42 AMT
Over 1.7 mln children in Ukraine face ‘extremely serious’ situation: UNICEF

In government-controlled areas, 187 educational institutions in total have been damaged or destroyed, UNICEF said.

22 December 2014 • 05:28 AMT
Oil-rich Gulf states vow not to cut crude production

Kuwait’s Oil Minister Ali al-Omair said OPEC did not need to cut production and would not consider an emergency meeting.

22 December 2014 • 05:15 AMT
Greek PM offers compromise to avert snap presidential polls

“And they are right. The political uncertainty has to end …. we cannot be swamped in an electoral battle right now,” Samaras said.

22 December 2014 • 04:51 AMT
S. Korea’s nuclear plant operator to conduct cyber drills

Using an account named “president of the anti-nuclear reactor group”, the hacker posted blueprints of nuclear reactors on social media.

22 December 2014 • 04:36 AMT
Syria says Israeli brought down near Golan Heights

Quneitra has seen heavy fighting between forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and rebels including al Qaeda-linked fighters.

20 December 2014 • 13:57 AMT
Iraq clashes between Kurdish fighters, IS delay evacuation of Yazidis

The Kurdish peshmerga troops, backed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, launched the operation to retake Mt. Sinjar on December 17.

20 December 2014 • 13:21 AMT
Lorenzo Lamas to star in upcoming biblical epic featuring Armenian saint

The movie features the story of Princess Sandoukht who according to Armenian historians, was martyred along with Saint Thaddeus the Apostle.

20 December 2014 • 12:25 AMT
China offers over $3 billion in aid to neighbors

Chinese Premier said the offer included $1 billion for infrastructure, $490 million for poverty alleviation and $1.6 billion in special loans.

20 December 2014 • 11:52 AMT
Google wants Android Auto built into car: report

The new software will bring smart features to vehicle infotainment displays without the need for a synced smartphone.

20 December 2014 • 11:48 AMT
Toshiba “to launch ultra-slim tablet at Consumer Electronics Show”

The electronics firm posted a teaser image of the mystery device on its UK Twitter account, offering a cryptic look at one of its corners.