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25 November 2014 • 04:56 AMT
Ankara University hosts conference on Armenia-Turkey border

Organized by the Hrant Dink Foundation, the conference aimed to address the policy of closed borders and its aspects.

24 November 2014 • 15:12 AMT
Ukraine to hold referendum on joining NATO: Poroshenko

In the eight weeks since the Minsk agreement was signed, almost 1,000 people have been killed, the UN human rights office says.

24 November 2014 • 14:39 AMT
U.S. Defense Secretary reportedly resigning

Hagel, a former Republican senator, has served as Pentagon chief since early 2013. Obama is expected to announce the resignation.

24 November 2014 • 13:05 AMT
Mel Gibson in talks to film Andrew Garfield in “Hacksaw Ridge”

The film is based on the true story of Desmond T Doss, the first conscientious objector in U.S. history to win the Congressional Medal of Honor.

24 November 2014 • 13:02 AMT
Home Secretary says UK faces biggest threat to its security

“Almost all of these attacks have been prevented. But as the IRA once boasted, the terrorists only have to be lucky once,” said May.

24 November 2014 • 12:56 AMT
Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt in Disney Pictures’ “Into the Woods” clip

The movie has generated award buzz for Meryl Streep, whose performance as the witch may lead her to enter the Oscar race.

24 November 2014 • 12:52 AMT
U.S., Iran making last-minute progress at nuclear talks: diplomats

A Western diplomat spoke of “progress made this weekend,” adding that the talks would reconvene in December.

24 November 2014 • 12:41 AMT
Penelope Cruz joins Ben Stiller in “Zoolander 2” comedy sequel

Stiller will reprise his role as empty headed supermodel Derek Zoolander, and there have been rumors that Will Ferrell and Owen Wilson will be back.

24 November 2014 • 12:30 AMT
“Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death” hit horror sequel trailer

The film is set four decades after the events of the Daniel Radcliffe-starring 2012 “Woman in Black.”

24 November 2014 • 12:18 AMT
Lithuania to provide Ukrainian army with some military aid

“We have agreed on supplies of concrete elements of concrete armaments for the Ukrainian armed forces,” Poroshenko said.

24 November 2014 • 12:04 AMT
Climate change can undermine efforts to defeat extreme poverty: WB

That means that extreme heat events, rising sea levels and more frequent tropical cyclones may now be unavoidable.

24 November 2014 • 12:00 AMT
Swiss museum accepts German collector’s Nazi-looted artworks

The World Jewish Congress has warned the museum it risks an “avalanche” of lawsuits if it accepts the works.

24 November 2014 • 11:31 AMT
iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus shipments expected to reach 71.5mln units in Q4

Kuo also notes that he expects shipments of the iPhone 6 to outnumber shipments of the iPhone 6 Plus by a 2:1 ratio.

24 November 2014 • 11:31 AMT
System of A Down to perform fist-ever concert in Armenia April 23

SOAD announced a special 2015 European tour to launch December 13 in California-located The Forum arena.

24 November 2014 • 11:06 AMT
Dropping oil price, sanctions cost Russia $140 billion: minister

Reports suggested Russia could cut its oil production by about 300,000 barrels a day in an attempt to support the oil price.

24 November 2014 • 10:45 AMT
Iraqi troops recapture 2 IS-seized towns in eastern province

Kurdish security forces, known also as peshmerga took part in the fighting against the IS group in both towns.

24 November 2014 • 10:33 AMT
Israel threatens military action if Iran nuke deal unsatisfactory: report

“Current proposals guarantee the perpetuation of a crisis, backing Israel into a corner,” the Post quoted Israeli govt. sources as saying.

24 November 2014 • 10:15 AMT
China dismisses U.S. call to stop island project in South China Sea

China lays claim to almost all of the entire South China Sea, believed to be rich with minerals and oil-and-gas deposits.

24 November 2014 • 08:23 AMT
“A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night” solid in specialty box office

Heavy-hitting holdovers “Foxcatcher,” “The Theory Of Everything” and “Birdman” were robust in expansion in specialty release box office.

24 November 2014 • 08:11 AMT
University of Texas acquires Gabriel García Márquez’s archive

On their engagement, family legend has it, he offered to buy back the love letters he wrote to Mercedes so he could destroy them.

24 November 2014 • 08:06 AMT
Oscar winner Christoph Waltz to get star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame

Waltz’s star will be unveiled by Quentin Tarantino outside Musso & Frank Grill at 6667 Hollywood Boulevard on December 1.

24 November 2014 • 07:42 AMT
Russian drama “Leviathan” wins top prize at Camerimage Fest

The Silver Frog went to Palestinian feature “Omar,” lensed by Ehab Assal and helmed by Hany Abu-Assad.

24 November 2014 • 07:31 AMT
U.S. to keep troops in Poland, Baltic states in 2015

Several hundred U.S. troops were deployed in Poland and the three Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia earlier this year.

24 November 2014 • 07:26 AMT
1st look at Patrick Stewart as Neo-Nazi in “Green Room”

The thriller centers around a punk rock band that ends up trapped in a secluded venue after witnessing a horrific act of violence.

24 November 2014 • 07:12 AMT
Global business confidence slips to five-year low: survey

That net balance was lower than 39% in June and the lowest since the Markit Global Business Outlook Survey began in 2009.

24 November 2014 • 06:55 AMT
Cult hit “Cheap Thrills” director to helm “You’ll Be the Death of Me”

The comedy-thriller follows two single New Yorkers who find their budding romance complicated by the attention of a psychopath.

24 November 2014 • 06:50 AMT
“Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1” scores $152M at foreign box office

Space adventure “Interstellar” hit the $450 million mark this weekend, propelled by overseas moviegoers.

24 November 2014 • 06:37 AMT
Google Maps update provides extra detail

Earlier this month, Google introduced some aesthetic changes to Maps to incorporate its Material Design.

24 November 2014 • 06:33 AMT
Amazon to open fashion photography studio in London

The studio will be one of the largest of its kind in Europe and will provide images for its fashion business across the continent.

24 November 2014 • 06:27 AMT
Microsoft pits Siri against its Cortana digital assistant

Cortana, running on a Nokia Lumia 830, asks Siri from an iPhone 6 Plus whether she can give reminders based on your location.