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05 November 2014 • 07:53 AMT
Armenian NPP operation to be extended until 2026

Armenia and Russia’s state nuclear agency Rosatom will implement a set of measures to extend operation of the facility until 2026.

05 November 2014 • 07:35 AMT
Govt. requests for Facebook user data up 24%

Global government requests were up by 24% to almost 35,000 in the first six months, the social media giant said.

05 November 2014 • 07:28 AMT
Apple replaces Samsung as No. 1 in China’s mobile sector

Samsung failed to secure its first-place mobile ranking due to a focus on market share leading to falling consumer loyalty.

05 November 2014 • 07:05 AMT
Toyota raises annual earnings forecast

Toyota, the world’s top-selling automaker, raised its profit projection for the year through March 2015, to 2 trillion yen ($17.5 billion).

05 November 2014 • 06:57 AMT
N. Korea operates new nuclear facility, report says

The North is believed to have made advances in trying to build an atomic bomb, with three test detonations of nuclear devices.

05 November 2014 • 05:58 AMT
UK, France, U.S. urge UN to blacklist Ansar al-Sharia in Libya

Ansar al-Sharia is blamed for a 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in the city of Benghazi that killed the American ambassador.

05 November 2014 • 04:48 AMT
Republicans take control of U.S. Senate

“When you get right down to it that’s what this campaign was really all about. It’s wasn’t about me or my opponent,” McConnell said.

05 November 2014 • 04:40 AMT
Publisher: Armenians boosted ties with Arab, Muslim world

The Jordanian government was instrumental in the construction of an Armenian Church on the banks of the Jordan River.

05 November 2014 • 04:25 AMT
Shootout near U.S. embassy in Albania leaves 4 dead

The shootout followed a quarrel at the club, which is located on the ground floor of an apartment block less than 100m from the U.S. embassy.

04 November 2014 • 14:51 AMT
Armenian soldier to resume military service after Azeri captivity

Hakob Injighulyan was repatriated on October 2. His medical examination did not reveal any serious health problems.

04 November 2014 • 14:33 AMT
Armenia ranked 95th in Legatum Institute’s Prosperity Index

The 2014 Prosperity Index reveals Norway as the most prosperous country in the world, followed by Switzerland and New Zealand.

04 November 2014 • 14:17 AMT
Charles Aznavour receives Turkish Golden Plane Award

“If my Izmir-born mother saw her fellow citizens award me the prize she would surely have been happy,” Aznavour said.

04 November 2014 • 13:34 AMT
Filmax Intl. boards Antonio Chavarrias espionage thriller “The Chosen”

Set in 1940s Mexico, the film is based on the incredible but true story of the assassination of Leon Trotsky by Spanish communist Ramón Mercader.

04 November 2014 • 13:26 AMT
“Transcendence” star to topline Joel Edgerton’s directorial debut

Edgerton wrote the script and will co-star in the contemporary suspense thriller, which will start shooting early next year.

04 November 2014 • 12:54 AMT
Microsoft launches early preview of Skype translation service

The service converts spoken language into a transcript which is displayed on the screen of the other user in their native tongue.

04 November 2014 • 12:37 AMT
Egypt’s most active militant group swears allegiance to IS

“After entrusting God we decided to swear allegiance to the emir of the faithful Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi,” the statement said.

04 November 2014 • 12:22 AMT
European Commission cuts eurozone economy growth forecast

“The slowdown in Europe has occurred as the legacy of the global financial and economic crisis lingers,” Katainen said.

04 November 2014 • 12:01 AMT
UK spy agency new head says social media ‘command center’ for terror

IS extremists use messaging services like Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp to reach their peers with ease, Hannigan said.

04 November 2014 • 12:00 AMT
Tom Hanks to publish short stories collection

The “Saving Private Ryan” actor recently published a short story called “Alan Bean Plus Four” on The New Yorker.

04 November 2014 • 11:56 AMT
Barry Pepper joins “The Maze Runner” YA actioner sequel

Lili Taylor (“The Conjuring”) also has joined the production, which will shoot later this month in New Mexico.

04 November 2014 • 11:42 AMT
Another Pirate Bay co-founder arrested in Thailand

Hans Fredrik Lennart Neij, known to hackers as TiAMO, was detained in the north-eastern Thai town of Nong Khai.

04 November 2014 • 11:40 AMT
Henry Cavill to topline “Stratton” action-thriller

“Stratton” is the first in a series of eight novels by Duncan Falconer, following action from the borders of Kazakhstan and China.

04 November 2014 • 11:26 AMT
Marton Csokas joins Emilia Clarke in “Voice From the Stone”

Set in 1950s Tuscany, the film tells the haunting story of a nurse (Clarke) who helps a boy deal with the trauma of his mother’s sudden death.

04 November 2014 • 11:13 AMT
Facebook “tweaked” news feeds during U.S. election: data scientist

In a stunning revelation, the three months prior to Election Day in 2012 saw Facebook “tweak” the feeds of 1.9 million Americans.

04 November 2014 • 10:52 AMT
Kurdish peshmerga, Syrian rebels fight IS in besieged Kobani

Kobani has become a symbolic test of the U.S.-led coalition’s ability to halt the advance of Islamic State.

04 November 2014 • 10:43 AMT
Swedish bestseller-based dramedy “Man Called Ove” finds buyers

The book follows a determined curmudgeon whose grumpy-old-man routine is put to the test when a young family moves in next door to him.

04 November 2014 • 10:30 AMT
Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain in “Most Violent Year” drama trailer

The film is set in New York City during the winter of 1981, which is statistically one of the most violent years in the city’s history.

04 November 2014 • 10:25 AMT
“Elizabeth” director to helm “Tiger’s Curse” adventure saga

“Tiger’s Curse,” based on the first in a series of novels by Colleen Houck, has been adapted by Julie Plec, creator of “The Vampire Diaries.”

04 November 2014 • 10:14 AMT
Relativity picks up Nicholas Hoult-Felicity Jones thriller “Autobahn”

“Autobahn” follows Casey, who schemes to pull a drug heist for an eccentric gangster in order to pay for his girlfriend’s medical emergency.

04 November 2014 • 10:08 AMT
Apple’s rumored iPad Pro tablet “as thin as iPhone 6”

The tablet has been tipped for launch in the first quarter of 2015, although Apple traditionally announces iPad hardware late in the year.