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22 October 2014 • 12:22 AMT
Syrian air force destroys jets seized by IS: minister

The director of the Observatory said he had no confirmation that the Syrian air force destroyed any of the jets.

22 October 2014 • 12:06 AMT
Obama administration plans to fully consult Congress on Iran nuke talks

“I personally believe, as does the president, that Congress has an extremely important role to play in this,” Kerry said.

22 October 2014 • 11:49 AMT
Hungarians protest govt. plan to impose heavy tax on Internet use

The tax, included in the 2015 budget plan, would force Internet service providers to pay 150 forints per gigabyte of data.

22 October 2014 • 11:02 AMT
Microsoft updates Windows 10 preview

Other additions include new keyboard shortcuts for moving apps between monitors, and an animation that plays when users toggle virtual desktops.

22 October 2014 • 10:55 AMT
Nokia makes Here Maps service available to Android devices

It was originally available on the Apple App Store until late 2013 when it was pulled due to incompatibility issues with iOS 7.

22 October 2014 • 10:28 AMT
“Game of Thrones” star Natalie Dormer joins “The Forest” supernatural thriller

The movie is set in a forest called Aokigahara, a real location in Japan where people go to end their lives.

22 October 2014 • 10:14 AMT
Film Movement nabs Venice Fest winner “The Dinner”

The Italian adaptation of the best-selling Dutch novel chronicles a dinner party gone horribly wrong.

22 October 2014 • 09:54 AMT
Helmer James Wan returns for “The Conjuring” hit horror sequel

The Australian director turned the first horror flick into a blockbuster with $320 million in worldwide box office on a $20 million budget.

22 October 2014 • 09:47 AMT
Mark Duplass named keynote speaker at SXSW fest

His writing-and-producing effort “Creep,” the first installment of a psychological thriller trilogy, premiered at the festival in 2014.

22 October 2014 • 09:38 AMT
National Mortgage Company bonds 12th issue listed on Nasdaq Armenia

Cut price of the bonds was AMD 10,020.33, weighted average yield was 9.7975% and the cut yield stood at 9.92%.

22 October 2014 • 09:32 AMT
Viewers moved to tears at “Theory of Everything” Hawking bio premiere

Guests included Redmayne, Felicity Jones, director James Marsh, Uma Thurman, Ron Meyer and Focus Features CEO Peter Schlessel.

22 October 2014 • 09:32 AMT
Investigators say ‘criminal negligence’ caused Total boss plane crash

Christophe de Margerie, who had headed French firm Total since 2007, was once of the oil industries most recognizable leaders.

22 October 2014 • 09:14 AMT
European Commission incoming head to present new jobs plan

“If you give us your support today, we will present the jobs, growth and investment package before Christmas,” Juncker said.

22 October 2014 • 09:06 AMT
Patrick Stewart to play white supremacist in “Green Room” thriller

Stewart was last seen reprising his iconic role as Professor X in the summer blockbuster “X-Men: Days of Future Past.”

22 October 2014 • 08:58 AMT
“Court” wins best film award at Mumbai Festival

Mexican film “Gueros,” directed by Alonso Ruiz Palacios, won the grand jury prize. Martin Loizillion won actor for the French film “Fever.”

22 October 2014 • 08:55 AMT
Turkey’s Armenian community again mulls electing new patriarch

The government ruled out an election of a new patriarch but a group of Armenians filed a lawsuit for the removal of regulations.

22 October 2014 • 08:44 AMT
Michael Keaton to receive Santa Barbara Fest Modern Master Award

The Award is SBIFF’s highest honor, and in the past has gone to Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Diane Keaton, Sean Penn among others.

22 October 2014 • 08:24 AMT
Christian Slater to topline “Mr. Robot” USA Network cyber-crime pilot

The project centers on a young programmer who suffers from an anti-social disorder and can only connect to people by hacking them.

22 October 2014 • 08:18 AMT
IFC Films picks up Al Pacino drama “Manglehorn”

Pacino plays a small-town locksmith living in the past, who embarks on a new friendship with a woman played by Holly Hunter.

22 October 2014 • 08:06 AMT
Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant to star in “Florence” opera singer bio

Stephen Frears who helmed Oscar-nominated drama “Philomena” will serve behind the lens for “Florence” scripted by Nicholas Martin.

22 October 2014 • 08:00 AMT
Kim Basinger joins Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling in “Nice Guys” noir

The story, set in 1970s LA, follows a private eye and a hired leg breaker who must work together to solve the case of a missing girl.

22 October 2014 • 07:32 AMT
Symantec reports rise in high-traffic DDoS attacks

That directs a large amount of data to the victims, consuming up to 50 times more bandwidth, making it an “amplification” attack.

22 October 2014 • 07:12 AMT
Google Play Music adds Songza integration to Material Design update

Google Play Music today not only looks better thanks to an incoming update to Material Design, it’s about to sound better, too.

22 October 2014 • 06:32 AMT
Microsoft to drop Nokia name off its Lumia range: report

As a result of the Nokia acquisition, Microsoft has also acquired approximately 25,000 new employees located in 50 countries.

22 October 2014 • 06:27 AMT
Apple posts new security warning for iCloud users

The attacks appear unrelated to an episode in which hackers stole nude photos from the iCloud accounts of several U.S. celebrities.

22 October 2014 • 06:20 AMT
U.S. examines video showing IS militants in control of arms airdrop

The U.S. military said it had carried out air drops of weapons, ammunition and medical supplies to the Kurdish fighters.

22 October 2014 • 06:00 AMT
NATO says Russian military aircraft intercepted over Baltic Sea

Lt. Col. Robert Gericke said the Russian aircraft were flying in international airspace and had not violated the territory of alliance members.

22 October 2014 • 05:10 AMT
UN chief to set up inquiry into Gaza attacks

Ban Ki-moon said the independent investigation would look into most serious cases where innocent people were killed.

22 October 2014 • 05:01 AMT
Publisher: why Turkey failed to gain UN Security Council seat

Only 60 out of 193 UN General Assembly member states voted for Turkey, while its rival, Spain, received 132 votes.

22 October 2014 • 04:23 AMT
“We Sing Armenian Church Songs” children’s album released in U.S.

Each song is recorded in both Armenian and English and includes liner notes explaining the significance of each hymn.