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28 May 2014 • 13:36 AMT
U.S. top commander says Obama ended Afghan uncertainty

While Afghan President Hamid Karzai has refused to sign the pact, both candidates running to replace him have said they will.

28 May 2014 • 13:18 AMT
Japan MPs develop $6bn gas pipeline project with Russia’s Sakhalin

The plan will be submitted to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in June, ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit, Takemoto said.

28 May 2014 • 12:52 AMT
EFSE success stories. Rafik Vardanyan: doors of my restaurant are always open

Erzrum restaurant complex has been functioning for over 7 years in Jrvezh district on the outskirts of Armenia’s capital Yerevan. It’s a two-storey construction, with an adjacent green territory used as an open air café.

28 May 2014 • 12:51 AMT
Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt present “Edge of Tomorrow” 14-min featurette

“Edge of Tomorrow” follows a soldier fighting in a war with aliens who finds himself caught in a time loop of his last day in the battle.

28 May 2014 • 12:44 AMT
David Di Donatello Awards to honor Sophia Loren for “Human Voice”

In her son Edoardo Ponti’s “Human Voice”, Loren plays Angela, a woman who is speaking on the phone with a lover who has left her.

28 May 2014 • 12:14 AMT
Quentin Tarantino’s “Hateful Eight” to start filming in November: report

The story revolves around “the steadily ratcheting tension that develops after a blizzard diverts a stagecoach from its route.”

28 May 2014 • 12:05 AMT
“The Good Lie” Reese Witherspoon drama release date pushed back

The film, based on real-life events, features Witherspoon as an American woman assigned to help four young Sudanese refugees.

28 May 2014 • 11:57 AMT
Edinburgh International Film Fest unveils stellar line-up

The fest will feature Abel Ferrara’s controversial “Welcome to New York,” starring Gerard Depardieu as ex-IMF boss Dominique Strass-Kahn.

28 May 2014 • 11:46 AMT
Google to start building its own self-driving cars

It looks almost cartoon-like, it has no traditional bonnet at the front, and the wheels are pushed to the corners.

28 May 2014 • 11:41 AMT
PACE resolution condemns Azeri axe-killer Safarov release

Safarov was welcomed as a national hero, granted an immediate pardon, long before the expiry of the minimum sentence set by the Hungarian court.

28 May 2014 • 11:26 AMT
Pope Francis may visit Armenia in 2015: French daily

“The visit will be of great symbolic importance to stress Vatican’s recognition of the Genocide,” Archimandrite Shahe Ananyan said.

28 May 2014 • 10:57 AMT
“My Big Fat Greek Wedding” comedy sequel in the works

The story,with Nia Vardalos and John Corbett to reprise roles, follows the lovably loud Portokalos family who return after a family secret is revealed.

28 May 2014 • 10:51 AMT
Robert De Niro joins Robert Pattinson in “Idol’s Eye” heist action thriller

The movie is Olivier Assayas’ follow up to “The Clouds of Sils Maria,” starring Juliette Binoche, Chloe Grace Moretz and Kristen Stewart.

28 May 2014 • 10:41 AMT
“True Detective” hit HBO series Season 2 to feature three leads

The first season of “True Detective”, starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, was set in Louisiana.

28 May 2014 • 10:36 AMT
Johnny Depp in talks to play famed magician in “Secret Life of Houdini”

The story, said to be in the vein of Indiana Jones, recasts Houdini as not just a master escape artist but an investigator of the world of the occult.

28 May 2014 • 10:28 AMT
CA Assemblymember congratulates Armenians on First Republic Day

“The hard work and dedication that has led you to such successes in our state is not surprising,” Matt Dababneh said.

28 May 2014 • 09:40 AMT
Snowden says he was spy specializing in electronic surveillance

Last year, Edward Snowden fed a trove of secret NSA documents to news outlets including the Washington Post and the Guardian.

28 May 2014 • 09:19 AMT
Thousands of Syrians abroad vote in presidential election

The opposition and its Western allies have denounced the election as a sham designed to lend Assad a veneer of electoral legitimacy.

28 May 2014 • 09:12 AMT
Two Americans injured in consulate vehicle attack in Afghanistan

“Two men attacked a foreign vehicle with a RPG and then ran away,” provincial district chief Haji Bashir Ahmad said.

28 May 2014 • 08:35 AMT
Armenian soldier killed as Azeri sabotage attempt rebuffed

The Nagorno Karabakh Republic army units acted to repel the attack, with 2 dead and 1 injured on Azeri side.

28 May 2014 • 08:21 AMT
Spotify to release Android app upgrade following hacker attack

Some of Spotify’s 40 million users will also be asked to re-enter their username and password details in the next few days.

28 May 2014 • 08:17 AMT
LG G Watch to support 3G connectivity, report says

However, the LG G Watch is not expected to include phone call functionality like the rumoured Samsung Galaxy Gear Solo.

28 May 2014 • 08:00 AMT
Battle of Sardarapat: A Story of Courage

The Battle of Sardarapat was a battle of the Caucasus Campaign of World War I that took place near Sardarapat (modern-day Armavir), Armenia from May 21–29, 1918. Sardarapat was only 40 kilometers west of the city of Yerevan. The battle is currently seen as not only stopping the Ottoman advance into the rest of Armenia but also preventing the complete destruction of the Armenian nation.

28 May 2014 • 07:15 AMT
Iran urges West to resist pressure from third parties in nuke talks

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif also called for “seriousness and realism,” in the next round of nuclear talks in Vienna.

28 May 2014 • 06:55 AMT
EU leaders agree to re-evaluate agenda after voter discontent

Reforms could include less focus on economic austerity policies, while measures to boost growth and create jobs could address voter discontent.

28 May 2014 • 06:35 AMT
Over 50 pro-Russian activists killed in Ukraine air strike

The govt. said it suffered no losses in the assault, which began hours after Ukrainians voted to elect confectionery magnate Poroshenko.

27 May 2014 • 15:11 AMT
Record number of ethnic Armenians applied for citizenship in 2013

In 2013, President Serzh Sargsyan received 21,000 applications for Armenian citizenship, Chief of the Presidential Staff Vigen Sargsyan said.

27 May 2014 • 14:56 AMT
Samsung patents smartwatch with touchless gesture controls

Samsung is said to have equipped the device with several other smart sensors, including a barcode reader, a fitness tracker, image search.

27 May 2014 • 14:33 AMT
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg summoned to court in Iran

Zuckerberg has been summoned to court in Iran to answer allegations that Instagram and WhatsApp violate users’ privacy.

27 May 2014 • 14:23 AMT
Disney’s “Frozen” becomes fifth highest-grossing film of all time

“Frozen” is already the highest-grossing animated film of all time after surpassing “Toy Story 3” that made $1.063 billion worldwide.