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15 May 2014 • 14:47 AMT
“Game of Thrones” author confesses to writing with DOS word processor

In a blogpost in 2011, he intimated that he considered himself a “man of the 20th Century, not the 21st” and a “dinosaur.”

15 May 2014 • 14:31 AMT
Samsung to roll out Galaxy Premiere tablet at NY event

Samsung has been tipped to unveil its Galaxy Tab S range at the event, a line of high-end tablets with 10.5-inch AMOLED screens.

15 May 2014 • 14:11 AMT
Donetsk sets ultimatum to Kyiv military to withdraw within 24 hours

Donetsk self-defense forces warned that if troops do not withdraw from block posts in the Donetsk region, they will be taken by force.

15 May 2014 • 13:48 AMT
At least 29 killed in car bombing at Syrian-Turkish border

The area around Bab al-Salam has been bombed on previous occasions. In February, an explosion killed six people and wounded 45 others.

15 May 2014 • 13:30 AMT
Turkish police fire tear gas at protesters after deadly coalmine blast

Representing workers in a range of industries, the unions are angry over what they say are poor safety standards.

15 May 2014 • 13:19 AMT
No sign of progress as UN’s Iran nuke probe reaches deadline

Under a cooperation pact agreed between the two sides in November, Iran was to implement seven transparency steps by May 15.

15 May 2014 • 12:56 AMT
Armenia applies for Eurasian Economic Union accession

After the European Economic Union deal is signed, the document will be ratified at national parliaments to come into effect Jan 1, 2015.

15 May 2014 • 12:16 AMT
Parliament adopts law to suspend mandatory funded pensions

Under the amendments, Armenian citizens who want to get a refund for the pension fees charged since January 1 2014 should write an application.

15 May 2014 • 12:05 AMT
Ancient settlement of Shushi: history unearthed

Ancient settlement of Shushi, dating back to the 7th century B.C. spreads along the walls of the old Shushi fortress. Villagers, ploughing up the flank of the hill at the fortress’s wall were the ones to stumble upon its remains: bronze age weapons, skeletons, household items which were used to determine the date.

15 May 2014 • 11:02 AMT
Egypt’s Sisi calls on U.S. to help fight terrorism

“The West has to pay attention to what’s going on in the world – the map of extremism and its expansion,” Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said.

15 May 2014 • 10:51 AMT
Bomb attacks kill at least 9 in Baghdad

The first explosion was from an explosives-laden car left in a parking lot in the Karrada neighborhood, a police officer said.

15 May 2014 • 10:39 AMT
NMC tenth issue of bonds listed at NASDAQ OMX Armenia

“We highly value proactive position of National Mortgage Company in the Armenian capital market,” Konstantin Saroyan said.

15 May 2014 • 09:53 AMT
Lana Del Rey announces “Ultraviolence” album release date

“Ultraviolence” will feature 11 tracks including its lead single, “West Coast”, which has so far peaked at No. 17 on Billboard 200.

15 May 2014 • 09:31 AMT
HTC One Mini 2 smartphone approved for sale

The device will reportedly feature a 4.5 inch 720p display, a Snapdragon 400 processor, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of storage and a 13-megapixel camera.

15 May 2014 • 09:21 AMT
Samsung to launch competitor to Google Glass in September: report

Business Korea claims that the so-called ‘Gear Glass’ will be powered by a next-generation version of the firm’s Tizen operating system.

15 May 2014 • 09:04 AMT
Film Factory nabs “Palm Trees in the Snow” romance

One of Spain’s biggest productions of the year, “Palm Trees” is written by “The Impossible” and “Orphanage” scribe Sergio Sanchez.

15 May 2014 • 08:47 AMT
Brendan Gleeson as priest sentenced to die in “Calvary” trailer

Brendan Gleeson plays Father James Lavelle, a hard-working and good-natured priest in a tiny Irish county.

15 May 2014 • 08:37 AMT
NSA leaker Edward Snowden film in works, “Skyfall” producers on board

The movie will be based on Glenn Greenwald’s book “No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA and the U. S. Surveillance State.”

15 May 2014 • 08:32 AMT
Sony snaps up rights to Bertrand Bonello’s “Saint Laurent”

The film, set to debut at Cannes on May 17, was written by Bonello and Thomas Bidegain and also stars Lea Seydoux.

15 May 2014 • 08:18 AMT
Shadowmatic: shapes from shadows in 3D puzzle game

The project is focused on delivering immersively photorealistic graphics across iOS devices, combined with stimulating gameplay.

15 May 2014 • 08:18 AMT
Cannes Fest opens with “Grace of Monaco” controversy

To round off this year’s festivities, Quentin Tarantino will showcase “A Fistful of Dollars” at the closing ceremony.

15 May 2014 • 06:44 AMT
Google Glass gets Foursquare, TripIt, OpenTable

Glass users can get the new glassware from MyGlass, complementing the already-available travel-centric offerings like Maps and Field Trip.

15 May 2014 • 06:25 AMT
Malaysian jet search halted after underwater drone gets damaged

Officials have said that it could take a year to search the 60,000 sq km area where the plane is believed to have crashed.

15 May 2014 • 05:59 AMT
Robert Kupelian’s “East of Byzantium” epic mini-series to start production

Inspired by the graphic novel created by Roger Kupelian, forensic and exacting historical research will guide the telling of this story.

15 May 2014 • 05:47 AMT
Kerry reiterates U.S. ‘support for Palestinian people’

The Palestinians also angered Israel by moving to reconcile with Hamas, which has been branded as a terror group by the U.S.

15 May 2014 • 05:27 AMT
Friends of Syria group set to meet in London

The meeting comes days after UN special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi stepped down over lack of progress in ending the crisis.

14 May 2014 • 15:03 AMT
Knesset Speaker: as Jews we must recognize suffering of Armenian people

“We cannot deny history and hold back human values out of diplomatic or political caution,” Yuli Edelstein said.

14 May 2014 • 14:40 AMT
Russian Foreign Minister says West policies ‘hysterical’

Sergei Lavrov said that Russia was not looking for confrontations and would not like to parrot Western countries’ behavior.

14 May 2014 • 14:40 AMT
“Paradjanov” wins big at Hayak Cinema Awards

“Paradjanov” garnered the Best Film prize, Avedikyan got the accolades as Best Actor, with Avedikian and Fetisova named best filmmakers.

14 May 2014 • 14:11 AMT
OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs visit to Yerevan confirmed

The Co-chairs will travel to Yerevan on May 16, foreign ministry spokesman Tigran Balayan said in his Twitter post.