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08 May 2014 • 09:14 AMT
Oil prices mixed as investors digest drop in U.S. stockpiles

Crude investors closely monitor economic data from China for an indication of demand in the world’s top crude consumer.

08 May 2014 • 09:07 AMT
Yahoo launches News Digest app for Android devices

The app gives users news round-ups twice a day, and was initially only available to iOS device owners based in the U.S. or the UK.

08 May 2014 • 09:00 AMT
Barclays to cut 14,000 jobs this year, half in UK

The number is higher than the 10,000 to 12,000 jobs that the bank said earlier this year that it wanted to cut.

08 May 2014 • 08:33 AMT
Syrian rebels blew up Aleppo hotel used by govt. troops: media

The rebels detonated explosives in a tunnel underneath the Carlton Hotel, which is situated next to Aleppo’s medieval citadel, they said.

08 May 2014 • 08:23 AMT
Berlusconi former aide arrested for mafia ties

Authorities arrested Claudio Scajola, a minister in Berlusconi’s last government, on suspicion of having helped Amedeo Matacena.

08 May 2014 • 06:57 AMT
Oscar winner Andrea Arnold to shoot U.S.-based film “American Honey”

The British filmmaker’s road movie centers on a runaway teenager selling magazine subscriptions around the U.S.

08 May 2014 • 06:43 AMT
Oscilloscope nabs John Hawkes, Elle Fanning drama “Low Down”

The film examines the life of Amy-Jo Albany and her relationship with her father, legendary jazz pianist Joe Albany.

08 May 2014 • 06:39 AMT
Music video from “The Fault in Our Stars” soundtrack “Let Me In” unveiled

The film follows two teenagers who share an acerbic wit, a disdain for the conventional, and a love that sweeps them on a journey.

08 May 2014 • 06:31 AMT
Internet Retailer: Amazon dominated online retail sales in 2013

Amazon announced a wearable-technology store late last month and it now lets customers add items directly from Twitter.

08 May 2014 • 06:16 AMT
Laura Linney joins “A Slight Trick of the Mind” Sherlock Holmes tale

Based on a novel by Mitch Cullin, the script was written by Jeffrey Hatcher, whose credits include “The Duchess,” “Casanova” and “Stage Beauty.”

08 May 2014 • 05:55 AMT
Putin urges pro-Russian activists to postpone referendum in Ukraine

“We are calling to postpone the referendum set for May 11 in order to create all necessary conditions for this dialogue,” Putin said.

08 May 2014 • 05:46 AMT
Hamas must recognize Israel, Egypt FM says

Egypt, which was once close to Hamas, has grown increasingly hostile to the militant movement after Egyptian military ousted Islamist president Morsi.

08 May 2014 • 05:30 AMT
Iran, six powers hold more nuke talks, struggle to overcome disagreements

Iran wants an end to crippling int’l sanctions, which have damaged its oil-dependent economy by forcing a sharp reduction in crude exports.

07 May 2014 • 19:26 AMT
OSCE MG U.S. Co-chair names ‘six elements’ for Karabakh resolution

The Armenian National Committee of America slammed the statement as “morally acceptable nor practically sustainable.”

07 May 2014 • 14:58 AMT
Huawei rolls out Ascend P7 new flagship smartphone

The Ascend P7 boasts a screen resolution of 1080×1920 and is capable of displaying 445 pixels per inch, a higher ratio than the iPhone 5S.

07 May 2014 • 14:53 AMT
Samsung Galaxy Tab S line of tablets in development, report says

The Galaxy Tab S specs include 2560 x 1600 AMOLED display, 8-megapixel camera, Android 4.4.2 KitKat operating system.

07 May 2014 • 14:28 AMT
“This in 40” star Leslie Mann to topline “Las Madres” DreamWorks comedy

Story follows 3 unemployed friends who decide their only chance at economic is to go after a criminal with a reward for his capture.

07 May 2014 • 14:13 AMT
Lionsgate boards “The Last Face” Javier Bardem, Charlize Theron drama

Producers of the Sean Penn-directed film are Pohlad, Matt Palmieri (Martha Macy May Marlene) and Bill Gerber (Gran Torino).

07 May 2014 • 13:59 AMT
“The Office” star joins “Jurassic World” epic action-adventure

Frank Marshall and Pat Crowley join the series as producers alongside executive producer Steven Spielberg.

07 May 2014 • 13:45 AMT
Lebanese MPs fail to elect president for third time

“While the issue may move at a faster pace after May 25, agreeing on a president could take time, perhaps months,” an official said.

07 May 2014 • 13:37 AMT
“Dawn of the Planet of Apes” clips show ruined cities as apes take over

The short time-lapses show the world falling into disrepair in the wake of the “Simian Flu” outbreak unleashed at the end of the first film.

07 May 2014 • 13:20 AMT
Rep. Schiff urges California State Assembly to pass Karabakh resolution

“I welcome the expression of support for the right of the people of Artsakh to choose their own destiny,” Adam Schiff said.

07 May 2014 • 13:03 AMT
Channing Tatum to topline Sony’s untitled crime thriller

The project is described as a story of an ordinary family man who decides to go undercover to take down the biggest mob boss in the country.

07 May 2014 • 13:00 AMT
Roadside bombing kills 9 Afghan province

Wafa said all the victims are from the same family and were on their way from one village to another when the bomb exploded.

07 May 2014 • 12:46 AMT
EFSE success stories. Yeghishe Gevorgyan: as a farmer, you are dependent on Mother Nature

Yeghishe Gevorgyan lives on the outskirts of Aragatsavan, a small village in Aragatsotn province of Armenia, just a few miles from the Turkish border. About a decade ago, he made a decision that changed his life. “At one point, I said to myself: ‘Yeghishe, if you don’t do something with this land, someone else will’,” Gevorgyan recollects.

07 May 2014 • 11:50 AMT
Nigeria vows $300,000 reward for info on kidnapped girls

Six telephone numbers are provided, calling on the general public to be “part of the solution to the present security challenge”.

07 May 2014 • 11:02 AMT
Ukraine gets first loan tranche from IMF: central bank

Earlier reports said the IMF would pay $3.2 billion as the initial installment of the two-year aid program worth $17 billion total.

07 May 2014 • 10:42 AMT
Yerevan hosts presentation on Taxpayers’ Perception Survey 2013

The survey targeted 1,448 households, 400 taxpayer organizations and individual entrepreneurs in all regions of Armenia.

07 May 2014 • 09:54 AMT
Court orders Thai Prime Minister to step down

Since November, more than 20 have been killed and hundreds injured in gun-battles, drive-by shootings and grenade attacks.

07 May 2014 • 09:46 AMT
Emma Stone to join Joaquin Phoenix in Woody Allen’s next film

The director’s latest film, “Blue Jasmine,” earned an Oscar and a Golden Globe for actress Cate Blanchett and took in $97.5 million at the box office.