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20 February 2014 • 14:42 AMT
“Time is Illmatic” doc to open 2014 Tribeca Film Festival

The documentary is about the hip-hop musician Nas and his 1994 debut album, “Illmatic,” widely considered a groundbreaker.

20 February 2014 • 14:19 AMT
“The Raid 2” hit action sequel poster lands online

The sequel follows Rama (Iko Uwais) as he infiltrates the ranks of a ruthless Jakarta crime syndicate.

20 February 2014 • 14:01 AMT
Ben Kingsley joins Robert Pattinson in “Life” period drama

The story centers on the friendship that developed between photographer Dennis Stock (Pattinson) and actor James Dean (DeHaan).

20 February 2014 • 13:39 AMT
BBC’s Dumas-based “Musketeers” to swagger to screens overseas

Set on the streets of 17th-century Paris, the show offers a fresh and contemporary take on the classic swordsmen characters created by Dumas.

20 February 2014 • 13:21 AMT
“A Most Violent Year” star-studded crime drama unveils 1st pic, synopsis

The film revolves around an American immigrant and his wife trying to expand their business amid violence and corruption.

20 February 2014 • 13:06 AMT
Azerbaijan vexed over section on Nagorno Karabakh in Latvian textbook

The Embassy of Azerbaijan has handed a note to Latvia due to “mistakes” regarding the inexistent “territorial integrity” of Azerbaijan.

20 February 2014 • 12:16 AMT
Feb 20 marks 26th anniversary of Karabakh liberation movement

On February 20, 1988, Karabakh Council of People’s Deputies passed a resolution requesting Azerbaijan for secession.

20 February 2014 • 12:02 AMT
Armenian government to verify calorific value of Russia-supplied gas

“Despite the already provided clarifications on the issue, doubts over the adequate calorific value of the gas still remain,” Tigran Sargsyan said.

20 February 2014 • 11:37 AMT
Eurozone business growth eases: survey

A similar survey in China indicated that the country’s manufacturing sector had contracted for the second month in a row.

20 February 2014 • 11:08 AMT
CA to host event dedicated to Armenian artist Haroutiun Galentz

Attendees will have the opportunity to look into the life and times of Haroutiun Galentz as seen through his son’s eyes.

20 February 2014 • 10:10 AMT
New clashes erupt in Ukraine as health ministry raises death toll

Television also showed activists in combat fatigues leading away several uniformed policemen they had captured.

20 February 2014 • 09:48 AMT
Highly radioactive water leaks from Japan’s Fukushima tank

“We are now in the process of recovering the leaked water and the earth it has contaminated,” Tepco spokesman said.

20 February 2014 • 09:46 AMT
Samsung attacks iPhone, iPad in new ads

The South Korean company pitches its Galaxy Note 3 handset against Apple’s iPhone 5S and mocks its iPad Air advert in the video.

20 February 2014 • 09:31 AMT
Amazon Coins become usable on Android devices

Amazon Coins can now be bought or spent on the Amazon Appstore via Android smartphones and tablets for the first time.

20 February 2014 • 08:54 AMT
“World War Z” star to topline “Spectral” supernatural thriller

Described as a supernatural “Black Hawk Down,” “Spectral” was recently rewritten by scribe John Gatins.

20 February 2014 • 08:48 AMT
Bravo greenlights “Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce” bestseller-based series

The drama centers on Abby, who will be portrayed by “House M.D.” alumna Lisa Edelstein, a self-help book author in Los Angeles.

20 February 2014 • 08:08 AMT
Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum in “22 Jump Street” comedy trailer

The latest peek into the summer film features plenty of witty banter and self-aware humor between the two leads.

20 February 2014 • 07:47 AMT
Clooney gets animated to voice his character in “Fantastic Mr. Fox”

A feature shows Clooney and the gang recording their lines at a farm in Connecticut, instead of a sound studio in Los Angeles.

20 February 2014 • 07:35 AMT
“The Hornet’s Nest” Afghanistan combat film to hit theaters in May

In the film, real-life father and son re-create their time embedded as ABC News correspondents with American forces.

20 February 2014 • 07:25 AMT
Oscar winner Meryl Streep to join Carey Mulligan in “Suffragette”

Streep is up for yet another Oscar for her foul-mouthed performance as the family matriarch in “August: Osage County.”

20 February 2014 • 07:02 AMT
“Slumdog Millionaire” helmer, scribe to reteam for tennis icon bio

The story is going to focus on Billie Jean King’s famous “Battle of the Sexes” against Bobby Riggs in 1973.

20 February 2014 • 06:51 AMT
Fox picks up “Fantastic Four” reboot stars

The studio is making deals with Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Bell to star in the project.

20 February 2014 • 06:38 AMT
U.S. Congressmen join global protest on Armenian officer murder 10th anniv.

In August, 2012, Safarov, who had been tried, convicted and imprisoned for his actions in Hungary, was extradited back to Azerbaijan.

20 February 2014 • 06:05 AMT
Obama warns Ukraine to ‘avoid violence or face consequences’

“There will be consequences if people step over the line,” the U.S. President said shortly after landing in Mexico for a summit.

20 February 2014 • 05:54 AMT
Iran, six world powers agree on nuke talks agenda: official

The negotiations will probably extend at least over several months and could help defuse many years of hostility between Iran and the West.

20 February 2014 • 05:35 AMT
Russia’s LUKoil reports drop in annual profits

LUKoil’s total hydrocarbon production increased 1.5 percent year-on-year to 2.2 million barrels of oil equivalent per day.

20 February 2014 • 05:08 AMT
Facebook to buy WhatsApp for $19 billion

“No one in the history of the world has ever done something like this,” Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said.

19 February 2014 • 18:40 AMT
Ukrainian President sacks armed forces head

Col Gen Zamana has been replaced by the commander of Ukraine’s navy, Admiral Yuriy Ilyin, by presidential decree, Yanukovych’s website said.

19 February 2014 • 18:32 AMT
Islamist rebels in eastern Syria order women to put on Islamic veil

Armed Islamist groups have become the most powerful force in the almost three-year-old uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.

19 February 2014 • 15:13 AMT
145th birth anniversary of ‘All-Armenian poet’ Hovhannes Tumanyan

Armenia marks the 145th birth anniversary of the master of Armenian literature, great poet Hovhannes Tumanyan, who played a special role not only in the history of his country’s literature but also in the spiritual life of his nation. “The art should be clear and transparent as an eye and as complicated as one,” the poet said. And, true to his beliefs, the language of Tumanyan’s works is wonderfully simple and natural, but lively and picturesque. Even during his lifetime, Tumanyan was called the “All-Armenian poet.”