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18 January 2020 • 08:36 AMT
Storm, floods follow bushfires in Australia

Several major highways were cut off, while theme parks closed in southeastern Queensland after some of the heaviest rain in months fell in the state.

18 January 2020 • 07:36 AMT
World’s shortest man dies aged 27

He stood at just 67.08 cm tall and was declared the shortest man alive by Guinness World Records in 2010 after turning 18.

18 January 2020 • 07:19 AMT
Ukrainian President rejects PM’s resignation

In a recording, Honcharuk appears to say that Zelensky “has a very primitive understanding of economic processes.”

18 January 2020 • 06:43 AMT
New study names exact reason why dinosaurs went extinct

A group of researchers at Yale University are putting the blame for the extinction back solely on the asteroid.

17 January 2020 • 14:58 AMT
Australia to set lose billions due to bushfires across the country

The number of travelers booking visits to Australia has fallen 10-20 percent since the fires began in September.

17 January 2020 • 14:38 AMT
Viva-MTS unveils new corporate logo to match the company identity

Viva-MTS, an Armenian telecommunications operator, has started a process to restyle its corporate logo.

17 January 2020 • 14:26 AMT
Lavrov sees “certain progress” in Karabakh settlement

Acting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov sees “certain progress” in the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

17 January 2020 • 12:42 AMT
No Aegean “gray zones” exist, Greece tells Turkey

“Greece has chosen the path of international legality,” the ministry said, urging Turkey to do the same.

17 January 2020 • 12:08 AMT
Khamenei: Iran can fight beyond borders

Khamenei said European states could not be trusted after they launched a nuclear agreement dispute mechanism.

17 January 2020 • 11:27 AMT
Body of former Armenia National Security Chief discovered in Yerevan

Former National Security chief Georgi Kutoyan’s body had a shotgun wound, according to the Investigative Committee.

17 January 2020 • 11:06 AMT
Syria strikes leave at least 21 dead in Idlib

A new ceasefire went into effect, but violence continued, rescue workers operating in opposition-held areas said.

17 January 2020 • 10:27 AMT
Possible “super-earth” planet discovered 4 light years away

The nearest star to our sun, Proxima Centauri, may actually be host to two planets, including a “Super-Earth.”

17 January 2020 • 09:35 AMT
VivaCell-MTS reports fourfold growth in 4G/LTE traffic on New Year’s

VivaCell-MTS’ network handled calls of about 69 mln minutes on December 31, 2019 and January 1, 2020.

17 January 2020 • 09:15 AMT
Baku: Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers to meet by late January

Mammadyarov said OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs will be visiting the region in the first quarter of the year.

17 January 2020 • 08:25 AMT
Armenian Genocide survivor dies in Canada at age 104

Papazian was born in Turkey, in the Ionia district of Samsun by the Black Sea in 1915. She never knew her parents.

17 January 2020 • 08:04 AMT
Second Chinese person dies from mystery virus

The news comes as Thailand reported that a second Chinese national has been found to be infected of the mystery virus.

17 January 2020 • 07:50 AMT
VivaCell-MTS, Fuller Center share joy of new homes in rural Armenia

VivaCell-MTS and Fuller Center for Housing Armenia have teamed up to solve the housing problem in villages.

17 January 2020 • 07:38 AMT
Armenia says ready to boost cooperation with OSCE

Armenia values the balanced approach of the Parliamentary Assembly with regards to different conflicts, the envoy said.

17 January 2020 • 06:51 AMT
U.S. says 11 troops were treated after Iran missile strike

President Donald Trump and the U.S. military had said there were no casualties after the strike on the al-Asad air base.

17 January 2020 • 06:29 AMT
Aleppo attack leaves six dead, 20 injured

At least 20 others were injured in the attack in the western part of the city, Kantsasar Armenian newspaper reveals.

16 January 2020 • 14:53 AMT
New dinosaur species shows what earth was like 120 mln years ago

The one-of-a-kind specimen offers a window into what the earth was like 120 million years ago.

16 January 2020 • 14:51 AMT
India to welcome first Armenian Armath engineering laboratory

The first Armenian Armath engineering laboratory will open in Vadodara, Gujarat, India, in early February.

16 January 2020 • 14:24 AMT
Armenian serviceman wounded in Azerbaijan’s cross-border shooting

Private Artur Mezhlumyan got the shrapnel wound on Wednesday, January 15 evening, the Defense Ministry said.

16 January 2020 • 14:16 AMT
Egypt inaugurates largest military base in Middle East

The 150,000-acre Berniceis located on the Red Sea coast along Egypt’s southern borders.

16 January 2020 • 13:32 AMT
Russian parliament approves new PM Mikhail Mishustin

The State Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament, voted in favor of tax authority chief Mikhail Mishustin.

16 January 2020 • 13:00 AMT
Turkey says starting Libya troop deployment

Erdogan said Turkey will continue to use all diplomatic and military means to ensure stability to its south.

16 January 2020 • 12:04 AMT
FM: Premature to talk about meeting of Armenian, Azeri leaders

Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan noted that Armenia has never attempted to protract the process.

16 January 2020 • 10:54 AMT
Wikipedia is back online in Turkey after three-year ban

The ban was lifted and access to resumed hours after Turkey’s Official Gazette reported details of a ruling.

16 January 2020 • 10:06 AMT
Armenia, China abolishing visas from January 19

Holders of Armenian passports will be able to enter, transit and stay in the territory of China for a maximum of 90 days.

16 January 2020 • 09:52 AMT
Iran says uranium enrichment at higher level than before the deal

“Pressure has increased on Iran but we continue to progress,” Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on January 16.