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13 March 2017 • 08:32 AMT
Hong Kong’s “Mad World” wins Osaka Asian Film Fest

“Mad World,” is director Wong Chun’s drama about a truck driver father caring for his bipolar-disorder-afflicted adult son.

13 March 2017 • 08:26 AMT
Russia, Turkey, Iran pressing ahead with Syria talks: Kazakhstan

The previous meetings aimed to shore up a widely violated ceasefire between the sides that was brokered by Russia and Turkey.

13 March 2017 • 08:21 AMT
Top Republican lawmaker challenges Trump to prove phone tapping claim

“The president has one of two choices, either retract, or to provide the information that the American people deserve,” McCain said.

13 March 2017 • 08:16 AMT
Jack Huston eyed to replace Daniel Craig in next James Bond movie

Since Craig expressed his reluctance to reprise his role, Hollywood hunks like Idris Elba, Tom Hardy, Tom Hiddleston were linked to the iconic role.

13 March 2017 • 08:10 AMT
Armed incident during Armenian ORO’s election campaign

village chief Samvel Galstyan – who represents the ruling Republican Party – made threats to a fellow villager and ORO supporter.

13 March 2017 • 07:58 AMT
“Game of Thrones” 8th and final season will only be 6 episodes long

Speaking about how the writing process breaks down, showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss said that they would split the load with two other writers.

13 March 2017 • 07:50 AMT
Vietnam demands China stop sending cruise ships to South China Sea

Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Taiwan lay claim to parts of the sea, through which passes about $5 trillion of trade a year.

13 March 2017 • 07:43 AMT
Cairo population set to grow by 500,000 in 2017

Greater Cairo, a metropolitan area including Cairo and parts of the Giza and Qalyubia provinces, is home to some 22.8 million people.

13 March 2017 • 07:33 AMT
Merkel meeting Trump for first time next week

The German leader herself underlined that she is travelling to Washington not only as Germany’s leader, but also as an envoy of the EU.

13 March 2017 • 07:31 AMT
Jordan releases soldier who killed 7 Israeli girls

After the shooting, Jordan’s King Hussein rushed to Israel and paid condolence visits to the girls’ families, a gesture that touched many Israelis at the time.

13 March 2017 • 07:24 AMT
Oil prices drop to three-month low as U.S. rig count climbs

Brent crude is set to drop for a fifth day, its biggest losing streak since a six-day slump that ended on November 4.

13 March 2017 • 07:12 AMT
In Armenia, ‘What do you want to be?’ is asked in infancy: NYT

“Children in Armenia start thinking about their careers at a very young age — around six months or so,” NYT says.

13 March 2017 • 07:09 AMT
Berlin airport workers planning another strike over pay

Tens of thousands of passengers were stranded in Berlin on March 10 as the last strike by ground staff led to the cancellation of nearly 700 flights.

13 March 2017 • 07:00 AMT
Landslide at Ethiopia garbage dump kills 46, including children

Dagmawit Moges, head of the city communications bureau, said 46 people had died — 32 female and 14 male, including some children.

13 March 2017 • 06:50 AMT
China president urges advanced technology for military

China’s military needs to promote technological innovation as the “key” to its upgrading and modernization, President Xi Jinping said.

13 March 2017 • 06:49 AMT
Trump to meet Saudi deputy crown prince amid terror threats

The visit comes as the U.S. expands its military mission against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen.

13 March 2017 • 06:45 AMT
Azerbaijan uses anti-tank grenade launcher on Artsakh contact line

The Karabakh Defense Army troops continue controlling the situation on the contact line and protectingtheir positions.

13 March 2017 • 06:36 AMT
Russia impatient for improved dialogue with U.S. – Kremlin

Dmitri Peskov said Russia’s government is eager for improved U.S.-Russian relations, calling it “unpardonable not to be in dialogue.”

13 March 2017 • 06:31 AMT
Death toll from double bomb attack in Damascus climbs to 74

There has been no claim of responsibility. The Hezbollah-run al-Manar TV station said it was carried out by two suicide bombers.

13 March 2017 • 06:27 AMT
Erdogan slams Netherlands over blocking Turkish visit

Dutch police used dogs and water cannon on March 12 to disperse hundreds of protesters waving Turkish flags outside the consulate in Rotterdam.

11 March 2017 • 13:53 AMT
Columbia Museum of Art features “Dalí’s Fantastical Fairy Tales” exhibit

This whimsical exhibition showcases his illustrations for literary classics including Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Don Quixote.

11 March 2017 • 13:51 AMT
Iraq paramilitary forces say mass grave of hundreds found

The Iraqi military said that forces from the Hashed al-Shaabi were among the units that recaptured the prison from the jihadists.

11 March 2017 • 13:36 AMT
Trump tells Abbas “time for peace deal with Israel”

President Donald Trump “underscored that such a peace agreement must be negotiated directly between the two parties.”

11 March 2017 • 13:36 AMT
“The Paris of Toulouse-Lautrec” exhibit on view at the Chrysler Museum

Toulouse-Lautrec created iconic works of the hedonistic nightlife that still define the ideal of bohemian urban life today.

11 March 2017 • 13:15 AMT
Microsoft updates Cortana iPhone app in bid to take on Apple’s Siri

The homescreen can display information cards on items like news, weather, traffic, package deliveries, and nearby restaurants.

11 March 2017 • 13:07 AMT
San Francisco exhibit offers view of Henri Matisse, Richard Diebenkorn

Diebenkorn’s first truly immersive experience of Matisse’s work occurred in Los Angeles in 1952.

11 March 2017 • 12:25 AMT
Jeff Bridges revives “The Dude” at John Goodman’s Walk of Fame

As Bridges delivered his version of the eulogy, Goodman laughed uncontrollably in the background.

11 March 2017 • 12:25 AMT
44 civilians dead in Damascus bombings: monitor

“There are also dozens of people wounded, some of them in a serious condition,” Observatory chief Rami Abdel Rahman said.

11 March 2017 • 11:58 AMT
Downton Abbey movie could still happen

Phyllis Logan, who is currently starring in “The Good Karma Hospital,” admitted that it’s just hard to get everyone together.

11 March 2017 • 11:55 AMT
ORO leader takes credit for reducing corruption risks in Armenian army

He claimed to have implemented a number of reforms in the army, but failed to divulge details due to confidentiality reasons.