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25 February 2017 • 09:37 AMT
Top U.S. military commander made a secret trip to Syria: alliance

SDF spokesman Talal Sello told AFP that Votel “discussed the increase of coordination and support (to the SDF) in the era of Donald Trump”.

25 February 2017 • 09:29 AMT
U.S. to seek extradition of ex-Guatemalan VP on drug charges

According to the indictment, Baldetti and others conspired between 2010 and 2015 to import cocaine to the U.S.

25 February 2017 • 09:19 AMT
Bombs target oil pipeline in Iraq’s Kirkuk

One member of the Kurdish security forces was killed and two were wounded when three more bombs exploded as they approached the location of the first blast.

25 February 2017 • 09:11 AMT
42 killed as militants attack Syrian security forces in Homs

It was not immediately clear if the militants were from Islamic State or other groups, the Observatory, a Britain-based war monitor, said.

25 February 2017 • 08:57 AMT
1st look at Jamie Foxx as Little John in “Robin Hood: Origins” filming set

Also starring in “Robin Hood: Origins” are Jamie Dornan as Will Scarlet and Tim Minchin as Friar Tuck.

25 February 2017 • 08:51 AMT
“Jurassic World 2” 1st set pic unveiled as filming begins

Plot details are still kept under wraps, but according to producer Colin Trevorrow, “Jurassic World 2” aims to be “more suspenseful and scary”.

25 February 2017 • 08:39 AMT
LG’s ultralight Gram laptops available starting at $1,000

Regardless of which screen size you choose, they all feature Intel’s 7th-generation Kaby Lake processors and 1080p IPS displays.

25 February 2017 • 08:37 AMT
1531 candidates to run for Armenia parliament

Four of the nominees submitted withdrawal applications, another one died, while the candidacy of two more was rejected.

25 February 2017 • 08:27 AMT
Shape-shifting drone takes off like a helicopter, flies like a plane

Although the SUAV:Q is aimed at farmers, its long flight time should make it attractive for other uses.

25 February 2017 • 08:24 AMT
Google Spaces to be shut down on April 17

Assuming they actually used the service at all, users can still save, print or delete what little content they may have posted until then.

25 February 2017 • 08:18 AMT
Security error leaves NY airport servers unprotected for a year

The 760 GB of exposed data included TSA letters of investigation, social security numbers, internal airport schematics and emails.

25 February 2017 • 08:17 AMT
Karabakh refutes Azerbaijani claims of offensive operations

Azerbaijan is trying unsuccessfully to ascribe its provocations on the Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) contact line to the Armenian side.

25 February 2017 • 07:56 AMT
Football legend Pele’s son to go to jail for 13 years

One of seven children of three-time world champion Pele, Edinho was first detained in 2005 following a police swoop on a drug trafficking gang.

25 February 2017 • 07:50 AMT
Trump’s Russia reset halted as White House adds anti-Moscow hawks: AFP

“There has been a major shift,” said Bruce Jones, vice president and director for foreign policy at the Brookings Institution think tank in Washington.

25 February 2017 • 07:33 AMT
Germany’s Merkel ready to meet French presidential hopeful Macron

In the run-up to the last French election in 2012, Merkel, a conservative, refused to meet with Socialist Francois Hollande, the eventual winner.

25 February 2017 • 07:27 AMT
Azerbaijan attempts to attack Karabakh, sustains losses

Karabakh units said they continue controlling the situation on the contact line, ready to give adequate response to any provocation.

25 February 2017 • 07:24 AMT
Dutch relations with euro up for debate

The motion approving the investigation by the Council of State, the government’s legal adviser, coincides with a rising tide of Euroscepticism.

25 February 2017 • 07:14 AMT
Agency to award Mexico border wall contracts by mid-April

The president told the Conservative Political Action Conference that construction will start “very soon” and is “way, way, way ahead of schedule.”

25 February 2017 • 07:02 AMT
French presidential candidate Fillon to face probe over “fake jobs” scandal

Fillon, one of the frontrunners in the presidential race, will be investigated for alleged embezzlement of public funds.

25 February 2017 • 06:52 AMT
First planned N. Korea-U.S. contact in Trump administration called off: WSJ

The talks, between senior North Korean foreign ministry envoy Choe Son Hui and former U.S. officials, were scheduled to take place on March 1 and 2.

25 February 2017 • 06:45 AMT
Egypt’s Christians flee Sinai amid Islamic State killings

Arish residents said militants circulated death lists online and on the streets, warning Christians to leave or die.

24 February 2017 • 15:56 AMT
Azerbaijan shells Karabakh village; no losses on Armenian side

To suppress the rival’s attacks and prevent further provocations along the contact line, Karabakh frontline units took retaliatory measures.

24 February 2017 • 13:55 AMT
British historical drama comedy “Their Finest” unveils new trailer

Set in London during World War II, the dramedy follows British filmmakers who make a film to boost the spirits of the British during The Blitz.

24 February 2017 • 13:47 AMT
Bosnia appeals against UN top court’s Serbia genocide ruling

The ICJ ruled that Serbia had violated international law by failing to prevent the killings, but absolved it of direct responsibility.

24 February 2017 • 13:03 AMT
Germany slams Moscow plan for Reichstag replica for children to attack

“We wouldn’t build something like that for the education of German youth,” said Foreign Ministry spokesman Martin Schaefer.

24 February 2017 • 12:58 AMT
Car bomb kills at least 41 near Syria’s al-Bab after IS defeat

Situated just north-east of Aleppo, al-Bab has about 100,000 inhabitants in the centre and about 50,000 more living in the suburbs.

24 February 2017 • 12:42 AMT
“War of the Planet of the Apes” helmer closes a deal to direct “The Batman”

Reeves took over the reins as director after Ben Affleck stepped aside to focus on starring as the Caped Crusader.

24 February 2017 • 12:33 AMT
Cuban independence dream

The dream of Cuban independence had existed for over a hundred years before the final war for independence from Spain began on February 24, 1895 and ended with a formal treaty signed in Paris on December 10, 1898. It was the last of three liberation wars that Cuba fought against Spain, after the Ten Years’ War (1868–1878) and the Little War (1879–1880).

24 February 2017 • 12:33 AMT
“Three Dark Crowns” fantasy novel to get film treatment at Fox

The first book, published in September by HarperTeen Books, follows triplets who are all equal heirs to the crown and have magical powers.

24 February 2017 • 12:31 AMT
Israel to stop issuing visas to Human Rights Watch staff

The New York-based watchdog applied months ago for a visa for its Israel and Palestine director, American citizen Omar Shakir.