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09 February 2017 • 06:52 AMT
New “Star Wars” spoof in the works from “Scary Movie” writer duo

The movie gets a super-lengthy and goofy title, “Star Worlds Episode XXXIVE=MC2: The Force Awakens The Last Jedi Who Went Rogue”.

09 February 2017 • 06:46 AMT
Netflix debuts teasers, announces release dates for 4 new series

“Dear White People” follows a group of Winchester University’s students of color as they navigate a diverse landscape of social injustice and cultural bias.

09 February 2017 • 06:45 AMT
60-mm mortars used in Azerbaijan’s ceasefire violations overnight

The Karabakh Defense Army forces continue controlling the situation along the contact line and protecting their positions.

09 February 2017 • 06:27 AMT
British lawmakers approve bill to start Brexit

“We’ve seen a historic vote tonight — a big majority for getting on with negotiating our exit from the EU,” said the Brexit minister.

09 February 2017 • 06:20 AMT
Trump breaks ice with China in letter seeking “constructive ties”

Aletter thanked Xi for his congratulatory note on Trump’s inauguration and wished the Chinese people a prosperous Lunar New Year.

09 February 2017 • 06:14 AMT
IS bastion of Raqqa soon to be isolated from world: coalition

US-backed Iraqi forces have recovered part of the Iraqi city of Mosul, although the city’s western districts have yet to be retaken.

08 February 2017 • 14:16 AMT
Russian court finds opposition leader Navalny guilty in fraud case retrial

The previous guilty verdict was overturned by the European Court of Human Rights which ruled that Russia violated Navalny’s right to a fair trial.

08 February 2017 • 14:09 AMT
Romania’s govt. survives no-confidence vote amid recent protests

Romania’s Social Democrat government survived a no-confidence motion by the centre-right opposition in parliament.

08 February 2017 • 13:46 AMT
Far-right leader Le Pen losing French presidential runoff, poll suggests

Francois Fillon, were he to make it instead of Emmanuel Macron, would beat Le Pen with a score of 62 percent versus her 38 percent.

08 February 2017 • 13:13 AMT
Polish Film Awards nominations announced

Ken Loach’s “I, Daniel Blake,” which brought the director a Palme d’Or, was nominated in the best European film category.

08 February 2017 • 13:06 AMT
Eva Green, Gemma Arterton to star in Virginia Woolf love story

Virginia Stephen married Leonard Woolf in 1912, and then met socialite and author Vita Sackville-West, wife of Harold Nicolson, in 1922.

08 February 2017 • 12:53 AMT
Unique Armenian polyfoil

Teghenyats monastery is located just 40 km away from Yerevan in a forested fold of the Tsaghkunyats mountain range not far from Buzhakan village of Armenia’s Kotayk province. PanARMENIAN.Net talked about this impressive medieval monument to Gagik Sargsyan, the director of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography at the RA Academy of Sciences, while PAN Photo took the photographs.

08 February 2017 • 12:50 AMT
Iran displays ancient Persian artifacts returned from Europe, U.S.

All of the items on display were repatriated over the past two and a half years from England, Belgium, Italy and the United States.

08 February 2017 • 12:49 AMT
Forbes names Adele highest-paid Grammy nominee

Slightly behind Adele, Rihanna, who is nominated in eight categories at the upcoming Grammys, places 2nd with approximately $75 million earnings.

08 February 2017 • 12:38 AMT
Black Sabbath to continue as band despite playing their final show

Members Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi and bassist Geezer Butler helped form the band in 1968, and all three took part in the tour.

08 February 2017 • 12:19 AMT
Man Uniteds’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan insists he did not move for money

“If it were just about money, I would have transferred from Shakhtar Donetsk to Anzhi Makhachkala and not to Borussia Dortmund,” he said.

08 February 2017 • 12:10 AMT
Turkish army, Syrian rebels close in on IS town of al-Bab

Turkish FM Mevlut Cavusoglu said the operations had made important progress and the next target would be the Syrian city of Raqqa.

08 February 2017 • 12:03 AMT
Jack Nicholson, Kristen Wiig to topline “Toni Erdmann” remake

The original “Toni Erdmann” followed father who tries to reconnect with his hard working daughter by creating an outrageous alter.

08 February 2017 • 11:55 AMT
Russia says taking all measures to defend blogger extradited to Baku

“He is a Russian citizen. We continue defending his interests in accordance with the law,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

08 February 2017 • 11:42 AMT
“Soul Mate” dominates Hong Kong Film Awards nominations

Behind it, “The Mermaid,” Stephen Chow’s eco fantasy which a year ago broke box office records in mainland China and Hong Kong, earned 8 noms.

08 February 2017 • 11:37 AMT
Syria refutes Amnesty report on mass hangings as “completely false”

The ministry said the Amnesty report was “completely untrue and intended to harm Syria’s reputation in international forums.”

08 February 2017 • 11:32 AMT
Matthew McConaughey to lead stoner comedy “The Beach Bum”

The Academy Award winner is teaming up with “Spring Breakers” writer and director Harmony Korine for the new movie.

08 February 2017 • 11:21 AMT
James Franco conducts creepy experiments in “The Institute” trailer

Besides taking on the lead role, Franco directs the movie along with Pamela Romanowsky.

08 February 2017 • 10:57 AMT
China to dominate global economy by 2050: PwC report

The report ranked 32 countries, based on their projected Gross Domestic Product by Purchasing Power Parity (PPP).

08 February 2017 • 10:49 AMT
Japan’s Sharp “to build $7 billion LCD plant in U.S.”

Foxconn last year took control of Sharp when it bought two-thirds of the Japanese liquid crystal display pioneer.

08 February 2017 • 10:40 AMT
Over 55% of Europeans say Muslim immigration should be stopped: poll

The countries most opposed to further immigration were Austria, Poland, Hungary, France, Belgium, Germany, and Greece.

08 February 2017 • 10:21 AMT
Karabakh soldiers killed, wounded in Azerbaijan’s cross-border fire

A Nagorno Karabakh contract serviceman, Gegham Manukyan (b. 1979) received a fatal gunshot wound in Azerbaijani fire on February 8.

08 February 2017 • 10:19 AMT
Christie’s unveils highlights from its Art of The Surreal sale

Highlights include René Magritte’s “La corde sensible,” one of the largest oils he created, alongside his painting “Le domaine d’Arnheim.”

08 February 2017 • 10:10 AMT
BlackBerry starts offering messaging app developer kit

BlackBerry said the kit will include tools for building chat apps, secure file sharing and sending out push notifications to mobile phones.

08 February 2017 • 10:05 AMT
Sotheby’s heads to court in dispute over “fake” Old Master

The auction house last year ordered pigmentation tests on “Portrait of a Gentleman” after it became suspicious about its provenance.