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16 January 2017 • 11:17 AMT
Egypt court rules against handing Red Sea islands to Saudi

The verdict was met by an eruption of jubilation by activists and lawyers in the courtroom in Cairo, some of whom sang the national anthem.

16 January 2017 • 11:11 AMT
“Game of Thrones” final season could be longer than expected

It was previously reported that showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss were ready to end the series with 13 episodes.

16 January 2017 • 11:09 AMT
Spanish police arrest Moroccan accused of leading IS militant cell

New recruits would be sent to Turkey where they would receive training and instructions for potential attacks in Europe, a ministry said.

16 January 2017 • 11:02 AMT
First look at resurrected Jerome in “Gotham” season 3B promo

The video features a first look at the resurrected version of Jerome Valeska (Cameron Monaghan).

16 January 2017 • 10:59 AMT
Revolutionary armor seeks to tackle traumatic brain injury from explosions

“A system like BLAST can help recognize the signs of TBI early and tell warfighters they might need medical attention,” said Dr. Timothy Bentley.

16 January 2017 • 10:52 AMT
EU vows to stand by Iran nuclear agreement

“The European Union will continue to work for the respect and implementation of this extremely important deal,” Mogherini said.

16 January 2017 • 10:48 AMT
MIT enables modifying 3D-printed objects after making them

If you add the right monomer (a core aspect of plastic), you can also make an object swell or shrink by changing the temperature.

16 January 2017 • 10:39 AMT
Steve Jones talks possibility of another Sex Pistols reunion

The legendary punk band originally split in 1978 after frontman Johnny Rotten left the band.

16 January 2017 • 10:33 AMT
“Pilot error” caused Turkish cargo plane crash: Kyrgyz official

“According to preliminary information, the plane crashed due to a pilot error,” deputy prime minister Muhammetkaly Abulgaziev said.

16 January 2017 • 10:30 AMT
Nick Cave plays first gig since his son’s death

His family’s ordeal became the subject of subsequent film and documentary “One More Time With Feeling”.

16 January 2017 • 10:21 AMT
Dakota Fanning joins TNT’s long- awaited adaptation of “The Alienist”

“Alienist,” from Paramount TV and Turner’s Studio T, revolves around the search for a serial killer in turn of the century New York City.

16 January 2017 • 10:15 AMT
Armenia among world’s 20 most affordable countries: Numbeo

With 119 countries reported, Armenia has a rating of 33.87 and is placed 19th among the least expensive countries.

16 January 2017 • 10:11 AMT
HBO chief talks prospects for “Game of Thrones” spinoff

Original programming president Casey Bloys gamely fielded questions seeking updates on where things stand for a handful of buzzed-about projects.

16 January 2017 • 09:39 AMT
Oman accepts 10 Guantanamo Bay inmates at U.S. request

Oman’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it had accepted the prisoners at Obama’s request. It did not name the prisoners.

16 January 2017 • 09:20 AMT
Syrian rebels to attend Kazakhstan talks

Turkey’s priorities in Syria appear to have shifted away from toppling Assad towards combating both Kurdish groups and Islamic State.

16 January 2017 • 09:04 AMT
Eight billionaires “as rich as world’s poorest half” – Oxfam

The charity said its figures came from improved data, and the gap between rich and poor was “far greater than feared.”

16 January 2017 • 08:58 AMT
Samsung probe finds battery was main cause of Note 7 fires – source

The results of the investigation will likely be announced on January 23, a day before detailed fourth-quarter earnings results are announced.

16 January 2017 • 08:48 AMT
Billy Corgan gives update on Smashing Pumpkins reunion

The frontman, who has been working with Rick Rubin on a solo album, is rumoured to be trying to get his old bandmates to join him for a tour.

16 January 2017 • 08:41 AMT
Lady GaGa teases upcoming “Joanne” tour

The Mother Monster recently hit a recording studio with R&B producer Brian Kennedy and country artist Dallas Davidson.

16 January 2017 • 08:33 AMT
Bangladesh court sentences 26 to hang for abductions, murders

“Of the 26 who have been sentenced to hang, 16 were the members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB),” prosecutor S.M. Wazed Ali said.

16 January 2017 • 08:25 AMT
TBS orders animated comedy series from Louis C.K., Albert Brooks

“The Cops,” which is still a working title, will follow two patrolmen in Los Angeles, voiced by Brooks and C.K.

16 January 2017 • 08:22 AMT
South Korea prosecutors seek arrest of Samsung chief

“We believe that there was an illegal request made by Samsung in facilitating the process of business succession,” Lee Kyu-chul said.

16 January 2017 • 08:19 AMT
“Toni Erdmann” named top foreign language film at Palm Springs Fest

Gael Garcia Bernal’s turn in “Neruda” earned him the prize for best actor in a foreign film, while Isabelle Huppert took the actress prize for “Elle.”

16 January 2017 • 08:11 AMT
Karabakh soldier wounded in Azerbaijani fire dies at hospital

Garik Vardanyan was wounded in ceasefire violations in the northeastern section of the Nagorno Karabakh contact line.

16 January 2017 • 08:09 AMT
China media blast Trump for “playing with fire” on Taiwan

The U.S. recognises Beijing as the only Chinese govt, while maintaining an unofficial relationship with Taiwan. Trump has questioned this arrangement.

16 January 2017 • 08:03 AMT
Over 4,000 civilians killed in Yemen war amid zero accountability: HRW

The report says Saudi Arabia may be deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure in Yemen, which, if true, would constitute a war crime.

16 January 2017 • 07:48 AMT
Mkhitaryan: Klopp convinced me to join Dortmund over Liverpool

Mkhitaryan was on the way out at Shakhtar Donetsk, with three clubs – namely Liverpool, Tottenham and Dortmund – chasing his signature.

16 January 2017 • 07:38 AMT
Amazon seeks permission to run wireless tests in Washington

The filings do not specify what the tests would be for, but they hint at a new type of technology or wireless service.

16 January 2017 • 07:36 AMT
Trump will propose an end to Russia sanctions for nuke arms cut

Trump has vowed to improve relations with Moscow even as he faces criticism he is too eager to make an ally of Putin.

16 January 2017 • 07:26 AMT
Israel, Palestinians warned against unilateral steps harmful to peace

Countries including key European and Arab states as well as the permanent members of the UN Security Council were in Paris for the conference.