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27 December 2016 • 12:13 AMT
Islamic State executed 13 civilians near Iraq’s Mosul

The executions are war crimes that took place in the neighboring villages of al-Hud and al-Lazzagah, 50 kilometers south of Mosul.

27 December 2016 • 12:12 AMT
LG to unveil levitating speaker at CES in January

The plain, white somewhat egg-shaped speaker unit hovers over its round base, which LG calls the Levitation Station.

27 December 2016 • 11:49 AMT
Syrian government and opposition in talks, Russia says

The High Negotiations Committee, a body grouping armed and political opponents of Assad, said it had no knowledge of the negotiations.

27 December 2016 • 11:44 AMT
Israel reportedly suspends ties with UN Security Council nations

The US abstained from the unexpected UN vote which has further increased tensions between Netanyahu and President Obama.

27 December 2016 • 10:46 AMT
Russia calls U.S. move to supply weapons to Syria rebels a hostile act

The Kremlin, whose air force is supporting Assad, said the move was risky and that weapons could end up in the hands of “terrorists.”

27 December 2016 • 10:24 AMT
Apple publishes first AI research paper

The paper describes a technique for how to improve the training of an algorithm’s ability to recognize images using computer-generated images.

27 December 2016 • 09:16 AMT
Google starts removing Holocaust denial sites from search results

When reached out, Google said its mission is to offer users diverse content from a variety of sources, but it doesn’t always “get it right.”

27 December 2016 • 09:12 AMT
China’s latest luxury phone boasts massive 7,000mAh battery

When the M2017 goes on sale in China it’ll start at $1,007 for a 128GB version and jump to $2,446 for a 256GB model.

27 December 2016 • 08:45 AMT
Iran opposition leader quits party after 6 years’ house arrest

“Considering my situation since 2011 and given that I do not know how long this will last, I ask my friends to accept my resignation,” he said.

27 December 2016 • 08:42 AMT
Three Lana Del Rey unreleased songs leak online

“Be My Daddy”, “Fine China” and “Yes to Heaven”, were leaked through SoundCloud on Christmas.

27 December 2016 • 08:37 AMT
Mkhitaryan’s goal for United vs. Sunderland was “beautiful” – Mourinho

Mourinho told MUTV: “All his career, he’s scored beautiful goals. In this moment, there’s goals, defensive work, creativity.

27 December 2016 • 08:30 AMT
Russia finds first flight recorder from Black Sea crash jet

The first black box was founded by a remote-controlled underwater vehicle at a depth of around 17 meters and 1,600 meters from Sochi.

27 December 2016 • 08:14 AMT
Christmas weekend sees deadly spike in Chicago shootings

Chicago police superintendent Eddie Johnson told reporters that many of the recent shootings appeared to be gang-related.

27 December 2016 • 08:13 AMT
First look at Disney/Pixar’s animation “Coco” lands online

The movie follows Miguel, voiced by Anthony Gonzalez, whose family has banned music for generations.

27 December 2016 • 08:07 AMT
Syrian army steps up campaign to capture Damascus water supply

A resident and rebels said the aerial bombing has put out of commission the main Ein al Fija spring’s water pumping station.

27 December 2016 • 07:59 AMT
New “It” pic shows Pennywise the Clown’s hideout

In September 2017, Stephen King’s IT will be making a comeback in a brand-new adaptation.

27 December 2016 • 07:50 AMT
Bordyuzha: Issue of CSTO chief will be thoroughly discussed in April

“We agreed to hold a regular meeting of the Collective Security Council in April to thoroughly address the issue,” Bordyuzha said.

27 December 2016 • 07:46 AMT
George Michael’s Spotify streams skyrocketing following his death

Wham!’s hit “Last Christmas” topped the Spotify chart along with the duo’s other songs like “Careless Whisper”, “Faith”, “Freedom! ’90”.

27 December 2016 • 07:33 AMT
Pentatonix scores second No. 1 album on Billboard 200

“A Pentatonix Christmas” also become the first holiday album to land at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart in five years.

27 December 2016 • 07:28 AMT
Smartphone-obsessed Finland ranks top in screen time

The city of Helsinki’s department of health and social services recently launched a campaign telling parents to get their priorities straight.

27 December 2016 • 07:23 AMT
Kasabian tease new music with track “Pressie”

“A Pentatonix Christmas” also become the first holiday album to land at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart in five years.

27 December 2016 • 07:18 AMT
Zlatan Ibrahimovic: Henrikh Mkhitaryan is heel King, I’m heel God

The first thing I did was look at the assistant and I saw it was not ruled as offside so I just started to celebrate, Mkhitaryan said

27 December 2016 • 07:11 AMT
U.S. box office poised for record breaking year

Ticket sales have crossed the $11 billion mark for the second consecutive year, according to ComScore.

27 December 2016 • 07:05 AMT
“Game of Thrones” named most pirated TV show 5th year in a row

“The Walking Dead” still follows “Thrones” at No. 2, while freshman “Westworld” jets to No. 3.

27 December 2016 • 07:03 AMT
Japan president visits Hawaii memorials on eve of Pearl Harbor trip

Abe and Obama will visit Pearl Harbor, the site of the Japanese attack 75 years ago that drew the United States into World War Two.

27 December 2016 • 06:56 AMT
Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne in new “John Wick: Chapter 2” pic

Starring alongside Reeves and Fishburne are Common, Riccardo Scamarcio, Ruby Rose, John Leguizamo and Ian McShane.

27 December 2016 • 06:52 AMT
Colombia: Crashed plane carrying Brazilian team was out of fuel

According to the civil aviation authority, the pilots requested priority to land at 9:49 pm (0249 GMT) because of a fuel problem.

27 December 2016 • 06:35 AMT
Azerbaijan shells Karabakh positions from mortars, firearms

Karabakh Defense Army troops retaliated only in case of extreme necessity to continue controlling the situation along the entire line of contact.

27 December 2016 • 06:32 AMT
Netanyahu seeks to rally Israelis around him “in anti-Obama assault”

He has tried to rally Israelis around him by portraying the resolution as a challenge to Israel’s claimed sovereignty over all of Jerusalem.

27 December 2016 • 06:20 AMT
Obama confident he could have won third term as U.S. president

Obama, who ends his second and final term in office in just over three weeks, said he believes the public still supports his progressive vision.