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23 December 2016 • 07:46 AMT
Turkey police detain pro-Kurdish deputy parliament speaker

“Deputy speaker of the Turkish parliament, our lawmaker Pervin Buldan, was illegally detained in her Istanbul home,” HDP said.

23 December 2016 • 07:43 AMT
Arctic Monkeys reunion sparks new album speculation

Rumours of the band heading back to the studio first emerged back in the summer, while Turner maintained that they were in no hurry to record.

23 December 2016 • 07:29 AMT
Google to launch two flagship smartwatches in Q1 2017

Google confirmed the upcoming launch as part of a larger effort to convince consumers that wearables are still in demand.

23 December 2016 • 07:17 AMT
Volkswagen reaches agreement with 3-liter car owners

VW said US District Judge Charles Breyer had ordered settlement approval documents be filed with the court by the end of January.

23 December 2016 • 07:13 AMT
Fox unveils marketing campaign for “The Mick” comedy series

“The Mick” stars Kaitlin Olson as Mickey, an ill-mannered woman who is stuck caring for her niece and two nephews.

23 December 2016 • 07:10 AMT
Azerbaijan shells Karabakh positions with mortars

To suppress the rival’s attacks, Karabakh troops took measures to continue controlling the situation along the entire line of contact.

23 December 2016 • 07:09 AMT
Russia foreign Oscar entry “Paradise” focuses on power of “hateful rhetoric”

Paradise is centered on three individuals whose paths cross amidst most hellish events experienced by Europe in the mid-twentieth century.

23 December 2016 • 07:00 AMT
U.S. government starts asking foreign visitors about social media

Foreign travelers have been presented with an “optional” request to “enter information associated with your online presence.”

23 December 2016 • 06:53 AMT
“War for the Planet of the Apes” brings back original character from 1968 film

“War for the Planet of the Apes” is due July 14, 2017 Stateside. Andy Serkis returns as Caesar and Woody Harrelson is tapped as his human opponent.

23 December 2016 • 06:49 AMT
Neil Gaiman’s “American Gods” introduces Vulcan the God of Guns

The show will depict a war between gods; the ones from the traditional mythological world and the others from modern society.

23 December 2016 • 06:44 AMT
Fox Searchlight nabs Wes Anderson’s “Isle of Dogs” for 2018 release

The deal was announced a day after Anderson unveiled details of the project in a video with Edward Norton, who is voicing a dog named Rex.

23 December 2016 • 06:42 AMT
Ebola vaccine may be “up to 100% effective” – WHO

In a major clinical trial, nearly 6,000 people in Guinea were given the test vaccine last year, at the tail end of a lethal epidemic of Ebola.

23 December 2016 • 06:38 AMT
Michael Winterbottom’s “On the Road” to open Berlinale teen movie section

The complete Generation program of around 30 feature films will be revealed in mid-January.

23 December 2016 • 06:35 AMT
Beijing appeals to EU to drop measures against solar panel imports

A statement said Europe was hurting efforts to fight climate change by charging higher import duties on Chinese photovoltaic technology.

23 December 2016 • 06:33 AMT
1st look at Lily Collins in Netflix’s monster movie “Okja”

The film focuses on Mija, a young girl who must risk everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend.

23 December 2016 • 06:28 AMT
Oprah Winfrey transformed in “Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” pic

The film, which is adapted from Rebecca Skloot’s 2010 book of the same name, chronicles Deborah’s search to learn about the mother she never knew.

23 December 2016 • 06:21 AMT
German police arrest two over mall attack plot

Police said they had arrested two men, aged 28 and 31, originally from Kosovo, and were trying to establish how advanced the plot was.

23 December 2016 • 06:17 AMT
Trump tweets about nuclear weapons, raising fears

Trump said “the U.S. must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes.”

23 December 2016 • 06:07 AMT
Islamic State video shows Turkish troops “burned alive”

The 19-minute video was posted on jihadist websites and was supposedly shot in the IS-declared “Aleppo Province” in northern Syria.

23 December 2016 • 05:58 AMT
Russia to reportedly donate MiG-29 jets, T-72 tanks to Serbia

The main part of the donation is for six surplus MiG-29 ‘Fulcrum’ fighter aircraft, a long-standing requirement for the Serbian Air Force.

22 December 2016 • 14:55 AMT
Pope decries resistance to needed Vatican reforms

“But there has also been some malevolent resistance,” Francis, who turned 80 last week, told cardinals, bishops and monsignors.

22 December 2016 • 14:49 AMT
Putin calls for strengthening Russia’s military nuclear potential

“We must carefully monitor any changes in the balance of power and in the political-military situation in the world,” he said.

22 December 2016 • 14:44 AMT
Philippines’ Duterte calls UN official “idiot,” “joker” for murder probe call

This guy (Zeid) is ever the joker or crazy,” Duterte said during a televised speech, and repeatedly called him “stupid”.

22 December 2016 • 14:43 AMT
Suki Waterhouse, Odessa Young starring in “Assassination Nation”

“Assassination Nation” follows four teenage girls in a small suburb who become the focus of unwanted, world-wide media attention.

22 December 2016 • 14:37 AMT
Extreme warmth in Arctic promises more volatile weather in 2017

In mid-November, parts of the Arctic were more than 35 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than observed averages, scientists said.

22 December 2016 • 14:27 AMT
Henrikh Mkhitaryan among world’s 100 best footballers of 2016

“Mkhitaryan has shot up by 20 places, and he has teased United with glimpses of class in the past month,” The Guardian said.

22 December 2016 • 14:16 AMT
4,000 rebels leave Aleppo in last stages of evacuation: Red Cross

The evacuation of fighters and civilians from the one-time opposition stronghold appeared to be reaching its final hours.

22 December 2016 • 14:10 AMT
Stars perform an a cappella version of “Wonderful Christmastime”

Jimmy Fallon begins the cover, before lines are delivered by Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, among others.

22 December 2016 • 13:59 AMT
RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic comes to both iOS, Android

Two content packs — “Wacky Worlds” and “Time Twister” — based on the RTC 2 of the same name are available for $1.99 (£1.50) each.

22 December 2016 • 13:55 AMT
Wild Beasts share cover of Leonard Cohen‘s “Say Goodbye”

The band recorded the cover during the studio sessions for their 2014 album “Present Tense”.