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28 November 2016 • 11:17 AMT
Turkmenistan, Afghanistan launch new rail link

Turkmenistan’s further ambition is to extend the 88-kilometer road further east to Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and onward to China.

28 November 2016 • 11:07 AMT
Rod Stewart to headline Isle Of Wight festival 2017

This year’s festival saw 58,000 attend to see headline sets from Status Quo, Faithless, Stereophonics, The Who among others.

28 November 2016 • 11:01 AMT
Ex-Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher’s debut solo performance announced

Mat Whitecross, the “Oasis Supersonic” doc helmer, recently revealed that he has heard Liam’s solo material and that it sounds like The Velvet Underground.

28 November 2016 • 10:56 AMT
“A Quiet Heart” wins Grand Prix at Tallinn Black Nights Film Fest

The movie focuses on Naomi, a young classically trained pianist who embodies victims of religious extremism and intolerance.

28 November 2016 • 10:38 AMT
“People That Are Not Me” named best film at Mar del Plata Festival

Kleber Mendonça Filho’s “Aquarius” won the Audience Award and best actress honors for Brazilian legend Sonia Braga.

28 November 2016 • 10:23 AMT
Manchester United’s Jose Mourinho faces fresh touchline ban

A furious Mourinho kicked a water bottle along the touchline after Paul Pogba was booked by Jonathan Moss, the referee, for diving.

28 November 2016 • 10:23 AMT
S. Korea president accepts justice minister’s resignation amid scandal

President Park has already fired eight of her presidential aides and nominated a new prime minister to try to regain public trust.

28 November 2016 • 10:16 AMT
Monitoring on Karabakh contact line registers no ceasefire breaches

From the Karabakh Defense Army positions, the monitoring was conducted by Field Assistant Ghenadie Petrica and staff member Peter Svedberg.

28 November 2016 • 10:11 AMT
Syrian army drives rebels from strategic Aleppo area: Observatory

Citing a military source, Syrian state TV said the army and its allies had seized the entire Sakhour area and were working to clear it of mines.

28 November 2016 • 10:03 AMT
Cubans to throng Revolution Square for Fidel Castro commemoration

Castro died at the age of 90, a decade after stepping down due to poor health and ceding power to his brother Raul Castro.

28 November 2016 • 09:52 AMT
Switzerland votes against strict timetable for nuke power phaseout

After the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, the Swiss government said it would gradually move the country towards renewable energy by 2050.

28 November 2016 • 09:39 AMT
Thunderstorm asthma claims lives

Six people have already died in the Australian city of Melbourne from a rare phenomenon called thunderstorm asthma. More than 8,000 people were treated in hospital. Three are in a critical condition.

28 November 2016 • 09:31 AMT
Refugee crisis comedy becomes Germany’s top film of 2016

The movie’s combination of political hot topic and easy laughs, as well its all-star cast has made the film a hit.

28 November 2016 • 09:21 AMT
“The Vampire Chronicles” TV series in development

The story was first adapted by Warner Bros. in “Interview with the Vampire”. It starred Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Kirsten Dunst and Antonio Banderas.

28 November 2016 • 08:58 AMT
Massive galaxy cluster found “hiding” behind the Milky Way

The actual details of the supercluster, such as its full size, mass and gravitational pull, are still forthcoming.

28 November 2016 • 08:38 AMT
New test developed to show if the speed of light has changed

If the variable light speed concept is ever proven right, it would change our understanding of how the universe expanded.

28 November 2016 • 08:34 AMT
Turkish economy may collapse in a year or two, expert warns

“Economic growth comes from consumption and consumption is encouraged by loans. This is not sustainable,” Acemoglu said.

28 November 2016 • 08:34 AMT
“The Summer is Gone” tops Golden Horse Awards

The film, set in Inner Mongolia in the 1990s, was named as best picture in the annual awards for best Chinese-language films.

28 November 2016 • 08:23 AMT
Carlsen, Karjakin tied ahead of final world chess title match

Carlsen, who won Game 10 to level the match, will again have the advantage of the White pieces and the first move on November 28.

28 November 2016 • 08:08 AMT
“Fantastic Beasts” soars to the top of foreign box office

The “”Harry Potter” spinoff picked up $132 million internationally, pushing its global haul to $473.7 million.

28 November 2016 • 08:03 AMT
7000 Matenadaran manuscripts digitized in Armenia

Some 7000 manuscripts and 100,000 archival documents held in Matenadaran have already been digitized, Gurgen Gasparyan said.

28 November 2016 • 08:03 AMT
“Doctor Strange” becomes Marvel’s highest-grossing solo film of all time

The studio’s other single-character movie debuts include “The Incredible Hulk”, “Thor”, “Captain America: The First Avenger” and “Ant-Man”.

28 November 2016 • 07:49 AMT
“The Belko Experiment” horror thriller unleashes new teaser

“The Belko Experiment” is about employees who are trapped in an office building to kill each others or to be killed.

28 November 2016 • 07:36 AMT
BMW “to unveil an i3 redesign in 2017”

Welt sources claim that the automaker plans the 2017 launch of a redesigned i3 that promises both practical and cosmetic improvements.

28 November 2016 • 07:36 AMT
Czech President, PM reject Turkish threats as blackmail

Czech President Milos Zeman labelled Ankara’s approach blackmail and called for the fortification of EU borders.

28 November 2016 • 07:29 AMT
Trump says ‘millions’ voted illegally, decries recount

Although Trump had warned before the election that the result might be “rigged,” he offered no such complaint after his victory — until now.

28 November 2016 • 07:28 AMT
Tesla’s upgraded Autopilot to roll out mid-December

Features like an upgraded Autosteer and Smart Summon (which isn’t limited to moving the car in a straight line) are on the way.

28 November 2016 • 07:22 AMT
China says will stick to “going out” policy amid capital outflow concerns

While Beijing has been damming up official channels for money to leave China, more funds than ever are leaking out through shady means.

28 November 2016 • 07:11 AMT
4 IS-linked gunmen killed in Israeli airstrike in Golan Heights

Israel captured the western Golan in the 1967 Middle East war and annexed it, a move not recognized internationally.

28 November 2016 • 07:11 AMT
New English book sheds light on Assyrian genocide

Joseph Yacoub has gathered together a compelling range of eye-witness accounts and reports which cast light on this “hidden genocide.”