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05 November 2016 • 08:23 AMT
1st look at Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill in “Darkest Hour”

“Darkest Hour” centers on Winston Churchill who leads a charge against Hitler’s army in the early days of World War II.

05 November 2016 • 08:12 AMT
18 killed as two bombs hit convoy of displaced people in Iraq

The bombs targeted a truck carrying people from Hawija, about 120 km south of Mosul, as they were being taken to the town of Al Alam.

05 November 2016 • 08:03 AMT
Uber expands into Southeast Asian markets

Analysts have said such competition could prompt Uber to try to acquire some of its rivals as it expands.

05 November 2016 • 07:56 AMT
Georgia not considering restoration of diplomatic ties with Russia

Russia has simplified visa regime with Georgia this year and the number of visas issued by them has increased significantly.

05 November 2016 • 07:52 AMT
SpaceX aiming to return to flight mid-December, CEO says

During an interview with CNBC, Musk said investigators had figured out why a Falcon 9 rocket burst into flames on September 1.

05 November 2016 • 07:33 AMT
Pro-Kurdish HDP party denounces Turkey’s arrest of its leaders

The HDP said the arrests were a dark day for the country, as its supporters took to the streets in protest.

05 November 2016 • 07:33 AMT
Tsipras reshuffles Greece cabinet to speed up reforms

Tsipras signaled he would stick to the fiscal course agreed with the EU and the IMF by keeping the Finance Minister in his post.

05 November 2016 • 07:20 AMT
Venezuela talks “last best effort” to finding a peaceful solution

U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Tom Shannon said if the talks failed, it could lead to both sides “putting people on the streets”.

05 November 2016 • 07:17 AMT
Karabakh leader, Armenian PM talk expansion of economic cooperation

President Sahakyan expressed hope that during Karapetyan’s premiership high-level economic ties would continue developing and expanding.

05 November 2016 • 07:04 AMT
Real Madrid must return €20 mln “illegal aid” by Spain’s capital

Under EU rules, governments are not allowed to provide state aid to commercial enterprises if it distorts market competition.

05 November 2016 • 06:57 AMT
3 U.S. military trainers shot dead in Jordan

Jordan is a close ally of the U.S. and a member of the U.S. -led coalition fighting the so-called Islamic State (IS) group in Syria and Iraq.

05 November 2016 • 06:56 AMT
Karabakh committed to ceasefire amid Azeri violations

The Karabakh frontline units remained committed to the ceasefire to continue controlling the situation on the contact line.

05 November 2016 • 06:48 AMT
Rebels stay put as 10-hour ceasefire in Aleppo ends

Rebels continued a counter-offensive aimed at breaking the siege, and Russia said two of its soldiers were wounded.

05 November 2016 • 06:47 AMT
Saudi, Iran stoke proxy war in Nigeria: experts

Members of the Izala movement, backed by mainly Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia, last month attacked the Islamic Movement in Nigeria.

05 November 2016 • 06:35 AMT
Islamic State behind Turkey bombing: jihadist-linked media

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s escalating rhetoric has raised fears of an expanded Turkish military intervention in Iraq.

05 November 2016 • 06:27 AMT
Iraqi special forces recapture 6 districts of eastern Mosul

The battle to drive the fighters out is the biggest ground operation in Iraq since the U.S. invasion in 2003.

05 November 2016 • 06:16 AMT
October military strike killed al Qaeda leader in Afghanistan: Pentagon

Peter Cook said Pentagon was still assessing the result of a separate strike on the same day targeting another al-Qaeda leader in Afghanistan.

04 November 2016 • 14:43 AMT
IS seizing boys as young as 9 to fight in Mosul: UN

the Islamic State has been instructing residents of Hammam al-Alil, south of Mosul, to hand over boys 9 and older since October 17.

04 November 2016 • 14:09 AMT
Turkish-Armenian MP: We live in the year 1915, it’s April 24

MP of Armenian origin Garo Paylan condemned the arrest of pro-Kurdish leaders, saying “it’s April 24, 1915 in Turkey.”

04 November 2016 • 13:53 AMT
Metallica announce intimate London show, “special events”

Metallica release their first new album in eight years ‘Hardwired…To Self Destruct’ on November 18.

04 November 2016 • 13:43 AMT
Iran jails rioters who stormed Saudi diplomatic missions

There is no indication how many were on trial, how many separate trials had taken place or when the sentences were handed down.

04 November 2016 • 13:38 AMT
Restored Giorgio Vasari Renaissance painting to be unveiled

Vasari was a painter, architect and writer who is famous for a history he penned of the great Renaissance artists of Italy.

04 November 2016 • 13:26 AMT
David Zwirner’s 1st exhibit dedicated to Josef Albers opens in NY

Josef Albers is considered one of the most influential abstract painters of the twentieth century.

04 November 2016 • 13:22 AMT
Apple takes 103.6% of all smartphone profits

Samsung ceded market share in smartphone shipments to Apple and Chinese vendors in the third quarter because of Galaxy Note 7 troubles.

04 November 2016 • 13:00 AMT
Leila Slimani’s “Chanson douce” wins France’s top literary prize

The book — which begins with the words “the baby is dead” — is already a bestseller in France.

04 November 2016 • 12:54 AMT
UN says unable to use Russia’s Aleppo pause to send aid

A spokeswoman for UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura said the UN was against the evacuation of civilians unless it was voluntary.

04 November 2016 • 12:37 AMT
5th National Pediatrics Conference kicks off in Yerevan

The conference featured lectures on issues related to general pediatrics, pediatric endocrinology, oncology, pediatric surgery.

04 November 2016 • 12:29 AMT
Germany’s “The Bloom of Yesterday” wins top prize at Tokyo Film Fest

Best actor award and $5,000 went to Paolo Ballesteros for his performance as a Filipino transgender woman in “Die Beautiful.”

04 November 2016 • 12:18 AMT
Sylvester Stallone replaces Robert De Niro in “Idol’s Eye” heist thriller

Robert Pattinson plays a thief who unknowingly steals a blue diamond from Chicago mob boss, setting off a war between the two men.

04 November 2016 • 12:06 AMT
Upcoming Azeri drills violate int’l arms control obligations: Armenia FM

“Azerbaijan keeps escalating the situation in Nagorno, and the upcoming exercise is a manifestation of provocations,” Nalbandian said