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31 October 2016 • 06:49 AMT
Turkish police detain opposition Cumhuriyet’s chief editor: media

A pro-government newspaper said on its website they were being investigated over alleged links to U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen.

31 October 2016 • 06:40 AMT
Two Armenians arrested “for shipping 3mln-worth fighter jet parts to Iran”

Zavik Zargarian, 52, of Glendale, and Vache Nayirian, 57, of Lakeview Terrace, were taken into custody, arraigned and allowed to post bond

29 October 2016 • 14:05 AMT
Greg King’s “Sharon Tate And The Manson Murders” to get film treatment

Tate was the beautiful model-actress who was married to filmmaker Roman Polanski and was pregnant with his child before she was murdered in 1969.

29 October 2016 • 13:44 AMT
Egypt sentences Brotherhood supporters to life in prison for 2013 riot

Egypt has held trials for thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters, with hundreds receiving death sentences or lengthy prison terms.

29 October 2016 • 13:41 AMT
AMC lands hot “Dietland” drama project

“Dietland,” based on the 2015 novel by Sarai Walker, is set against the backdrop of the beauty industry, exploding society’s obsession with beauty.

29 October 2016 • 13:30 AMT
Hollande admits French role in Nazi persecution of Gypsies

“The republic recognizes the suffering of the nomads who were interned, and admits its responsibility is large,” Hollande said.

29 October 2016 • 13:09 AMT
Zarif, Mogherini consider ways to defuse Syrian crisis

Zarif welcomed the positive role the EU plays in overcoming the crisis and expressed Iran’s readiness to have closer cooperation with the Union.

29 October 2016 • 12:51 AMT
Radiohead unveil further European festival dates for 2017

In addition to these festival dates, Radiohead guitarist Johnny Greenwood is also set to head out on a solo tour.

29 October 2016 • 12:40 AMT
Oasis will reunite when there’s less pressure, “Supersonic” director says

Meanwhile, Liam Gallagher recently denied that he is “desperate” for a Oasis reunion, after remaining open to potentially reforming.

29 October 2016 • 12:32 AMT
South Koreans protest, want president to step down

President Park acknowledged that she provided longtime friend Choi Soon-sil drafts of her speeches for editing.

29 October 2016 • 12:18 AMT
Free trade deal with U.S. not dead yet: EU’s Malmstrom

Cecilia Malmstrom said she disagreed with that assessment and work would continue with the new U.S. administration.

29 October 2016 • 12:06 AMT
Airbnb competition winners to spend a night at Dracula’s castle

The 11th-century mansion is a landmark tourist attraction made famous by Irish author Bram Stoker’s 1897 Gothic novel “Dracula”.

29 October 2016 • 12:00 AMT
Modern technology center opens in Armenia’s Vanadzor

Implemented by the Enterprise Incubator Foundation, the project aims at creating a tech center equipped with modern infrastructures.

29 October 2016 • 11:45 AMT
Félix Vallotton’s “Au Marché” to lead Sotheby’s November sale in Zurich

The painting comes to auction after more than 60 years in private hands and will be offered with an estimate of CHF 1.5 – 2 million.

29 October 2016 • 11:08 AMT
Joan Collins comedy “Time of Their Lives” drives to AFM with Independent

Collins plays a former Hollywood star who’s on her way to crash her ex-husband’s funeral with a friend, played by Pauline Collins.

29 October 2016 • 11:07 AMT
Suspected Boko Haram bomb blasts kill 9 in Nigerian city

The first explosion came when two of the bombers tried to enter a camp holding more than 16,000 refugees from Boko Haram’s Islamic uprising.

29 October 2016 • 10:49 AMT
Mars Distribution acquires Toronto Fest indie “Moonlight”

“Moonlight” follows the coming of age an African American youth living in Florida, and is told in three chapters over the course of 16 years.

29 October 2016 • 10:27 AMT
Bitcoin boosted by strong Chinese demand

Some analysts say the price of bitcoin will continue to rise as more devaluations are expected from the Chinese government.

29 October 2016 • 10:16 AMT
Armenia announces winner of presidential award for IT development

“The award is a powerful tool aimed at showing our achievements to the world and strengthening the country’s image,” Yirikian said.

29 October 2016 • 10:08 AMT
Saudi Arabia, Gulf allies “ready to cut oil output 4%”

The 4 percent offer is likely to be made at a meeting of OPEC experts and officials from other oil producers such as Russia on Oct. 28-29 in Vienna.

29 October 2016 • 09:54 AMT
FilmNation boards Jake Gyllenhaal – Carey Mulligan drama “Wildlife”

Set in 1960’s Montana, the story focuses on a boy who witnesses his parents’ marriage falling apart after his mom finds another man.

29 October 2016 • 09:28 AMT
Turkish lira weakens to record low as dollar strengthens

The dollar broke its previous record amid debates about taking the ruling AK Party proposal of a presidential system to a referendum.

29 October 2016 • 09:24 AMT
Rebecca Ferguson to star as real-life explorer in “The Lady and the Panda”

Ferguson, who was featured in “Florence Foster Jenkins” and “The Girl on the Train” earlier this year, adds the film to a packed slate of upcoming projects.

29 October 2016 • 09:20 AMT
Foreign arrivals to Turkey down by a third in 2016

The number of foreign arrivals dropped in September by 32.84 percent to 2.86 million people, Tourism Ministry data showed.

29 October 2016 • 09:05 AMT
Bob Dylan finally reacts to his Nobel Prize

Dylan was called “impolite and arrogant” by the Nobel committee after the Academy couldn’t reach out to him.

29 October 2016 • 08:53 AMT
HTC Vive wins big at Wareable Tech Awards

It’s the first year for the Wareable Awards and the invite-only affair was held in the Shoreditch Town Hall on October 27.

29 October 2016 • 08:52 AMT
Hillary Clinton urges FBI to release info about newly discovered emails

Clinton said she was sure the emails would not change the FBI’s conclusion four months ago that she should not face charges.

29 October 2016 • 08:23 AMT
Samsung S7 Edge allegedly explodes while charging

Samsung has been hit with a number of problems after multiple Note 7s decided to burst into flames of their own accord.

29 October 2016 • 08:20 AMT
Elon Musk unveils much-anticipated design for solar roofs

Talking to reporters after the event, Musk said Tesla-SolarCity vision of the future is “very unwieldy if we’re not a combined company.”

29 October 2016 • 08:02 AMT
Samsung spills details on Galaxy S8

S8 will offer a “slick design and an improved camera, as well as an enhanced artificial-intelligence service”.