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15 October 2016 • 07:14 AMT
Drug kingpin Guzman U.S. extradition eyed for early 2017

Guzman is facing 2 extradition bids, one in California for drug distribution and another in Texas on charges that include murder and money laundering.

15 October 2016 • 06:55 AMT
Kerry, Lavrov to return to Syria talks after failure of truce deal with Russia

Pressure is rising for a halt to a ferocious, three-week-old Syrian government offensive to capture the rebel-held eastern zone of the city of Aleppo.

15 October 2016 • 06:55 AMT
Azerbaijan keeps violating Karabakh truce, employs sniper rifles

The Karabakh frontline units remained committed to the ceasefire and retaliated only in case of extreme necessity.

15 October 2016 • 06:50 AMT
14 troops killed as Libyan forces advance in Sirte

Islamic State took over Sirte a year ago as militants profited from the chaos that followed the 2011 fall of Gaddafi.

14 October 2016 • 15:35 AMT
Flights that disappeared

The rapid development of global communications increased exposure to news about accidents. As plane tracking technology has improved and become more widely used, the rare incident in which tracking fails gets attention immediately. There have been several flights throughout aviation history that never made it to their destinations, with no wreckage or bodies ever recovered.

14 October 2016 • 14:33 AMT
Islamic State kills 58 own militants as it thwarts rebellion

Among them was a local aide of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who led the plotters, according to matching accounts given by five residents.

14 October 2016 • 14:29 AMT
Peter Balakian awarded Pulitzer Prize in new York

Author Peter Balakian was among this year’s recipients at a special celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Pulitzer Prizes.

14 October 2016 • 14:26 AMT
Monumental Pictures developing Victorian visionary Ada Lovelace bio

Lovelace was the daughter of notorious Romantic poet Lord Byron and a contemporary of Charles Babbage.

14 October 2016 • 14:10 AMT
Sinai checkpoint attack kills 12 Egyptian soldiers

“Terrorist elements attacked a checkpoint in the northern Sinai. The clashes left 12 soldiers dead and wounded six others,” a statement said.

14 October 2016 • 13:52 AMT
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts launches digital Fabergé archive

Lillian Thomas Pratt’s Fabergé collection consistently remains one of the highlights of the museum’s permanent collection.

14 October 2016 • 13:35 AMT
Key CSTO session opens in Armenian capital

The session is presided over by the President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan. The country chaired the Council at 2015-2016 sessions.

14 October 2016 • 13:34 AMT
World’s 1st levitating turntable will make your records float

Four feet support the platter when the turntable isn’t in use, which then automatically retract into the base when you start playing music.

14 October 2016 • 13:21 AMT
Russia may consider delivery of air defense systems to Turkey: Kremlin

“They mentioned various anti-missile systems whose supplies Russia could consider if there was such a wish on Turkey’s side,” Peskov said.

14 October 2016 • 13:11 AMT
Apple launching Nike+ Watch on October 28

You can pick between four different color options that mix together black, gray, silver, or yellow for the band part of the device.

14 October 2016 • 13:00 AMT
Netflix “to soon be available offline”

Rumour is that Netflix really is launching offline playback exclusively for Netflix Originals.

14 October 2016 • 12:36 AMT
Turkish-trained forces to join Mosul operation: report

officials who took part in talks between Turkey and the U.S., as well as Iraqi sources, said the operation would begin within a few days.

14 October 2016 • 12:26 AMT
Radiohead’s “In Rainbows” bonus disc available for online streaming

“In Rainbows” was famously self-released by the band as a pay-what-you-want download in October 2007.

14 October 2016 • 12:22 AMT
Armenia hails France’s move to criminalize Genocide denial

Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian on October 13 hailed the Senate’s decision to criminalize the denial of the Armenian Genocide.

14 October 2016 • 12:13 AMT
Rock Am Ring, Rock Im Park unveil massive 2017 line-up

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Bastille, Prophets of Rage, In Flames and Pierce The Veil also been confirmed.

14 October 2016 • 12:04 AMT
Israel suspends UNESCO cooperation after Jerusalem resolution

The Education Minister accused the body of ignoring “thousands of years of Jewish ties to Jerusalem” and aiding “Islamist terror.”

14 October 2016 • 11:53 AMT
Kremlin ratifies deal for Russia to use Syria air base indefinitely

The Kremlin said costs associated with the agreement ratified by Putin will fall within normal defence spending in each year’s federal budget.

14 October 2016 • 11:50 AMT
Lifetime picks up doctor-assisted suicide drama “Mary Kills People”

Caroline Dhavernas (Hannibal, Wonderfalls) stars as a doctor who helps people in need end their lives with dignity.

14 October 2016 • 11:45 AMT
Armenia improves Global Hunger Index position by three points

Azerbaijan has registered the worst results in the region, scoring 9.8 points, Georgia and Russia have 8.3 and 6.8 points, respectively.

14 October 2016 • 11:09 AMT
Tallinn Black Nights Fest rolls out first features competition lineup

The lineup includes five world premieres, including Stefano Amatucci’s “Caina,” a drama set in a dystopian near-future.

14 October 2016 • 10:55 AMT
Open Road buys Bella Thorne’s romantic drama “Midnight Sun”

The movie is based on the Japanese film “Taiyō no Uta.” Scott Speer directs from the screenplay by Eric Kirsten.

14 October 2016 • 10:41 AMT
World War II thriller “Silent Night” in development at Fox International

James Luckard wrote the screenplay, set in 1941 Berlin, where a brutal serial killer roams the blacked-out streets, targeting young women.

14 October 2016 • 10:07 AMT
EU’s Tusk says it’s hard Brexit or no Brexit at all

Tusk criticised “the proponents of the cake philosophy” who argued the UK could be part of the EU single market without bearing any of the costs.

14 October 2016 • 10:05 AMT
Cannes Palme d’Or Winner “I, Daniel Blake” unveils 1st trailer

The film revolves around a proud 59-year-old widower who, after 40 years of work as a carpenter, suffers a heart attack.

14 October 2016 • 10:03 AMT
French Senate makes Armenian Genocide denial a crime

This is a great achievement and a victory for the Armenian Diaspora which has for 10 years been fighting for the draft bill.

14 October 2016 • 09:43 AMT
Annette Bening’s “20th Century Women” to screen at AFI Fest

The film debuted to a standing ovation at the New York Film Festival and is generating Oscar buzz for Bening’s performance.