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13 October 2016 • 14:23 AMT
Taliban fighters kill around 100 retreating Afghan troops

The police and soldiers were cut down as they withdrew from their positions in Chah-e-Anjir, about 12 km outside the city of Lashkar Gah.

13 October 2016 • 14:17 AMT
“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” trailer reveals plot details

“Rogue One” is the first spinoff from the Star Wars franchise and comes a year before “Star Wars: Episode VIII.”

13 October 2016 • 14:06 AMT
Israel indicts three for Islamic State-inspired acts

The suspects planned an arson attack on a stadium in an Arab Israeli village to prevent a singer from performing there on a Muslim holiday.

13 October 2016 • 14:06 AMT
Nobel-winning Italian playwright Dario Fo dies at 90

After establishing the Fo-Rame theatre company in 1957, Fo and his wife earned national recognition with a series of hit stage farces.

13 October 2016 • 13:43 AMT
Russia “not really optimistic” about rapid Karabakh settlement

“I wouldn’t say we feel very optimistic about the settlement process, but nonetheless we’ll further cooperate with the sides,” Ushakov said.

13 October 2016 • 13:34 AMT
Warplanes pound Syria’s Aleppo ahead of diplomatic push

The ensuing surge in fighting saw government forces declare a large-scale offensive, backed by Russian and Syrian air power.

13 October 2016 • 13:12 AMT
Apple Watches might start using heart rate sensor to identify owner

It might be applied in place of Touch ID for initial authentication and Apple Pay payments, further reducing Apple Watch’s reliance on iPhone.

13 October 2016 • 12:59 AMT
Google says its Photos service will animate segments from videos too

The Assistant could already animate series of similar photographs, but now it’s ready to loop up repeating segments from videos too.

13 October 2016 • 12:48 AMT
Armenia, Russia team up to produce radio-electronic defense equipment

Armenian and Russian defense officials hailed the military cooperation between the two states and eyed further collaboration in this sphere.

13 October 2016 • 12:47 AMT
Thousands of Colombians march to demand Farc peace deal revival

The agreement, reached after years of negotiation, was rejected by a slim majority in a national referendum earlier this month.

13 October 2016 • 12:37 AMT
Thailand’s King Bhumibol dies at 88

The king was widely revered in Thailand. He was seen as a stabilising figure in a country hit by cycles of political turmoil and multiple coups.

13 October 2016 • 12:20 AMT
“Good Wife” spin-off casts “Game of Thrones” alum

“The Good Wife” spin-off will pick up one year after the events in the finale of the original series.

13 October 2016 • 12:06 AMT
Oscar winner Ang Lee turns down offer to helm Disney’s “Mulan”

The studio is on a fast track to make the movie which is slated to be released in U.S. theaters on November 2, 2018.

13 October 2016 • 12:02 AMT
U.S. songwriter Bob Dylan wins Nobel Literature Prize

Those gathered at the Swedish Academy’s headquarters in Stockholm’s Old Town reacted with a loud cheer as his name was read out.

13 October 2016 • 11:49 AMT
Boko Haram sets 21 Chibok girls free, Nigerian official says

Jihadist group Boko Haram released 21 kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls to the Nigerian government following a prisoner swap.

13 October 2016 • 11:39 AMT
Scotland wants fresh independence referendum

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on October 13 that “the Independence Referendum Bill will be published for consultation next week.”

13 October 2016 • 11:19 AMT
ArmHiTec-2016 brings 50 modern armament manufacturers together

The ceremony was attended by Minister of Defense Vigen Sargsyan, CSTO chief Nikolay Borduzha and ambassadors accredited to Armenia.

13 October 2016 • 11:18 AMT
Next iPhone “to ditch front-screen bars”

Apple Insider has picked up on three granted applications which appear to suggest a future version will house a more powerful camera.

13 October 2016 • 10:55 AMT
Samsung could release two different versions of Galaxy S8

The 5.1-inch model is tipped to pack a QHD resolution, while the 5.5-inch version will rock an impressive 4K screen.

13 October 2016 • 10:28 AMT
“Orange Is The New Black”’s Samira Wiley to star in dark romcom

Wiley joins the previously announced cast Noël Wells, Carly Chaikin, Josh Radnor, Aya Cash and Fortune Feistier.

13 October 2016 • 10:18 AMT
First look at Amber Heard as Mera in “Justice League”

Ben Affleck as Batman and Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman also star in the pic, which is set for a November 17, 2017 bow.

13 October 2016 • 09:55 AMT
Revamping Armenia’s culture: from audio guides to accident insurance

Necessary financial calculations should be implemented for introducing audio and virtual guides at all the museums of the country.

13 October 2016 • 09:44 AMT
Mumbai Festival opens new Spotlight category with “Trapped”

Vikramaditya Motwane, whose “Udaan” played at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section in 2010, is the director.

13 October 2016 • 09:36 AMT
TNT cancels “Murder in the First”

The series wrapped its three-season run Sept. 4 with just more than 1 mln viewers — down considerably from its series debut of 3 mln-plus.

13 October 2016 • 09:25 AMT
Europe mulls fresh sanctions against Russia

Tensions between Russia and the west over Syria have escalated dramatically since the collapse of ceasefire agreement last month.

13 October 2016 • 09:19 AMT
Armenia’s Oscar entry creators explain Academy’s disqualification

“The Academy cited a limited number of Armenians and the excess of Russians on the film’s team,” the statement said.

13 October 2016 • 09:16 AMT
Sweden, Norway sell stakes in Scandinavian Airlines

Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry Monica Maeland says “there are no good reasons why the state should own an airline.”

13 October 2016 • 09:11 AMT
No staff hurt as Russian embassy targeted in Damascus mortar attack

The embassy compound was strewn with shrapnel, but none of embassy staff were hurt. Material damage was being assessed.

13 October 2016 • 09:04 AMT
Iran breaks up Islamic State bombing plot, detains foreigners

Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi said that several foreign nationals were detained with some 100 kilograms of explosives.

13 October 2016 • 08:46 AMT
Istanbul conference sheds light on Armenian identity in 21st Century

The conference in Istanbul was organized with the purpose of studying the various approaches to Armenian identity today.