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04 October 2016 • 07:08 AMT
North Korean missile progress leaves Japan unprotected: sources

“There is a limit to what our current ballistic missile defense system can achieve,” a senior Japanese military commander said.

04 October 2016 • 07:02 AMT
Britain to allow troops to sidestep European human rights law

“My government will ensure that our troops are recognised for the incredible job they do,” Prime Minister Theresa May said.

04 October 2016 • 06:42 AMT
30 truce violations by Azerbaijani army registered overnight

Karabakh Defense Army troops continue controlling the situation on the entire line of contact and protecting their positions.

04 October 2016 • 06:37 AMT
Afghan official say battle with Taliban underway in Kunduz

An Interior Ministry spokesman says Taliban gunmen are hiding in residential homes, making progress slow and difficult.

04 October 2016 • 06:25 AMT
10 countries host half of world’s refugees, Amnesty says

“A small number of countries have been left to do far too much just because they are neighbors to a crisis,” said Salil Shetty.

03 October 2016 • 15:08 AMT
Assad regime uses “Game of Thrones” to lure tourists to Aleppo

Showcased in the video are aerial shots of wide green boulevards and swimming pools. It’s a far cry from the rebel-held eastern Aleppo.

03 October 2016 • 14:59 AMT
Turkey “won’t take part in Creative Europe due to Genocide concert”

Creative Europe is the European Commission’s framework programme for support to the culture and audiovisual sectors.

03 October 2016 • 14:34 AMT
Niger, Chad forces kill 126 Boko Haram militants since July

The group’s insurgency has killed at least 20,000 people and displaced 2.6 million, according to Amnesty International and the UN.

03 October 2016 • 14:05 AMT
Fight against monopolies in core of new government’s strategies

PM Karen Karapetyan had earlier declared that the economy has no chance of rehabilitation without cutting the share of shadow economy.

03 October 2016 • 13:47 AMT
Passenger beats Shawn Mendes to the top of British charts

Shawn Mendes scores his first Top 10 album with Illuminate at three as Marillion manage their first Top 10 in over a decade.

03 October 2016 • 13:36 AMT
At least 11 killed as suicide bombers attack Baghdad Shi’ite processions

A bomber detonated his explosive vest in the middle of one Shi’ite procession in the Amil district of southern Baghdad.

03 October 2016 • 13:31 AMT
Benedict Cumberbatch hints next series of “Sherlock” could be the last

Cumberbatch told the November issue of British GQ magazine it felt like the “end of an era”.

03 October 2016 • 13:29 AMT
Morocco uncovers cell of women Islamic State extremists

The women allegedly declared allegiance to IS, and some have family ties to Moroccan fighters with IS in Syria or Iraq

03 October 2016 • 13:17 AMT
Afghanistan market blast kills at least six, wounds 35

“People usually come from surrounding villages on Monday to do their shopping in the city,” said a spokesman for the provincial governor.

03 October 2016 • 13:11 AMT
“Francis Bacon: From Picasso to Velázquez” opens in Bilbao museum

The exhibit features almost 80 works including some of the most important and yet least exhibited paintings by the British artist born in Ireland.

03 October 2016 • 12:59 AMT
New Nokia smartphone with Android Nougat and 3GB RAM leaks online

The Nokia D1C Android handset is going to be a mid-range device as it will be powered by a Snapdragon 430 processor with 3GB RAM.

03 October 2016 • 12:55 AMT
Kunstmuseum Basel exhibit to explore Jackson Pollock’s work

The exhibit offers a representative survey of Pollock’s figurative oeuvre, tracing his creative evolution from the mid-1930s to his early death in 1956.

03 October 2016 • 12:39 AMT
Bon Iver release new lyric video for “29 #Strafford APTS”

The Justin Vernon-fronted band released their long-awaited third studio album on September 30, five years after their last album.

03 October 2016 • 12:27 AMT
Coldplay announce new European tour dates for 2017

The shows are the first confirmed by the band for 2017. Tickets will go on sale at 9am on October 7 via the band’s official website.

03 October 2016 • 12:19 AMT
“Godspeed” leading Taiwan’s Golden Horse Awards nominations

“Godspeed” is a dark Taiwanese comedy about a drug smuggler who takes a ride with the wrong taxi driver.

03 October 2016 • 12:09 AMT
Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci to star in “The Children Act”

The film will be directed by Richard Eyre and is being produced by “Notting Hill” and “Love Actually’s” Duncan Kenworthy.

03 October 2016 • 11:38 AMT
Fighting in Turkey kills 20 militants, two soldiers: sources

Soldiers killed a total of 20 PKK fighters in two days of operations in the Beytussebap region of neighboring Sirnak province.

03 October 2016 • 11:37 AMT
El Salvador judge reopens El Mozote massacre investigation

The judge accepted a request put forward by three human rights groups to re-open the case based on a Supreme Court ruling in July.

03 October 2016 • 11:14 AMT
HayPost starts providing ACRA Credit Reporting’s services

Before the joint initiative, credit reports could only be accessed from the office of ACRA Credit Reporting CJSC.

03 October 2016 • 11:04 AMT
Russia, U.S. face stage of “sharp conceptual disagreement” over Syria

“This is a big trauma and a fundamental problem for the American establishment as a whole,” a Russian Deputy Foreign Minister said.

03 October 2016 • 10:49 AMT
British PM does not care about Scotland over Brexit, Sturgeon says

May, who says she will trigger the process to leave the EU by March, has said Scotland’s concerns will be taken into account.

03 October 2016 • 10:40 AMT
Indian, Pakistani troops exchange fire in disputed Kashmir

An Indian army spokesman said Pakistani troops fired without provocation using small arms and mortar shells in the Poonch sector.

03 October 2016 • 10:29 AMT
Syrian rebels aim to reach Islamic State-controlled Dabiq in 48 hours

Ahmed Osman said 15 rebel fighters killed on Sunday had been killed by landmines and a mortar attack in the village of Turkman Bareh

03 October 2016 • 10:18 AMT
Five suspects in court as Boris Nemtsov murder trial opens in Moscow

Nemtsov, who was 55, served as first deputy prime minister under President Boris Yeltsin in the 1990s.

03 October 2016 • 10:04 AMT
Polish women go on strike against abortion ban

Women took to the streets of the capital city, Warsaw, in a pro-choice march on what they call “Black Monday”.