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22 September 2016 • 13:13 AMT
“Pacific Rim” sequel adds “Great Wall” actress

The film will be directed by Steven S. DeKnight and “based on the world created by Guillermo del Toro and Travis Beacham”.

22 September 2016 • 13:07 AMT
Philippine President to invite UN chief, EU officials to probe killings

President Rodrigo Duterte disclosed the offer in a speech in which he again lashed out at critics of his deadly crackdown.

22 September 2016 • 13:00 AMT
Israeli Knesset supports peaceful settlement of Karabakh conflict

Israel is supplying weapons and ammo to Azerbaijan, including the so-called suicide drones that were used to strike targets in Karabakh.

22 September 2016 • 12:49 AMT
Regina Hall, Marlon Wayans to star in “Naked” romcom for Netflix

The pic follows a man-child who wakes up on his wedding day, in an elevator, naked, and keeps reliving the hour before the ceremony.

22 September 2016 • 12:30 AMT
Moscow concerned about NATO, U.S. nuclear buildup near Russia borders

NATO’s joint nuclear missions are a serious threat to the existing global nonproliferation regime, Sergey Ryabkov said.

22 September 2016 • 12:16 AMT
Assad blames Syria ceasefire collapse on U.S.

He said his enemies alone were to blame for nearly six years of devastation across Syria and denied any excesses by his troops.

22 September 2016 • 12:01 AMT
Hundreds feared dead after migrant boat capsizes off Egypt

The vessel had set off from Egypt and was heading for Italy when it was found 12 nautical miles northeast of the town of Rashid.

22 September 2016 • 11:52 AMT
EU advised to drop Hamas from terror list

Legal adviser Eleanor Sharpston found that the EU’s justifications for maintaining the Hamas listing were “not sufficient.”

22 September 2016 • 11:40 AMT
Nigeria asks UN to help return Chibok girls

Buhari’s request for UN intermediaries is a “show of commitment” made to Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in New York.

22 September 2016 • 11:35 AMT
19 killed in Saudi-led coalition air strike in Yemen

Coalition officials say it only targets military facilities, but it has been accused of hitting schools, hospitals, markets and homes.

22 September 2016 • 11:23 AMT
Warplanes set rebel-held Aleppo ablaze as truce collapses

Fighting also erupted in the southern district, where rebels are attempting to break a siege by government forces.

22 September 2016 • 10:55 AMT
Scientists use 3D scans to “unwrap” an ancient scroll

Researchers in Israel and the U.S. have conducted the first “virtual unwrapping” of a heavily damaged scroll.

22 September 2016 • 10:44 AMT
Twitter posts increase in info and removal requests for 2016

Twitter also received 13 percent more requests to delete tweets and accounts for the first half of the year.

22 September 2016 • 10:34 AMT
Kosovo school maps depict Turkey cities as part of Armenia

Maps in Kosovan schoolbooks show Armenia with its old borders that include cities currently on the territory of Turkey.

22 September 2016 • 10:25 AMT
Pakistan picks “Mah e Mir” as foreign Oscars entry

Pakistan re-entered the foreign language Oscar race after 50 years in 2013 with “Zinda Bhaag” and since then has submitted a film every year.

22 September 2016 • 10:21 AMT
U.S. seeks expansion of military cooperation with Azerbaijan

Michael Carpenter “hailed the level of cooperation in defense sector between Azerbaijan and the United States,” Azeri media reported.

22 September 2016 • 10:19 AMT
France’s Films Distribution nabs “Life and Nothing More”

The film will turn on a 30-year-old Afro-American single mother, living in humble circumstances in the north of Florida with her sons.

22 September 2016 • 10:10 AMT
PM scraps Urban Development Ministry, renames others

The department of tourism will be reorganized into a committee “to better tackle problems we are facing,” the PM said.

22 September 2016 • 09:46 AMT
“GOT”: Sophie Turner says “not all of us” will make it to season 8

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who plays Jamie Lannister, hinted at more reunions in the final two seasons.

22 September 2016 • 09:35 AMT
Keanu Reeves, Renee Zellweger in “The Whole Truth” trailer

The film follows a defense attorney who takes on a personal case when he swears to his widowed friend that he will keep her son out of prison.

22 September 2016 • 09:34 AMT
Iraq says army reached center of key town near Mosul

Iraqi forces have advanced swiftly through the Shirqat area since Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the operation.

22 September 2016 • 09:24 AMT
Armenia offers low-cost air tickets on holiday season

Armenia International Airports CJSC has made a survey among the air companies regarding the cost of round-trip tickets from Yerevan.

22 September 2016 • 08:58 AMT
U.S. Senate clears way for $1.15 bn weapons sale to Saudi

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said General Dynamics Corp would be the principal contractor for the sale.

22 September 2016 • 08:12 AMT
Ed Skrein to join James Cameron’s “Alita: Battle Angel”

Skrein starred in “The Transporter Refueled” and co-starred opposite Ryan Reynolds in “Deadpool.”

22 September 2016 • 07:55 AMT
“Rey’s Education” tops the San Sebastian Fest’s Films in Progress

“Rey’s Education” kicks off with Reynaldo Galindez, “Rey,” a 14-year-old petty criminal, pulling his first job.

22 September 2016 • 07:35 AMT
Keanu Reeves as legendary hitman in “John Wick: Chapter 2” poster

In the film, John Wick is forced to back out of retirement by a former associate plotting to seize control of a shadowy assassins’ guild.

22 September 2016 • 07:29 AMT
VW investors seek $9 billion in damages over emissions scandal

About 1,400 lawsuits have been lodged at the regional court in Braunschweig near Volkswagen’s Wolfsburg headquarters.

22 September 2016 • 07:24 AMT
“Ghost in the Shell” teasers feature Scarlett Johansson

The upcoming action thriller also stars Sam Riley, Juliette Binoche, Michael Pitt, Pilou Asbaek, Rila Fukushima and Michael Wincott.

22 September 2016 • 07:20 AMT
Brooklyn to host Formula E race in summer 2017

The track has 13 turns in total, and offers a view of the Statue of Liberty, Governor’s Island, and the south tip of Manhattan.

22 September 2016 • 07:12 AMT
Apple in talks with self-balancing motorcycle producer McLaren

A spokesman for McLaren said that the company was “not in discussion with Apple in respect of any potential investment.”