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26 August 2016 • 12:15 AMT
Russia offers Japan to join its humanitarian mission in Aleppo

Russia’s Anatoly Antonov briefed Japanese Ambassador Toyohisa Kozuki on the preparations for the first 48-hour humanitarian pause.

26 August 2016 • 12:09 AMT
11 civilians killed in Saudi-led coalition airstrikes

An agency reported that the airstrikes destroyed two houses located in the district of Baqam in the city of Saada — a Houthi stronghold.

26 August 2016 • 11:39 AMT
No Armenians dead, injured in 6.2-magnitude quake in Italy

The death toll rose to 267 as rescue workers pulled more bodies from mounds of debris and families prepared to hold the first funerals.

26 August 2016 • 11:25 AMT
Turkey says migrant deal with Europe could collapse

Turkey is demanding that the European Union ease visa restrictions for Turkish citizens and has threatened not to implement the deal.

26 August 2016 • 11:19 AMT
Somali beach restaurant attack leaves nine people dead

Shabaab jihadists attacked a Restaurant close to the city’s Lido Beach, setting off a car bomb before exchanging fire with security forces.

26 August 2016 • 10:42 AMT
Hungary to stem migrant flow with second fence on Serbian border

PM Viktor Orban said the new barrier would strengthen defenses to respond if Turkey’s policy on migration changed.

26 August 2016 • 10:37 AMT
Philippine rebels agree to ceasefire, peace talks to end in 9-12 months

The rebels agreed to the ceasefire in a joint statement with government officials Friday after weeklong talks in Norway.

26 August 2016 • 10:28 AMT
Karabakh movie “Tevanik” nabs Glendale Int’l Film Festival nomination

Earlier, the film was named the winner of the Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival’s June 2016 Edition.

26 August 2016 • 10:16 AMT
Bird’s Nest: Genocide memorial site a victim of vile beach resort project

The Church is planning to exhume the individual remains of thirty-three genocide survivors and relocate them into a collective grave.

26 August 2016 • 09:42 AMT
Usher’s new album “Hard II Love” is due out Sept 16

The album is available to pre-order on iTunes ahead of its September 16 release. A cover art for the album shows a head statue of Usher.

26 August 2016 • 09:34 AMT
Man Utd’s Mkhitaryan has power to shape Premier League: Metro

“Mkhitaryan picked up his 15 minutes of Premier League action and, when he had the ball at his feet, looked exciting,” Metro said.

26 August 2016 • 09:19 AMT
Armenia’s Paros wins 2 silver medals at Choir Olympics

Moral support of local Armenians and the logistical assistance of the Sochi Mayor played an important role in Paros’ success.’

26 August 2016 • 08:56 AMT
Russia expected to cut gas price for Belarus by a third

Gas price is expected to be set at 6,300 rubles per 1,000 cubic metres for 2016, falling to around 6,000 rubles in 2017.

26 August 2016 • 08:48 AMT
U.S. cuts aid to Pakistan due to warming relations with India

U.S. aid to Pakistan is expected to total less than $1 billion in 2016, down from a recent peak of more than $3.5 billion in 2011.

26 August 2016 • 08:42 AMT
ICRC holds landmine safety courses for kids in Armenia border villages

Last year, the ICRC organized 27 information sessions for residents of 16 villages, most of them teachers and schoolchildren.

26 August 2016 • 08:22 AMT
Demi Moore to star in “Rock That Body” alongside Scarlett Johansson

Paul W. Downs and Lucia Aniello, who work with Glazer on the cult comedy television series “Broad City,” co-wrote the film.

26 August 2016 • 07:57 AMT
Apple looks to identify iPhone thieves by fingerprints

The Touch ID sensor, front camera and microphone are already there, they simply need to be switched on without alerting the bad guy.

26 August 2016 • 07:51 AMT
Judge orders release of 15,000 fresh Hillary Clinton emails

“We are not sure what additional materials the Justice Department may have located,” a Clinton campaign spokesman said.

26 August 2016 • 07:38 AMT
Britney Spears, Elton John, Calvin Harris to perform at Apple Music Fest

Elton shares, “I love London and can’t wait to share this fantastic experience at the Apple Music Festival with my fans.”

26 August 2016 • 07:31 AMT
Italy quake death toll rises to 267 as aftershocks continue in the area

“The town isn’t here anymore,” said Sergio Pirozzi, the mayor of the hardest-hit town, Amatrice. “I believe the toll will rise.”

26 August 2016 • 07:22 AMT
Cristiano Ronaldo named UEFA’s Best Player in Europe

Ronaldo was phenomenal in La Liga and Champions League play, tallying 51 goals and 15 assists in 48 total appearances.

26 August 2016 • 07:00 AMT
No casualties registered in rocket attacks on Aleppo Armenian districts

Some of the rockets having landed near the Armenian Evangelical Church, , Rev. Harutyun Selimyan said no fatalities were registered.

26 August 2016 • 06:47 AMT
Bolivia’s Deputy Minister killed by miners who wanted labor reforms

Rodolfo Illanes earlier told local media that “I am in very good health… safeguarded by peers, so people do not hurt me.”

26 August 2016 • 06:39 AMT
Azeri troops employ firearms in truce violations overnight

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

26 August 2016 • 06:32 AMT
Obama seeks to create world’s largest marine protected area in Hawaii

Obama will travel to the monument to mark the designation and cite the need to protect public lands and waters from climate change.

26 August 2016 • 06:29 AMT
11 dead, dozens wounded in blast at police checkpoint in Turkey

News channel NTV showed large plumes of smoke billowing from the site which it said was a police checkpoint in Cizre.

25 August 2016 • 14:18 AMT
Putin vows to organise special competitions after Paralympics ban

“The decision to suspend our Paralympians is outside the law, morality, humanity,” Putin said in a ceremony at the Kremlin.

25 August 2016 • 14:06 AMT
Karabakh chose presidential system based on host of factors: Armenia FM

The Nagorno Karabakh constitutional amendments concept is similar to an American model – a presidency-based democracy, he said.

25 August 2016 • 13:48 AMT
Kurdish rebels attack soldiers guarding Turkish opposition party head

Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of the Republican People’s Party, said he was safe and had been taken to a government building in Artvin.

25 August 2016 • 13:42 AMT
How to stay safe during earthquake

247 people were reported killed and dozens more were missing or feared dead after a magnitude 6.2 earthquake and a series of aftershocks struck several towns in central Italy on August 24, 2016. On the same day, a powerful earthquake of 6.8 magnitude struck central Myanmar, killing 3 people and shaking buildings across the Southeast Asian nation and the region. Tremors were felt as far away as Bangkok, where witnesses reported high rise buildings swaying, and the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka.