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17 August 2016 • 08:20 AMT
“Mr. Robot” hit series renewed for season 3

The show follows Elliott, a depressed security engineer who suffers from social anxiety disorder and clinical depression.

17 August 2016 • 08:12 AMT
Iran says no permanent Russia base inside Islamic Republic

Iran’s constitution, ratified after its 1979 Islamic Revolution, bars foreign militaries from having bases within the country.

17 August 2016 • 08:02 AMT
Amazon to post pilot episodes free on YouTube, Facebook

The lineup includes Amazon’s most-streamed show, “The Man in the High Castle,” as well as “Mozart in the Jungle” and “Transparent.”

17 August 2016 • 08:01 AMT
NASA unveils public web portal

It’s called PubSpace, and it’s a searchable archive of science journal articles produced by NASA-funded research available online for free.

17 August 2016 • 07:56 AMT
Intel building virtual reality studio in Los Angeles

LA Times said it will focus on helping companies and other third parties create VR videos using Intel’s technology.

17 August 2016 • 07:52 AMT
Airbnb testing standalone app for planning your trips

A test version of the software is called Airbnb Trips, according to an Android app listing on the Google Play Store.

17 August 2016 • 07:41 AMT
Son of drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman abducted in Mexico

They say Jesus Alfredo Guzman, 29, was one of six members of the Sinaloa Cartel seized by members of a rival gang, Jalisco New Generation.

17 August 2016 • 07:35 AMT
Saudi Arabia suffers worst civilian death toll in Yemeni rocket strike

A rocket fired by rebels in Yemen killed seven civilians in Najran city in the highest reported number of non-combatant casualties.

17 August 2016 • 07:30 AMT
Poland wants jail time for reference to “Polish death camps”

Millions of people, mostly Jews, from across Europe were killed in six German-run extermination camps in occupied Poland.

17 August 2016 • 07:22 AMT
Malaysia says fuel tanker hijacked into Indonesian waters

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency chief said that “internal problems” led to the hijacking of the Indonesian tanker.

17 August 2016 • 07:05 AMT
Japan, China, South Korea foreign ministers “to meet next week”

The Tokyo Shimbun daily said the three countries were making arrangements for the meeting to be held around Aug 23 and 24 in Tokyo.

17 August 2016 • 06:58 AMT
Gor Minasyan wins silver, secures Armenia’s 4th Olympic medal

Gor Minasyan of Armenia earned silver in the men’s +105kg at the Rio-hosted Olympic Games on August 16.

17 August 2016 • 06:46 AMT
Azerbaijan employs firearms in ceasefire violations overnight

Azerbaijani troops, in particular, used various caliber firearms to fire over 240 shots towards the Armenian positions.

17 August 2016 • 06:42 AMT
38,000 prisoners to be released under Turkey probation scheme reform

The reform faces the increased burden of 10,000s of people detained in relation to last month’s attempted military coup.

17 August 2016 • 06:37 AMT
Migran Arutyunyan scores silver in men’s Greco-Roman wrestling in Rio

The bout ended in a 1-1 score, but the Serbian athlete got the win on criteria because he was the last one to have scored a point.

17 August 2016 • 06:23 AMT
North Korea’s deputy ambassador in London defects with his family

The BBC named the defector as veteran diplomat Thae Yong Ho, a counselor at the North Korean embassy and deputy to the ambassador.

17 August 2016 • 06:22 AMT
Wrestler Artur Aleksanyan snatches first gold for Armenia in Rio

Aleksanyan wore a shirt with the image of Robert Abajyan, the Armenian serviceman who was killed during the 4-day war in April.

17 August 2016 • 06:15 AMT
Turkey dismisses more than 2,000 police officers in aftermath of coup bid

Under previous emergency rule decrees, Turkey had already dismissed thousands of security force members.

16 August 2016 • 18:22 AMT
Amy Adams faces alien invasion mystery in “Arrival” trailer

“There are days that define your story beyond life, like the day they arrived,” she intones at the start.

16 August 2016 • 18:00 AMT
Berenice Bejo, Stacy Martin star in “The Artist” helmer’s “Redoutable”

The Paris-set comedy is chronicling the tumultuous romance between iconic French director Jean-Luc Godard and Anne Wiazemsky.

16 August 2016 • 17:18 AMT
New Bluetooth speaker flames to the beat of your music

The Fireside Audiobox is a wireless speaker that provides mini flames that dance to the beat of your music.

16 August 2016 • 14:18 AMT
Tesla Model S and Model X to reportedly get bigger 100 kWh battery

Both vehicles currently offer 90 kWh batteries as their largest capacity, and the increased size would boost their ranges.

16 August 2016 • 13:59 AMT
19 civilians killed in raids on Syria’s rebel east Aleppo

Rebels, Islamists and jihadists are locked in clashes with regime forces on the southern edges of Aleppo in a bid to keep the route open.

16 August 2016 • 13:54 AMT
Libyan forces announce capture of IS-controlled district in Sirte

After the Libyan forces secured key sites south of central Sirte last week, fighting moved into neighborhood Number 2.

16 August 2016 • 13:33 AMT
Turkey prosecutors demand 2 life sentences for U.S.-based cleric

Gulen has been repeatedly accused of running a “parallel state” since a corruption scandal embroiling then PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

16 August 2016 • 13:22 AMT
Armenia improves position in UN’s Global Innovation Index

Among Armenia’s strengths are mentioned ease of starting a business, innovation efficiency ratio, females employed with advanced degrees.

16 August 2016 • 13:15 AMT
Samsung reveals Gear S3 smartwatch release date

Set for Wednesday, August 31, the big reveal will take place a day prior to Samsung’s IFA press conference in Berlin.

16 August 2016 • 13:06 AMT
Patricia Arquette, Rainn Wilson to star in “Permanent” indie comedy

Set in a small town in 1983, “Permanent” follows the misadventures of an idiosyncratic family that yearns to feel more confident and artistic.

16 August 2016 • 12:59 AMT
Netflix’s “The Punisher” coming in 2017?

Jon Bernthal’s Frank Castle a.k.a. The Punisher made his debut in the second season of “Daredevil”, which was launched last March.

16 August 2016 • 12:45 AMT
New push for Guantanamo Bay closure

The United States announced it sent 15 Guantanamo Bay detainees to the United Arab Emirates, marking the largest single transfer during the tenure of Barack Obama, who believes that Guantanamo Bay fuels the recruitment of jihadists and creates stronger anti-U.S. feelings. “This is about closing a chapter in our history,” Obama said. “It reflects the lessons we’ve learned since 9/11 – lessons that must guide our nation going forward.”