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13 August 2016 • 13:22 AMT
HTC’s new Desire phones “releasing later this quarter”

When it comes to specs the phones should be running Android 6.0 Marshmallow skinned with HTC Sense.

13 August 2016 • 13:06 AMT
Media Luna acquires “Like Foam” ahead of Toronto Fest

Emerging Spanish auteur Roberto Perez Toledo directs from his screenplay with Alberto Garcia (“La isla del viento”).

13 August 2016 • 12:50 AMT
Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard as spies in Robert Zemeckis’ “Allied” trailer

Pitt stars as a U.S. intelligence officer who encounters a French Resistance fighter during a mission behind enemy lines.

13 August 2016 • 11:32 AMT
Afghan Taliban free 6 crew of Pakistani helicopter captured after crash

Pakistan says it has been a victim of terrorism, much of it from groups based in Afghanistan, for years.

13 August 2016 • 11:12 AMT
Turkey slams UN rights boss over failed coup comments

Authorities have suspended, detained or begun investigating tens of thousands of soldiers, police, judges, journalists and civil servants.

13 August 2016 • 10:41 AMT
Aronian ties 2016 Sinquefield Cup round 7

After round 7, Wesley So (U.S.) is leading the tournament with 4,5 points, followed by Bulgaria’s Veselin Topalov and Anand.

13 August 2016 • 10:21 AMT
Weightlifter Sona Poghosyan gains 3rd spot in Rio Olympics Group B

In the clean and jerk, the Armenian weightlifter lifted 115kg, followed by 122kg and 126kg.

13 August 2016 • 09:32 AMT
Sasna Tsrer member Sedrak Nazaryan detained

The activist had a surgery on July 31 after he was hospitalized with firearm injuries from the seized police compound.

13 August 2016 • 09:23 AMT
Azeri troops fire 400 shots in Karabakh ceasefire breach

37 instances of Azeri ceasefire violation on the line of contact with Karabakh armed forces were reported on the night August 12-13.

13 August 2016 • 09:06 AMT
“Justice League” new set photo features Jason Momoa

“Justice League” follows Bruce Wayne who enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy.

13 August 2016 • 08:32 AMT
First look at Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt in “Passengers”

The upcoming film revolves around a spacecraft transporting thousands of people to a distant colony planet.

13 August 2016 • 07:56 AMT
Facebook changing its News Feed once again

The move comes just a week after the social network introduced another big change to the Feed, one that aims to save users from clickbait.

13 August 2016 • 07:39 AMT
New smartphone has a “built-in GoPro”

The action camera can shoot video in 1080p HD resolution, while also supporting slow-motion, time-lapse and aqua-themed shooting.

13 August 2016 • 07:13 AMT
Arrests made over bomb attacks in Thailand’s Hua Hin resort

No further details were given of the detentions in the town, where two people were killed in explosions over the space of 24 hours.

13 August 2016 • 07:02 AMT
IS leader in Afghanistan “killed in U.S. drone strike”

The U.S. said he had been killed in a new drone attack in Nangarhar’s Achin district on 26 July.

13 August 2016 • 06:39 AMT
U.S.-backed forces wrest control of Syria’s Manbij from Islamic State

The SDF’s offensive, which began at the end of May, aims to remove Islamic State from areas it controls along the Turkish border.

13 August 2016 • 06:30 AMT
U.S. general urges Russia to allow observers at military drills

The comments came as Ukraine accuses Russia of amassing more than 40,000 troops in Crimea and on the Ukrainian border.

12 August 2016 • 14:49 AMT
Deep Space Industries plans to land on an asteroid by 2020

The California-based company plans to build a successor to its Prospector-X test craft called Prospector–1.

12 August 2016 • 14:41 AMT
SpaceX ready to test its new Mars rocket engine

Company president Gwynne Shotwell made that revelation during the Small Satellite Conference in Utah.

12 August 2016 • 14:11 AMT
“Game of Thrones” director to helm “The Nightingale” bestseller adaptation

The pic tells the story of two sisters coming of age in France on the eve of World War II, and their struggle to survive.

12 August 2016 • 14:05 AMT
World premiere of “The Odyssey” closes San Sebastian Festival

A film on the life of deep-sea explorer Jacques Cousteau is structured around his troubled relationship with his son, Philippe.

12 August 2016 • 13:26 AMT
Merkel approval ratings drop as attacks put spotlight on migrant policy

Merkel’s open-door migrant policy is under intense scrutiny after two attacks claimed by the jihadist militant group Islamic State last month.

12 August 2016 • 13:20 AMT
6 injured in Saudi-led air strikes on Yemen’s capital

Fighting has intensified in Yemen since UN-backed peace talks to end a civil war that has killed more than 10,000 civilians.

12 August 2016 • 13:06 AMT
Rio 2016: Three Armenians to join competition Aug 12

Monika Vasilyan, listed on the qualifier’s fifth top eight ranking, will take part in the 50m freestyle swimming competitions.

12 August 2016 • 12:46 AMT
Armenian man dies in Aleppo shelling

Aleppo resident Sargis Kuyumjyan injured in the shelling of the Syrian city died in a hospital.

12 August 2016 • 11:56 AMT
Turkey football legend sought over coup

A former MP for the ruling AK party, Hakan Sukur is a known supporter of the cleric blamed for the botched coup.

12 August 2016 • 11:33 AMT
Envoy: Ankara can start Karabakh settlement dialogue with Moscow

Deputy speaker of Armenian parliament stressed the unacceptability of Turkey’s involvement in Karabakh conflict settlement talks.

12 August 2016 • 11:20 AMT
U.S.: 45,000 Islamic State fighters taken off battlefields

Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland said that both the quality and number of IS fighters is declining.

12 August 2016 • 10:52 AMT
2 seriously injured in Spain shopping center shooting

According to the EFE news agency citing police forces in the Aragon autonomous community, the gunman shot at his victims and fled.

12 August 2016 • 10:25 AMT
Michael Phelps’s 13th individual gold breaks ancient record

Phelps is now also the only swimmer to have won the same event ― the 200m medley ― in four consecutive games.