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10 August 2016 • 06:45 AMT
UN censure of North Korea missile launch thwarted

Japan and the U.S. said they could not accept the proposed changes to the draft by China and dropped the bid for a Security Council statement.

09 August 2016 • 15:15 AMT
Israel arrests UN Gaza employee “for aiding Hamas”

The statement said Borsh had been recruited by Hamas to redirect his work for UNDP to serve Hamas’ military interests.

09 August 2016 • 15:06 AMT
Delta cancelling nearly 250 flights August 9 morning

Confusion among passengers was compounded as Delta’s flight-status updates crashed as well.

09 August 2016 • 14:58 AMT
Erdogan, Putin hold their 1st meeting in attempt to mend bitter feud

In an interview with Russian media before the encounter Erdogan said he hopes the two nations can begin again with a “clean slate”.

09 August 2016 • 14:44 AMT
Armenia’s agricultural export on the rise

“The export of raw vegetables and fruits tops last year’s total results; we are now planning to increase it to 120 tons,” Robert Makaryan said.

09 August 2016 • 14:38 AMT
Sasna Tsrer’s Araik Khandoyan lawyer files complaint with Ombudsman

Khandoyan had his glasses confiscated resulting in troubles with vision, rendering him incapable of free movement or reading.

09 August 2016 • 14:18 AMT
Self-destructing battery dissolves in water within 30 minutes

The one-millimeter-thick and five-millimeter-long device uses typical lithium-ion technology.

09 August 2016 • 14:06 AMT
Google Maps for Android lets you save maps to an SD card

Trying to use Maps without a data connection doesn’t work unless you downloaded the region ahead of time, but that’s now a lot easier too.

09 August 2016 • 12:58 AMT
Brie Larson to make directorial debut on “Unicorn Store” comedy

“Unicorn Store,” written by Samantha McIntyre, centers on a woman who moves back in with her parents.

09 August 2016 • 12:53 AMT
Pedro Almodovar’s “Julieta” release date set

Based on the stories of author Alice Munro, “Julieta” is about a mother’s struggle to survive uncertainty.

09 August 2016 • 12:41 AMT
Britain defends decision to review $24 billion nuke plant

China has cautioned Britain against closing the door to Chinese investment and relations were at a crucial juncture.

09 August 2016 • 12:07 AMT
U.S. calls on Russia to halt Syria sieges; Russia slams aid politicization

The United Nations aid chief has called for weekly 48-hour humanitarian pauses in fighting to deliver aid to Aleppo.

09 August 2016 • 11:47 AMT
Paul Pogba returns to Manchester United for world-record £89m

Pogba, who helped hosts France reach the Euro 2016 final, has won the Serie A title in each of his four seasons at Juventus.

09 August 2016 • 10:29 AMT
Franz Kafka legal battle ends as Israel’s top court rules in favor of library

The nation’s top court rejected an appeal by the heirs of Max Brod to whom he had willed his manuscripts after his death in 1924.

09 August 2016 • 10:20 AMT
UN calls for urgent humanitarian ceasefire in Aleppo

The United Nations children’s agency (UNICEF) warned of risks for children in particular.

09 August 2016 • 10:08 AMT
ISIS affiliate calls for attack on Miss Universe pageant

The Miss Universe 2016 beauty contest is scheduled to begin in the Philippines on January 30, 2017.

09 August 2016 • 09:31 AMT
Sasna Tsrer member meets Tigran Mansuryan, ends hunger strike

Earlier, the lawyer informed that Ashot Petrosyan had requested a meeting with Tigran Mansuryan and Robert Amirkhanyan.

09 August 2016 • 09:13 AMT
Aronian retains 2016 Sinquefield Cup leadership after round 4

The 2016 Sinquefield Cup is under way at Saint Louis, U.S., all round 4 games of the chess tournament ending in a tie.

09 August 2016 • 08:35 AMT
Russian swordfighter Yana Yegoryan becomes Olympic champion

Russia’s representative Yana Yegoryan scored the champion title in fencing at the Olympic Games in Rio.

09 August 2016 • 08:22 AMT
Azeri troops fire 120 shots in Karabakh ceasefire breach

16 instances of Azeri ceasefire violation on the line of contact with Karabakh armed forces were reported on the night August 8-9.

09 August 2016 • 08:11 AMT
Tom Cruise’s “Mena” gets new title, release date delayed

The upcoming film stars Cruise as real-life American pilot and hustler Barry Seal, who ran drugs in the 1980s for cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar.

09 August 2016 • 08:04 AMT
“Man of Steel 2” reportedly back in the works at Warner Bros.

Rumor has it, the sequel will focus on the battle between the Supes, Supergirl and Brainiac.

09 August 2016 • 07:45 AMT
Serious security flaws “exist on nearly a billion Android devices”

The bugs were uncovered by Checkpoint researchers looking at software on chips made by Qualcomm.

09 August 2016 • 07:36 AMT
Samsung’s Galaxy S8 “to spell the end for its flat screens”

A senior exec at the company indicated that future Samsung Galaxy smartphones may only be available with curved, dual-edge displays.

09 August 2016 • 07:09 AMT
Indian activist to end her 16-year hunger strike

Indian activist Irom Sharmila Chanu is ending her hunger strike against a controversial law after 16 years.

09 August 2016 • 06:55 AMT
Japan’s Emperor Akihito hints at wish to abdicate

If he were to abdicate, it would be the first time a Japanese emperor has stepped down since Emperor Kokaku in 1817.

09 August 2016 • 06:40 AMT
New pics suggest China has built reinforced hangars on disputed islands

China claims most of the South China Sea, through which $5 trillion in ship-borne trade passes every year.

09 August 2016 • 06:34 AMT
Turkey’s Erdogan says wants to reset Russia ties from clean slate

“A new page will be opened in Russo-Turkish ties. This new page will include military, economic and cultural cooperation,” Erdogan said.

08 August 2016 • 15:17 AMT
Woody Allen’s Amazon series “Crisis in Six Scenes” arrives on Sept 30

Amazon has also let slip when two of its other sacred cows will return, with “Mozart in the Jungle” coming back for a third year on Dec 9.

08 August 2016 • 15:02 AMT
Putin: Russia to continue promoting compromise in Karabakh settlement

“Russia will seek to ensure that Azerbaijan and Armenia find a mutually acceptable solution to the conflict,” Putin said.