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12 July 2016 • 07:03 AMT
Colin Firth officially back in “Kingsman 2”

Directed by Matthew Vaughn, “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” is slated for a June 16, 2017 release stateside.

12 July 2016 • 06:55 AMT
GoPro footage survives a year on the ocean floor

After almost a year in the water, the camera’s waterproof housing had failed, but the recorded video was still retrievable.

12 July 2016 • 06:53 AMT
UN’s Ban urges sanctions against South Sudan amid renewed violence

Explosions and heavy weapons fire continued for a fifth day, including attacks by government forces on the UN peacekeeping base.

12 July 2016 • 06:44 AMT
Kerry, Lavrov to discuss Karabakh conflict in Moscow

The U.S. Secretary of State will head to Moscow, coming from France where he will be taking part in Bastille Day celebrations.

12 July 2016 • 06:43 AMT
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active fails consumer water-resistance tests

The trade publication found two separate phones unresponsive – with moisture leaking into the SIM card and camera.

12 July 2016 • 06:42 AMT
Survey shows Europeans prone to think refugee influx raises terror risk

At least half of the public believe that “incoming refugees increase the likelihood of terrorism in their country”, the survey said.

12 July 2016 • 06:28 AMT
Kashmir clashes over militant leader leave 30 dead

The violence is the worst seen in the region for years. Some 800 extra troops are being sent to help restore order.

12 July 2016 • 06:22 AMT
EU warns of uncertainty over Brexit, says economic growth could be lower

Uncertainty will reduce Britain’s GDP between 1 and 2.5% by 2017 compared to where it would have been had the country voted to stay.

12 July 2016 • 06:16 AMT
Italy faces two decades of stagnant economic growth: IMF

Italy has 11% unemployment and a banking sector in crisis, with government debt second only to that of Greece.

12 July 2016 • 06:05 AMT
Karabakh calm preserved on night of July 11-12

Karabakh Defense Army troops refrained from retaliating to continue controlling the situation along the line of contact.

12 July 2016 • 06:01 AMT
Cameron to chair final cabinet PM as Theresa May prepares to take over

May said she was “honored and humbled” to be taking over and pledged to make a success of the UK’s EU exit.

12 July 2016 • 05:50 AMT
Satellite images show high level of activity at N. Korea nuke test site

Speculation has intensified that North Korea may conduct a fifth nuclear test after the United States blacklisted the country’s leader.

12 July 2016 • 05:40 AMT
At least 9 killed in Baghdad car bomb attack

Baghdad is on high alert for attacks after a blast in the central Karrada district on July 3 killed at least 292 people.

11 July 2016 • 14:20 AMT
Pope to celebrate mass in Azerbaijan, meet Catholic community in Georgia

The Vatican says Pope Francis will meet with Christian, Muslim and Jewish leaders during his Sept. 30-Oct. 2 trip to Georgia and Azerbaijan.

11 July 2016 • 14:06 AMT
Theresa May expected to be British PM after all others drop out

The head of the party committee running the contest said the party board would meet to discuss confirming May as the winner.

11 July 2016 • 13:55 AMT
U.S. to send additional 560 troops to Iraq: Pentagon

U.S.-led forces invaded Iraq in 2003, overthrowing Saddam Hussein and also setting the stage for 13 years of bloody violence in the country.

11 July 2016 • 13:44 AMT
Syrian rebels launch attack in Aleppo after government cuts road

The assault was “a response to the (government) attempts to advance,” Zakaria Malahifji of the Aleppo-based Fastaqim group said.

11 July 2016 • 13:29 AMT
PJ Harvey announces UK tour

The singer, who released her No.1 album The Hope Six Demolition Project back in April, played a brilliant set at Glastonbury Festival last month.

11 July 2016 • 12:52 AMT
Old bones at Philistine cemetery in Israel shed light on Goliath’s people

The first graves were discovered in Ashkelon in 2013 on the site of its ancient Philistine port city, which had 13,000 inhabitants at its peak.

11 July 2016 • 12:40 AMT
IS delivers suicide bombers to Europe “via Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Georgia”

IS reportedly wanted to assassinate Kurdish officials, journalists and military and intelligence officials working in Ankara, Istanbul.

11 July 2016 • 12:35 AMT
Nazi-seized Degas drawing auctioned for 462,500 euros

The drawing was confiscated in August 1940 from the Paris home of Maurice Dreyfus, a doctor.

11 July 2016 • 12:26 AMT
2.994.000 people live in Armenia, UN report says

According to the office of UNFPA in Armenia, if the current decreasing pace continues, an abrupt drop will be registered in 50 years.

11 July 2016 • 12:01 AMT
MP calls for eliminating causes, not consequences of Karabakh conflict

According to Sharmazanov, President Serzh Sargsyan conveyed a series of clear messages during the NATO summit in Warsaw.

11 July 2016 • 11:55 AMT
HummingBad malware infects nearly 10 million Android phones

Last month, Twitter locked millions of accounts following an apparent leak of around 32 million account details.

11 July 2016 • 11:28 AMT
French President to make pro-EU tour after Brexit vote

The trip in the wake of the referendum in which Britain voted to leave the EU is designed to “give new impetus”, his office said.

11 July 2016 • 11:21 AMT
Paolo Sorrentino’s “The Young Pope” series to premiere at Venice Film Fest

The 73rd edition of Venice will run August 31-September 10. The lineup will be announced on July 28.

11 July 2016 • 11:08 AMT
“It’s Not the Time of My Life” wins top prize at Karlovy Vary Film Fest

“Zoology,” an ironic look at nonconformity in Russia, took special jury prize and a $15,000 kitty for writer-director Ivan I. Tverdovskiy.

11 July 2016 • 10:52 AMT
1st look at Jackie Earle Haley on Stephen King’s “Dark Tower” set

“The Dark Tower” also stars Matthew McConaughey as the villainous Walter Padick a.k.a. the Man in Black.

11 July 2016 • 10:12 AMT
Georgian Parliament Vice-Speaker visits Armenian Genocide memorial

Manana Kobakhidze laid a wreath at the memorial and paid tribute to the memory of the victims with a moment of silence.

11 July 2016 • 10:06 AMT
“Decompression” wins Jerusalem Fest’s Sam Spiegel Lab Award

Produced by Kobi Mizrahi, “Decompression” received a production grant worth $50,000 from the Beracha Foundation.