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07 July 2016 • 05:45 AMT
Multinational crew headed to space station after Soyuz launch

The cre includes NASA astronaut Kathleen Rubins, Russian cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin and Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi.

07 July 2016 • 05:40 AMT
U.S. sanctions North Korean leader over human rights abuses

The measures freeze any property the individuals have in the U.S. and prevent U.S. citizens doing business with them.

06 July 2016 • 14:45 AMT
Manchester United: Henrikh Mkhitaryan is Red

Henrikh Mkhitaryan joins on a four-year contract with the option to extend for a further year, Manchester United said.

06 July 2016 • 14:36 AMT
One of Russia’s two rainy-day funds could be depleted by end of 2017

The government had been saving money made on the sale of oil since the 2000s and sees the two funds as the country’s ultimate safety net.

06 July 2016 • 13:46 AMT
U.S. commits more military aid for Georgia

In a memorandum of understanding, the United States promised to bolster Georgia’s ability to defend itself against potential threats.

06 July 2016 • 13:38 AMT
Peaceful settlement of Karabakh conflict has no alternative: EU official

Discussing the Karabakh conflict in Yerevan, Herbert Salber reiterated the EU’s support to the OSCE Minsk Group efforts.

06 July 2016 • 13:27 AMT
Muse’s Matt Bellamy teases “by request” club tour

The band headlined Friday night (June 24) at Glastonbury Festival, playing a stream of classics.

06 July 2016 • 13:21 AMT
Biffy Clyro share new song, “Flammable”

Earlier this year, frontman Simon Neil admitted that he was in a “terrible headspace” during the early process of making the album.

06 July 2016 • 13:06 AMT
Britain went to war in Iraq before peaceful options exhausted: inquiry

More than 150,000 Iraqis had died by the time most British troops withdrew in 2009, while 179 British soldiers also lost their lives.

06 July 2016 • 12:55 AMT
Microsoft launches free Skype version for small businesses

The service is called Skype Meetings, and it’s the company’s first web-based product after the beta release of Skype for Web last year.

06 July 2016 • 12:47 AMT
Ed Sheeran touted as the first headliner for Glastonbury Festival 2017

The singer is currently enjoying a break from the public eye after releasing his second album back in 2014.

06 July 2016 • 12:38 AMT
Metallica’s much anticipated new album release date set

According to German newspaper Bild, the band have settled on a release date of 14 October.

06 July 2016 • 12:33 AMT
Armenia values EU commitment to Karabakh settlement: President

Sargsyan outlined Armenia’s efforts to reach a lasting settlement of the conflict, with the OSCE Minsk group mediating the process.

06 July 2016 • 12:18 AMT
Several Jordanian troops killed as car bomb explodes on Syrian border

A booby-trapped car exploded at the berm, “killing and wounding a number of border guards,” the military said in a statement.

06 July 2016 • 12:02 AMT
Lionel Messi sentenced to 21 months in prison over tax fraud

The footballer and his father Jorge Messi were found guilty of three counts of tax fraud in July 6’s ruling by a court in Barcelona.

06 July 2016 • 12:00 AMT
Syrian military declares three-day nationwide truce

More than 250,000 people have been killed since an uprising against Assad erupted five years ago.

06 July 2016 • 11:42 AMT
Nigerian army thwarts attempted Boko Haram suicide attack

Two civilians were injured in the attack on the outskirts of Monguno in northeast Nigeria, where Boko Haram is active.

06 July 2016 • 11:42 AMT
Warner’s “The Legend of Tarzan” tops Russian box office

Disney’s “The BFG” debuted at No. 2. Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of the Roald Dahl classic took in $1.9 million.

06 July 2016 • 11:29 AMT
West lost $60 bn in 2014-2015 over Russia sanctions

The European Union bore the brunt of the losses, accounting for nearly 77 percent of all trade losses, a French institute said.

06 July 2016 • 11:21 AMT
Daniel Radcliffe infiltrates Neo-Nazi in “Imperium” thriller trailer

Inspired by a true story of a former agent who spent years inside the neo-Nazi movement, the film is directed by Daniel Ragussis.

06 July 2016 • 10:45 AMT
Rob Lowe joins “Code Black” as series regular

Lowe’s casting comes as the CBS drama is rebooting itself for season two in a bid to broaden its reach and draw younger viewers.

06 July 2016 • 10:35 AMT
“Quantico” adds Blair Underwood as season 2 regular

Underwood is a two-time Golden Globe nominee who returns to ABC following roles on “Agents of SHIELD” as well as “Dirty Sexy Money.”

06 July 2016 • 10:27 AMT
Oscar Pistorius sentenced to 6 years for murdering own girlfriend

The judge said Pistorius shoed genuine remorse in trying, repeatedly and unsuccessfully, to apologize in person to the victim’s parents.

06 July 2016 • 10:16 AMT
Armenia improves networked readiness ranking by 2 positions

Armenia ranks the 9th given the number of days necessary to start a business, and 3rd according to the number of procedures to this end.

06 July 2016 • 09:55 AMT
Hollywood’s first sex symbol Clara Bow biopic in the works

Bow was born in the slums of Brooklyn into a family plagued with alcoholism and insanity.

06 July 2016 • 09:44 AMT
“Secret Life of Pets” grosses $30 mln at int’l box office ahead of U.S. debut

“Pets” opened in first place in Taiwan with $2 million, the top debut for an animated film in 2016.

06 July 2016 • 09:25 AMT
Kinder bars contain dangerous levels of “likely carcinogens”

Foodwatch said that mineral oil aromatic hydrocarbons, which are created when oil is refined, have been found in the products.

06 July 2016 • 09:11 AMT
No date set for Armenian, Azerbaijani leaders’ meeting: OSCE envoy

The U.S., Russia and France remain committed to organizing a meeting between the Armenian and Azeri leaders, Warlick said.

06 July 2016 • 09:00 AMT
Islamic State tightens grip on 3,000 sex slaves

Thousands of Yazidi women and children were taken prisoner in August 2014, when IS fighters overran their villages in northern Iraq.

06 July 2016 • 08:52 AMT
Jackie Chan joins “The Nut Job 2” animation voicecast

The renowned actor and martial artist will voice the animated character Mr. Feng, a territorial leader of the city’s mice gang.