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21 June 2016 • 11:57 AMT
Japan military on alert for possible N. Korean ballistic missile launch

The United Nations Security Council in March imposed tightened sanctions against North Korea over its pursuit of nuclear weapons.

21 June 2016 • 11:55 AMT
J.J. Abrams working on event series about Michael Jackson’s final days

The series is described as “a taut novelistic rendering of the final months in the life of one of the most iconic figures in modern popular culture”.

21 June 2016 • 10:40 AMT
Turkey, Israel “to agree normalization deal over weekend”

Under the terms, Israel will allow the construction of a new power station and a seawater desalination plant for drinking water.

21 June 2016 • 10:27 AMT
Apple rumored to keep headphone jack on iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus

Credible Japanese site Mac Otakara backs up the recent talk of a second set of speakers being added to the top of the phone.

21 June 2016 • 10:04 AMT
Council of Europe not involved in Karabakh settlement: Jagland

In response to a question by a member of Azerbaijan’s PACE delegation, Jagland said that the OSCE Minsk Group is entitled to resolve the conflict.

21 June 2016 • 09:53 AMT
Taliban attack buses in Afghanistan, abduct 60 people

Mohammad Ismail, a district police chief in Helmand, says initial reports show the attack happened in Gareshk district.

21 June 2016 • 09:24 AMT
Weightlifter Hripsime Khurshudyan banned over doping scandal

Due to the temporary disqualification, the athlete can’t participate in tournaments, also set to miss the Rio Olympics in August.

21 June 2016 • 09:07 AMT
Eli Roth to helm Bruce Willis in “Death Wish” remake

The story centered on Paul Kersey who goes on a revenge spree after his wife is killed and his daughter is sexually assaulted during a home invasion.

21 June 2016 • 09:04 AMT
Belgium arrests bomb suspect wearing “fake suicide belt”

“The situation is for now under control. We remain vigilant,” Prime Minister Charles Michel said after a security cabinet emergency meeting.

21 June 2016 • 08:57 AMT
Kino Lorber nabs “Tower,” doc about 1st U.S. mass school shooting

The documentary premiered worldwide at SXSW in 2016 and won the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award for best documentary feature.

21 June 2016 • 08:48 AMT
New “Fantastic Beasts” poster features Eddie Redmayne

The film is based on the work of J.K. Rowling and set in the same universe as “Harry Potter”.

21 June 2016 • 08:20 AMT
Reporters Without Borders: Turkey’s arrest of colleague “unbelievably low”

All three defendants had testified in front of the public prosecutor about their support for pro-Kurdish media outlet Ozgur Gundem.

21 June 2016 • 08:06 AMT
Borussia ready to sell Mkhitaryan to Manchester United for €40 mln

The Bundesliga side, despite their best efforts, are resigned to losing Mkhitaryan should United come up with the cash.

21 June 2016 • 07:59 AMT
Eva Green in “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” trailer

“Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” is based on Ransom Riggs’ novel of the same name.

21 June 2016 • 07:35 AMT
“Doctor Strange,” “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” new synopses unveiled

“Doctor Strange” features Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tilda Swinton, Mads Mikkelsen and Rachel McAdams.

21 June 2016 • 07:22 AMT
Russia’s doping ban won’t affect Paralympics

The IPC said in a statement that it contacted the World Anti-Doping Agency to see if Paralympians were implicated.

21 June 2016 • 07:17 AMT
Top rights groups slam EU-Turkey migrant deal

Amnesty urged the EU to immediately halt sending refugees back to Turkey on the grounds that it was a “safe third country.”

21 June 2016 • 07:13 AMT
Levon Aronian comes in 3rd at Grand Chess Tour in Belgium

The reigning World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen won the tournament, while Filipino chess grandmaster Wesley So came in second.

21 June 2016 • 06:59 AMT
Japan says Mitsubishi overstated mileage by up to 16%

The Transport Ministry said the figure came from its own mileage tests to look into the cheating by Mitsubishi on its minicar models.

21 June 2016 • 06:54 AMT
Man charged for trying to kill Donald Trump

The young British man told a Secret Service agent after his arrest that he had driven from California to Las Vegas “to kill Trump.”

21 June 2016 • 06:53 AMT
China makes world’s fastest supercomputer

It has more than 10.5 million locally-made processing cores and 40,960 nodes and runs on a Linux-based operating system.

21 June 2016 • 06:52 AMT
Bahrain strips top Shiite cleric of nationality, sparks massive protests

The Interior Ministry reportedly said that Sheikh Isa Qassim had played a key role in creating an extremist sectarian atmosphere.

21 June 2016 • 06:47 AMT
Legendary investor Soros warns of Brexit threat to jobs, finances

Soros made a fortune betting against the pound on Black Wednesday in 1992, when Britain left the ERM.

21 June 2016 • 06:42 AMT
IS launches counter-attack against fighters trying to capture Manbij

The monitor said the militants won back three villages south of the besieged city in a surprise assault against U.S.-backed fighters.

21 June 2016 • 06:41 AMT
Karabakh Foreign Minister visits Danish Island of Bornholm

In the framework of the forum, Mirzoyan delivered a speech at a meeting-discussion in the pavilion of the European Movement of Denmark.

21 June 2016 • 06:27 AMT
Holding major drills ahead of Karabakh talks not constructive: Armenia

“In the period between the meetings, Baku made a slew of declarations that fell short of being constructive,” Edward Nalbandian said.

21 June 2016 • 06:21 AMT
Congo declares yellow fever epidemic

Kinshasa is the primary concern for global health officials since it has a densely-packed population of more than 12 million.

21 June 2016 • 06:12 AMT
U.S. Senate turns back gun measures offered in wake of Orlando shooting

With the chamber’s visitors’ galleries unusually crowded for the evening each measure fell short of the 60 votes needed to progress.

21 June 2016 • 06:04 AMT
President: Colombia to finalize talks with FARC rebels by July 20

The government has been in talks in Cuba with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, since late 2012.

21 June 2016 • 06:03 AMT
Karabakh ceasefire preserved overnight on June 20-21

The Nagorno Karabakh Defense Army troops refrained from retaliating to continue protecting their positions.