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30 March 2016 • 13:15 AMT
Assad calls on UN, int’l organizations to help restore Palmyra

IS seized Palmyra in May last year and dynamited two of its Roman-era temples, a triumphal arch and funeral towers.

30 March 2016 • 13:09 AMT
Alibaba Pictures Group reveals its first profits

For 2015, APG revealed net revenue of $40.6 million (RMB264 million) and net profits of $71.7 million (RMB466 million.)

30 March 2016 • 13:08 AMT
France ends military intervention in Central African Republic

France said it has achieved its objectives of restoring security to the Central African Republic after three years of communal violence.

30 March 2016 • 12:58 AMT
Facebook creates web-based app for BlackBerry after killing native app

“The experience will be slightly different, but you’ll still get the same Facebook features you love,” the company wrote in a blog post.

30 March 2016 • 12:36 AMT
Nigeria military “makes enormous gains against Boko Haram”

A retired General said Buhari’s regional and international approach to the fight against Boko Haram has also made a huge difference.

30 March 2016 • 12:34 AMT
New book explores relationship between Dali & Dr. Edmund Klein

“Dali & His Doctor” includes a transcribed memoir of Dr. Klein, dictated to his wife shortly before his death in 1999.

30 March 2016 • 12:18 AMT
One of Liotard’s last oil paintings to be auctioned at Sotheby’s London

A highlight of the recent show at the Royal Academy of Arts, “A Dutch Girl at Breakfast” has not appeared on the market for almost 250 years.

30 March 2016 • 12:00 AMT
Minsk Group only format for Karabakh settlement: Germany

“Reducing border tension remains a top priority, given the escalation along the line of contact,” the German Ambassador said.

30 March 2016 • 11:58 AMT
COLCOA French Film Fest opens with “Monsieur Chocolat”

The closing offering will be Laurent Tirard’s “Up For Love,” a romantic comedy starring Oscar winner Jean Dujardin (“The Artist”).

30 March 2016 • 11:38 AMT
UN’s Ban urges countries to resettle Syrian refugees over next three years

Ban urged countries to pledge new and additional pathways for admitting the refugees, such as resettlement or humanitarian admission.

30 March 2016 • 11:34 AMT
Sofia Coppola to helm Clint Eastwood drama remake “The Beguiled”

This would mark a reunion for Coppola and Elle Fanning, who starred in the filmmaker’s drama “Somewhere.”

30 March 2016 • 11:29 AMT
Russia-Armenia tickets 12,5% cheaper for April

Prices for tickets from Moscow to Yerevan amount to 7000-9000 rubles. In some cases, tickets for some 4500-6000 rubles are also available.

30 March 2016 • 11:02 AMT
Hollande drops plans to strip militants of nationality

“A compromise appears out of reach,” Hollande said after the two houses of parliament failed to agree the reforms.

30 March 2016 • 10:52 AMT
Exhibit of Ernst Ludwig Kirchner drawings opens at Galerie St. Etienne

Until recently, Lehman’s Kirchner drawings had been on extended loan to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

30 March 2016 • 10:42 AMT
Marmottan Monet Museum exhibit focuses on art and the child

The exhibition retraces the history of the status of The Child from the XIV through the XX centuries.

30 March 2016 • 10:37 AMT
Pentagon reportedly to boost military presence in Europe

The officials said the Army will announce that it will be sending a full set of equipment with the brigade to Europe.

30 March 2016 • 10:32 AMT
Instagram enables posting 60-second videos

Instagram first added support for videos, with Mark Zuckerberg saying, “We’re really just getting started with this product.”

30 March 2016 • 10:28 AMT
Russia seeks to change gas, diamonds agreement with Armenia

The government-proposed amendment envisages that the regulation of natural rough diamonds will be excluded from the agreement.

30 March 2016 • 10:00 AMT
Avicii announces retirement from touring at age 26

Avicii has worked with David Guetta and Coldplay among other stars. He has released two albums, “True” in 2013 and “Stories” in 2015.

30 March 2016 • 09:49 AMT
Sony to unveil “Ultra” 4K streaming service Apr 4

Jake Winett from Sony Pictures confirmed that you’ll only be able to pull in your Sony studios Ultraviolet movies, at least for starters.

30 March 2016 • 09:46 AMT
REM’s Michael Stipe covers David Bowie’s “Man Who Sold The World”

Now, complete with a thick beard after REM split in 2011, Stipe is set to perform at a Bowie tribute concert in New York.

30 March 2016 • 09:42 AMT
Supreme leader says missiles key to Iran’s future

“Those who say the future is in negotiations, not in missiles, are either ignorant or traitors,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said.

30 March 2016 • 09:25 AMT
Snapchat adds over 200 stickers, audio and video notes to chat

The update adds over 200 stickers featuring walruses, sloths, aliens, and Snapchat’s signature ghost, and they can be searched by keyword.

30 March 2016 • 09:13 AMT
Comedy Central renews “Tosh.0,” “Drunk History” and more

This batch of orders follows previously announced renewals for “Broad City,” “Inside Amy Schumer,” “South Park” and “Workaholics.”

30 March 2016 • 09:08 AMT
Armenian athletes win gold, silver, bronze at Gymnastics World Cup

World Cup winner Harutyun Mardinyan, who will also participate in the Rio Olympics, said he is pleased with his performance.

30 March 2016 • 09:04 AMT
54 Congressmen call on Obama to press Aliyev on Karabakh peace

A congressional letter calls for an agreement from all sides not to deploy snipers, heavy arms, or new weaponry along the line of contact.

30 March 2016 • 08:34 AMT
Naomi Watts to join Brie Larson in “The Glass Castle” comedic drama

The film tells of a successful young woman who was raised by dysfunctional and nonconformist parents.

30 March 2016 • 08:15 AMT
Keanu Reeves joins “To The Bone” anorexia drama

Reeves will star as Dr. William Beckham, a doctor who pushes Ellen (Lily Collins) to choose life in her battle against the eating disorder.

30 March 2016 • 08:15 AMT
Japan regulators approve huge ice barrier around Fukushima

Nearly 800,000 tons of water is stored at the plant destroyed in the 2011 quake and tsunami, hampering its decontamination.

30 March 2016 • 08:10 AMT
Julia Roberts to topline, produce “Fool Me Once” novel adaptation

The story centers on former special ops pilot, who sees an unthinkable image captured by her nanny cam while she is at work.