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05 March 2016 • 14:03 AMT
Saudi FM says Assad should leave at beginning of political transition

His comments came days before the United Nations plans to reconvene peace talks to try to end the five-year-old civil war in Syria.

05 March 2016 • 13:41 AMT
Google patents Augmented Reality pop-up books

The user wouldn’t need actual AR glasses; instead a small device seated on the book’s spine would project the visuals onto the pages.

05 March 2016 • 13:38 AMT
Mali officials ask for UN air support to fight Islamic extremists

The Mopti is a stronghold for the Macina Liberation Front that claimed responsibility for several attacks on the army last year.

05 March 2016 • 13:35 AMT
BMW eyes world of driverless cars as it turns 100

“Going forward we will sell electric drivetrains,” BMW said. “Many smaller manufacturers can’t afford to develop a plug-in hybrid.”

05 March 2016 • 13:31 AMT
Taliban rejects peace talks until conditions met

The statement comes as direct talks between the militant group and the Kabul government were expected to start in Islamabad this week.

05 March 2016 • 13:11 AMT
Syria rebels capture IS-held border crossing

IS fighters attacked the government’s supply route to the contested northern city of Aleppo but government forces repelled the offensive.

05 March 2016 • 12:57 AMT
EU needs to double refugee funds to Turkey: German EU Commissioner

“Europe should hold out the prospect of further financial support to Turkey also beyond 2017,” Oettinger told Der Spiegel.

05 March 2016 • 12:34 AMT
Middle East travel catering market set to boom: study

According to IATA, the share of international traffic carried by Middle East airlines increased to 14.2% and has surpassed N. America.

05 March 2016 • 12:30 AMT
The Who pay tribute to “brilliant innovator” David Bowie at NY gig

Following his death, guitarist Pete Townshend described the late musician as a “monumental figurehead of the British arts scene”.

05 March 2016 • 12:19 AMT
The 1975 score second No. 1 album

It’s the band’s second consecutive number one album, following their self-titled debut back in 2013.

05 March 2016 • 12:09 AMT
7500 shots fired by Azerbaijan in ceasefire breaches on Feb 28-March 5

The Nagorno Karabakh Defense Army continue controlling the situation on the contact line and protecting their positions.

05 March 2016 • 12:07 AMT
IMF to identify Chinese yuan in foreign exchange reserves database

It means that IMF members could record their holdings of yuan-denominated official reserves as in the COFER survey.

05 March 2016 • 12:05 AMT
Seth Rogen, Zach Galifianakis astronaut comedy gets release date

The story centers on astronauts who happen find that they are not equipped to represent humankind in a battle of intelligent life.

05 March 2016 • 11:59 AMT
Samuel Goldwyn Films nabs Toronto Film Fest drama “Bang Gang”

The film stars Marilyn Luna as the brash George, who will stop at nothing to keep a boy’s eyes and hands on her.

05 March 2016 • 11:49 AMT
Bruce Willis’ “Death Wish” remake sets Israeli helmers

The new take hews closely to the book, about an architect whose life is destroyed by a violent crime against his wife and daughter.

05 March 2016 • 11:46 AMT
Azerbaijan remains transit country for illicit narcotics: U.S. State Dept.

In 2015, over 1.45 and 3.6 MT of marijuana were seized in the Dashkesan and Goranboy regions respectively.

05 March 2016 • 11:41 AMT
Hulu picks up exclusive streaming rights to “He Named Me Malala” doc

The documentary centers on Malala Yousafzai, who was severely wounded in an attack by Taliban militants for advocating for girls’ education.

05 March 2016 • 11:38 AMT
Turkey, Iran seek to “manage differences,” boost trade

The removal of the sanctions means the two neighbors can easily exceed their previous trade target of $30 billion annually, Davutoglu said.

05 March 2016 • 11:36 AMT
Philippines seizes North Korean cargo ship under UN sanctions

A team from the UN is expected to inspect the ship in the port, located near a former U.S. naval base, a foreign affairs spokesman said.

05 March 2016 • 11:08 AMT
Germany, Italy propose EU-wide migrant registration system: media

The ministers said a “robust European repatriation mechanism” was needed to send illegal economic migrants back to their countries.

05 March 2016 • 11:00 AMT
Mumford & Sons’ Hyde Park show adds stellar names

Joining Mumford will be Mystery Jets, Nick Mulvey, Baaba Maal, Borns, The Very Best, Beatenberg, and Baio on Friday 8 July.

05 March 2016 • 10:58 AMT
Samsung Galaxy S7 buyers can claim their free Gear VR headset

Sprint customers will be sent the Gear VR directly, while everyone else will need to wait four to six weeks to receive their goodies.

05 March 2016 • 10:54 AMT
Frightened Rabbit “to play secret gigs next week”

The news comes after the band shared one of their most beloved songs “Footshooter” on Facebook.

05 March 2016 • 10:46 AMT
Dallas Museum of Art acquires rare Jackson Pollock sculpture

Created just weeks before Pollock’s death, Untitled (1956) is one of just six of the artist’s sculptures in existence.

05 March 2016 • 10:43 AMT
Victoria & Albert Museum exhibit features over 50 works by Botticelli

The exhibit focuses on the legacy of the painting created in Renaissance Italy through fashion, photography and the visual arts more broadly.

05 March 2016 • 10:34 AMT
“Thief” popular videogame gels film treatment

The game is set in a dark fantasy world ruled by a tyrant who exploits dark magic as a means of establishing control.

05 March 2016 • 10:08 AMT
Michael Fassbender set to return for “Assassin’s Creed” sequel

The 2-time Oscar nominee is returning as Callum Lynch, who discovers that his ancestor Aguilar, from 15th century Spain, was an Assassin.

05 March 2016 • 09:48 AMT
Julia Louis-Dreyfus to exec produce “Soldier Girls” series for HBO

The miniseries follows 3 real-life women who enlisted in the National Guard and served their country during the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars.

05 March 2016 • 09:47 AMT
Trust is paramount in electronic voting

In the framework of constitutional reforms in Armenia, the new electoral code addresses the introduction of electronic voting among other things. PanARMENIAN.Net spoke to Katrin Nyman-Metcalf, the Head of Research at the Estonian e-Governance Academy and the Head of the Chair of Law and Technology at Tallinn Law School about the peculiarities of e-voting in Estonia and the challenges the system faces worldwide.

05 March 2016 • 09:36 AMT
Tim Burton’s “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” unveils new pics

The new official pictures feature the main cast, including Asa Butterfield, Eva Green and Judi Dench.