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20 February 2016 • 07:27 AMT
U.S.-backed Syrian fighters seize IS-held town in Syria

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory’s director said al-Shadadi’s capture was a “psychological blow” to the Islamic State.

20 February 2016 • 07:23 AMT
“The Name of the Rose” author Umberto Eco dies at 84

Eco was the 1992-1993 Norton professor at Harvard and taught semiotics at Bologna University.

20 February 2016 • 07:20 AMT
Azerbaijan uses various caliber firearms in ceasefire violations

Nagorno Karabakh army troops continue controlling the situation on the contact line. And protecting their positions.

20 February 2016 • 06:57 AMT
Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman reteam for “Office Christmas Party”

The holiday comedy was pitched by “Blades of Glory” directing duo Will Speck and Josh Gordon in 2010.

20 February 2016 • 06:45 AMT
Shia LaBeouf spends 24 hours in an elevator in a performance art stunt

This is the latest performance art piece by LaBeouf. The actor and his collaborators most recently did a piece called #TouchMySoul.

20 February 2016 • 06:40 AMT
Horror film “The Witch” beats Christ drama “Risen” at box office

“The Witch” will be the first A24 movie to open at $1 million or more, and will be well on the path to profitability if it can gross $3 million.

20 February 2016 • 06:37 AMT
Kurdish militant group TAK claims Ankara attack, warns tourists

The TAK named the bomber as Zinar Raperin, who had been involved with the Kurdish “freedom struggle” and since 2011 with the TAK.

20 February 2016 • 06:31 AMT
McConaughey suicidal in Gus Van Sant’s “The Sea of Trees” trailer

This is the first project that McConaughey signed up to after winning an Oscar for “Dallas Buyers Club”.

20 February 2016 • 06:30 AMT
South Korea says North conducted artillery drill near sea border

South Korea’s front-line soldiers heard several explosions and also saw flashes from shells fired from North Korean coastal guns.

20 February 2016 • 06:27 AMT
Obama calls on Turkey, Kurdish YPG to show reciprocal restraint

“Obama stressed that YPG forces should not seek to exploit circumstances in this area to seize additional territory,” the White House said.

20 February 2016 • 06:26 AMT
Amy Adams to topline “Sharp Objects” mystery novel adaptation

Published in 2006, the novel centers on reporter Camille Preaker (Adams), who returns home after a brief stay at a psych hospital.

19 February 2016 • 17:11 AMT
Ben Hardy joins Mary Shelley film “The Storm In The Stars”

The project is a dramatization of the love affair between poet Percy Shelley and 18-year-old Mary Wollstonecraft.

19 February 2016 • 16:54 AMT
Apple’s iPhone 5SE, iPad Air 3 “to pack current-generation processors”

Apple is expected to announce the iPhone 5SE and iPad Air 3 alongside new bands for the Apple Watch at a press conference on March 15.

19 February 2016 • 16:49 AMT
Windows Phone sales drop to almost non-existence

However, it wasn’t the best quarter for the big two either, with the figures suggesting that iPhone sales fell for the first time.

19 February 2016 • 16:18 AMT
“United States of Love” Berlinale film sells to multiple territories

Director Tomasz Wasilewski previously helmed “In a Bedroom,” which world premiered in the Karlovy Vary Film Festival in 2012.

19 February 2016 • 16:09 AMT
“To Kill a Mockingbird” author Harper Lee dies at 89

“To Kill a Mockingbird” won the Pulitzer Prize and has sold 30 million copies and been translated into 40 languages.

19 February 2016 • 15:57 AMT
“Absolutely Fabulous” cult BBC series-based movie unveils 1st trailer

The cult BBC series first aired from 1992 to 1995, wrapping up with a two-part finale event in 1996.

19 February 2016 • 15:28 AMT
Auguste Rodin’s “The Kiss” sells for record 2.2 million euros

Auction house Binoche et Giquello said the 85-centimetre model, produced in 1927, had beaten pre-sale estimates.

19 February 2016 • 15:14 AMT
National Galleries of Scotland celebrates most successful year

The Amazing World of M.C. Escher proved immensely popular with both critics and public alike.

19 February 2016 • 14:37 AMT
VivaCell-MTS Sales & Customer Service School graduates getting jobs

VivaCell-MTS allows young people to engage in internship programs and increase their skills in various spheres.

19 February 2016 • 14:28 AMT
Samsung to stream Galaxy S7 phones’ laucnh in 360-degree video

To watch the event on a phone or PC, you choose one of 4 different viewpoints, then rotate the field of view to see it from any angle.

19 February 2016 • 14:20 AMT
Yahoo board creates panel in bid to redefine itself

Yahoo Inc. is under extraordinary pressure from big shareholders who are threating a proxy fight with the company.

19 February 2016 • 14:00 AMT
Kosovo opposition MPs use tear gas to block work in parliament

In December, Kosovo’s Constitutional Court decided that part of the deal with Serbia was not in line with the constitution.

19 February 2016 • 13:51 AMT
Warren Richardson’s migrant baby image wins World Press Photo Award

This year’s competition drew some 82,951 entries from 5,775 photographers from 128 countries.

19 February 2016 • 13:30 AMT
“Pre-Raphaelites on Paper” exhibit on view at Leighton House Museum

Portraits, landscapes, allegories and scenes from religious and literary works are all represented in the exhibition.

19 February 2016 • 13:16 AMT
New Android malware steals online banking credentials

Xbot uses a technique called activity hijacking to carry out attacks aimed at stealing online banking and personal details.

19 February 2016 • 13:12 AMT
Armenian government OKs splitting of MTAES into two agencies

According to Minister of Justice Arpine Hovhannisyan, the change was a political necessity, not requiring major costs.

19 February 2016 • 13:04 AMT
Keanu Reeves’s “John Wick 2” gets new title, release date

“John Wick 2” is opening against “Fifty Shades Darker”, “The Lego Batman Movie” and “The Mountain Between Us”.

19 February 2016 • 13:00 AMT
U.S. anti-IS airstrikes kill at least 40 in Libya

U.S. warplanes carried out the strike targeting a senior Tunisian operative linked to two major jihadist attacks in Tunisia last year.

19 February 2016 • 12:47 AMT
HSBC moves towards introduction of biometric banking

Customers who want to use the service will have to enroll their “voice print” and will no longer need to use passwords or PINs.