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19 February 2016 • 07:15 AMT
UN “to deliver aid to all of Syria’s 18 besieged areas”

The UN official said the World Food Programme “has now a concrete plan” to conduct humanitarian air drops over Deir ez-Zor.

19 February 2016 • 07:11 AMT
Pope Francis to visit Armenia in September, Mother See says

The Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin currently coordinates the details of Pope Francis’ September visit with the Vatican.

19 February 2016 • 07:07 AMT
Clashes inside UN compound in South Sudan kill at least 18

The site is one of six UN bases housing nearly 200,000 people displaced by violence in the country, according to the mission.

19 February 2016 • 07:01 AMT
Martin Scorsese rock drama “Vinyl” renewed for season 2 at HBO

The rock drama centers on Bobby Cannavale’s Richie Finestra, a record label president in the 1970s who is trying to save his company.

19 February 2016 • 06:44 AMT
NASA to simulate cultivating potatoes on Mars in Peru

They will cultivate a hundred selected varieties already subjected to rigorous evaluation in extreme, Mars-like conditions.

19 February 2016 • 06:43 AMT
Emily Blunt in talks to star as Disney’s Mary Poppins

Should negotiations go through well, then the film will reunite Blunt with director Rob Marshall.

19 February 2016 • 06:36 AMT
Firefox for iOS boasts 3D touch, password manager, search upgrade

The browser now lets users type the search query directly into the Spotlight Search Bar on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

19 February 2016 • 06:25 AMT
VimpelCom to pay $795mln in penalties to resolve bribery scandal

Bharara said VimpelCom built its business in Uzbekistan from 2006 to 2012 on more than $114 million in bribes to an official.

19 February 2016 • 06:18 AMT
Vimeo for Android update adds Chromecast support

Users can tap the Cast icon and beam whatever they’re watching, be it a Staff Pick, or the Vimeo-funded High Maintenance.

19 February 2016 • 05:44 AMT
Uber loses over $1bn in China every year

U.S.-based Uber launched in China in 2014 and competes against the country’s largest taxi app Didi Kuaidi.

19 February 2016 • 05:29 AMT
EU calls for extraordinary summit with Turkey on migrant crisis

Donald Tusk said that the EU’s “joint action plan with Turkey remains a priority and we must do all we can to succeed.”

19 February 2016 • 05:05 AMT
Obama signs new expanded sanctions on N. Korea

The bill, meanwhile, allows for $50mln to support humanitarian programs and transmit radio broadcasts into North Korea.

19 February 2016 • 04:47 AMT
UK PM appeals to EU leaders to help reach ‘credible’ deal

French President Francois Hollande also said he wants Britain to stay in the EU but not to the detriment of the EU.

19 February 2016 • 04:30 AMT
UN says Ukraine conflict ‘deeply affected’ 580,000 children

“Two years of violence, shelling and fear have left an indelible mark on thousands of children in eastern Ukraine,” said Barberis.

19 February 2016 • 04:09 AMT
Pro-Azerbaijani resolution defeated in Idaho

The Idaho House State Affairs Committee confirmed that the controversial measure had effectively been withdrawn.

18 February 2016 • 14:28 AMT
VivaCell-MTS provides larger Internet package for Special plan subscribers

The subscribers get 2000 MB of Internet, 1500 on-net minutes and an opportunity to send 150 SMS to Armenia GSM networks.

18 February 2016 • 14:05 AMT
Iraq’s Kurdish forces say Islamic State used chemical shells

“One of the mortar rounds landed near my position and there was a lot of smoke,” said Lukhman Kulli Ibrahim of a Peshmerga brigade.

18 February 2016 • 13:39 AMT
Pakistan ranks third worldwide in terms of executions: report

The hangings have drawn condemnation from international partners but have been broadly popular at home.

18 February 2016 • 13:07 AMT
Sony buys escape room pitch for “Season of the Witch” writer

While the details remain under wraps, the project is based on the interactive gaming phenomenon that has grown popular all over the world.

18 February 2016 • 13:02 AMT
Kenya says Shebab’s intelligence chief, 10 commanders killed

Kenya celebrated a “major blow” to the group with the killing of Mahad Karate, who has a $5 million U.S. bounty on his head.

18 February 2016 • 12:59 AMT
VivaCell-MTS helps renovate houses in Armenia’s rural communities

Since 2007, VivaCell-MTS has contributed AMD 228.3 million to improve the life quality of 480 people in 31 Armenian villages.

18 February 2016 • 12:56 AMT
Beirut-based architecture firm designing Smart Centre in Armenia

Embraces the surrounding landscape of mountains, The Smart Centre is an education centre with a focus on IT, arts and crafts, sports.

18 February 2016 • 12:53 AMT
German anti-Islam group leader to go on trial in Apr

Dresden prosecutors said when they filed charges in October that Bachmann was trying to incite Germans against refugees.

18 February 2016 • 12:50 AMT
Oscar-nommed Djimon Hounsou joins “Wayward Pines” season 2

“Wayward Pines,” based on Blake Crouch’s best-selling series of books, hails from exec producer M. Night Shyamalan.

18 February 2016 • 12:47 AMT
Plan to shore up Russian economy to cost $11.7bn, minister says

A Russian government plan to shore up the recession-battered economy will cost around 880 billion rubles, Alexei Ulyukayev said.

18 February 2016 • 12:38 AMT
Adam Sandler, “Fifty Shades” top Razzies nominations

The Razzies are voted for by a committee of 900 members and the winners (or losers) will be announced on Feb. 27.

18 February 2016 • 12:22 AMT
Isabelle Huppert, Gerard Depardieu among Cesar Awards nominees

Foreign-language film Oscar nominee “Mustang” received nine mentions, including for best film, first film and director.

18 February 2016 • 12:16 AMT
Syrian army captures strategic town in Latakia’s north

The army said the recapture of the Latakia countryside allows it to begin a major operation to regain the northwestern province of Idlib.

18 February 2016 • 12:15 AMT
Emma Watson trapped in dangerous cult in “Colonia” trailer

Inspired by true events, “Colonia” is directed by Academy Award-winning director Florian Gallenberger.

18 February 2016 • 12:06 AMT
Turkey blames Kurdish militants for Ankara bombing, PYD denies claims

The massive car bomb struck five buses carrying military service personnel in Ankara, killing at least 28 and wounding 61 people.