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02 February 2016 • 07:57 AMT
King Abdullah says Jordan ‘boiling point’ over refugee influx

The UN is seeking $7.7bn to fund aid operations for 22.5 million people in Syria and neighboring countries next year.

02 February 2016 • 07:55 AMT
U.S. provides $10 mln to Georgia for better protection of borders

The Georgia-Armenia border will be better furnished with special equipment necessary for observing, watching and monitoring the area.

02 February 2016 • 07:55 AMT
Pope Francis to play himself in family film “Beyond the Sun”

The idea for the feature film emanated from Pope Francis asking the filmmakers to do a movie for children that communicates Jesus’ message.

02 February 2016 • 07:45 AMT
FOX’s “Rocky Horror Picture Show” finds its Columbia

Annaleigh Ashford, who has a series regular role as Betty Dimello on Showtime’s “Masters of Sex”, joins the previously announced cast members.

02 February 2016 • 07:37 AMT
Leonardo DiCaprio to produce YA novel adaptation “Sandcastle Empire”

“The Sandcastle Empire” takes place in 2049 when the Earth is at a breaking point due to climate change, coastal flooding and overpopulation.

02 February 2016 • 07:33 AMT
Syria opposition says govt. must implement goodwill measures

The Syrian opposition has travelled to Geneva, where peace talks to end the country’s five year old conflict began.

02 February 2016 • 07:28 AMT
900 ceasefire violations by Azeri troops registered overnight

Azeri troops fired 900 shots from AK rifles, DShK machine guns, Istiglal and Dragunov sniper rifles, as well as AGS-17 grenade launchers.

02 February 2016 • 07:21 AMT
WhatsApp hits one billion user mark

The next step, according to Mark Zuckerberg, is to make it easier to use the service to communicate with businesses.

02 February 2016 • 07:09 AMT
AGBU launches WebTalks video series on Armenian art, Genocide

AGBU WebTalks seeks to provide easy access to reliable information to meet the demands of an increasingly connected and visual world.

02 February 2016 • 06:55 AMT
Facebook tweaks News Feed to show more relevant stories

Among the many tweaks that Facebook has made is enabling users to stipulate which friends they deem to be more important.

02 February 2016 • 06:52 AMT
iPad Air 3 drawing suggests smaller iPad Pro in works

If the dimensions listed are to be trusted, then it appears that the iPad Air 3 will be 0.05 mm thicker and 0.1 mm wider than its predecessor.

02 February 2016 • 06:39 AMT
Snowden, Greek islanders among tips for 2016 Nobel Peace Prize

“2016 may finally be Edward Snowden’s year … His leaks are now having a positive effect,” Kristian Berg Harpviken said.

02 February 2016 • 06:27 AMT
France’s Hollande calls on U.S. to end Cuba sanctions

France has led the way in welcoming Cuba back into the diplomatic fold since the Caribbean island restored relations with the United States.

02 February 2016 • 06:15 AMT
Italy drops objections to €3 bn EU migration fund to Turkey

Renzi spoke to reporters during a visit to Nigeria: “At this point, we will give our contribution to Turkey to save human lives.”

02 February 2016 • 05:52 AMT
Parliaments to get new powers to block ‘unwanted’ EU law: report

The measure is expected to be included in the draft deal being presented by EU Council president Donald Tusk later.

02 February 2016 • 05:34 AMT
U.S mulls ways to help Iraq retake Mosul from IS

“I don’t want to put a date out there,” MacFarland said. “I would like to get this wrapped up as fast as I possibly can.”

02 February 2016 • 05:28 AMT
Putin undermining int’l efforts to end Syria war: British Foreign Sec.

Russia says it targets a range of militants in Syria, not just Islamic State, although it insists it focuses on IS.

02 February 2016 • 05:26 AMT
Anti-nuclear test agency calls on nations to ratify international ban

N. Korea’s recent nuclear test shows a ratification of an international ban on nuclear bomb tests is more urgent than ever, the agency head said.

02 February 2016 • 05:19 AMT
Alphabet surpasses Apple as world’s most valuable company

“It looks like Google continues to execute on mobile advertising,” said Neil Doshi managing director of research at Mizuho Securities.

02 February 2016 • 04:39 AMT
USC Institute of Armenian Studies to host talk on migration

“Armenians continue to be refugees, immigrants and neighbors around the world,” said Salpi Ghazarian, the institute director.

02 February 2016 • 04:14 AMT
Australian PM reportedly considers early general election

An official said Australia’s PM has told government colleagues that an early general election within weeks is “a live option.”

02 February 2016 • 03:56 AMT
France, Belgium vow to boost cooperation in aftermath of attacks

Per capita, Belgium is the European country that has contributed the most people to fight alongside militant groups such as IS in Syria and Iraq.

02 February 2016 • 03:47 AMT
Rio Olympics “to go ahead” despite Zika virus outbreak

Earlier, the World Health Organization warned a disease linked to Zika posed a global public health emergency requiring a united response.

02 February 2016 • 03:41 AMT
Germany’s Merkel under increasing pressure to stem flow of refugees

More than one million migrants streamed into Germany last year, and some regions have complained that they are being overwhelmed.

02 February 2016 • 03:37 AMT
Nations gather in Rome to plot fight against Islamic State

The meeting takes place as talks have begun in Geneva to try to end the five-year Syrian civil war, which has killed at least 250,000 people.

02 February 2016 • 03:29 AMT
U.S. sanctions 5 Russian officials for alleged human rights violations

The sanctions law is named after Sergei Magnitsky, a Russian lawyer who died in prison in 2009 after uncovering a large tax fraud scheme.

01 February 2016 • 16:02 AMT
Iran says now has access to $100bn worth of frozen overseas assets

Government spokesman said much of the money had been piling up in banks in China, India, Japan, South Korea and Turkey.

01 February 2016 • 15:59 AMT
Android 6.0 Marshmallow rolling out to Samsung Galaxy S6

Android 6.0 is expected to find its way to other territories after doing the rounds in Asia, but it could be some time before it reaches everyone.

01 February 2016 • 15:49 AMT
Finnish PM puts on hold plans to host refugees

Other Nordic countries, Sweden, Norway and Denmark, have all tightened restrictions on asylum seekers in recent weeks.

01 February 2016 • 15:21 AMT
St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Arts exhibit spotlights compelling portraits

This fascinating exhibition features 152 rare portrait drawings and oil sketches from the late eighteenth into the twenty-first century.