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27 January 2016 • 14:55 AMT
Match Factory secures sales for “Sicilian Ghost Story” Mafia pic

The film follows a 13-year-old Sicilian girl named Luna who refuses to accept the sudden disappearance of Giuseppe, the young boy she loves.

27 January 2016 • 14:42 AMT
“Golden Years,” “Dheepan,” “Mustang” lead Cesar nominations

The nominations for the 41st Cesar awards were unveiled by Alain Terzian, prexy of the French Academy of Arts and Sciences.

27 January 2016 • 14:30 AMT
“Carnage Park” star joins coming-of-age nun drama “Novitiate”

Set in the early 1960s, the film stars Margaret Qualley as Sister Cathleen, who starts to question her Catholic faith as she trains to become a nun.

27 January 2016 • 14:26 AMT
Human Rights Watch slams Azeri govt’s crackdown on media, NGOs

Courts have sentenced leading human rights defenders and other government critics to long prison terms in politically unfair trials, the HRW said.

27 January 2016 • 14:19 AMT
Catfish + The Bottlemen to headline Liverpool Sound City Fest

They join the previously announced headliners The Coral, alongside Circa Waves, Sleaford Mods, Dandy Warhols, among others.

27 January 2016 • 14:10 AMT
EU proposes tougher tests for new car models

Emissions from cars on the road in the EU have been found to be four to five times above the official limits.

27 January 2016 • 14:04 AMT
German govt. backs new law on deportation of foreign criminals

Maas said the new law should help protect the hundreds of thousands of refugees who do not have a criminal record.

27 January 2016 • 13:36 AMT
EU slams Greece over failure to control external borders

44,000 have reached the Greek islands since the start of 2016, mostly arriving on Lesbos, Samos and Chios from the Turkish mainland.

27 January 2016 • 13:33 AMT
Iran’s navy warns U.S. warship off waters near Strait of Hormuz

The commander of Iran’s fleet, Rear-Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said the U.S. ship was trying to collect information in the Sea of Oman.

27 January 2016 • 13:27 AMT
Budapest city council approves venues for 2024 Olympics bid

The track and field stadium, which would host the opening and closing ceremonies, would be located south of the city center.

27 January 2016 • 13:23 AMT
Guns N’ Roses charging fans $2,500 for ‘VIP Experience’

The “Paradise City” stars were confirmed to headline Coahceilla alongside LCD Soundsystem and Calvin Harris.

27 January 2016 • 13:07 AMT
Minsk Group only format mandated to resolve Karabakh conflict: OSCE

“Germany fully supports the Minsk Group Co-chairs’ initiative of launching mechanisms of investigation into border incidents,” Kiesler said.

27 January 2016 • 12:56 AMT
Google patent reveals drone “delivery receptacle” for Project Wing

The patent describes a “delivery receptacle” designed to take packages from an “aerial delivery device” for deposit to a secure location.

27 January 2016 • 12:54 AMT
French Justice Minister steps down

A communique from the Elysee Palace said that President Francois Hollande had accepted the justice minister’s decision to resign.

27 January 2016 • 12:52 AMT
1 billion Apple devices in circulation around the world

Although Apple handset sales appear to be dwindling, they are expected to surge later this year when the iPhone 7 debuts with an all-new design.

27 January 2016 • 12:45 AMT
Google Hangouts for Android updated with quick reply feature

This is a feature that has been available on iOS and Messenger for a few months now, so it is good to finally have it on Android too.

27 January 2016 • 12:30 AMT
Microsoft rolls out new app for iOS devices

News Pro is a Bing-powered Apple News rival that makes the headlines more relevant by creating custom feeds based on your line of work.

27 January 2016 • 12:29 AMT
Germany proposes creating 500,000 short-term jobs for Syrian refugees

Almost 4.3 million Syrians have fled civil war since 2011 and most remain in the region, mainly in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey.

27 January 2016 • 12:12 AMT
Turkey prosecutors seek life sentences for two anti-Erdogan editors

The paper was charged with revealing state secrets with a report that Erdogan’s government tried to ship arms to Islamists in Syria.

27 January 2016 • 12:07 AMT
Apple’s iPhone sales growth the lowest since 2007 debut

Year-on-year, revenue for Apple was up just under 2% with $75.9 billion while profits grew 1.9% to $18.36b.

27 January 2016 • 11:50 AMT
PACE trying to ignore all principles, including OSCE ones: envoy

“Removing one of the anti-Armenian resolutions from the agenda, however, is already a victory,” ambassador Andrey Sorokin said.

27 January 2016 • 11:26 AMT
Apple planning to provide subscription content through News app

By making paid content available through its News app, Apple would give publishers a way to perhaps attract new subscribers.

27 January 2016 • 11:23 AMT
India, Armenia ink protocol amending double taxation avoidance doc

“It is expected to further strengthen the efforts of the government in curbing generation of black money,” a finance ministry statement said.

27 January 2016 • 10:58 AMT
Rouhani says up to U.S. to change ‘hostile’ stance towards Tehran

“The key to that is in Washington’s hands, not Tehran’s,” the Iranian President said at a news conference in Rome.

27 January 2016 • 10:39 AMT
Chinese media accuse Soros of ‘declaring war’ on yuan

“Either the short-sellers haven’t done their homework or… they are intentionally trying to create panic to snap profits,” Xinhua said.

27 January 2016 • 10:16 AMT
Alexander Sokurov, Nuri Bilge Ceylan join Doha’s Qumra event as masters

Qumra, which is an Arab word believed to be the origin of the word “camera,” is dedicated to fostering first and second works from the Arab world.

27 January 2016 • 10:09 AMT
Transparency Int’l: Armenia ranks 95th in Corruption Perceptions Index

Russia sits in 119th place, tied with Azerbaijan, Georgia comes the 48th, Iran is on the 130th, while Turkey ranks 66th.

27 January 2016 • 10:06 AMT
“Trumbo” scribe John McNamara honored by writers guild

The film chronicles the life of Blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, exploring issues of political freedom, censorship and civil liberties.

27 January 2016 • 09:54 AMT
Faroe rolls out new video “Blast”

After finding fame with Bella Union’s Concrete Knives, guitarist Corentin has gone it alone under the moniker of Faroe.

27 January 2016 • 09:45 AMT
Over Sands dream-wave duo unveil “Gyroscope”

London brothers Over Sands have been causing quite a stir since releasing their debut EP just before Christmas.