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15 January 2016 • 08:54 AMT
Russia, Syria fly first joint anti-terror mission

The defense ministry released a video showing the Russian ground attack aircraft taking off from Hemeimeem air base and being joined by MiGs.

15 January 2016 • 08:47 AMT
Azerbaijan arrests 55 following protests over soaring consumer prices

Azerbaijani protesters blocked streets and clashed with police during January 13’s riots in Siyazan, a city near the Caspian Sea coast.

15 January 2016 • 08:41 AMT
Italy blocks $3 bln-worth EU-Turkey migrant deal

Germany’s Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble is expected to raise the issue at the meeting of EU finance ministers in Brussels, a diplomat said.

15 January 2016 • 08:28 AMT
Intel to try to break its reliance on PCs in 2016

This strategy is similar to one adopted by AMD, when it saw the writing on the wall and made a strategic move away from PCs.

15 January 2016 • 08:28 AMT
Guillermo del Toro to helm “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark”

His most recent film, haunted-house thriller “Crimson Peak,” grossed $31 mln at the domestic box office on a production budget of $55 mln.

15 January 2016 • 08:17 AMT
Rachel McAdams to join stellar cast of “Collateral Beauty”

“Collateral Beauty” follows a New York advertising executive (Will Smith) who experiences a personal tragedy.

15 January 2016 • 08:06 AMT
Turkey detains seven people over Istanbul suicide attack

Turkey, which is a member of the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, has become a target for the radical Sunni militants.

15 January 2016 • 08:01 AMT
Foundation executive pleads guilty in UN bribery scheme

Piao, who was finance director at the Global Sustainability Foundation, was among six people charged in the case last October.

15 January 2016 • 07:57 AMT
GoPro announces layoffs as action camera sales dwindle

The firm shed 7% of its workforce after downgrading its revenue forecast for the fourth quarter of 2015 from around $550 million to $435 million.

15 January 2016 • 07:54 AMT
At least 1,150 killed in 60 Islamic State attacks in 20 countries

The deadly tentacles of ISIS have spread quickly, from the terrorist group’s epicenter in parts of Iraq and Syria to points around the globe.

15 January 2016 • 07:51 AMT
Jewish immigration from Western Europe hits record high

The vast majority came from France, where a rise in anti-Semitic attacks has shattered the security of the world’s third-largest Jewish population.

15 January 2016 • 07:27 AMT
iOS shipped to more homes in 2015 than Windows

Meanwhile, global sales of PCs dropped by 10.6% in 2015 – a 7.5% drop if you include detachable, tablet-style laptops.

15 January 2016 • 07:10 AMT
“Alien: Covenant” aims for “pretty hard R” rating, Ridley Scott hints

In the film, the crew members of colony ship Covenant discover “what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world.”

15 January 2016 • 06:59 AMT
Jake Kasdan to helm “Jumanji” remake for Columbia Pictures

The original movie starring Robin Williams, Kirsten Dunst and Bonnie Hunt was adapted from Chris Van Allsburg’s children’s book.

15 January 2016 • 06:49 AMT
Rare January hurricane over Atlantic linked to El Nino

Severe droughts and significant flooding in many parts of the world are being attributed to the phenomenon, which occurs every two to seven years.

15 January 2016 • 06:46 AMT
Angry Bavarian mayor sends busload of Syrian migrants to Merkel

However, after at least an hour-and-a-half parked outside Merkel’s official residence, the bus headed off.

15 January 2016 • 06:37 AMT
Toxic gas released after explosion in Brazil

Local Mayor Mario Antonieta de Brito asked people to stay out of the rain which could “contain chemical elements that can burn the skin”.

15 January 2016 • 06:32 AMT
Switzerland follows Denmark to seize assets from refugees to cover costs

Stefan Frey, from refugee aid group Schweizerische Fluechtlingshilfe, was quoted as saying: “This is undignified … This has to change.”

15 January 2016 • 05:59 AMT
U.S., Mexico begin talks on extraditing drug kingpin Guzman

The Miami meeting was the first face-to-face discussion between U.S. and Mexican officials on the matter, the spokesman said.

15 January 2016 • 05:54 AMT
Bus crash in Japan kills 14

27 people were injured when the bus strayed onto the wrong side of the road and smashed through a guardrail.

15 January 2016 • 05:48 AMT
U.S. B-52 bombers now have new weapons capability

The upgraded weapons bays, which can be transferred from one aircraft to another, have been installed on six bombers.

15 January 2016 • 05:34 AMT
Board of Regents of Prelacy Armenian Schools to hold APDD conference

Professor Vahram Shemmassian, Director of the CSUN Armenian Studies Program, will deliver the keynote address.

15 January 2016 • 05:24 AMT
Exhibition of artwork by Kristin Saleri to open at Fresno State

Saleri, who trained in Paris, was influenced stylistically by Impressionism and used art to convey a message of modern feminism.

15 January 2016 • 05:01 AMT
Jakarta attack stresses growing Islamic State threat, Indonesia says

Experts said the low death toll pointed to the involvement of poorly trained local militants whose weapons were crude.

15 January 2016 • 05:00 AMT
Armenian American Museum to host community forum

This will mark the third public forum the Armenian American Museum has hosted as a part of its community outreach program.

15 January 2016 • 04:49 AMT
Former comedian Jimmy Morales inaugurated as Guatemala President

Morales has no previous experience in government. In his inaugural address, he promised to fight against corruption.

15 January 2016 • 04:44 AMT
China’s ruling to target key officials in corruption fight: media

The president and party boss, Xi Jinping, has made the fight against corruption a centerpiece of his leadership over the past three years.

15 January 2016 • 04:36 AMT
New Ebola case emerges in Sierra Leone

Close to 4,000 people have died of Ebola in Sierra Leone, and 11,000 people across the region, since December 2013.

15 January 2016 • 04:32 AMT
UN chief slams Syria’s warring parties for “unconscionable abuses”

Ban Ki-moon said harrowing images of starving civilians in the besieged town of Madaya reflected a new low in a war.

14 January 2016 • 17:38 AMT
Berlin Film Fest’s Panorama adds further films to its lineup

The Panorama Special program will open on Feb. 12 with Daniel Burman’s “El rey del Once” (The Tenth Man).