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13 January 2016 • 04:48 AMT
Mexico moves drug kingpin El Chapo constantly to avoid new escape

Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán was captured 6 months after a brazen prison break via a mile-long tunnel that burrowed right up into his cell.

13 January 2016 • 04:46 AMT
Crude futures rise for first time in eight days

“$30 may be intermediate support but I really honestly can’t say whether this is the bottom,” said Avtar Sandu.

13 January 2016 • 04:44 AMT
Venezuela’s first lady says U.S. DEA kidnapped her nephews

She said the government had proof that the DEA had conducted an illegal operation on Venezuelan soil and “violated our sovereignty.”

13 January 2016 • 04:40 AMT
Obama defends his legacy in final State of the Union address

“For my final address to this chamber, I don’t want to talk just about the next year,” he said. “I want to focus on our future.”

13 January 2016 • 04:35 AMT
Iran detains 10 U.S. sailors aboard two Navy boats in Gulf

“We have received assurances from the Iranians that our sailors are safe,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest said.

13 January 2016 • 04:32 AMT
Saudi, U.S. “remain in discussions about U.S. warship deal”

Saudi Arabia, grappling with 12-year low oil prices, balked at both the price offered by the U.S. Navy four Lockheed Martin Corp warships.

12 January 2016 • 16:26 AMT
Fox greenlights time-travel comedy from “Last Man On Earth” producers

It comes on the heels of a series order to the Lord and Miller-produced live-action/animated comedy “Son of Zorn” starring Jason Sudeikis.

12 January 2016 • 14:11 AMT
Spotify’s new feature unveils stories behind songs’ lyrics

The company teamed up with Genius, a site that compiles song lyrics and other music info, on a series of playlists called Behind the Lyrics.

12 January 2016 • 14:00 AMT
Russia sanctions intended to exert long-term pressure: U.S.

“The sanctions are designed not to push Russia over the economic cliff,” the official, who was on a visit to Brussels, said.

12 January 2016 • 13:55 AMT
Karen Andreasyan resigns as Armenia Human Rights Defender

Thanking all his colleagues for collaboration, Andreasyan expressed hope that the state will always prioritize protection of human rights.

12 January 2016 • 13:52 AMT
FIFA ethics prosecutors press for tougher bans against Blatter, Platini

The FIFA appeals committee rarely cuts or annuls sanctions imposed by the governing body’s ethics or disciplinary panels.

12 January 2016 • 13:39 AMT
H1N1 swine flu death toll rises to seven in Armenia

The Ministry of Health issued a statement on January 12, stating that respiratory infections and other diseases have started receding.

12 January 2016 • 13:26 AMT
Georgia Museum adds significant paintings to its permanent collection

Especially important are a 17th-century portrait by Sir Anthony van Dyck and an American Impressionist painting by Frederick Carl Frieseke.

12 January 2016 • 13:15 AMT
Whitney Museum acquires Archibald Motley masterwork “Gettin’ Religion”

Motley first came to prominence in the 1920s during the early days of the Harlem Renaissance, the cultural flowering of African American art.

12 January 2016 • 13:01 AMT
Islamic State video shows Mosul bank destroyed by U.S. airstrike

Iraq’s finance minister last year said the militants had looted nearly half a billion dollars from banks in Mosul and the other northern cities.

12 January 2016 • 13:00 AMT
Mozilla’s login system Persona to be shut down in November

Mozilla will continue to maintain the Persona project, which will include security fixes and support but no new development.

12 January 2016 • 12:54 AMT
“It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia” hits FXX viewership high

“Always Sunny”’s Season 11 debut had pulled in 716,000 total viewers in Live + Same Day- which meant an 87% jump in Live + 3 ratings.

12 January 2016 • 12:53 AMT
German police arrest 211 after anti-Islamisation rally

Some 250 rioters smashed windows, burned cars and rubbish bins, and threw fireworks that set a floor of a building on fire.

12 January 2016 • 12:30 AMT
Armenia to chair Eurocontrol’s Permanent Commission in 2016

Eurocontrol chief Frank Brenner noted that Armenia became a Eurocontrol member in 2006 and has registered significant progress since.

12 January 2016 • 12:27 AMT
BP cutting 4,000 jobs in exploration, production

Part of the decline is due to concern over a drop in demand in China, which is depressing commodity prices worldwide.

12 January 2016 • 12:23 AMT
Turkey’s Erdogan says Istanbul suicide bomber was of Syrian origin

Turkey is waging an all-out assault on the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party which Ankara and its Western allies classify as a terror group.

12 January 2016 • 12:20 AMT
Jamie Foxx to play Little John in Lionsgate’s “Robin Hood: Origins”

He joins Kingsman: The Secret Service star Taron Egerton, who plays the title role, and Eve Hewson, who is set to play Maid Marian.

12 January 2016 • 12:13 AMT
Nearly 24 million children not getting education: UNICEF

Children who are “unable to learn even the basic reading and writing skills,” said UNICEF Chief of Education Jo Bourne.

12 January 2016 • 11:56 AMT
“Quantico” star Priyanka Chopra to join Dwayne Johnson in “Baywatch”

Best known for her Bollywood credits, Chopra broke out onto the domestic scene following her star-making performance in ABC’s drama.

12 January 2016 • 11:25 AMT
Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor not yet decommissioned, official says

The comments contradicted an earlier report suggesting that Iran had removed the core of the Arak reactor and filled it with cement.

12 January 2016 • 11:20 AMT
Amazon acquires French delivery company Colis Privé

The deal will close early this year and the company will continue to deliver packages and parcels for clients that aren’t Amazon.

12 January 2016 • 10:54 AMT
Iraqi Prime Minister vows to continue fight against IS

Last month, the group suffered a major defeat when Iraqi forces drove the extremists out of the western city of Ramadi.

12 January 2016 • 10:48 AMT
Armenia envoy elected president of 3 major UN agencies

“2016 will be critical in view of the mid-term review of the strategic plans for 2014-2017,” Ambassador Zohrab ‎Mnatsakanyan‬ said.

12 January 2016 • 10:14 AMT
Kuwaiti court sentences to death 2 accused of spying for Iran, Hezbollah

One of the men, also accused of possession of weapons, was an Iranian convicted in absentia as well as another Kuwaiti.

12 January 2016 • 09:48 AMT
Twitter “to allow brands to promote products via users’ tweets”

Twitter will direct message the author of the tweet and ask permission on behalf of a brand to use the tweet before reposting it.