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08 January 2016 • 08:21 AMT
Turkey slams media reports linking Erdogan to Saudi execution

Turkey’s government has urged both Riyadh and Tehran to ease tensions, criticizing both the execution of the cleric and the attacks on missions.

08 January 2016 • 08:00 AMT
Saudi-led coalition, Yemen deny Iranian embassy attacked in Sanaa

“The coalition command confirmed that it does not carry out any operations in the vicinity of the embassy or near it,” a statement said.

07 January 2016 • 15:29 AMT
Suspected IS commander sentenced for recruiting European fighters

The court sentenced six others on January 7, to terms of six to nine years in prison for participating in a group preparing acts of terrorism.

07 January 2016 • 15:07 AMT
Spike Lee documentary to celebrate Michael Jackson’s “Off the Wall”

The documentary will premiere January 24 at the Sundance Film Festival and will be broadcast February 5 on Showtime.

07 January 2016 • 14:56 AMT
EU to spend €1bln on development in border nations, including Armenia

The EU funding will see a series of cross-border cooperation programs work to address common challenges, working in 27 countries.

07 January 2016 • 11:31 AMT
Tehran accuses Saudi Arabia of attacking Iranian embassy in Yemen

The diplomatic crisis followed the storming of the Saudi embassy in Tehran by protesters angry at Saudi Arabia’s execution of a Shia cleric.

07 January 2016 • 11:05 AMT
Reddit publishes best of Ask Me Anything sessions in single book

Reddit has published the first book anthologizing the site’s many Q&A chats, including those with Bill Gates, Bette Midler and Spike Lee.

07 January 2016 • 10:59 AMT
Audi planning to bring fitness-tracking tech to its cars

Data can be analyzed alongside weather and traffic information, effectively allowing the car to determine how stressed or tired a driver is.

07 January 2016 • 10:19 AMT
Pope Francis may visit Armenia on 101st anniversary of Genocide

Pope Francis confirmed that he will be visiting Mexico in 2016 while celebrating Mass on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

07 January 2016 • 10:10 AMT
Nat Geo readying dramas “Blood Ivory,” “Barkskins” from Scott Rudin

The announcements follow news that Nat Geo would be heading to space for docuseries “One Strange Rock” from Darren Aronofsky.

07 January 2016 • 10:04 AMT
History orders Jeremy Renner-produced drama “Knightfall” to series

The series follows the events leading up to and following the persecution, downfall and burning at the stake of the Knights of Templar.

07 January 2016 • 09:43 AMT
“DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” unveils new promo trailer

The 30-second clip follows the ragtag team put together by Arthur Darvill’s Rip Hunter as they travel back to the 1970s.

07 January 2016 • 09:40 AMT
Body of executed ASALA soldier taken from Turkey to France

Ekmekjian was sentenced to death by Turkey’s military regime in September 1982 and was executed in January 1983 in Ankara.

07 January 2016 • 09:31 AMT
HBO hit comedy series “Girls” to end after 6th season: report

Dunham, who created the show, had expressed her willingness to wrap up the show before she turns 30.

07 January 2016 • 09:17 AMT
Christina Hendricks joins Billy Bob Thornton in “Bad Santa 2” comedy

Mark Waters (“Mean Girls”) is directing the movie, which is being produced by Andrew Gunn and Geyer Kosinski.

07 January 2016 • 09:12 AMT
U.S. Congress hosts briefing on Nagorno Karabakh peace process

Over a dozen U.S. House Members attended the closed-door briefing, organized by the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

07 January 2016 • 09:07 AMT
Disney eyes Emma Stone for Cruella de Vil role

Stone last appeared in Aloha and next stars in Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land,” in which she reteams with Ryan Gosling.

07 January 2016 • 08:56 AMT
“Star Wars” beats “Avatar” to become the biggest film of all time

Internationally, the Daisy Ridley starrer has garnered $799.1 million for a global total of $1.56 billion.

07 January 2016 • 08:54 AMT
Netflix launches in Armenia and 129 more countries

The company is adding Arabic, Korean and both traditional and simplified Chinese to the roster of 17 languages it already supports.

07 January 2016 • 08:49 AMT
Islamic State attack puts Libya oil storage tanks on fire

IS has been operating in Libya for about a year, and in December France warned that the group was aiming to seize the country’s oil wells.

07 January 2016 • 08:45 AMT
1st trailers for Baz Luhrmann’s “The Get Down”, “The Crown”

Set in 1970s NY, “The Get Down” follows a ragtag crew of South Bronx teens that are at the center of the birth of hip-hop, punk and disco.

07 January 2016 • 08:38 AMT
UK’s Cameron travels to Germany to push EU changes forward

Cameron is seeking a new deal for Britain, most controversially including welfare limits for other EU nationals intended to control migration.

07 January 2016 • 08:32 AMT
S. Korea seeks U.S. strategic assets after North’s hydrogen bomb test

The United States and weapons experts voiced doubts the device was as advanced as North Korea claimed.

07 January 2016 • 08:24 AMT
Saudi-backed forces “enter Yemeni port, open new front”

Northern Yemen is a stronghold of the Iranian-allied Houthi group, which has seized large parts of Yemen.

06 January 2016 • 13:42 AMT
Netflix to roll out Guillermo del Toro’s “Trollhunters” series

Netflix and DreamWorks Animation have expanded their film and TV rights agreement, adding a number of original series.

06 January 2016 • 13:36 AMT
Oscar-nommed Sylvain Chomet launches production for “1000 Miles”

“The Belleville Triplets” (aka “Belleville Rendez-Vous”) and “The Illusionist” both scooped Oscar nominations for best animated feature.

06 January 2016 • 13:24 AMT
IS threatens to destroy Saudi prisons following mass executions

The militant group singled out the al-Ha’ir and Tarfiya prisons where many al Qaeda and Islamic State supporters have been detained.

06 January 2016 • 12:46 AMT
Justin Timberlake to star in, create music for DreamWorks’ “Trolls”

Timberlake is in charge of the creative direction of the film’s music and performing several songs for the soundtrack.

06 January 2016 • 12:38 AMT
Sia previews new song “Reaper” ahead of “This Is Acting” release

The 11-second teaser came along with the caption in which Sia revealed that Kanye West co-wrote and co-produced the tune.

06 January 2016 • 12:24 AMT
HTC unveils Vive Pre, the latest version of Oculus Rift competitor

The Vive Pre has a more consumer-friendly design – it’s sleeker, the head strap now obscures the wiring, and the sensors are less prominent.