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29 December 2015 • 07:29 AMT
At least 80 killed in Boko Haram strikes in Nigeria

In another blast, two girls blew themselves up in the Buraburin neighborhood, killing several people, according to civil servant Yunusa Abdullahi.

29 December 2015 • 07:20 AMT
Cesar winner Pierre Niney to topline Francois Ozon’s “Frantz”

“Frantz” takes place in the aftermath of WWI and centers around the encounter between a young German and a mysterious French man.

29 December 2015 • 07:17 AMT
Russia removes most of Iran’s enriched uranium under deal

The removal of the uranium is a key obligation taken on by Iran under the deal, which aims to reduce its ability to make nuclear weapons.

29 December 2015 • 07:08 AMT
Fighters, civilians escape besieged Syrian areas under UN deal

More than 125 fighters from the besieged rebel-held town of Zabadani near the border with Lebanon were en route to Beirut airport.

29 December 2015 • 07:00 AMT
New clone gets spotlight in “Orphan Black” season 4 teaser

Co-creator John Fawcett describes the character as “a slightly traumatized clone who has a deep past”.

29 December 2015 • 06:48 AMT
Stranded Cuban migrants granted passage to United States

Many Cuban migrants fear that the thaw in relations between Washington and Havana may put an end to the preferential treatment given to them.

29 December 2015 • 06:33 AMT
“Interstellar” named the most pirated movie of 2015

Some of the biggest blockbusters at the box office this year proved just as popular among torrent users.

29 December 2015 • 06:29 AMT
Apple Music may get more Beats Music stations soon

The news is not all that surprising to those who have been following the developments with Apple Music in recent months.

29 December 2015 • 06:26 AMT
NATO plans to deploy surveillance planes to Turkey

After tensions flared between Turkey and Russia, the U.S and NATO allies decided on assurance measures for NATO member Turkey.

29 December 2015 • 06:23 AMT
“The X-Files” revival shares plot details in new featurette

The revival will encompass a mixture of stand-alone investigative episodes and those that further the original show’s seminal mythology.

29 December 2015 • 06:18 AMT
World Health Organization to declare Guinea free of Ebola

Sierra Leone was declared free of Ebola in November, but new cases have emerged in Liberia, which had been declared Ebola-free in September.

29 December 2015 • 06:01 AMT
Iraq’s Prime Minister vows final defeat of Islamic State

In a televised address, Abadi vowed to retake Iraq’s second city of Mosul, saying it would be “the fatal and final blow” to the Islamic State group.

29 December 2015 • 05:59 AMT
Pentagon thwarts Obama effort to close Guantanamo detention center

For the next six weeks, Pentagon officials declined to release the records, citing patient privacy concerns, according to the U.S. officials.

28 December 2015 • 15:47 AMT
“Biography of Things” on display at Australian Centre for Contemporary Art

Working as if detectives, the artists in this exhibition bring a lively approach to object encounters.

28 December 2015 • 15:08 AMT
British Library hosts “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” exhibit

At the heart of the exhibits is a display of the original leather-bound manuscript later written down by Carroll by hand.

28 December 2015 • 14:19 AMT
At least 32 killed, 90 wounded in Syria bomb explosions: monitor

The blasts, one from a car bomb and another from a suicide attack, struck the Zahra district in the middle of Homs, the Observatory said.

28 December 2015 • 14:07 AMT
Milan and Rome ban cars amid rising pollution

Milan was named as Europe’s most polluted city in 2008 and it remains among the worst on the continent.

28 December 2015 • 13:39 AMT
Israel warns Brazil in settler movement envoy row

Argentina-born Dani Dayan was appointed four months ago but his nomination has not yet been approved by Brazil.

28 December 2015 • 13:34 AMT
France opening up archives from Vichy regime that worked with Nazi

Some of the archives relate to war crimes investigations conducted by the French liberation authorities after the defeat of Nazi Germany.

28 December 2015 • 13:25 AMT
“Downton Abbey” period drama’s finale leading primetime ratings

“Doctor Who”‘s festive episode ‘The Husbands of River Song’ opened the night for BBC One with 5.77m (29.4%) from 5.15pm.

28 December 2015 • 13:10 AMT
“DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” CW series unveils new trailer

Set to the glam rock strains of T. Rex’s “Get It On”, hand-picked selection of heroes and villains need to travel back in time in order to save the future.

28 December 2015 • 12:47 AMT
IS’ Abu Bakr al Baghdadi addresses militants, “warns of difficult times”

The leader talks of a “general war” in which the “caliphate” is up against the West, Russia and their Arab allies – specifically Saudi Arabia.

28 December 2015 • 12:44 AMT
Anti-Islamic State filmmaker gunned down in Turkey

As well as his work with RBSS, Jerf was editor-in-chief of Hentah, a Syrian magazine that reports on the “daily lives of Syrian citizens.”

28 December 2015 • 12:38 AMT
Scotland Yard’s crime collection on show at Museum of London

The exhibit brings together 600 of the 2,000 ghoulish objects accumulated since the mid-19th century at London police headquarters.

28 December 2015 • 11:56 AMT
VivaCell-MTS, USAID, FPWC team up to improve water supply in villages

A river water intake system has been modernized and fenced in the village of Berkaber, with new water pressure control valves installed.

28 December 2015 • 11:44 AMT
Marilyn Monroe’s portrait chosen for display at National Portrait Gallery

Thousands of votes were cast on Smithsonianmag.com, and Monroe’s portrait received the most votes.

28 December 2015 • 11:22 AMT
Catalonia secession in limbo after vote on parliament speaker

The Popular Unity Candidacy won 10 seats and Artur Mas needs its support to win the leadership spot and form a pro-secession parliament.

28 December 2015 • 11:05 AMT
Sacha Baron Cohen, Isla Fisher donate $1 mln to help Syrian refugees

The fund was split equally to two organizations, Save the Children and the International Rescue Committee.

28 December 2015 • 10:53 AMT
Christopher Nolan “working on WWII drama”

According to the source, the drama is inspired by Operation Dynamo, the miraculous evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force during WWII.

28 December 2015 • 10:27 AMT
Russia didn’t hit civilians since launching airstrikes in Syria: official

Viktor Bondarev said that the supply of Russian surface-to-air S-400 system to Syria had helped to “set the (Syrian) air space in order.”