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12 August 2015 • 04:26 AMT
UK Foreign Secretary in China for talks on security cooperation

The discussions in Beijing come ahead of a planned state visit to Britain by Chinese President Xi Jinping in the autumn.

11 August 2015 • 14:56 AMT
IS attacks Syrian rebels, gains ground near Turkish border

Dozens of combatants have been reportedly killed on both sides during fighting in and around the town of Marea.

11 August 2015 • 14:44 AMT
Reese Witherspoon to lead, produce supernatural thriller “Cold”

The plot of the movie is being currently kept under wraps but has been described as a dark thriller with supernatural elements.

11 August 2015 • 14:38 AMT
Symantec to sell Veritas information management business

The firm said the sale will give it a financial foundation to expand its security business and return capital to shareholders.

11 August 2015 • 14:26 AMT
Topher Grace joins Brad Pitt’s satirical war comedy “War Machine”

It is based on Michael Hastings’ nonfiction book on Afghanistan war, satirizing the handling of that war, and the people running it.

11 August 2015 • 13:07 AMT
Lady Die’s behind-the-scenes wedding photos to be auctioned

The set of 12 photos were taken at the wedding reception in Buckingham Palace, following the ceremony at St Paul’s Cathedral.

11 August 2015 • 12:42 AMT
Major U.S. Internet firms team up to fight child sex abuse

“We can prevent known child sexual abuse images from being uploaded to the Internet in the first place,” IWF chief executive said.

11 August 2015 • 12:30 AMT
Turkey hits 17 Kurdish militant targets in southeastern province

In ground fighting, security sources said the PKK attacked a military station in Sirnak and killed one soldier in a 20-minute battle.

11 August 2015 • 12:19 AMT
Russia, Saudi to help Syria’s Assad renew dialogue with opposition: WSJ

Deputy FM Mikhail Bogdanov said a range of Syrian opposition groups will be invited to Moscow this week and next for talks.

11 August 2015 • 12:05 AMT
Zac Efron in talks to star in “Baywatch” opposite Dwayne Johnson

After years of development, the project seems to finally be ramping up and in recent weeks it added Seth Gordon as director.

11 August 2015 • 11:46 AMT
Armenian wrestler wins bronze at 2015 Cadet European Championship

Tigran Minasyan defeated Germany’s Alexander Ginc, with a score of 8-0 in 54kg weight class of Greco-Roman style.

11 August 2015 • 11:27 AMT
Drone to crack into wireless computer networks unveiled

As with drones previously launched by hackers, the Aerial Assault model scans for unsecured wireless connections to networks.

11 August 2015 • 10:51 AMT
Cessna seaplane crash near Moscow: pilot un-licensed

Rosaviatsiya representative said the pilot, Mikhail Yermolin, had not informed the air traffic authorities about the flight and route.

11 August 2015 • 08:21 AMT
Greece, int’l lenders clinch multibillion-euro bailout deal

This would pave the way to aid disbursements by Aug 20, when a €3.2bn debt payment is due to the European Central Bank.

11 August 2015 • 07:54 AMT
Sebastian Croft to star young Ned Stark in GOT season 6 flashbacks

Fans first became aware of the possibility of seeing a child Ned in late May, when the casting breakdowns for season 6 surfaced.

11 August 2015 • 07:34 AMT
Iranian Foreign Minister’s visit to Turkey delayed, no details

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s visit to Turkey was postponed, a Turkish foreign ministry official said.

11 August 2015 • 05:57 AMT
Greece’s economy expected to contract in 2015: official

The accord foresees that Greece won’t target a primary budget surplus—which strips out interest payments—for 2015.

11 August 2015 • 05:41 AMT
Scorsese, DiCaprio team up for “The Devil in the White City”

The film marks the sixth feature together for Scorsese and DiCaprio, who last joined for “The Wolf of Wall Street.”

11 August 2015 • 05:32 AMT
Australia plans to reduce carbon emissions by 2030

“It’s a good, solid, economically responsible, environmentally responsible target,” Tony Abbott said of the pledge.

11 August 2015 • 05:08 AMT
EAFJD calls on EU to stick to its core values in dealing with Azerbaijan

Kaspar Karampetian sent a letter to European Council President Donald Tusk regarding the latter’s visit to the South Caucasus.

11 August 2015 • 04:43 AMT
Japan restarts first nuclear reactor after Fukushima disaster

Tomomitsu Sakata, a spokesman for Kyushu Electric Power, said the reactor was put back online without any problems.

11 August 2015 • 04:25 AMT
Google creates new parent company called Alphabet

Google founder Larry Page said it would create a simpler structure for what had become a diverse group of businesses.

10 August 2015 • 16:52 AMT
Pope Francis establishes day of global prayer for environment

The first day of prayer next month coincides with the build-up to a global conference to roll back the peril of climate change.

10 August 2015 • 16:41 AMT
EU approves $2.6bn in aid to countries coping with migration crisis

Some of the newly approved aid will be disbursed to French and British authorities tackling the crisis in Calais.

10 August 2015 • 14:31 AMT
Gazprom announces sharp rise in profits

Net profit for the first three months of the year was 382bn rubles, up 71% on a year earlier. Total sales rose 6% to 1.65tn rubles.

10 August 2015 • 14:13 AMT
Nokia prepares return to mobile phone arena

It sold its handset business to Microsoft in late 2013 and has since focused squarely on making telecoms network equipment.

10 August 2015 • 14:08 AMT
Armenian Church of Holy Seal reopened, consecrated in Istanbul

Kartal mayor Altınok Öz, city administration members, Vicar of the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople attended the ceremony.

10 August 2015 • 13:08 AMT
Alibaba acquires $4.63bn stake in Chinese electronics store chain

“Over the past two decades, e-commerce has become an inextricable part of the lives of Chinese consumers,” Jack Ma said.

10 August 2015 • 12:05 AMT
Yerevan to host Color Run charity race August 15

Yerevan Color Run aims first and foremost at helping a 9-year-old boy, Gor, whose parents left him at the hospital upon his birth.

10 August 2015 • 11:52 AMT
Microsoft lets replace Google Now with Cortana

Microsoft is clearly hoping that most Android users will experiment with Cortana or set it as the default home button setting.