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12 May 2015 • 12:56 AMT
Many migrants dying on way to Europe vanish without trace: research

“They are now spending more money on something which a few months ago they said would cost lives,” Spijkerboer said.

12 May 2015 • 12:49 AMT
Cheapest tickets for Euro 2016 to cost €25

About 250,000 tickets for 43 of the 51 matches will be sold at that price, with the most expensive seat for the final costing 895 euros.

12 May 2015 • 12:31 AMT
Greece taps into emergency account to meet IMF debt repayment

Athens has been locked in negotiations with the European Union, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

12 May 2015 • 12:12 AMT
Verizon buying AOL for $4.4bn to boost mobile, ad fields

The deal is expected to close this summer and Tim Armstrong, AOL chairman and CEO, will continue to lead that company.

12 May 2015 • 11:45 AMT
Leona Lewis unveils new music video “Fire Under My Feet”

Leona last released her album back in 2013. The set was a holiday-themed, titled “Christmas, With Love”.

12 May 2015 • 11:33 AMT
VivaCell-MTS suspends free Wi-Fi service in Yerevan subway

The company is determined to suspend the provision of free Wi-Fi, until the intervention into its infrastructure is stopped.

12 May 2015 • 11:23 AMT
Farm Service Center established in Armenia’s Armavir province

The official launch ceremony of the Farm Service Center was held with the participation of the U.S. ambassador to Armenia.

12 May 2015 • 11:12 AMT
Sia unveils impressive cover of “California Dreamin”

Originally recorded by The Mamas & the Papas, the new version soars with rousing strings, dramatic drum beats and Sia’s haunting tone.

12 May 2015 • 10:38 AMT
21st anniversary of Nagorno Karabakh ceasefire agreement

The document was signed by Ministers of Defense of Armenia and Azerbaijan and the Commander of the NKR Defense Army.

12 May 2015 • 10:22 AMT
Traditional inheritance may be dying out: HSBC report

over 16,000 people in 15 countries, HSBC found that while nearly 74% of working age people expect to leave an inheritance to their children.

12 May 2015 • 10:15 AMT
Turkish Deputy PM says trust in judiciary eroded

“What I am sad about is that we are very good on development, but are we so good on justice?” Bulent Arinc said.

12 May 2015 • 10:00 AMT
Death toll from GM faulty ignition switches reaches 100

“The success of the cover-up for over a decade leaves most of the victims unaccounted for,” lawyer Robert Hilliard said.

12 May 2015 • 09:53 AMT
Alfonso Cuaron to head Venice Film Festival jury

The director’s sci-fier “Children of Men” won a prize in Venice, in 2006, for best cinematography.

12 May 2015 • 09:47 AMT
“Sex and the City 3” in the works?

“Sex and the City” ran for six seasons on HBO until 2004, before heading to the big screen in 2008.

12 May 2015 • 09:31 AMT
EU mulls new cooperation format with EaP states: official

Johannes Hahn said the issue varies from country to country, with some seeking cooperation and others interested in other formats of partnership.

12 May 2015 • 08:28 AMT
Facebook trialing new in-app search engine

The Facebook search engine, which appears to be a trial feature, prioritises news items based on what is trending on social media.

12 May 2015 • 08:22 AMT
Google disables Map editing tools

The web behemoth has been forced to suspend the platform’s Map Maker editing tools because some members of the community simply cannot be trusted.

12 May 2015 • 08:05 AMT
Volvo to build first $500mln plant in U.S.

The plant is initially expected to make about 100,000 vehicles a year, with the first ones ready in 2018, according to Volvo.

12 May 2015 • 07:54 AMT
Spain arrests 2 for Islamic State spreading IS propaganda

An Interior Ministry statement said the two used several Internet identities to promote the armed Islamic group’s jihad.

12 May 2015 • 07:52 AMT
James Caan, Keir Gilchrist to topline “The Waiting” thriller

In the film, two high school filmmakers decide to create the illusion of a haunting on an unsuspecting neighbor.

12 May 2015 • 07:48 AMT
Laura Dern in talks to join Michael Keaton in McDonald’s mogul bio

Dern received an Oscar nomination for her work opposite Reese Witherspoon in Jean-Marc Vallee’s “Wild.”

12 May 2015 • 07:46 AMT
Another powerful quake hits Nepal, no immediate report of damage

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a magnitude of 7.4 and struck 68 km west of the town of Namche Bazar.

12 May 2015 • 07:18 AMT
NY’s Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center buys Baroque masterwork

Jacopo Vignali was among a group of key 17th century artists who provided church and palace decorations to Tuscan noble families.

12 May 2015 • 07:07 AMT
Milan hosts “Arts and Foods: Rituals since 1851” expo

The show, designed by the architect Italo Rota, has an encyclopaedic scope, which has always been a key element of Universal Exhibitions in the past.

12 May 2015 • 07:02 AMT
Shell Arctic drilling program clears major bureaucratic hurdle

Shell spokesman Curtis Smith said the approval “is an important milestone and signals the confidence regulators have in our plan.”

12 May 2015 • 06:58 AMT
Toledo Museum of Art acquires 19th-century French still life

French artist Antoine Berjon was the leading still life painter in the city of Lyon during the first half of the 19th century.

12 May 2015 • 06:53 AMT
Picasso’s “Women of Algiers” breaks all-time auction record

The previous world record for a painting sold at auction was $142.4m, for British painter Francis Bacon’s “Three Studies of Lucian Freud.”

12 May 2015 • 06:46 AMT
“X-Files” star Mitch Pileggi to join indie thriller “Girl in Photographs”

Horror legend Wes Craven (“Scream”) is executive producing the film, which is being directed by his protégé Nick Simon.

12 May 2015 • 06:38 AMT
Edinburgh Film Fest to close with Scott Graham’s drama “Iona”

The film follows Iona (Ruth Negga) as she returns to her hometown with her teenage son, Bull, to escape trouble in Glasgow.

12 May 2015 • 06:14 AMT
Greek minister says financial situation ‘terribly urgent’

“The liquidity issue is a terribly urgent issue. It’s common knowledge, let’s not beat around the bush,” Varoufakis said.