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20 February 2015 • 05:08 AMT
New Samsung Galaxy S6 case renders show refreshed design

The images are the latest to emerge ahead of the device’s expected unveiling at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona early next month.

20 February 2015 • 05:03 AMT
Sony “to roll out mid-range Xperia phone at MWC 2015”

Sony is not expected to launch its next flagship smartphone, the Xperia Z4, until later this year, but will have a presence at MWC.

20 February 2015 • 04:55 AMT
Eurozone finance ministers readying for key talks on Greece loan

Germany on February 19 rejected a Greek request for a six-month extension to its eurozone loan programme.

20 February 2015 • 04:48 AMT
U.S., Israeli national security advisers talk Iran nuke program

The meeting comes at a tense time in U.S.-Israeli relations and ahead of a controversial visit to Washington next month by Israeli PM.

20 February 2015 • 04:41 AMT
Iraqi-Kurdish military force of 25,000 “prepared to retake Mosul from IS”

Iraq’s second largest city was currently being held by 1,000 to 2,000 IS militants, the official said.

20 February 2015 • 04:33 AMT
U.S., Turkey ink deal to train, equip Syrian rebels: official

A deal for a facility in Jordan is imminent and locations in Saudi Arabia and Qatar could be ready in a few months, the U.S. official said.

19 February 2015 • 15:52 AMT
Jen Psaki to become Obama’s communications director

Psaki will be returning to the White House where she helped craft Obama’s message during the president’s first term.

19 February 2015 • 14:10 AMT
No decision on Turkey’s missile defense deal with China yet: official

Turkey has not taken a final decision on its planned missile defense system and contract talks with China are continuing.

19 February 2015 • 13:53 AMT
Austria, Germany join Hungary railway patrols to curb migrant flow

Hungary is part of the Schengen passport-free travel zone, making it an attractive route for migrants trying to reach EU destinations.

19 February 2015 • 12:51 AMT
Ellie Goulding’s “50 Shades of Grey” track smashes world streaming record

The singer’s new single ‘Love Me Like You Do’ has become the most streamed song ever in one week.

19 February 2015 • 12:34 AMT
The Libertines join Kasabian in Spain’s Benidorm Low Fest

They will be joining previously announced acts The Drums, The Raveonettes, The Growlers, L.A. Los Enemigos among others.

19 February 2015 • 11:40 AMT
Foo Fighters confirmed to headline 2015 Glastonbury Festival

Florence + the Machine recently said that she is open to the idea of playing Glastonbury, saying she is “waiting for that phone call”.

19 February 2015 • 11:22 AMT
Mumford & Sons join Muse as NOS Alive festival headliners

The 55,000 capacity Portuguese festival takes place in July at the centre of Lisbon (running 4pm-4am each day).

19 February 2015 • 10:20 AMT
Phone records prove Turkey’s involvement in Kessab attack: report

The court documents contain remarks that reinforce suspicions about Turkey’s help to radical groups in the form of arms shipments.

19 February 2015 • 09:56 AMT
Karabakh leader slams Azeri provocations at OSCE MG meeting

Issues related to the Karabakh conflict settlement and situation along the frontline were discussed during the meeting.

19 February 2015 • 09:52 AMT
Iran, U.S. negotiators set to hold nuclear talks in Geneva

Negotiators from Iran and six major powers failed to meet a self-imposed deadline in November to clinch an agreement.

19 February 2015 • 08:55 AMT
11th anniversary of Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan’s axe-murder

Margaryan, 26, was hacked to death, while asleep, by a fellow Azerbaijani participant, lieutenant Ramil Safarov, in Budapest.

19 February 2015 • 08:46 AMT
Felicity Jones to star alongside Tom Hanks in Dan Brown’s “Inferno”

“Inferno” is based on the fourth book in the franchise after “Angels & Demons”, “The Da Vinci Code”, and “The Lost Symbol”.

19 February 2015 • 08:33 AMT
Kristen Bell joins Melissa McCarthy, Peter Dinklage in “Michelle Darnell”

The Universal comedy follows a titan of industry who is sent to prison after she’s caught for insider trading.

19 February 2015 • 08:28 AMT
Whoopi Goldberg to topline ABC comedy pilot “Delores & Jermaine”

Goldberg has signed on to portray the role of Delores, comedian Jermaine’s grandmother who takes him in after he’s kicked out of his house.

19 February 2015 • 08:26 AMT
Obama says U.S. ‘at war with those who pervert Islam’

In both his speech and the editorial, Obama referenced the recent murders of three Muslim students in North Carolina.

19 February 2015 • 08:22 AMT
Okinawa Movie Fest rebrands, announces lineup

The only competitive sections are the Creator’s Factory for up-and-coming filmmakers, which is open to all lengths and genres.

19 February 2015 • 08:12 AMT
USC Institute of Armenian Studies to host talk on Genocide

“We invite the community to the USC campus for this program. This, like our previous lunchtime programs, is not a lecture,” Ghazarian said.

19 February 2015 • 06:50 AMT
Alan Turing’s journal offers insight into Enigma codebreaker’s mind

Bonhams auction house has acquired a 56-page notebook that Turing kept until he took his own life in 1954.

19 February 2015 • 06:46 AMT
Amazon renews Gael Garcia Bernal’s “Mozart in the Jungle”

“The 1t season of “Mozart” was a big hit with our customers and I’m thrilled that we’re able to produce a 2nd season,” Amazon Studios VP said.

19 February 2015 • 06:38 AMT
“Tracers” parkour thriller features “Twilight” star Taylor Lautner

In the movie, Lautner plays Cam, a young man who crashes his bike into a girl named Nikki (Marie Avgeropoulos).

19 February 2015 • 06:34 AMT
“District 9” helmer Neill Blomkamp to direct new “Alien” movie

It was revealed that the director would work with 20th Century Fox for the movie which is separate from the untitled Prometheus sequel.

19 February 2015 • 06:23 AMT
Galaxy S6 teaser suggests battery boost

The cryptic images bear the slogans “Stop less. Discover more” and “Get more done. Get more time” along with the Twitter hashtag #TheNextGalaxy.

19 February 2015 • 06:14 AMT
Raspberry Pi microcomputer sells over 5 million units

Raspberry Pi is a low-cost device that runs the Linux operating system and comes uncased without keyboard or monitor.

19 February 2015 • 06:08 AMT
ECB offers Greece extra €3.3bn in emergency funding

Depositors have been taking savings out of the country, depleting the banks’ access to cash to lend.