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19 February 2015 • 06:02 AMT
Dozens killed in Aleppo battle after army offensive: monitoring group

Aleppo is at the forefront of clashes between the army and a range of insurgents battling President Bashar al-Assad.

19 February 2015 • 05:57 AMT
Libya calls on UN to lift arms embargo to deal with IS

The worsening security situation has increased fears that the country’s warring militias may side with IS militants.

19 February 2015 • 05:50 AMT
Ukraine pulls troops out of encircled town after militant assault

The fall of the besieged town of Debaltseve was one of the worst defeats of the war for Ukraine’s troops, who proved unable to stop the advance.

18 February 2015 • 14:13 AMT
Ameriabank continues crediting, hardens solvency assessment

As Artak Hanesyan noted, special programs are being developed to alleviate difficulties caused by foreign currency fluctuations.

18 February 2015 • 13:05 AMT
Italy issues strongest warning about IS danger in Libya

“The time at our disposal is not infinite and is in danger of running out soon,” the country’s Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni said.

18 February 2015 • 12:50 AMT
Poland to pay 230,000 euros to former CIA prison inmates

Since 2008, Polish prosecutors have been investigating whether Poland hosted a secret CIA prison, in violation of its laws.

18 February 2015 • 12:23 AMT
Google faces potential antitrust investigation in Russia

Yandex, also a search engine, is angry that Google’s search tool comes already installed on Android mobile devices.

18 February 2015 • 11:41 AMT
Swiss prosecutors search HSBC Geneva subsidiary

The bank faces criminal investigations in the U.S., France, Belgium and Argentina, but not in the UK, where HSBC is based.

18 February 2015 • 11:11 AMT
Ameriabank posts AMD 7.1 billion profit in 2014

The bank’s profit came amid a downturn trend in the market, with the banking sector seeing its profit drop by 41% in 2014.

18 February 2015 • 10:48 AMT
Sia confirms next album, “This is Acting”

The Australian star released her sixth studio album last summer, four years after her last record We Are Born.

18 February 2015 • 10:36 AMT
New billboards commemorating Genocide installed in Boston area

The letter “O” in the word “Genocide” is a purple forget-me-not, the official Armenian Genocide centennial symbol.

18 February 2015 • 10:33 AMT
Twin Shadow unveils new song “I’m Ready” from album “Eclipse”

Twin Shadow will also be touring the USA ahead of the drop of ‘Eclipse’, beginning with a underplay show at London’s Electrowerkz.

18 February 2015 • 10:30 AMT
Sony announces three-year plan to return to profitability

The electronics giant will grant its divisions greater autonomy in a bid to generate 500 billion yen ($ 4.17 bn) in earnings by 2017.

18 February 2015 • 10:26 AMT
Bosnian police arrest 6 over suspicion of supporting IS

The arrests were made in cooperation with the intelligence service and that the suspects were members of radical religious groups.

18 February 2015 • 10:19 AMT
Apple’s next MacBook “to receive Touch ID”

Touch ID also works with Apple Pay, meaning users would be able to buy goods with the feature from their notebook.

18 February 2015 • 10:11 AMT
Syria ‘prepared to suspend Aleppo strikes for trial ceasefire’

UN envoy to Syria said the Syrian pledge offered a glimmer of hope although it is unclear when it would take effect.

18 February 2015 • 09:44 AMT
Greece to ask for extension of loan agreement with euro zone

Govt. spokesman reiterated that the government would not back down on issues that it considers “red lines” or non-negotiable issues.

18 February 2015 • 08:05 AMT
Liam Neeson is betrayed assassin in “Run All Night” trailer

The Irish star appears in the upcoming action movie as Jimmy Conlon, who is targeted by his sadistic former mob boss (Ed Harris).

18 February 2015 • 07:58 AMT
Scarlett Johansson to star in Jay Roach’s “The Psychopath Test”

Based on the Jon Ronson book, the story follows a medical community that tries to diagnose and classify individuals who may or may not be psychopaths.

18 February 2015 • 07:46 AMT
Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S2 “slimmer than iPad Air 2”

Samsung is rumoured to be shunning widescreen ratios with its 2015 tablet lineup, instead favouring the 4:3 screen format.

18 February 2015 • 07:35 AMT
Sony moves ahead with Google Glass rival plans

The electronics giant has announced that the Google Glass rival will ship to developers in various territories next month.

18 February 2015 • 07:16 AMT
R5 pop rock band drops lyric vid for “Let’s Not Be Alone Tonight”

“Let’s Not Be Alone Tonight” is the second single from R5’s upcoming second studio album, which has not yet had a title.

18 February 2015 • 07:01 AMT
Glass Animals unveil unsettling vid for “Black Mambo”

The video documents a strange, seemingly ritualistic event of a man being given snakeskin to eat in a reference to the body of Christ.

18 February 2015 • 06:30 AMT
Assembly to hold Armenian Genocide Symposium in Florida

The Armenian Assembly of America has announced the speakers for the Armenian Genocide Symposium to be held in March.

18 February 2015 • 06:29 AMT
“Lost” alum joins Adam Sandler in “Ridiculous 6” Netflix comedy

Garcia recurs on “Hawaii Five-0″ and recently co-starred alongside Kevin Hart and Josh Gad in “The Wedding Ringer.”

18 February 2015 • 06:21 AMT
Felicity Jones, Terrence Howard final additions as Oscar presenters

Both film stars join Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Cate Blanchett, Jessica Chastain, Marion Cotillard among others.

18 February 2015 • 06:14 AMT
Oscar-nommed “Timbuktu” helmer to head Cannes’ Cinefondation jury

Earlier, Cannes announced that the main competition jury will be headed by Joel and Ethan Coen.

18 February 2015 • 06:10 AMT
Google doodle celebrates Alessandro Volta’s birthday

Volta came to the conclusion that it was the liquid in the frog’s leg that was important rather than the frog itself.

18 February 2015 • 06:07 AMT
“Pirates of the Caribbean 5” plot revealed as film starts production

The fifth installment in “Pirates of Caribbean” movie franchise will be directed by Espen Sandberg and Joachim Ronning.

18 February 2015 • 06:02 AMT
Summit on countering violent extremism opens in U.S.

Vice President Joe Biden said it was imperative to engage with immigrants who may be radicalized because of marginalization.