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16 February 2015 • 05:20 AMT
IS militants behead 21 Egyptian Christians in Libya

The footage showing the deaths of the Egyptians appeared on the Twitter feed of a website that supports Islamic State.

14 February 2015 • 14:00 AMT
Armenian Genocide reminder of evil and call to vigilance: expert

Artyom Tonoyan, the grandson of Armenian Genocide survivors, described the massacre of his people and current implications.

14 February 2015 • 13:47 AMT
Kurdish forces retake 163 villages around Syria’s Kobani from IS

The Kurds were joined by several hundred rebel fighters in the battles for areas surrounding the town, the Observatory’s founder said.

14 February 2015 • 13:07 AMT
Apple developing electric car, report says

According to the Financial Times, the team have been working in a Silicon Valley research facility since late last year on what could be a car.

14 February 2015 • 12:44 AMT
Android 5.0 Lollipop beats iOS 8 in stability test

Data compiled by Crittercism suggests that the Apple software crashes 2.2% of the time, compared to the rival platform’s 2%.

14 February 2015 • 12:01 AMT
Sweden’s “Flocking” wins Crystal Bear in Berlinale’s 14plus section

Petros Silvestros’ “A Confession” won the Crystal Bear for short film and Austrian Chris Raiber’s short “Nelly” earned a special mention.

14 February 2015 • 11:46 AMT
Joel Kinnaman to replace Tom Hardy in star-studded “Suicide Squad”

Hardy was forced to exit the project due to scheduling issues with Alejandro González Iñárritu’s “The Revenant.”

14 February 2015 • 11:29 AMT
Ukraine plans to borrow $1bn to establish gas, fuel oil reserve

Ukraine, a traditional buyer of Russian gas, has said it hopes to cut its dependence on energy supplies from Russia.

14 February 2015 • 11:25 AMT
Samuel Goldwyn nabs foreign Oscar-nommed “Tangerines”

“Tangerines” centers on an older Estonian man who cares for two wounded soldiers from opposite sides of the 1990s-era war in Georgia.

14 February 2015 • 11:09 AMT
Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain in Del Toro‘s “Crimson Peak” trailer

Set in the Victorian era, Hiddleston and Chastain play siblings — rather creepy ones, at that — who grew up in an even creepier house.

14 February 2015 • 10:33 AMT
Lebanon marks 10th anniv. of former PM Hariri assassination

Rallies and prayers of remembrance will take place in Lebanon on the 10th anniversary of the assassination of Rafik Hariri.

14 February 2015 • 10:18 AMT
Georgia’s ex-president Saakashvili appointed aide to Ukraine leader

“Mikheil will become a representative of Ukraine abroad and representative of the int’l community in Ukraine,” Poroshenko said.

14 February 2015 • 10:11 AMT
Azerbaijan in hysterics over Armenia’s Eurovision pick, “Don’t Deny”

The idea behind performance is to unite a new generation of Armenians on stage whose families once spread all over the world in the year 1915.

14 February 2015 • 09:29 AMT
Marion Cotillard to team with Michael Fassbender for “Assassin’s Creed”

Cotillard won an Oscar for “La Vie en Rose” and is nominated for an Oscar this year for “Two Days, One Night.”

14 February 2015 • 09:25 AMT
Gwyneth Paltrow, Nicole Kidman confirmed as Oscars presenters

As for the performers, Lady GaGa, Jack Black, and Jennifer Hudson were among the many artists booked to rock the stage.

14 February 2015 • 09:21 AMT
Gina Carano to join Ryan Reynolds in “Deadpool”

Reynolds returns to the role of the sharp-tongued mercenary he first originated in Fox’s “X-Men Origins: Wolverine.”

14 February 2015 • 09:08 AMT
FOX’s horror-comedy series “Scream Queens” unveils 1st teaser

The first season of “Scream Queens” will center on a college campus rocked by several murders and is scheduled to premiere in fall.

14 February 2015 • 07:25 AMT
Ukraine’s president says peace deal in ‘great danger’

With less than 24 hours until the ceasefire is due to take effect, correspondents say the fighting shows no sign of stopping.

14 February 2015 • 07:16 AMT
Glendale to host Life100 art exhibition

In addition to the ongoing life100 exhibition, the program will include a variety of events to be held at the Brand Library & Art Center.

14 February 2015 • 07:03 AMT
Iran’s Supreme Leader sends another secret letter to Obama: WSJ

Iranian officials, in recent months, though, have told Tehran’s state media that some of Obama’s letters were answered.

14 February 2015 • 06:40 AMT
Event honors memory of Armenian pogrom victims in Azerbaijan

Pallone condemned the massacre of the Armenian population in Azerbaijan and stressed the necessity of recognizing NKR independence.

14 February 2015 • 06:21 AMT
Obama begins fundraising for 2016 election cycle

After the fundraiser, Obama joined senior members of his staff and friends for dinner at Spruce, the White House said.

13 February 2015 • 17:05 AMT
UN climate talks end with agreement on draft text for Paris summit

The World Meteorological Organization confirmed this month that 2014 had been the hottest year on record, part of a continuing trend.

13 February 2015 • 13:36 AMT
“Live From New York!” doc to open Tribeca Film Fest

The movie, which combines footage of “SNL” interviews, aims to trace the evolution and influence of the show over its 800 episodes.

13 February 2015 • 13:26 AMT
Blake Lively’s “Age of Adaline” unveils new trailer

After narrowly avoiding death, Adaline stops ageing, meaning she is forced to remain physically aged 29 and watch her family and friends grow old and die.

13 February 2015 • 12:58 AMT
MG to brief OSCE member states on Karabakh settlement in Vienne

The OSCE MG Co-Chairs discussed the Karabakh settlement at the meeting with Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja.

13 February 2015 • 12:40 AMT
PM, chief of IMF mission to Armenia discuss bilateral cooperation

Mark Horton stressed the importance of measures designed to promote economic growth in the context of implementation of the planned reforms.

13 February 2015 • 12:13 AMT
Italy, Germany close embassies in Yemen

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Yemen was “collapsing before our eyes” and slipping closer to outright civil war.

13 February 2015 • 11:38 AMT
Eurozone economy grows 0.3% by end of 2014: Eurostat

Of the 18 member states of the eurozone only three recorded a contraction in their economy: Greece, Finland and Cyprus.

13 February 2015 • 11:02 AMT
UN special envoy for Syria says Assad part to resolving conflict

Staffan de Mistura says he “will continue having very important discussions with Assad because he is part also of the solution.”