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22 January 2015 • 07:40 AMT
Anti-IS coalition gather in London to discuss struggle against militant group

Those taking part in the one-day conference include U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi.

22 January 2015 • 07:28 AMT
Rival parliament in Libya suspends UN-sponsored peace talks

Last week, the UN launched a new round of talks in Geneva aimed at defusing the oil producer’s violent struggle between two governments.

21 January 2015 • 13:25 AMT
Armenian church in Turkey’s Izmir turned into stable

When the Turkish army entered Izmir, burned it and massacred the Greek and Armenian population, the church was abandoned.

21 January 2015 • 12:58 AMT
PM says Ukraine’s armed forces personnel to be increased by 68,000

Yatseniuk spoke after a surge in violence in Ukraine’s eastern territories where government forces are fighting Russian-backed militias.

21 January 2015 • 12:54 AMT
Netflix adds 13 million new subscribers in 2014

The streaming service now possesses 57.4 million subscribers worldwide, the company confirmed.

21 January 2015 • 12:52 AMT
EU-Armenia Cooperation Council holds 15th meeting

Both sides took stock of their joint reflection exercise to assess the potential scope and legal basis for future EU-Armenia relations.

21 January 2015 • 12:46 AMT
Samsung rolls out Galaxy Tab 4 Education to aid learning

Aimed at teachers and students, the Galaxy Tab 4 Education is powered by a quad-core processor and comes with 16GB of memory.

21 January 2015 • 12:11 AMT
Uruguay President urges Turkey to face dark pages of its history

The outgoing President of Uruguay pledged to cooperate in organizing the Armenian Genocide centenary commemorative events.

21 January 2015 • 12:02 AMT
France to hire 2,600 new counter-terrorism officers

France will also bolster its intelligence apparatus, introducing a measure to make it easier to tap phones, Valls said.

21 January 2015 • 11:55 AMT
UK’s Iraq war inquiry report delayed until after general election

“I therefore see no realistic prospect of delivering our report to you before the General Election in May 2015,” Chilcot said.

21 January 2015 • 11:50 AMT
PM says Turkey shares suffering of Armenians, urges to “break taboos”

Ahmet Davutoglu expressed hope for the year 2015 to signalize normalization of relations between Ankara and Yerevan.

21 January 2015 • 11:09 AMT
Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron’s “Huntsman” finds new helmer

The new film to be directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan focuses on the Huntsman and Ravenna’s lives before the arrival of Snow White.

21 January 2015 • 10:52 AMT
Apple acquires British startup Semetric

“Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plan,” the firm said.

21 January 2015 • 10:39 AMT
Lavrov says Russia will cooperate with West on fighting terrorism

The minister said Russia also cooperates with other countries in the fight against terrorism, organized crime and other threats.

21 January 2015 • 10:09 AMT
Shazam brings its total valuation to over $1bn

Andrew Fisher said they purchased just under three percent of the company’s equity, and have not previously invested in Shazam.

21 January 2015 • 09:52 AMT
PM says Japan will do its utmost to free captives

“I have instructed the government that we will exhaust all possible measures to have the two freed,” Shinzo Abe said.

21 January 2015 • 09:36 AMT
France issues first charges in terror attacks

Paris Prosecutor Francois Molins said that four men were handed preliminary charges overnight of association with terrorism.

21 January 2015 • 09:32 AMT
“Eternal Sunshine” scribe to direct “Where Is Rocky II?” thriller

“Where Is Rocky II?” is a multilayered thriller revolving around Pierre Bismuth’s near-obsessive search for a mysterious object.

21 January 2015 • 09:26 AMT
Salma Hayek defends herself from assassins in new “Everly” trailer

The film also stars Togo Igawa, Masashi Fujimoto, and Hiroyuki Watanabe, and will be released on VOD on Jan 23.

21 January 2015 • 09:19 AMT
Bruce Willis to play former CIA operative in “Extraction” thriller

Willis will next be seen in Barry Levinson’s “Rock the Kasbah” alongside Bill Murray and Zooey Deschanel.

21 January 2015 • 09:12 AMT
Weird Al Yankovic announces “Mandatory World Tour” dates

“Mandatory Fun” became the parodist’s 1st album to have topped the Billboard 200 chart. It’s currently up for a Grammy in Best Comedy Album category.

21 January 2015 • 09:05 AMT
Eurovision Song Contest 2015 unveils stage plans

The set will incorporate 1,288 individual pillars fitted with LED lighting that will be capable of producing a number of different effects.

21 January 2015 • 08:58 AMT
Dropbox buys mobile productivity startup CloudOn

CloudOn made a name for itself with apps that allow users to create and edit Microsoft Office files online and on mobile devices.

21 January 2015 • 08:57 AMT
Karabakh serviceman dies in Azeri sabotage attempt (updated)

About 300 ceasefire violations by the Azeri side were reported at the line of contact on the night of Jan 21.

21 January 2015 • 08:49 AMT
Gyumri massacre suspect to be tried under Russian law: official

“There will be a Russian trial and for such a monstrous crime, Russian law is absolutely merciless,” Dmitry Peskov said.

21 January 2015 • 08:16 AMT
Modest Mouse release music video for “Coyotes” single

Modest Mouse previously released “Lampshades on Fire”, a song that was first performed live in 2011.

21 January 2015 • 08:09 AMT
St. Vincent unveils new song “Bad Believer”

The other five bonus tracks are ‘Pieta’ and ‘Sparrow’, Japanese bonus track ‘Del Rio’, and Darkside’s remix of ‘Digital Witness’.

21 January 2015 • 07:58 AMT
Bjork’s new album “Vulnicura” released 2 months early following leak

“Vulnicura”, marking Bjork’s 1st since 2011’s “Biophilia”, features contributions from British musician the Haxan Cloak and Venezuelan producer Arca.

21 January 2015 • 07:51 AMT
Savages unveil new songs during NYC residency

2014 was a quiet year on the new music front, but they’ve kicked off this year by treating US fans to a barrage of new music, live.

21 January 2015 • 07:42 AMT
Apple’s iOS 9 in for sweeping changes, report suggests

Apple is expected to announce the iPhone 6S later this year, but is yet to confirm its future plans for iOS.