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11 October 2014 • 19:26 AMT
IMF says bold action needed to bolster global economic recovery

“A number of countries face the prospect of low or slowing growth, with unemployment remaining unacceptably high,” the Fund said.

11 October 2014 • 19:22 AMT
UN chief pays surprise visit to Libya, calls for peace

Mogherini, who is set to become the EU’s new foreign policy chief next month, delivered a message of support for the Libyan parliament.

11 October 2014 • 19:15 AMT
Barcelona supports Catalonia’s push for independence

Barcelona’s Camp Nou has become a focal point of the movement with pro-independence cheers a common feature during matches.

11 October 2014 • 14:02 AMT
Turkey’s first nuclear power plant construction to start next spring

In 2011, Russian company Rosatom signed an agreement with the Turkish Energy Ministry to build and operate the nuclear power plant.

11 October 2014 • 13:40 AMT
150,000 evacuated as India braces for cyclone Hudhud

“All the central agencies are fully geared up to provide necessary assistance,” the Indian government said in a statement.

11 October 2014 • 13:12 AMT
Iraqi TV journalist killed by Islamic State fighters

The Islamic State, which holds large swaths of land stretching across the Iraq-Syria border, has beheaded a number of journalists in Syria.

11 October 2014 • 13:04 AMT
400 ceasefire violations by Azeris reported Oct 5-11

Over the past months, repeated Azeri attacks against Armenia and Karabakh have resulted in over 20 deaths at the line of contact.

11 October 2014 • 11:37 AMT
UK spies monitor thousands of terrorism suspects: London Mayor

The risk posed by homegrown radicals was most vividly illustrated by the deadly London suicide bombings in July 2005.

11 October 2014 • 11:29 AMT
French-speaking liberal becomes Belgium’s youngest PM since 1841

Outgoing Prime Minister, French-speaking socialist Elio di Rupo, has vowed to lead the political opposition to the policies.

11 October 2014 • 11:03 AMT
Boeing pays $23mln to settle false labor charges case

In a brief statement, Boeing called the discrepancies “a matter of inadequate charging discipline” not deliberate wrongdoing.

11 October 2014 • 08:11 AMT
October 11 marks International Day of the Girl Child

“All over the world, an alarming number of adolescent girls are assaulted, beaten, raped, mutilated and even murdered,” Ban said.

11 October 2014 • 07:34 AMT
Queen Elizabeth II makes Angelina Jolie honorary dame

Jolie is a special envoy for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and co-founded the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative in 2012.

11 October 2014 • 07:17 AMT
Russia sanctions could be eased if progress made in Ukraine talks: U.S.

“The challenge now is to actually implement an agreement that Russia has signed on to,” U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser said.

11 October 2014 • 06:52 AMT
Armenians to break ground on Genocide monument in Fresno

An incomplete halo will be set above the columns, signifying both the fracture left by the Genocide and the unity of the Armenian people.

11 October 2014 • 06:29 AMT
Boston to host 2014 Najarian Endowed Lecture on media freedom

This year’s lecture addresses the critical importance of freedom of the press in upholding human rights across the world.

11 October 2014 • 06:00 AMT
Armenian-born artist designs monument to Wikipedia for Polish city

The monument’s designer is Mihran Hakobjan, a 30-year-old Armenian-born artist who graduated from a Slubice college.

11 October 2014 • 05:42 AMT
Erdoğan vows tougher response to anti-IS rallies

More than 30 people died after demonstrations turned violent, and Turkish troops and tanks were deployed to restore order.

11 October 2014 • 05:31 AMT
Greece’s coalition government wins confidence vote

After the vote, Samaras insisted that the next parliamentary election would be held when the government’s mandate expires in 2016.

11 October 2014 • 05:14 AMT
S&P cuts France’s credit outlook to ‘negative’

“We will pursue the needed reforms, to boost our medium term growth prospects,” Finance Minister Michel Sapin said in a statement.

11 October 2014 • 05:08 AMT
UN: thousands likely to be massacred if Syria’s Kobani falls to IS

“If this falls, the 700, plus perhaps the 12,000 people, apart from the fighters, will be most likely massacred,” de Mistura said.

11 October 2014 • 04:58 AMT
Hollywood to host event dedicated to Armenian Genocide centennial

Film makers Bared Maronian and Kay Mouradian will be showing parts of their documentary films “Women of 1915″ and ” My Mother’s Voice.”

11 October 2014 • 04:49 AMT
French troops destroy al Qaeda convoy in Niger

Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has said around 3,000 French soldiers are part of a wide counter-terrorism operation.

11 October 2014 • 04:44 AMT
Concerns rising over talks to liberalize EU-U.S. trade

One campaigner involved in planning the day of action said she expected at least 400 local actions in about 24 European countries.

10 October 2014 • 19:03 AMT
ECB to announce bank finances review results Oct 26

The idea is that the review will force weak banks to either fix their finances or be restructured or sold — and help growth.

10 October 2014 • 18:45 AMT
Iran nuclear talks might be extended: negotiator

“If we cannot reach adequate results this time in Vienna we will surely miss the November deadline,” Abbas Araqchi said.

10 October 2014 • 15:01 AMT
“The Woman in Black: Angel Of Death” horror unleashes new teaser

The film will be set during the Second World War as Eel Marsh House is seized by the government and converted into a military mental hospital.

10 October 2014 • 14:49 AMT
“Blue Is the Warmest Colour” star “to play new Bond girl”

The Parisian actress will apparently meet with stars Daniel Craig, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw and Naomie Harris for a script read-through next month.

10 October 2014 • 14:34 AMT
Armenia joins Eurasian Economic Union

Armenia’s accession to the Treaty was actively discussed due to the border issue, concerning the conflict over Nagorno Karabakh.

10 October 2014 • 14:21 AMT
Kurdish-language drama “The Last Winter” wins at Beirut Film Fest

“Giraffada,” the story of a cooperation between zoos in the Palestinian West Bank and Tel Aviv in Israel, won the jury prize for a feature.

10 October 2014 • 13:56 AMT
Harvard University scientists alter stem cells to make insulin

Currently, diabetes patients must rely on insulin shots to keep their blood-sugar levels stable, a process that involves continual monitoring.