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08 October 2014 • 10:30 AMT
Armenian Genocide scholar cancels lectures at University of Illinois

Taner Akcam is regarded as one of the first Turkish academics to openly acknowledge and discuss the Armenian Genocide.

08 October 2014 • 10:16 AMT
“Goodbye for Now” romance-drama to get film treatment at Lionsgate

The film centers on a computer genius who invents a way for people to e-mail loved ones who have passed on.

08 October 2014 • 10:06 AMT
EU lifts sanctions against Iran’s leading oil tanker firm

The sanctions, imposed in 2012, prevented any dealings between the EU and the National Iranian Tanker Company.

08 October 2014 • 10:02 AMT
Steve Carell to star in Oscar winner Gore Verbinski’s untitled thriller

Verbinski previously directed the first three films in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise, which collectively grossed over $3B worldwide.

08 October 2014 • 09:49 AMT
Rio-based Tucuman nabs Toronto Fest breakout “Sand Dollars”

The romantic drama is based on the novel “Les Dollars des Sables” by France’s multi-prize winning Jean-Noel Pancrazi.

08 October 2014 • 09:48 AMT
Canberra best place in the world to live: OECD

Sydney, Melbourne and Perth were also in the top 10. Other top-scoring places included New Hampshire and Minnesota in the U.S.

08 October 2014 • 09:14 AMT
Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth in “Before I Go to Sleep” trailer

A bad car accident has left Kidman’s character with anterograde amnesia, which means she can’t keep new memories for very long.

08 October 2014 • 09:00 AMT
Scarlett Johansson to topline “Custom of the Country” limited series

The eight-episode period series is based on the Pulitzer Prize winner Edith Wharton’s 1913 novel “The Custom of the Country”.

08 October 2014 • 08:50 AMT
“Kill Your Darlings” director to helm “Wonder” YA bestseller adaptation

The film follows a 10-year-old named Auggie Pullman, whose facial difference has kept him from going to a mainstream school.

08 October 2014 • 08:49 AMT
Iran’s Rouhani says nuclear talks differences remain

The talks reportedly remain stuck over the size and output of uranium enrichment program, a possible pathway to nuclear arms.

08 October 2014 • 08:42 AMT
Casey Affleck to star in Boston Marathon bombing movie

On the small screen, the Boston marathon bombing will also be addressed on the final episodes of HBO’s “The Newsroom”.

08 October 2014 • 08:37 AMT
UK expert’s report exposes FCO false statements on Genocide

After the publication, British officials quietly shifted their position from denial to avoidance of taking a stand on the genocide issue.

08 October 2014 • 08:33 AMT
J.K. Rowling reveals solution to her cryptic message

Rowling has revealed she was actually providing a tease about “Harry Potter” spinoff, “Fantastic Beasts”, which is headed to theaters as a trilogy.

08 October 2014 • 08:28 AMT
OSCE Mission to monitor NKR-Azeri armed forces contact line

The NKR authorities expressed readiness to assist in conducting the monitoring and ensure security of the Mission members.

08 October 2014 • 08:13 AMT
Belmont to host lecture on “Armenia and the Crusades”

Dostourian translated this crucial primary source into English for the first time for his doctoral work at Rutgers University.

08 October 2014 • 07:48 AMT
15 reported killed as police, Kurdish protesters clash in Turkey

Riot police used tear gas and water cannon in a number of towns and cities as the disturbances spread across the country.

08 October 2014 • 07:20 AMT
Australia to deny visas for radical Islamist preachers

Australia is on high alert for attacks by radicalized Muslims or by home-grown militants returning from fighting in the Mideast.

08 October 2014 • 07:01 AMT
Twitter sues U.S. government over surveillance laws

The firm said it brought the case in an effort to force the government to be more transparent about personal data requests.

08 October 2014 • 06:52 AMT
Blast hits French Cultural Center in Gaza

The Center conducts French language courses and transfers visa applications from local residents to the Consulate in Jerusalem.

08 October 2014 • 06:38 AMT
Azeri journalists face new restrictions on reporting from frontlines

For people who live in border villages, curbs on journalists visiting them will make it harder for them to get their voices heard.

07 October 2014 • 17:55 AMT
Europe to see more Ebola cases: WHO

“Such imported cases and similar events as have happened in Spain will happen also in the future, most likely,” Jakab said.

07 October 2014 • 17:43 AMT
Ukraine launches probe against former top military commanders

Among the officials under investigation are former defense ministers, including Yuriy Yekhanurov, Mykhailo Yezhel and Pavlo Lebedyev.

07 October 2014 • 15:01 AMT
Jailed leader gives Turkey till Oct 15 to act on peace with Kurds

Ocalan had earlier said that peace talks with Ankara would end if the Kurdish city of Kobane in Syria falls to the Islamic State.

07 October 2014 • 14:49 AMT
“National Lampoon’s Vacation” comedy reboot release date set

It’s the directorial debut of “Horrible Bosses 2” co-writers John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein, who wrote the script.

07 October 2014 • 14:19 AMT
iPad Air 2 tablet details disclosed: report

The report says the next flagship Apple tablet will be around 0.5mm thinner than before and will adopt an A8 processor, making it faster.

07 October 2014 • 13:53 AMT
Karadzic expects to be acquitted of genocide charges

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic says he expects to be acquitted of genocide and all other charges.

07 October 2014 • 13:50 AMT
Nexus 9 tablet leaks online, shows HTC logo

The Nexus 9 is expected to serve as the launch vehicle for Google’s Android L operating system, which is on course to debut in the autumn.

07 October 2014 • 13:35 AMT
German churches to commemorate Genocide centenary with joint prayer

“As functioning churches in Germany, we consider it our responsibility to commemorate the victims of tragic massacres,” a statement said.

07 October 2014 • 13:28 AMT
IMF cuts forecast for global economic growth

“Some countries have recovered or nearly recovered. But others are still struggling,” IMF chief economist Olivier Blanchard said.

07 October 2014 • 13:06 AMT
ANCA launches campaign on Turkey return of churches

The Armenian National Committee of America launched a campaign urging U.S. House vote on the Turkey Christian Churches Accountability Act.