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21 July 2014 • 07:39 AMT
Fighting resumes at Libyan international airport

Fighters from Zintan are fighting Islamist-led militias, including many fighters from Misrata, for control of the airport.

21 July 2014 • 06:20 AMT
Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei reports 19% jump in sales

Huawei shipped 13.7 mln smartphones in the first 3 months of this year – making it the third-biggest smartphone vendor in the world.

21 July 2014 • 06:11 AMT
UN Security Council holds emergency meeting on Gaza

The council met at the request of Jordan, which proposed a more strongly worded draft resolution for consideration

21 July 2014 • 05:58 AMT
Australian PN says downed Malaysian jet probe looks like ‘garden clean-up’

“There’s still a hell of a long way to go before anyone could be satisfied with the way that site is being treated,” Abbott said.

21 July 2014 • 05:31 AMT
IAEA says Iran turned its enriched uranium into more harmless forms

A four-month extension to talks on Iran’s nuclear ambitions was agreed last week between Iran and world powers.

19 July 2014 • 18:10 AMT
15 Egyptian border guard troops killed in attack

The officials said three attackers were killed in ensuing clashes. A medical official said five troops, including officers, were wounded.

19 July 2014 • 12:10 AMT
Ukraine says has evidence Russian crew downed Malaysia jet

“We have compelling evidence that this terrorist act was committed with the help of the Russian Federation,” Vitaly Nada said.

19 July 2014 • 11:48 AMT
9 killed, 43 injured as buses crash on German highway

Two people aboard the Polish bus and all seven people in the minibus were killed. At least six of the dead were Polish citizens.

19 July 2014 • 11:25 AMT
IMF chief warns low inflation could undermine eurozone growth prospects

“Obstinately low inflation can seriously undermine growth,” Christine Lagarde warned in a speech in Paris.

19 July 2014 • 11:10 AMT
Syrian army launches counter-attack to recapture gas field

The fighting has been among the deadliest between government forces and the Islamic State group since the start of the uprising.

19 July 2014 • 10:56 AMT
Merkel urges ceasefire for Malaysian plane crash investigation

“An independent investigation must be carried out. For that, a ceasefire is required,” the German chancellor said.

19 July 2014 • 10:37 AMT
Israeli tanks dig into Gaza as Palestinian death toll exceeds 300

Hostilities escalated after the abduction and killing last month of three Jewish seminary students that Israel blames on Hamas.

19 July 2014 • 10:18 AMT
500 ceasefire violations by Azeri armed forces reported July 13-19

The NKR army continued with their military duty in line with ceasefire principles, taking measures to protect the frontline.

19 July 2014 • 09:48 AMT
Suicide bombing kills at least 7 in Baghdad

The attack took place in the Shiite neighborhood of Abu Dashir, and that another 16 people were wounded in the blast.

19 July 2014 • 07:10 AMT
Amazon officially announces eBook subscription service

Anyone who signs up for Kindle Unlimited will be given a complimentary 3-month membership to Amazon’s Audible service as well.

19 July 2014 • 06:51 AMT
Christians fleeing Iraq’s Mosul amid death threats

Another 10,000 fled Mosul after ISIS took control at the beginning of June and numbers dropped have fallen rapidly since.

19 July 2014 • 06:43 AMT
Iran, six powers agree to extend talks for four more months

Iran will be allowed to access in tranches an additional $2.8 billion of its frozen assets during the period of extended talks.

18 July 2014 • 15:23 AMT
“24: Live Another Day” star to join “Star Wars: Episode 7”

She joins Adam Driver, John Boyega and Daisy Ridley. Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford.

18 July 2014 • 14:45 AMT
Famed director Ruben Mendoza to helm “El patron ultravioleta”

Mendoza’s “Dust on the Tongue” swept best Colombian film and director at 2014’s Cartagena Fest, the country’s biggest film meet.

18 July 2014 • 14:07 AMT
Talented art forger Mark Landis “Art & Craft” documentary trailer

Landis successfully mimicked everyone from Picasso to Walt Disney to convince a number of museums that he offered authentic work.

18 July 2014 • 14:05 AMT
Many governments ‘rubber-stamping’ surveillance programs: UN

The UN body said more needed to be done to ensure that surveillance was balanced against its harm to personal privacy.

18 July 2014 • 13:26 AMT
“Moonfall” spec has Hollywood buzzing as Aronofsky mulls project

Aronofsky’s has a first-look deal at New Regency, though the script is currently out to multiple studios and could land elsewhere.

18 July 2014 • 13:07 AMT
Syrian army, Islamic State fighters clash near Deir al-Zor airport: monitor

The fighting was just a few hundred meters from the airport, the Observatory’s director Rami Abdurrahman said.

18 July 2014 • 12:33 AMT
Audrey Tautou, Michel Gondry reunite for “Microbes et Gasoil”

Tautou features opposite Romain Duris in Mood Indigo, which will be released on July 18 in the US and August 1 in the UK.

18 July 2014 • 12:33 AMT
Italy’s Berlusconi wins sex conviction appeal

A court found that he had paid for sex with a 17-year-old nightclub dancer, Karima El-Mahroug, known as “Ruby the Heartstealer”.

18 July 2014 • 12:28 AMT
IMF to decide on bailout second tranche to Ukraine ‘within weeks’

Ukraine’s economy stagnated in 2013. Economists have said its economy will slide deeper into recession this year.

18 July 2014 • 12:15 AMT
Merkel says won’t step down early

“People in Germany can assume that I will do what I told them. Everything else (comes) later,” the German Chancellor said.

18 July 2014 • 11:48 AMT
Elisabeth Moss, Mark Duplass in “The One I Love” romcom trailer

Moss and Duplass play a struggling couple who seek the advice of a relationship counsellor (Ted Danson).

18 July 2014 • 11:21 AMT
Israel reducing its diplomatic delegation in Turkey

The Israeli Foreign Ministry said Turkish police had failed to provide adequate protection for Israel’s embassy and its consulate.

18 July 2014 • 10:56 AMT
Ex-prosecutor general appointed Investigative Committee chair

President Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree to appointment Aghvan Hovsepyan as a chairman of the Investigative Committee of Armenia.