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25 June 2014 • 11:16 AMT
Al Qaeda’s Syrian offshoot merges with ISIL

The Syrian air force carried out air raids targeting ISIL-controlled Raqa in the north of the country and Muhassen in the east.

25 June 2014 • 11:05 AMT
Hyundai latest car to slow down automatically for speed cameras

Compared to the complex radar and laser detection systems, or plain old GPS alerts, Hyundai’s integration is clearly more complete.

25 June 2014 • 10:09 AMT
Palestinian prisoners end hunger-strike after deal with Israel

Previous hunger-strikes had stirred international sympathy for the Palestinians and ended with some inmates being released.

25 June 2014 • 09:49 AMT
19-year-old Armenian soldier dies in Azeri attack at contact line

The NKR President Bako Sahakyan signed a decree to posthumously award a medal “For Service in Battle” to Armen Avetisyan.

25 June 2014 • 09:49 AMT
Officials say at least 100 Taliban militants killed in Afghan fighting

Five days of clashes in Sangin district in Helmand province left 35 civilians and at least 21 Afghan troops dead.

25 June 2014 • 09:40 AMT
“Monstrumologist” horror book series gets film treatment at Warner Bros.

“The Monstrumologist” launched in 2009 followed by “The Curse of the Wendigo” (2010), “The Isle of Blood” (2011) and “The Final Descent” (2013).

25 June 2014 • 09:21 AMT
Tilda Swinton, Ralph Fiennes to join Coen Brothers’ “Hail Caesar!”

The film follows a fixer in the Golden Age of Hollywood, whose job it was to keep the salacious private scandals of the town’s biggest stars out of the press.

25 June 2014 • 09:20 AMT
Ukrainian ex-PM Tymoshenko cleared of all gas case charges

Tymoshenko was sentenced to seven years in jail for abuse of office for personal benefit while signing gas contracts with Russia.

25 June 2014 • 09:15 AMT
Brad Pitt’s Wardaddy leads crew on deadly mission in “Fury” trailer

Also supported by Shia LaBeouf, Jason Isaacs, Jon Bernthal and Michael Pena, the drama thriller is directed and written by David Ayer.

25 June 2014 • 09:07 AMT
Germans against NATO permanent bases in eastern Europe: poll

Poland wants NATO to base troops on its territory but Moscow says this would violate Russia’s 1997 agreement with NATO.

25 June 2014 • 09:06 AMT
Warner Bros. nabs “I’ll Give You The Sun” hot YA novel

“Sun” tells of two inseparable teenage twins who are torn apart by tragedy even as they deal with coming-of-age issues.

25 June 2014 • 08:57 AMT
Worcester to host conference on Turkey’s denial of Genocide

The conference will open at Worcester State University on Oct 24 with a keynote address by Prof. Brendan J. Nyhan.

25 June 2014 • 08:51 AMT
Spanish judge formalizes charges against Princess Cristina

The princess, 49, was questioned in court in February about the business dealings of her husband, Inaki Urdangarin.

25 June 2014 • 08:43 AMT
Desecrated relics of Kessab

L’observatoire de la Christianophobie French website posted the photos of destroyed and desecrated churches of Kessab after liberation of the town.

25 June 2014 • 07:48 AMT
Turkish govt. set to present reform bill on Kurdish peace process

“A decision was made and within a couple of days we will present it to parliament as a draft law,” Deputy Prime Minister said.

25 June 2014 • 07:31 AMT
Blasts hit four subway stations in Cairo, officials say

Explosions have struck four subway stations, wounding two people and causing widespread panic among morning commuters.

25 June 2014 • 07:12 AMT
NATO to draw up ‘substantive package’ of cooperation for Georgia

The package for Georgia appears to fall short of the formal step towards NATO membership that Georgia had hoped for.

25 June 2014 • 06:49 AMT
Iraqi PM deploying best-trained troops to defend Baghdad: officials

“We are facing a new reality and a new Iraq,” the top Kurdish leader, Massoud Barzani, told U.S. Secretary of State.

25 June 2014 • 06:28 AMT
Thorbjørn Jagland re-elected as CoE Secretary General

Thorbjørn Jagland obtained 156 votes (an absolute majority) and Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger (Germany) 93 votes.

24 June 2014 • 17:50 AMT
9 killed as military helicopter shot down in Ukraine

The technicians had been returning from setting up specialised equipment when their Mi-8 cargo helicopter was struck by a missile.

24 June 2014 • 15:09 AMT
Weightlifting champ Yuri Vardanyan appointed ambassador to Georgia

In 2009, Vardanyan became a presidential adviser and was appointed Minister of Sport in May 2013.

24 June 2014 • 14:59 AMT
Guy Pearce, Cobie Smulders to topline Andrew Bujalski’s “Results”

According to a casting call, the film centres around a couple of personal trainers who take on a newly-wealthy but very out of shape client.

24 June 2014 • 14:42 AMT
“The Purge: Anarchy” hit thriller sequel trailer

The film centres around Leo (Grillo), a man who sets out on Purge night to hunt down the man who killed his son.

24 June 2014 • 14:00 AMT
Microsoft OneDrive boosts storage options to match Google

Office 365 subscribers will also get more for their money, with an increased storage capacity of 1TB at no extra cost.

24 June 2014 • 13:37 AMT
Nokia unveils X2 Android phone

The handset, which uses Google’s own smartphone operating system rather than Windows Phone, is designed to be a budget phone for emerging markets.

24 June 2014 • 13:08 AMT
U.S. co-chair fails to name perpetrators in flared border tensions

“There is no military solution to Karabakh conflict, and these kinds of provocations only slow progress toward our mutual goal,” Warlick said.

24 June 2014 • 12:21 AMT
iPhone 6 mass production to start next month: report

Apple is ramping up on two bigger devices, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans are private.

24 June 2014 • 11:25 AMT
At least 1,075 killed in Iraq during June: UN

The UN human rights team said at least 757 civilians died in Nineveh, Diyala and Salahuddin provinces between June 5 and 22.

24 June 2014 • 10:41 AMT
Italian PM calls for a change of course in Europe

Renzi said that when Italy takes over the rotating EU presidency next month, he would outline a “1,000 day” program.

24 June 2014 • 10:35 AMT
Islamic extremists reportedly kidnap 60 females, 31 boys in Nigeria

An explosion at a medical college in the northern city of Kano killed at least eight people and wounded 12, police said.