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14 May 2014 • 13:43 AMT
U.S. Defense Secretary says Iran deal won’t weaken Gulf security

“These negotiations will under no circumstances trade away regional security for concessions on Iran’s nuclear program,” Hagel said.

14 May 2014 • 12:15 AMT
18 killed as soldiers, al Qaeda militants clash in Yemen

Last week, a gunbattle with militants took place near the presidential palace in Sanaa. Four soldiers were killed.

14 May 2014 • 11:55 AMT
NATO to boost assistance to Moldovan army

In April, Moldovan President Nicolae Timofti said the country’s membership in NATO could significantly reinforce Moldova’s security.

14 May 2014 • 11:33 AMT
MEPs call on Azerbaijan to withdraw snipers from contact line

“Despite all the efforts the 20 years of ceasefire have not turned into a lasting and stable peace,” the statement says.

14 May 2014 • 11:04 AMT
EFSE success stories. Khachatryan family: never give people the food you wouldn’t eat yourself

Laura Khachatryan follows the business rules once set by her husband, Patvakan Khachatryan, who started the Vahan Khachatryan and Friends bakery back in 2000 with three old electric ovens, which were quite inefficient and costly to operate.

14 May 2014 • 10:24 AMT
Berlusconi says EU ‘plot’ forced him out of office

“The plot is an extremely serious piece of news which confirms what I’ve been saying for some time,” he told Rai state television.

14 May 2014 • 10:09 AMT
33.3 million people worldwide internally displaced in 2013: UN

According to the data, 8.2 million fled their homes during the last year, including about 3.5 million in Syria alone.

14 May 2014 • 09:43 AMT
Ukraine can use EU aid to pay off Russian gas debt: official

The sides were also expected to discuss the issues related to natural gas supplies from Russia to Ukraine and its transit to EU countries.

14 May 2014 • 09:41 AMT
Baltasar Kormakur in talks to helm history drama “Reykjavik”

The film is about the 1986 Reykjavik Summit between U.S. president Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.

14 May 2014 • 09:33 AMT
“300” star Gerard Butler to topline “Den of Thieves” heist drama

In the film, a legendary bank heist crew decides to rob the Federal Reserve in Los Angeles right under the nose of a rogue sheriff’s deputy.

14 May 2014 • 09:17 AMT
J.K. Rowling’s “Fantastic Beasts” gets release date

Inspired by Harry Potter’s Hogwarts textbook, the series will center on the textbook’s author, Newt Scamander.

14 May 2014 • 09:15 AMT
Samsung pledges compensation over employees cancer claims

Previously Samsung has pointed to independent studies that found no link between its workplace environment and employee illnesses.

14 May 2014 • 09:09 AMT
Iran, six world powers start new round of nuke talks

The sides plan to start drafting the text of a final accord that could put an end to years of hostility and mistrust.

14 May 2014 • 09:01 AMT
Facebook taking steps to open sales office in China: report

Facebook is reportedly in discussions to lease space in Beijing’s Fortune Financial Center, located in the city’s central business district.

14 May 2014 • 08:50 AMT
Oil prices extend gains as U.S. reexamining exports ban

“Transportation is the main hindrance due to the development of pipelines in different regions and jurisdiction,” Desmond Chua said.

14 May 2014 • 08:17 AMT
Emergency response service numbers in Armenia free of charge

The calls to emergency response service numbers are free of charge for the subscribers of both VivaCell-MTS and other mobile operators’ customers.

14 May 2014 • 07:59 AMT
U.S. Congressman talks about Genocide with Turkish leadership

This is the equivalent, Schiff argued, of saying that because some Jews in Europe escaped death, there was no Holocaust.

14 May 2014 • 07:47 AMT
Yahoo acquires self-destructing mobile messaging app Blink

Messaging applications have been a popular target for larger, established internet companies looking to expand their product offerings.

14 May 2014 • 07:33 AMT
H.R. Giger, Oscar-winning artist behind “Alien” dies at 74

In addition to “Alien”, Giger worked as a set designer for movies such as “Species”, “Poltergeist II” and “Dune”.

14 May 2014 • 07:27 AMT
Michael Fassbender to topline “Light Between Oceans” novel adaptation

M.L. Stedman’s novel, “The Light Between Oceans” is set on an island off the coast of Western Australia after World War I.

14 May 2014 • 07:19 AMT
Oscar-winning helmer Malik Bendjelloul dies at 36

“Searching for Sugar Man,” Bendjelloul’s critically acclaimed film about singer Sixto Rodriguez, won an Academy Award for best documentary last year.

14 May 2014 • 07:12 AMT
Ridley Scott in talks to helm Matt Damon in “The Martian”

Scott is sitting in the chair vacated by Drew Goddard, who left the project due to his directing commitments for Sony’s “Sinister Six.”

14 May 2014 • 06:52 AMT
Sony ceases OLED TV development to focus on 4K LCDs: report

Sony has struggled to compete with market leaders LG and Samsung in the OLED sector, with the high cost of the sets often deterring customers.

14 May 2014 • 06:40 AMT
Leaked photo features LG’s first Windows Phone 8.1 device

LG is yet to release a handset running Microsoft’s latest mobile OS, but has favoured buttonless designs for its recent flagship phones.

14 May 2014 • 06:31 AMT
Israeli President met by protests in Norway over Palestine policies

Norwegian-Israeli relations have soured over the past decade as Norway’s left-leaning governments took a critical stance against Israel.

14 May 2014 • 06:10 AMT
NASA says working on plans to land on, capture asteroids by 2020

Material from the asteroid’s core could contain information about the age and formation of the solar system.

14 May 2014 • 05:53 AMT
Ukraine to host round-table talks in bid to settle crisis

The move is part of a “roadmap” drawn up by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation and Europe (OSCE).

14 May 2014 • 05:43 AMT
Death toll in Turkish coal mine blast soars above 200

Hundreds more were still believed to be trapped in the mine in Soma, around 120 km northeast of the Aegean coastal city of Izmir.

13 May 2014 • 17:54 AMT
Brahimi to resign as UN-Arab League envoy for Syria

When Brahimi took the job, replacing Kofi Annan, he said it would be “an extremely complicated and very, very difficult mission.”

13 May 2014 • 17:50 AMT
Several killed, hundreds trapped after Turkey mine explosion

A senior local official, Mehmet Bahattin Atci, said thick smoke at the privately owned mine was hampering rescue efforts.