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17 March 2014 • 06:11 AMT
Egypt interim leader says public opposed to Muslim Brotherhood

Mansour said he can’t open negotiations with the group, which he blamed for the wave of violence that hit Egypt after Morsi’s ouster.

17 March 2014 • 05:56 AMT
Syrian forces recapture rebel stronghold near Lebanese border

The bombardment of Yabroud and the fighting on its outskirts have forced much of its 40,000-strong population to flee, many to Lebanon.

17 March 2014 • 05:39 AMT
Crimea overwhelmingly votes to join Russia as West mulls sanctions

U.S. and European officials say military action is unlikely over Crimea, which Soviet rulers handed to Ukraine 60 years ago.

15 March 2014 • 13:14 AMT
Soghomon Tehlirian assassinated Talaat Pasha on March 15, 1921

Ottoman Armenian Soghomon Tehlirian assassinated the former Grand Vizir Talaat Pasha in Berlin in the presence of many witnesses on March 15, 1921 as an act of vengeance for his role in orchestrating the Armenian Genocide. The move was a part of the Dashnak Party’s Operation Nemesis.

15 March 2014 • 12:52 AMT
Joel Edgerton joins Robert Pattinson period drama “Life”

Edgerton wrapped production on “Exodus” and “Midnight Special” and will soon begin shooting alongside Johnny Depp on “Black Mass.”

15 March 2014 • 12:42 AMT
Aram MP3’s “Not Alone” picked as Armenia’s Eurovision entry

The contest will take place at the B&W Hallerne, in Copenhagen, Denmark which will host Eurovision for the 3rd time.

15 March 2014 • 12:11 AMT
UN declares resource-rich Sea of Okhotsk Russian continental shelf

Seabed oil deposits situated next to the Russian port of Magadan in the Sea of Okhotsk could reach up to 3 billion barrels of hydrocarbons.

15 March 2014 • 11:53 AMT
Gunmen shoot 6 soldiers dead in Egypt

The violence comes two days after another soldier was shot dead in an attack on an army bus in eastern Cairo.

15 March 2014 • 10:34 AMT
Syrian soldiers enter last rebel bastion near Lebanese border: TV

The government has been making incremental gains along the highway as well as around Damascus and Aleppo in recent months.

15 March 2014 • 10:12 AMT
250 ceasefire violations by Azeri armed forces reported March 9-15

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

15 March 2014 • 10:03 AMT
“Czech That Film” featuring Czech Republic hits to stop at LA

Jan Hrebejk will introduce his recent project, “Honeymoon,” while Roman Kasparovsky will present his feature debut, “Lousy Bastards.”

15 March 2014 • 09:54 AMT
J.K. Rowling unveils new “Harry Potter” story online

Earlier, she announced that she would be writing the screenplay for the movie adaptation of her book “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.”

15 March 2014 • 09:35 AMT
Josh Lucas joins Debra Messing in “The Mysteries of Laura” NBC pilot

Messing plays the titular role of Laura Diamond who is described as a quirky female homicide detective.

15 March 2014 • 09:17 AMT
Lionsgate nabs bestselling author’s “The Outliers” sci-fi YA trilogy

McCreight’s first published novel, “Reconstructing Amelia,” is being adapted by HBO Films with Nicole Kidman to star.

15 March 2014 • 09:03 AMT
Leaked iOS 8 pic suggests new apps: report

Apple is also said to be working on a maps overhaul for iOS by adding public transit directions and making key points of interest easier to find.

15 March 2014 • 08:03 AMT
Asus pressured to halt Windows-Android hybrid PC development: report

The Taiwanese company is also believed to be postponing shipments of its Transformer AiO P1801 and P1802 dual-OS PCs.

15 March 2014 • 07:55 AMT
Amazon to launch smartphone “at fraction of iPhone price”: report

Previous reports suggest that the phone will feature 3D gesture controls, eye tracking, a 13-megapixel camera and a Snapdragon 800 processor.

15 March 2014 • 07:37 AMT
Banks to face hefty costs over Windows XP support cut-off

The U.S. software company first warned that it was planning to end support for Windows XP in 2007.

15 March 2014 • 07:04 AMT
At least 8 killed in string of Baghdad bombings

Police officials say the deadliest attack took place inside a market in the Shula district in northwestern Baghdad.

15 March 2014 • 06:43 AMT
UN hopes for China support in Ukraine resolution vote: diplomat

The draft resolution declares that the referendum “can have no validity and cannot form the basis for any alteration of the status of Crimea.”

15 March 2014 • 06:36 AMT
Al Qaeda splinter group pulls out of 2 Syrian provinces: activists

“Civilians aren’t celebrating because ISIL had eliminated thieves and bandits,” one activist from Idlib province said.

15 March 2014 • 06:20 AMT
Rwandan ex-intel chief convicted in France’s first-ever genocide trial

Of the two dozen or so cases linked to the Rwandan genocide being investigated in France, one involves the widow of President Juvenal Habyarimana.

15 March 2014 • 05:59 AMT
2 dead as pro-Ukrainian, pro-Russian activists clash in Ukraine’s Kharkiv

Earlier, Russia and the U.S. failed to agree on how to resolve the crisis in Ukraine’s Crimea region, ahead of a secession referendum there.

15 March 2014 • 05:43 AMT
Lebanon to allow citizens to resist Israeli attacks: policy statement

The deal was reached a few hours after Israel’s army said it fired tank rounds and artillery into southern Lebanon.

14 March 2014 • 19:29 AMT
NATO: referendum in Crimea would violate international law

“The so-called referendum … would be a direct violation of the Ukrainian constitution and international law,” Rasmussen said.

14 March 2014 • 19:18 AMT
EU peacekeeping mission in CAR can’t start as scheduled

The EU foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, sent a letter to member governments this week urging them to kick in.

14 March 2014 • 17:33 AMT
Mixpanel: iOS 7.1 spotted in over quarter of iPhone, iPad app traffic

More than a quarter of app traffic is coming from iPhones and iPads running the latest software, analytics firm Mixpanel said.

14 March 2014 • 17:07 AMT
Syrian govt. promises greater access for aid groups: UNICEF

“They said yes, they would be offering more access, allowing us to bring in more different kinds of supplies,” Lake said.

14 March 2014 • 16:49 AMT
Lavrov says Russia, U.S. have ‘no common vision’ on Ukraine crisis

U.S. President Barack Obama said that there would be “consequences” if Ukraine’s “sovereignty continues to be violated”.

14 March 2014 • 13:50 AMT
Skype releases first update for Xbox One app, adds synced chats

Chat is not only synchronized but it also includes push notifications, alerting the user when a new message arrives.