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24 October 2013 • 06:57 AMT
Suspected Dink murder instigator arrested after interview

“This is the price of having served my country,” Erhan Tuncel told reporters as he was taken into custody by police officers.

24 October 2013 • 06:32 AMT
Yahoo decides to shut down office in Cairo

Yahoo runs the Yahoo Maktoob portal in the region, an offshoot of the 2009 acquisition of Arabic Internet services company Maktoob.com.

24 October 2013 • 06:22 AMT
Pakistani PM urges Obama to end drone strikes

“I … brought up the issue of drones in our meeting, emphasizing the need for an end to such strikes,” Nawaz Sharif said.

24 October 2013 • 06:11 AMT
Large parts of Syria hit by power cut after explosion

“A terrorist attack on a gas pipeline that feeds a power station in the south has led to a power outage in the provinces,” Khamis said.

24 October 2013 • 05:50 AMT
Most French believe Hollande won’t win next presidential polls

76% of those surveyed said they did not see Hollande as someone who keeps his promises and 68% did not consider him competent.

24 October 2013 • 05:28 AMT
Turkey says intercepted Russian spy plane

The Turkish aircraft monitored the Russian plane until it left the area heading to the Bulgarian border, the statement said.

24 October 2013 • 05:19 AMT
Pinterest value jumps by 50% following latest round of fundraising

The three-year old company, which is a virtual scrapbook, said it had raised $225mln from a group of investors led by Fidelity Investments.

23 October 2013 • 14:22 AMT
Dink murder suspect says police should be called to account

Erhan Tuncel reportedly said he is going to produce new facts regarding the Dink murder and surrender to the authorities.

23 October 2013 • 13:55 AMT
Peter Jackson keen to move away from blockbusters after “The Hobbit”

“In terms of my remaining film-making career, this was a five-year chunk that was kind of taken out of it unexpectedly,” he explained.

23 October 2013 • 13:53 AMT
OSCE/ODIHR presents assessment of migrant integration policies in Armenia

“The facilitation of migrant integration is still a relatively new issue for many OSCE participating States,” Nathalie Tagwerker said.

23 October 2013 • 13:41 AMT
Artur Rasizadeh appointed as new Azeri Defense Minister

Azerbaijani government sent in a resignation following Ilham Aliyev’s reelection to third presidential term on October 9.

23 October 2013 • 13:38 AMT
Kerry, Netanyahu differ on Iran nuke issue settlement

Araqchi reiterated that Iran would not stop refining uranium, saying domestic enrichment was a right of the Iranian people.

23 October 2013 • 13:09 AMT
Armenia to liberalize airspace by adopting ‘open sky’ policy

The airspace liberation became necessary after Armenian national carrier Armavia ceased operations, declaring bankruptcy.

23 October 2013 • 13:03 AMT
Two Turkish generals wounded near Syrian border

The wounded Turkish soldiers, and two other people of Syrian origin, were taken to hospital. Their conditions has been reported as stable.

23 October 2013 • 12:50 AMT
Trilateral meeting on Syria to be held in Geneva next month

The UN Special Representative for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, will meet U.S. and Russian officials in Switzerland next month.

23 October 2013 • 12:26 AMT
Opinion: time to rescue Christians from annihilation

“Destroying Christian values, Islamists are trying to impose their own rules in European countries,” David Galfayan says.

23 October 2013 • 11:54 AMT
1st look at Timothy Spall as impressionist painter J.M.W. Turner

Spall is a veteran of Mike Leigh’s improv-heavy, workshop process, having previously costarred in “Life Is Sweet,” “Secrets & Lies.”

23 October 2013 • 10:49 AMT
ECB to start ‘stress-testing’ 124 eurozone banks next month

“The assessment will commence in November 2013 and will take 12 months to complete,” the ECB said in a statement.

23 October 2013 • 10:23 AMT
U.S. intelligence chief denies reports on spy records in France

In a separate story, the newspaper said the U.S. bugged French diplomats and used the information to sway a key UN vote.

23 October 2013 • 10:10 AMT
Oil gets cheaper ahead of second U.S. supply report this week

Oil is trading at its lowest since late June as ample supplies and a slowdown in U.S. hiring suggest subdued demand.

23 October 2013 • 08:46 AMT
iPad Air dubbed as ‘the world’s thinnest tablet’

Powered by the A7 chip found inside the iPhone 5S, the device is twice as powerful as the previous-generation model.

23 October 2013 • 08:18 AMT
1st look at “Kill Your Darlings” star as disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong

John Hodge has written the screenplay, which is based on David Walsh’s book “Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong.”

23 October 2013 • 07:46 AMT
“The Monuments Men” George Clooney drama release date moved

The film follows a World War II platoon, tasked by FDR with going into Germany to rescue artistic masterpieces from Nazi thieves.

23 October 2013 • 07:38 AMT
Russia’s Olympic torch dramatically engulfed by flames during relay

The mishap is the latest in a series of setbacks for the torch, which has already gone out several times during the relay.

23 October 2013 • 07:27 AMT
IFC Films nabs “Jimmy P” Benicio Del Toro’s Cannes drama

Arnaud Desplechin adapted the script from the George Devereux book “Psychotherapy Of A Plains Indian”.

23 October 2013 • 06:53 AMT
Xavier Dolan, Andrzej Wajda’s films among Mar del Plata Fest lineup

Alfred Hitchcock’s silent films The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog, The Ring and Blackmail will be screened in new prints.

23 October 2013 • 06:39 AMT
Australia seeks to raise debt ceiling

The economy expanded by 2.6% on-year in the second quarter, much slower than quarterly growth rates as high as 4% last year.

23 October 2013 • 06:25 AMT
Martin Scorcese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street” gets Christmas release date

The film tells the story of real-life stockbroker Jordan Belfort, who during the 1990s was involved with a series of criminal practices.

23 October 2013 • 06:08 AMT
“Windmills of Your Mind” singer Noel Harrison dies at 79

“Windmills of Your Mind”, which was featured in “Thomas Crown Affair”, won Best Song category in 1968 Academy Awards.

23 October 2013 • 06:08 AMT
Libyan terror suspect appears in U.S. court

Abu Anas al-Liby is accused of having links with al-Qaeda and of involvement with the bombings of two U.S. embassies in 1998.