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US, Canada to seek new ways to fight IS after jets withdrawn
World
January 30, 2016
US, Canada to seek new ways to fight IS after jets withdrawn
The United States and Canada vowed Friday to work together in the fight against the Islamic State, even if Ottawa…
At least 10 migrants drown off Turkey, several missing
World
January 30, 2016
At least 10 migrants drown off Turkey, several missing
At least 10 migrants, including five children, drowned on Saturday when their boat sank in the Aegean Sea while trying…
Iran to buy 40 ATR planes: vice minister
Middle East
January 30, 2016
Iran to buy 40 ATR planes: vice minister
Iran expects to finalize within days a deal to buy up to 40 planes from ATR, the European manufacturer of…
Obama looks to take fight to Islamic State in Libya
Middle East
January 30, 2016
Obama looks to take fight to Islamic State in Libya
US President Barack Obama has asked key advisors to draw up options for ratcheting up the fight against the Islamic…
Netflix to bring back hit ‘Gilmore Girls’ TV series
Cinema/TV
January 30, 2016
Netflix to bring back hit ‘Gilmore Girls’ TV series
Netflix is reviving the hit TV series "Gilmore Girls," which won legions of fans more than a decade ago depicting…
Haiti’s radical opposition protests OAS vote mission
World
January 30, 2016
Haiti’s radical opposition protests OAS vote mission
Several hundred radical opposition protesters demonstrated Friday in Port-au-Prince, angry over an international election mission that they say will interfere…
16 more starve to death in Syria’s besieged Madaya: MSF
Middle East
January 30, 2016
16 more starve to death in Syria’s besieged Madaya: MSF
Sixteen more people have died of starvation in the besieged Syrian town of Madaya since an aid convoy entered earlier…
Troubled Burundi tops agenda as African leaders meet
World
January 30, 2016
Troubled Burundi tops agenda as African leaders meet
African leaders meet Saturday in a bid to end armed crises, including in troubled Burundi, with an unprecedented vote on…
Who will play Michael Jackson in new TV movie?
Cinema/TV
January 29, 2016
Who will play Michael Jackson in new TV movie?
In a strange tale, and even stranger casting decision, Joseph Fiennes has confirmed that he'll be playing the King of…
Nobel laureate Pamuk brings Museum of Innocence to London
Art news
January 29, 2016
Nobel laureate Pamuk brings Museum of Innocence to London
Glass cabinets filled with mundane but poignant objects including cologne bottles, dentures and postcards form the centerpiece of a London…