Film Movement picks up rights to Cannes-screened “Aliyah”

Film Movement picks up rights to Cannes-screened “Aliyah”

June 15, 2012 - 18:48 AMT  14:48 GMT
French language feature follows Jewish drug dealer in Paris caught between family ties and dreams of better life in Israel.
New Aerosmith album promises “lot of range”

New Aerosmith album promises “lot of range”

June 15, 2012 - 18:39 AMT  14:39 GMT
Music From Another Dimension is scheduled for release on Aug 28, 2012; the album was co-produced by Steven Tyler and Joe Perry.
Expert: radical Islamists’ assuming Syrian power must be prevented

Expert: radical Islamists’ assuming Syrian power must be prevented

June 15, 2012 - 18:36 AMT  14:36 GMT
Sargis Grigoryan says radical Islamic organizations’ coming to power is detrimental to the country’s ethnic minorities.
Turkey’s Syrian refugees number tops 30000 – official

Turkey’s Syrian refugees number tops 30000 – official

June 15, 2012 - 18:30 AMT  14:30 GMT
The influx of refugees comes as violence continues in Syria, particularly in northwestern villages close to the border.
Oxfam: Eurozone break-up could cost poorest countries billions

Oxfam: Eurozone break-up could cost poorest countries billions

June 15, 2012 - 18:23 AMT  14:23 GMT
The aid charity warned that woes of the single currency threaten living standards of people well beyond the shores of Europe.
Canada campus shooting leaves 3 dead

Canada campus shooting leaves 3 dead

June 15, 2012 - 18:12 AMT  14:12 GMT
The shooting was an apparent armed robbery of an armored vehicle or vehicles, police spokesman Scott Pattison said.
SCR to transport 50 thous. passengers to Georgia’s Black Sea resorts in 2012

SCR to transport 50 thous. passengers to Georgia’s Black Sea resorts in 2012

June 15, 2012 - 18:09 AMT  14:09 GMT
The South Caucasus Railways (SCR) has run the firm’s passenger train Yerevan-Batumi for the first time this year.
Russia denies delivering helicopters to Syria

Russia denies delivering helicopters to Syria

June 15, 2012 - 17:59 AMT  13:59 GMT
The Foreign Ministry statement came in response to media reports claiming Syria was getting Mi-25 helicopter gunships from Moscow.
Muslim Brotherhood wars against dissolving Islamist-led parliament

Muslim Brotherhood wars against dissolving Islamist-led parliament

June 15, 2012 - 17:50 AMT  13:50 GMT
The group says the decision will lead to more dangerous days than those under Mubarak's repressive regime.
Yemen troops take control of third city after Al-Qaeda pullout

Yemen troops take control of third city after Al-Qaeda pullout

June 15, 2012 - 17:37 AMT  13:37 GMT
Shuqra was the last major Al-Qaeda stronghold in Abyan province to fall to govt forces, which launched an all-out offensive.
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