240 shots fired by Azeri troops towards Karabakh positions

240 shots fired by Azeri troops towards Karabakh positions

August 18, 2016 - 10:46 AMT  06:46 GMT
Azerbaijani troops, in particular, used various caliber firearms to fire over 230 shots towards the Armenian positions.
Your next smartphone could last six days on a single charge

Your next smartphone could last six days on a single charge

August 18, 2016 - 10:41 AMT  06:41 GMT
A team at the HZB Institute for Soft Matter and Functional Materials have come up with a way to keep things chugging a whole lot longer.
Three killed, 40 wounded in PKK car bomb near Turkish police station

Three killed, 40 wounded in PKK car bomb near Turkish police station

August 18, 2016 - 10:38 AMT  06:38 GMT
Police were sent to the scene, identifying a militant named M.O. suspected of bringing the car bomb in front of the police station.
Amnesty: Torture, diseases kill over 17,000 in Syrian state jails

Amnesty: Torture, diseases kill over 17,000 in Syrian state jails

August 18, 2016 - 10:32 AMT  06:32 GMT
"With tens of thousands of people forcibly disappeared in detention facilities across Syria, the real figure is likely to be even higher," Amnesty said.
Turkey begins freeing 38,000 inmates to make space for coup purge

Turkey begins freeing 38,000 inmates to make space for coup purge

August 18, 2016 - 10:24 AMT  06:24 GMT
Western allies worry President Erdogan is using the crackdown to target dissent, testing relations with a key NATO partner.
U.S. looking at whether Russian use of Iran base violates UN resolution

U.S. looking at whether Russian use of Iran base violates UN resolution

August 18, 2016 - 10:05 AMT  06:05 GMT
Mark Toner said the United States was still open to coordinating with Russia in the fight against Islamic State.
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