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One of the greatest war movies ever made is Grand Illusion, Jean Renoir's 1937 film about a group of French prisoners of war held in a German aristocrat's castle during World War I.

Colonel SK Usman, the spokesman for the Nigerian army, has given an update on the refugees who were able to return to their houses in Damasak, Borno state.

Indian police said Monday that they arrested four men on suspicion of raping an American tourist.

If the end-goal is the two-state solution – Israel’s settlement policies should clearly be adapted.

Whether picking up strewn wrapping paper, putting away all those toys left out or tidying up the kitchen one day after preparing a feast, most people who celebrated Christmas were probably still cleaning up from the holiday in one way, shape or form on Monday. But even after straightening up, another, slowly accumulating mess awaits: the Christmas tree and its constantly shedding needles. But now that the final holiday of 2016 is in the rear view mirror, the collective question for many of the above is an obvious one... Читать дальше...

Times and dates for theaters in Belgium, England, Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal, The Netherlands and Spain and Turkey.

(AP) — Like many 13-year-olds, William Poteet plays video games and helps out at church, but his above-average intelligence has put him on track to graduate in May with his high school diploma — and two associate's degrees. After skipping a few grades and finishing out his sixth-grade year at Foundation Christian Academy, he started at Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College with a trigonometry course at the age of 10. Julia Roberts, WKU's executive director of the Center for Gifted Studies... Читать дальше...

American and Chinese researchers have developed synthetic cardiac stem cells that could have the same therapeutic impact as human stem cells, with the added benefit of reducing the risk of graft rejection in cellular therapy. Cellular therapy consists of the injection of stem cells to restore damaged tissue and organs. Scientists today can extract stem cells, clone them in vitro, program their differentiation, limit their potential to cause tumors, and inject them by the million into damaged tissue. Читать дальше...

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story ruled the box office for a second week in a row and it earned $96 million for the four-day holiday weekend! The movie has earned a massive $318 million in just 11 days in theaters so far. The rest of the top five featured new films. The animated movie [...]

Authorities believe a man murdered and dissolved his Tinder date's body in acid after she refused to have sex with him.

Kendra Harrell’s home, second from left, in West Baltimore. Many houses in Baltimore were built when lead paint was common during the first half of the 20th century.

High winds delayed flights at Minneapolis St Paul airport Monday morning.

Sri Lanka's Suranga Lakmal took four for 62 in 23 overs as South Africa reached 267 for six at the end of a day one.

Activists and former political prisoners call for a democratic government in Tehran.

Russia's Defence Ministry says its troops have found mass graves in Syria's Aleppo with dozens of bodies showing signs of torture and mutilation.

Gusts of up to 50 mph also affected driving in some areas.

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2016 was a horrible year for countless reasons, but one of the few positives was going to the movies. Rotten Tomatoes reports a record number of Certified Fresh movies released in 2016, and Disney’s $7 billion global take at the box office set a new industry record.

So needless to say, there were a lot of great titles in the running for my 10 best this year.

It was hard, but here they are — the films that confirmed why I love going to the movies so... Читать дальше...

Despite the challenges emerging on the horizon, Israel is well positioned to welcome 2017.

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play4 Day" game were: 3-6-6-3 (three, six, six, three)

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play3 Day" game were: 2-1-6 (two, one, six)

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Lucky Links Day" game were: 06-07-11-13-15-17-19-20 (six, seven, eleven, thirteen, fifteen, seventeen, nineteen, twenty)

It was the year of pink drinks, rainbow bagels, and funfetti everything.

NEW YORK — Jets coach Todd Bowles was scheduled to meet with his doctors on Monday after being hospitalized late last week.