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14 May 2016 • 13:13 AMT
Cannes: Til Schweiger’s “Nick – Off Duty” sells to Japan

Schweiger (“Inglourious Basterds”) stars as tough cop Nick Tschiller, whose wife was killed by the Turkish Mafia.

14 May 2016 • 13:06 AMT
Renaissance of Armenian wine: unique varietals, 6000-year-old history

Situated at the intersection of the European and Arabian tectonic plates, Armenia has frequent seismic activity.

14 May 2016 • 12:59 AMT
Woody Harrelson’s “By Way of Helena” sells to major territories

The revenge thriller centers on a Texas Ranger sent to uncover the secret behind a slew of gruesome murders.

14 May 2016 • 12:28 AMT
Frida Kahlo painting auctioned for record $8 mln at Christie’s

The 1939 painting “Two Nudes in the Forest (The Earth Itself)” was estimated to be worth $8 to $12 million.

14 May 2016 • 12:16 AMT
Karabakh says conflict can’t be resolved through concessions

Davit Babayan cited mutual agreement rather than ultimatums by mediators as an effective tool to settle the conflict.

14 May 2016 • 12:12 AMT
Andy Warhol Museum acquires early and important Warhol Pop art painting

The painting was first exhibited in 1962 at Stable Gallery in New York, the gallery that first exhibited Warhol’s work.

14 May 2016 • 12:09 AMT
IS declares state of emergency in Syria stronghold: U.S. official

Media reports have indicated that IS is moving personnel around Raqqa and trying to put up covers in certain areas.

14 May 2016 • 12:07 AMT
Sony picks up French/Belgian romantic comedy “Don’t Tell Her”

The film centers on three young women who discover that the seemingly perfect fiance of one of their best friends is having an affair.

14 May 2016 • 11:56 AMT
Ivan Cotroneo’s “One Kiss” sells to multiple territories

In “Kiss,” three 16-year-olds, Lorenzo, Blu and Antonio, outsiders for different reasons, forge a friendship and fend off insults and bullies.

14 May 2016 • 11:48 AMT
U.S.-led coalition air strike kills 45 IS militants in Syria

The Turkish border town of Kilis, which lies just across the frontier from IS- ontrolled territory in Syria, has been regularly struck by rockets.

14 May 2016 • 11:39 AMT
German govt. “to spend 93.6 billion euros on refugees by end 2020”

The figure is likely to stoke concerns, particularly among growing anti-immigration movements.

14 May 2016 • 11:28 AMT
Hezbollah says Islamist extremists killed military chief in Syria

A war monitoring group cast doubt on these claims, saying there had been no shelling by insurgent groups in that area for more than a week.

14 May 2016 • 11:03 AMT
BMW confirms its first autonomous car release date

CEO Harold Krueger said in the company’s recent shareholder meeting: “In 2018, we will launch a BMW i8 Roadster.”

14 May 2016 • 10:57 AMT
easyJet smart shoes let you navigate with your feet

The prototype smart shoe, which connects via Bluetooth to a smartphone app, will direct the wearer using small vibrating sensors within the shoe.

14 May 2016 • 10:32 AMT
Arrow Films acquires Rocha Minter’s “We Are the Flesh”

“We Are the Flesh” is a post-Apocalypse parable, in which a young sister and brother are coerced into acts of abandon.

14 May 2016 • 10:26 AMT
Remstar Films nabs Paul Rudd, Steve Coogan comedy “Ideal Home”

Principal photography for the film began May 11th, 2016 and is currently underway in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

14 May 2016 • 10:21 AMT
Azeris attack Armenian team as Karabakh athlete scores victory

The Karabakh sportsman under attack is the brother of the soldier who destroyed 5 tanks and 1 IFV during clashes in early April.

14 May 2016 • 09:56 AMT
Will Arnett dramedy “Flaked” nearing deal for 2nd season

Set in that insular world of Venice, the series centers on a self-appointed “guru” named Chip, played by Arnett.

14 May 2016 • 09:35 AMT
Reports on Karabakh losses need to be clarified: official

According to Armenian Defense Ministry spokesman, discussing such positional changes in the times of war is wrong.

14 May 2016 • 09:29 AMT
Fox renews “Sleepy Hollow” drama for season 4

Sleepy Hollow joins a Fox drama roster for 2016-17 that also includes the final season of “Bones,” “Empire,” “Gotham,” “Lucifer.”

14 May 2016 • 08:53 AMT
Azerbaijan renews crackdown on activists: Freedom House

“Democratic countries should demand that Azerbaijan permit civil society to operate freely,” said Robert Herman from Freedom House.

14 May 2016 • 08:38 AMT
“Goosebumps” helmer to take on “Dungeons and Dragons” reboot

The 2001 version of “Dungeons & Dragons”, starring Jeremy Irons, Thora Birch, Bruce Payne and Marlon Wayans, was underwhelmed at the box office.

14 May 2016 • 08:33 AMT
Google looks to launch standalone Android VR headset: report

Google may use motion-tracking cameras powered by Movidius, a company it worked with on the Project Tango smartphone.

14 May 2016 • 08:27 AMT
Michael B. Jordan joins Marvel’s “Black Panther” as villain

The news came after Lupita Nyong’o was reportedly in negotiations to star opposite Chadwick Boseman in “Black Panther”.

14 May 2016 • 08:07 AMT
China “to add substantial military infrastructure in disputed waters”

“Additional substantial infrastructure, including surveillance systems, is expected to be built in the coming year,” the Pentagon said.

14 May 2016 • 08:02 AMT
Broad Green buys Tommy Lee Jones, Morgan Freeman’s “Villa Capri”

Jones plays an ex-FBI agent and Freeman portrays an ex-mob lawyer in the witness protection program.

14 May 2016 • 07:56 AMT
Electric Entertainment nabs “The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea”

The story takes place in the aftermath of tragedy striking a couple played by Jason Sudeikis and Jessica Biel.

14 May 2016 • 07:39 AMT
FIFA gets first-ever female Secretary-General

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Samoura was a “great person” with experience managing big organizations, budgets and staff.

14 May 2016 • 07:32 AMT
CBS orders “MacGyver,” “Training Day” and more to series

“Training Day”, based on the 2001 film of the same name, picks up 15 years after the events of the feature film left.

14 May 2016 • 07:27 AMT
Microsoft to add fingerprint support to Windows 10 Mobile

Microsoft recently confirmed the fingerprint support at the WinHEC conference, saying that it’ll be available as part of Windows Hello.