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08 June 2015 • 12:26 AMT
China employs surveillance drones against college exam cheating

This year officials have unleashed a six-propeller drone, flown over two testing centers in Luoyang in Henan province.

08 June 2015 • 12:24 AMT
Strand Releasing acquires “Mala Mala” transgender doc

The film made its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in April and will debut in theaters on July 1 at the IFC Center.

08 June 2015 • 12:13 AMT
Chris Pratt hides from Indominus Rex in “Jurassic World” trailer

Vincent D’Onofrio, Ty Simpkins, Nick Robinson, Omar Sy and B.D. Wong also star in the sci-fi directed by Colin Trevorrow.

08 June 2015 • 12:01 AMT
Paralympic champ Pistorius appeal to be heard in Nov

Pistorius was found guilty of culpable homicide for shooting dead his model and law-graduate girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

08 June 2015 • 11:14 AMT
IAEA: possible military past of Iran nuke program can be clarified

“I am confident that the clarification of issues with possible military dimensions is viable,” IAEA head Yukiya Amano said.

08 June 2015 • 09:30 AMT
Obama discusses Mideast, Russia sanctions with allies

Obama came to the final day of the Group of Seven summit under the strain of an intimidating list of global pressures.

08 June 2015 • 08:35 AMT
Netflix continues expansion plans with 3 new countries

The streaming company has announced that the service will be available in Spain, Portugal and Italy by October this year.

08 June 2015 • 08:29 AMT
Apple expected to announce long-awaited streaming service

Sony Music CEO Doug Morris revealed the news a little early in an on-stage interview about his career at Midem, Cannes.

08 June 2015 • 08:23 AMT
Sundance Selects nabs “Slow Learners” romantic comedy

In the film, a high school guidance counselor and his friend and co-worker decide to forgo their vanilla personas to become more interesting people.

08 June 2015 • 08:11 AMT
“Mad Max: Fury Road” tops $300 million at worldwide box office

“Fury Road” has launched three decades after Miller’s last Mad Max feature, “Beyond Thunderdome,” bowed in 1985.

08 June 2015 • 08:08 AMT
America Ferrera, Vera Farmiga join Eric Bana in “Special Correspondents”

The film follows struggling New York radio journalist Frank (Bana) who fakes frontline war reports from the comfort of his office.

08 June 2015 • 08:01 AMT
S. Korea’s team KAIST wins 2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge

The team’s humanoid robot, or HUBO, stands 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing in at 176 pounds. It works in bipedal mode.

08 June 2015 • 07:46 AMT
“The Dark Horse” wins best film at Seattle Int’l Film Fest

Alfonso Gomez-Rejon won best director for “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl”; “Romeo Is Bleeding” won for documentary.

08 June 2015 • 07:42 AMT
Israelis, Palestinians would gain billions from making peace: study

“A two-state solution produces by far the best economic outcomes for both Israelis and Palestinians,” said Charles Ries.

08 June 2015 • 07:00 AMT
“Guardians of the Galaxy” scribe to rewrite “Wool” sci-fi

“Wool” is a futuristic tale where Earth’s air is no longer breathable and the world’s last community lives underground in a giant silo.

08 June 2015 • 06:52 AMT
Matt Damon introduces “The Martian” stellar cast in a promo

Adapted from Andy Weir’s novel, the film follows a lone man who must figure out how to survive long enough to return to Earth.

08 June 2015 • 06:44 AMT
Melissa McCarthy comedy “Spy” tops box office with $30 million

McCarthy’s “Spy” opening is better than that of “Tammy,” her last starring role which opened to $21.5 million last July.

08 June 2015 • 06:36 AMT
Full list of Tony Awards winners announced

“Fun Home” musical took home the coveted title of Best Musical, presented by Jason Alexander and Larry David.

08 June 2015 • 05:44 AMT
Russia, Qatar could be stripped of World Cup hosting rights

Russia and Qatar have previously denied wrongdoing in the conduct of their bids for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments.

08 June 2015 • 05:32 AMT
Mexican President’s party wins congressional election

Two-time presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador formed his own party, which won around 9% of the vote.

08 June 2015 • 05:27 AMT
Japan economy gains speed

It grew 3.9% on an annualized basis, compared to a preliminary reading of 2.4%, and much higher than forecasts of 2.7% growth.

08 June 2015 • 04:45 AMT
Deutsche Bank purges leadership, appoints new CEO

Cryan, 54, has been on the bank’s supervisory board since 2013 and was a former chief financial officer of rival bank UBS.

08 June 2015 • 04:35 AMT
3 ethnic Armenians elected to Turkish parliament

268 female candidates ran on the HDP list—the highest number of women among the political parties running for election.

06 June 2015 • 17:14 AMT
Matthew Fox battles zombie horde in “Extinction” horror trailer

The forthcoming horror movie creates an alternate future where a virus turns most of the human population in mindless and starving zombies.

06 June 2015 • 17:02 AMT
Minions hitch a ride to Villain-Con in “Despicable Me” spinoff clip

At the Villain Convention they meet evil couple Scarlet Overkill and Herb Overkill who give them a task to steal the Queen’s crown.

06 June 2015 • 14:22 AMT
IMF preparing $833mln emergency funding to Iraq as it battles IS

The IMF said the Iraq economy contracted 2.1% in 2014 “mainly because of the violence”, and might grow only 0.5% this year.

06 June 2015 • 14:12 AMT
Russia not a threat to NATO, Putin says

“Only an insane person and only in a dream can imagine that Russia would suddenly attack NATO,” the Russian President said.

06 June 2015 • 14:03 AMT
Erdogan says his old office was infested with cockroaches

Erdogan has been accused of squandering state resources when he was Prime Minister by building the 1,150-room palace.

06 June 2015 • 13:24 AMT
Djokovic defeats Murray to reach French Open final

The world number one took his winning streak to 27 matches and picked up an eighth straight success against his old rival.

06 June 2015 • 12:57 AMT
Pope Francis celebrates mass in Bosnian capital

Bosnia remains divided along religious and ethnic lines, 20 years after its civil war which depleted the Catholic population.