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05 February 2015 • 12:58 AMT
Lana Del Rey, St Vincent among Sasquatch! Music Fest headliners

Other acts on the Sasquatch bill include Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters, Spoon, James Blake, Chromeo, Hot Chip.

05 February 2015 • 12:07 AMT
Russia donates $5 million to develop rural communities in Armenia

The project aims to increase farming incomes, reduce poverty and improve living conditions in Armenia’s Tavush province.

05 February 2015 • 11:27 AMT
Oil rises toward $55, traders say outlook still weak

“It will be some time yet before we see any sustained trend reversal in oil prices,” said Carsten Fritsch, analyst at Commerzbank.

05 February 2015 • 11:17 AMT
Muse “confirm “Drones” as new album title”

Muse’s last album The 2nd Law was released back in 2012, reaching number one in the UK and number two in the US.

05 February 2015 • 11:06 AMT
Bjork’s New York exhibit to include 3D music & film experience

Meanwhile, Bjork was recently forced to rush-release her stunning new album Vulnicura on iTunes after it leaked online.

05 February 2015 • 10:42 AMT
Oliver Stone’s Edward Snowden movie announces cast additions

Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto and Tom Wilkinson are in talks to play Laura Poitras, Glenn Greenwald and Ewen MacAskill respectively.

05 February 2015 • 10:06 AMT
Diaphana picks up “Songs My Brothers Taught Me” Sundance darling

“Songs” is a low-key portrait of life on South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Beijing-born Zhao directed from her own script.

05 February 2015 • 09:54 AMT
Canalys: Microsoft shipped over 2 million Surface tablets in Q4

The Pro 3 is sold as a tablet but a proprietary Microsoft keyboard — sold separately — is an essential part of the package.

05 February 2015 • 09:42 AMT
Ian McKellen as retired detective in “Mr. Holmes” clip

Loosely adapted from Mitch Cullin’s novel “A Slight Trick of the Mind”, the movie is set in 1947.

05 February 2015 • 09:20 AMT
Music Box Films nabs “The Pilgrim-Paulo Coehlo’s Best Story” bio

Written by Karolina Kotscho the fiction feature debut of Daniel Augusto narrates Coelho’s spiritual journey.

05 February 2015 • 09:07 AMT
Islamic State kills 3 Chinese militants attempting to flee

“Another two Chinese militants were beheaded in late December in Iraq, along with 11 others from six countries,” the official said.

05 February 2015 • 09:02 AMT
NATO set to detail plan on bolstering presence in Eastern Europe

A rapid reaction force of up to 5,000 is expected to be announced, with its lead units able to deploy at two days’ notice.

05 February 2015 • 08:38 AMT
Apple “building Beats Music-based streaming service”

According to 9to5Mac, the iPhone maker is building a new streaming platform based on the Beats Music app.

05 February 2015 • 08:23 AMT
YouTube testing multiple-angle videos

At present it is only Bailey’s video that uses the technique, but YouTube is accepting requests from others who want to test the feature out.

05 February 2015 • 07:29 AMT
Luke Evans to star in “Three Seconds” bestselling thriller adaptation

The film follows a man forced to go undercover in prison by the FBI, only to be abandoned by the agency, and forced to escape on his own.

05 February 2015 • 07:26 AMT
Michael Fassbender’s “Steve Jobs” secures release date

The project was originally set in Sony Pictures Entertainment, but it was picked up by Universal after the company put it in turnaround.

05 February 2015 • 07:14 AMT
Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, Cate Blanchett to present at Oscars

The 87th Academy Awards will take place on Feb. 22 at the Dolby Theatre and will be broadcast live on ABC.

05 February 2015 • 06:58 AMT
“Daredevil” Marvel comics adaptation unveils 1st trailer

Adapted from Marvel comic series, the series will premiere April 10 on Netflix. It comes from showrunner Steven S. DeKnight.

05 February 2015 • 04:50 AMT
Microsoft reportedly buys calendar app maker Sunrise

Sunrise has a suite of calendar products for mobile and desktop users that connects with and consolidates calendars from providers.

05 February 2015 • 04:38 AMT
Adobe releasing update to fix latest Flash security flaw

The fix repairs a vulnerability, CVE-2015-0313, which could potentially allow a hacker to take complete control over a user’s system.

05 February 2015 • 04:33 AMT
Twitter, Google partner to show tweets in search results

Twitter this week announced deals to show advertising in Flipboard Inc.’s mobile application and with Yahoo Japan Corp.

05 February 2015 • 04:21 AMT
Rouhani says Israel, U.S. make false warnings about Iran’s nuke program

“They tell us, ‘We don’t want Iran to make atomic bombs’ — you who have made atomic bombs,” Rouhani said sarcastically.

05 February 2015 • 04:05 AMT
Kerry to hold talks in Ukraine as U.S. mulls supplying arms to Kiev

Ashton Carter, the White House’s choice for defense secretary, earlier said he was “inclined” to start supplying arms.

04 February 2015 • 14:46 AMT
Egyptian court sentences 230 to life over 2011 clashes

It is the heaviest sentence yet against those who spearheaded the mass protests four years ago that forced Mubarak to step down.

04 February 2015 • 14:31 AMT
Coalition forces stage 11 airstrikes near Syria’s Kobani

The strikes near Kobani hit 10 Islamic State tactical units, destroyed three staging positions and a fighting position.

04 February 2015 • 14:31 AMT
1st look at Michael Fassbender as Steve Jobs in Apple founder’s bio

The newly-released picture features Fassbender and Seth Rogen in their respective costumes as Apple pioneers Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.

04 February 2015 • 14:25 AMT
First clip of “Fifty Shades of Grey” novel adaptation lands online

Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson feature in the preview as the erotic drama’s leads Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele.

04 February 2015 • 14:18 AMT
Turkey not to participate in Armenian Genocide Centennial events

Bilgic said representatives of many states are invited to take part in the ceremony dedicated to the 100th anniv. of the Gallipoli Campaign.

04 February 2015 • 14:16 AMT
Stephen King’s short story “One For The Road” to get film treatment

“One For The Road” involves two aging Mainers who try to rescue a family whose car gets stranded in a blizzard.

04 February 2015 • 14:04 AMT
Author Harper Lee to publish “To Kill a Mockingbird” follow-up novel

The novel was actually written before “To Kill a Mockingbird”, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961.