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26 January 2015 • 10:18 AMT
New teaser for horror master Eli Roth’s “Knock Knock”

“Knock Knock” follows a seemingly happy married man who’s left alone while his wife and children go away for the weekend.

26 January 2015 • 10:11 AMT
2,000 vehicles stolen in Turkey sold to Syrian jihadists

Most of the vehicles were either pick-ups or panel vans which have been sold to fighter groups in the region, primarily the IS.

26 January 2015 • 10:11 AMT
Quentin Tarantino’s “The Hateful Eight” begins production

The cast includes Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Demian Bichir, Michael Madsen and Channing Tatum.

26 January 2015 • 09:57 AMT
Fox Searchlight acquires Sundance darling “Me & Earl & the Dying Girl”

The dramedy follows high school student who is basically strong-armed into befriending a classmate with cancer.

26 January 2015 • 09:56 AMT
Egypt ex-president Mubarak sons freed from prison

The two men, along with their father, still face a retrial on corruption charges and separately face trial over insider trading.

26 January 2015 • 09:17 AMT
Facebook launches app for low-end mobile devices in emerging markets

The app is a 252KB download. It promises quick load times with efficient mobile data usage and includes Facebook’s messaging features.

26 January 2015 • 08:13 AMT
Rihanna unveils new song ft. Paul McCartney and Kanye West

Both RiRi and Kanye are working on their respective new studio albums. The former is preparing to follow up her 2012 record “Unapologetic”.

26 January 2015 • 08:04 AMT
1st image from Kurt Cobain doc “Montage Of Heck” released

The film premieres this week at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah and will be released in the UK in April.

26 January 2015 • 07:58 AMT
Lady Gaga debuts “Till It Happens to You” track at Sundance Film Fest

In the past few weeks, she has teased the project by sharing some photos of her with some other musicians including her “Poker Face” producer.

26 January 2015 • 07:52 AMT
New Order English rock band confirm new album release

The band will be releasing the album on Mute, home to an array of synth-y electronic artists like Zola Jesus, Arca and Depeche Mode.

26 January 2015 • 07:44 AMT
Angelina Jolie calls for more support to Syrian, Iraqi refugees

Last year, UNHCR only received a little over a half of the $337mln needed to fund a program for internally displaced Iraqi and Syrians.

26 January 2015 • 07:42 AMT
Syriza party leader moves to form anti-austerity govt. after election win

Syriza won 149 seats in the 300-seat parliament in January 25 election, two short of an absolute majority.

26 January 2015 • 07:34 AMT
Malaysia Airlines website hacked

Malaysia Airlines released a statement confirming its Internet domain name had been compromised, re-directing users.

26 January 2015 • 07:16 AMT
IFC Films nabs Jack Black’s Sundance comedy “The D Train”

In the film, Dan Landsman (Black) is the overly enthusiastic head of his high school reunion committee and also the group’s laughingstock.

26 January 2015 • 07:09 AMT
“Birdman” wins big at Screen Actors Guild Awards 2015

The movie’s lead actor Michael Keaton, however, lost to Eddie Redmayne (“The Theory of Everything”) in best actor category.

26 January 2015 • 06:52 AMT
“The Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies” passes $800M at foreign box office

Warner Bros. received more good news from abroad, as “American Sniper” took in $17.6 million from 26 markets.

26 January 2015 • 06:40 AMT
Miss Colombia Paulina Vega wins Miss Universe crown

During the event, held January 25, Miss Argentina and Miss Jamaica were announced as the fifth and fourth runner-up respectively.

26 January 2015 • 06:31 AMT
Xbox app makes latest Windows 10 build

The initial version of the application will include high-resolution monitor support, as well as keyboard and mouse controls.

26 January 2015 • 06:26 AMT
Indiegogo, Vimeo announce funding & distribution partnership

The video-sharing website will commit to an ongoing creator fund for selected Indiegogo film campaigns.

26 January 2015 • 05:55 AMT
Protests marking Egypt uprising anniversary leave 18 dead

The protests were staged to mark the fourth anniversary of Egypt’s 2011 uprising, which toppled long-time leader Hosni Mubarak.

26 January 2015 • 05:46 AMT
UN to host new Libya talks as gunmen abduct deputy Foreign Minister

Libya is in turmoil with two rival governments and two parliaments backed by armed factions who may drag the country into civil war.

24 January 2015 • 14:00 AMT
Police arrest suspected Islamists in Spain

Spain has stepped up security as well as efforts to prevent the radicalization of young Muslim citizens following attacks in Paris this month.

24 January 2015 • 13:17 AMT
Azeri commando group destroyed in Armenian border sabotage attempt

No losses were reported on Armenian side, Defense Ministry spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisyan said in his Facebook post.

24 January 2015 • 13:08 AMT
Sundance Fest premieres “Tangerine” shot entirely on iPhone 5s

The helmer said he used 3 iPhones to complete the dramatic comedy, about two transgendered hookers who roam through the streets of LA.

24 January 2015 • 13:00 AMT
Nicole Kidman has her eye on “Paddington” bear in new teaser

Kidman’s evil taxidermist Millicent is out for Paddington’s hide, and stalks him to his new home in London with the Brown family.

24 January 2015 • 12:04 AMT
Microsoft mulling HoloLens support for Xbox One

Microsoft has confirmed that HoloLens will be released during Windows 10’s lifecycle, but has not provided a more specific timeframe.

24 January 2015 • 11:55 AMT
Google discovers high-risk vulnerabilities on Apple OS X

Apple was informed of the vulnerabilities back in October, but as per Project Zero’s 90-day policy, they were revealed publicly this week.

24 January 2015 • 11:45 AMT
Karabakh Defense Ministry reports unannounced Azeri losses

At least 14 were killed and 20 injured on Azeri side, with Baku failing to announce the losses in accordance with a presidential ruling.

24 January 2015 • 11:25 AMT
Frontline escalation: OSCE MG co-chair urges to stop violence

86 instances of ceasefire violation by Azeri troops were reported Jan 23-24 on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.

24 January 2015 • 10:38 AMT
Five Lebanese soldiers killed in Syria border clash

The area has seen previous incursions by Islamist militants from Syria’s conflict. In August, gunmen attacked Arsal, capturing Lebanese soldiers.