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12 January 2015 • 05:41 AMT
Liam Neeson action drama “Taken 3” takes box office lead

“The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” reign at the domestic box office has ended to be defeated by “Taken 3”.

12 January 2015 • 05:36 AMT
“Mad Men” hit series cast reunites to talk final season

The team behind the AMC drama, announced to return for its final episodes on April 5, made its last appearance at the Television Critics Association.

12 January 2015 • 05:21 AMT
U.S. negotiators heading to Geneva this week for new round of Iran talks

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said his nation should immunize itself against Western sanctions to increase its leverage in the talks.

12 January 2015 • 05:10 AMT
Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood” wins big at Golden Globe Awards

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy award, meanwhile, went to “The Grand Budapest Hotel”.

12 January 2015 • 05:08 AMT
Croatians elect first female president

Her rival, center-left incumbent Ivo Josipovic, garnered 49.6% of the vote, results released by the electoral commission showed.

12 January 2015 • 04:29 AMT
Merkel presses Putin, Poroshenko to implement peace plan

Merkel and Poroshenko joined Hollande in the French capital to attend a unity rally against terrorism after attacks that left 17 dead.

12 January 2015 • 04:22 AMT
Indonesian navy divers retrieve AirAsia flight ‘black box’

Officials hope the black box, which was found under the wrecked wing of the plane, will reveal the cause of the crash.

10 January 2015 • 14:09 AMT
Security boosted around Paris after 3 days of terror

Said Kouachi was known to have travelled to Yemen in 2011. Both brothers are understood to have been on UK and U.S. watch-lists.

10 January 2015 • 14:08 AMT
Anthony Hopkins, Ian McKellen to star in “The Dresser” telepic

The play itself was inspired by Harwood’s own experience as a dresser for British actor and manager Sir Donald Wolfit.

10 January 2015 • 13:52 AMT
“Fifty Shades Of Grey” OST features Annie Lennox, Sia, Rolling Stones

The widely-anticipated/dreaded film is based on E.L. James’ 2011 novel of the same name, and stars Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson.

10 January 2015 • 13:47 AMT
N. Korea says can suspend nuke tests if U.S. calls of drills

It often promises to call off nuclear and missile tests in return for comparable steps by Washington to ease tensions.

10 January 2015 • 13:38 AMT
Former intelligence official warns of jihadist sleeping cells in Turkey

“There are sleeper cells of the jihadists in Turkey. Particularly following the latest developments in Syria and Iraq,” Öneş said.

10 January 2015 • 13:36 AMT
Nick Cave unveils cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Avalanche” for “Black Sails”

The new version of “Avalanche” will appear in trailers for Black Sails and at the end of this season’s ninth episode.

10 January 2015 • 13:22 AMT
Azeris fire 25000 shots at Karabakh positions on week of Jan 4-10

Over 2500 instances of ceasefire violation by Azeri armed forces were posted on the week of Jan 4-10 at the line of contact.

10 January 2015 • 12:43 AMT
Firefox OS could be used to power wearables

Mozilla has already begun exploring new avenues for Firefox OS, with Panasonic recently adopting the platform for future smart TVs.

10 January 2015 • 12:29 AMT
Motorola teases more customizable smartwatch devices

The firm’s chief operating officer Rick Osterloh said that the firm’s Moto Maker personalisation service “could be” applied to wearable devices.

10 January 2015 • 12:13 AMT
Academy to announce Oscar noms in two-part presentation

The fact that the two presentations will also stream live also underscores the Academy’s growing move into social media.

10 January 2015 • 11:55 AMT
Lupita Nyong’o, David Oyelowo circling Disney’s “Queen of Katwe”

Previously, the two stars were also attached to “Americanah” which tells the love story of two Nigerian immigrants.

10 January 2015 • 11:37 AMT
Michelle Williams joins Casey Affleck in “Manchester-by-the-Sea” drama

The scrip tells of a ne’er-do-well plumber (Affleck) in Boston who is forced to return home to the titular town after he learns his brother passed away.

10 January 2015 • 11:23 AMT
Hugh Jackman, Sigourney Weaver hunt robot “Chappie” in new trailer

The trailer for Neill Blomkamp-directed movie also sees the difficulties which Chappie faces in real life as he lives with human.

10 January 2015 • 09:40 AMT
100 Armenian teens to get ArmTab tablets

Through crowdfunding, ONEArmenia hopes to unite the future generation of tablets with the future generation of young people.

10 January 2015 • 08:31 AMT
Messi, Williams promote new campaign to help educate children

Serena Williams said in a statement that the goal must be to get the number of youngsters not going to school ‘down to zero.’

10 January 2015 • 08:15 AMT
Montebello to host Volunteer Armenia Exposition

The event will be setup in a trade show format allowing organizations to present their program to interested attendees.

10 January 2015 • 08:06 AMT
Islamist militants destroy Armenian cathedral in Syria’s Aleppo

Non-Armenian Catholic civilians occasionally utilize the Cathedral’s wells because of the absence of water in some communities.

10 January 2015 • 07:44 AMT
AYF announces 100 Days of Action to mark Armenian Genocide centennial

The AYF will host daily actions throughout the 100 days, including weekly social media campaigns, boycotts, political lobbying.

10 January 2015 • 07:37 AMT
Fitch Ratings cut Russia credit grade to one notch above junk

Fitch said it was assuming that the price of crude oil, a major source of government income, would average $70 a barrel.

10 January 2015 • 07:18 AMT
WSJ: Twitter plans to sell ads on apps, sites of other companies

In addition to the plans to sell ads outside of Twitter, the company’s sales team walked advertisers at CES through its video plans.

10 January 2015 • 07:04 AMT
Radical Muslim cleric sentenced to life in U.S. for supporting terrorism

He was convicted in May of multiple charges, including hostage-taking and plotting to set up a terrorism training camp in the U.S.

10 January 2015 • 06:59 AMT
Rescuers launch operation to raise AirAsia Flight tail

The plane, an Airbus A320-200, normally houses the flight data recorders in the tail, and there is hope that they are still there.

10 January 2015 • 06:38 AMT
France set to discuss new measures to thwart terror attacks

“The threats facing France are not finished. We are a free people who don’t cave to pressure,” President Francois Hollande said.