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30 December 2014 • 08:13 AMT
“The Interview” hits China, South Korea via illegal downloads

On the Chinese Internet movie database Douban, the Times reported, the film has an 8.0 rating, with more than 10,000 people posting reviews.

30 December 2014 • 07:57 AMT
“Ant-Man” Paul Rudd comedy unveils new promo art

The upcoming movie tells the story of a con man named Scott Lang who has the ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength.

30 December 2014 • 07:40 AMT
Russian top opposition figure gets 3.5-year suspended sentence

Officially charged with 30-million-ruble fraud and money laundering, Navalny has been under house arrest since February.

30 December 2014 • 07:35 AMT
Hollywood maintains Russian box office lead despite rouble troubles

Only one local film made it into the top 10 movies released in 2014 – horror fantasy “Viy,” starring Charles Dance and Jason Felmyng.

30 December 2014 • 07:18 AMT
Salma Hayek takes on groups of mobs in “Everly” trailer

“Everly” tells the story of a call girl who becomes police informant. Her gangster boss Taiko learns of the news and hunts her.

30 December 2014 • 07:05 AMT
Karabakh court sentences Azeri saboteurs

Dilgam Askerov and Shahbaz Quliyev were convicted of illegal border crossing and arms possession, espionage and kidnapping.

30 December 2014 • 06:43 AMT
Search for missing AirAsia plane stepped up

“The lesson that should be learned from MH370 is that you need to move quickly,” oceanographer Charitha Pattiaratchi said.

30 December 2014 • 06:20 AMT
Dink to be commemorated at European Parliament

Dink was assassinated on January 19, 2007, in broad daylight on a busy street in front of his newspaper’s office in Istanbul.

29 December 2014 • 13:09 AMT
Josh Gad hires best man in “The Wedding Ringer” comedy trailer

Gad plays Doug Harris, who has no best man for his fast-approaching wedding to fiancée Gretchen (Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting).

29 December 2014 • 12:41 AMT
Bradley Cooper joins Broadway hitmakers club

Cooper’s longtime passion project, The Elephant Man, has recouped its $3.1 million capitalization just six-and-a-half weeks.

29 December 2014 • 12:32 AMT
Platini set to serve third term as UEFA President

The former France captain was first elected to run European football in 2007 and stood unopposed for a second term in 2011.

29 December 2014 • 12:01 AMT
Schumacher faces ‘long fight’ on road to full recovery: manager

Her comments came after a former racing driver said Michael Schumacher was beginning to communicate with his eyes.

29 December 2014 • 11:47 AMT
Oil rises to $60 on concerns about Libya exports disruption

“There’s tension in Libya, but liquidity is very thin so not much is needed to move oil prices,” said Hans van Cleef.

29 December 2014 • 11:24 AMT
Greece to see early election after lawmakers fail to elect new president

The only candidate in the race, former European Commissioner Stavros Dimas, fell short of the 180 votes needed to become president.

29 December 2014 • 11:03 AMT
Armenia, Russia extend deal on tax-free import of gas, diamonds

The meting participants also discussed cooperation in the sector of energy and full-energy resources for 2015, Russian media reports.

29 December 2014 • 10:31 AMT
Moscow says presidents’ talks de-escalated Karabakh conflict

“In 2014, Russia took concerted efforts to resolve conflicts in the CIS territory,” the country’s foreign ministry said.

29 December 2014 • 09:40 AMT
Kodak to launch Android smartphone at Consumer Electronics Show

The once-prominent camera brand has licensed its name to English manufacturer Bullitt for a range of tablets and handsets.

29 December 2014 • 08:56 AMT
Sony “to roll out large-screen Xperia Z4 Tablet Ultra in early 2015”

The device will measure in at 8.6mm thick, and feature a 12.9-inch 3840 x 2400 display, an 8-megapixel camera and a Qualcomm processor.

29 December 2014 • 08:28 AMT
Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace” to get miniseries treatment at BBC

Paul Dano will star as Pierre Bezukhov, Lily James as Natasha Rostova and James Norton as Prince Andrei Bolkonsky.

29 December 2014 • 08:16 AMT
Controversial “The Interview” becomes Sony’ top online film ever

The movie also opened in limited release on Christmas Day in movie theaters, where it has grossed about $3 million.

29 December 2014 • 08:09 AMT
Gmail blocked in China after months of disruptions

“We’ve checked and there’s nothing wrong on our end,” a Singapore-based spokesman for Google said in an email.

29 December 2014 • 08:04 AMT
Final “Hobbit” tops foreign box-office with nearly $600 million

Elsewhere, Fox’s family-friendly Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb crossed the $100 million mark globally.

29 December 2014 • 07:49 AMT
Leonardo DiCaprio’s “Wolf of Wall Street” most pirated movie in 2014

Trailing behind the drama is super popular animated film “Frozen (2013)” with 29.919 million downloads and “RoboCop” with 29.879 million.

29 December 2014 • 07:02 AMT
Turkey’s top business organization against presidential system

Dincer also drew a dark picture on corruption in the country, saying the business world was not surprised by the scandal in Dec 2013.

29 December 2014 • 06:33 AMT
Twitter suffers partial outage

Sony earlier this month was hit by a sophisticated hacking attack that stole massive amounts of data from its servers.

29 December 2014 • 04:26 AMT
South Korea proposes unification talks with North

The Koreas share the world’s most heavily fortified border as the Korean War ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty.

29 December 2014 • 04:20 AMT
NATO formally ends 13-year combat mission in Afghanistan

Commanders lowered the flag during a ceremony in Kabul – raising the flag of the new mission named Resolute Support.

29 December 2014 • 04:02 AMT
AirAsia plane goes missing, presumably crashes into sea

“Based on our coordinates, we predict that the plane is on the sea, for now it could be in the bottom of the sea,” Soelistyo said.

27 December 2014 • 15:10 AMT
Syria ready to meet with opposition in Moscow: official

“Syria has always been ready for dialogue with those who believe in its unity, sovereignty and freedom of choice,” the official said.

27 December 2014 • 14:20 AMT
Marvel’s “S.H.I.E.L.D.” comics unveil first look

The comic book series centers on Special Agent Phil Coulson who brings together normal people and superhumans to combat dangers.