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23 December 2014 • 09:31 AMT
Apple rolls out update for OS X to deal with newly identified bugs

Apple previously released security patches through its regular software update system, which usually requires user approval.

23 December 2014 • 09:28 AMT
Bangladeshi ex-minister sentenced to death for genocide

Syed Mohammad Kaiser became the 15th person to be convicted of atrocities by the International Crimes Tribunal.

23 December 2014 • 09:23 AMT
Five bomb explosions shake Yemeni capital

Yemen has been in turmoil since mass protests in 2011 forced long-ruling president Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down.

23 December 2014 • 09:08 AMT
Finance Ministry sets up Armenia’s EEU accession awareness hotline

The hotline was established to increase awareness of the changes introduced to Armenia’s legislation and customs procedures.

23 December 2014 • 08:41 AMT
North Korea’s internet down amid Sony hacking row

Last week, North Korea denied any involvement with the Sony hacking and offered to hold a joint investigation with the U.S. over it.

23 December 2014 • 08:26 AMT
Samsung “to launch own wireless mobile payments system in 2015”

The move comes after Apple launched its own mobile payments system Apple Pay earlier this year.

23 December 2014 • 08:09 AMT
Brad Pitt’s production company Plan B to get PGA’s Visionary Award

Plan B’s latest film, “Selma,” about Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement, will be released by Paramount on Dec. 25.

23 December 2014 • 08:00 AMT
Will Smith as conman in trouble in new “Focus” trailer

The actor stars alongside Margot Robbie who portrays a novice conman in the Glenn Ficarra and John Requa-filmed drama.

23 December 2014 • 07:46 AMT
“Woman in Gold” trailer features Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds

The film sets a Jewish refugee (Mirren) on a quest to retrieve her family’s possessions stripped from them by the Nazis in World War II.

23 December 2014 • 07:34 AMT
Satellite images show 290 heritage sites damaged in Syria: UNITAR

This is “an alarming testimony of the ongoing damage that is happening to Syria’s vast cultural heritage”, UNITAR said in a report.

23 December 2014 • 07:29 AMT
Matthew McConaughey, Ralph Fiennes lend voices to Laika’s “Kubo”

The animated feature set in ancient Japan will focus on scruffy, kindhearted Kubo who embarks on an adventure against a spirit.

23 December 2014 • 07:09 AMT
Prominent lawyer Amal Clooney to represent Armenia at ECHR: publisher

“Mrs. Clooney is a highly regarded attorney specializing in international law, criminal law, human rights, and extradition,” Sassounian says.

23 December 2014 • 06:22 AMT
Record 17,000 anti-Islamic protesters rally in Germany

Germany has for weeks grappled with the emergence of the “Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the Occident” or PEGIDA.

23 December 2014 • 05:59 AMT
Fresno Art Museum to host Armenian artists exhibit

“Each of these artists has achieved international and regional renown,” remarked museum coordinator Carol Tikijian.

23 December 2014 • 05:40 AMT
Samsung releases Look At Me app for autistic children

The app uses photos, facial recognition tech and games to help kids read emotions and communicate with other people.

22 December 2014 • 19:04 AMT
Libya fighting spreads to third oil port, 11 killed

The fighting near the oil ports has been complicated by a separate battle between pro-government forces and Islamist rebels in Benghazi.

22 December 2014 • 18:52 AMT
Italy’s antitrust authority fines TripAdvisor 500,000 euros

The Federalberghi federation of hoteliers welcomed the decision, citing the numerous examples of “defamatory” reviews.

22 December 2014 • 18:39 AMT
Singer Joe Cocker dies aged 70

Known for his gritty voice, Cocker began his singing career in the pubs and clubs of Sheffield in the 1960s before hitting the big time.

22 December 2014 • 15:06 AMT
David Fincher working on new HBO project about 1980s music industry

The “Zodiac” helmer is expected to direct the comedy pilot, though HBO has not officially greenlit the pilot.

22 December 2014 • 14:26 AMT
Bill Murray to sing as Baloo the Bear in Disney’s “Jungle Book”

Iron Man director Jon Favreau is updating the 1967 Disney classic which featured songs like ‘The Bare Necessities’ and ‘I Wanna Be Like You.’

22 December 2014 • 14:18 AMT
“Fifty Shades of Grey” to receive int’l premiere at Berlin Film Fest

The pic will play on Feb. 11 with director Sam Taylor-Johnson, author E.L. James, and actors Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan in attendance.

22 December 2014 • 14:02 AMT
“Game of Thrones” star to join Matt Damon in “Great Wall” historical epic

Visionary Chinese director Zhang Yimou’s film follows an elite force making a last stand for humanity on the world’s most iconic structure.

22 December 2014 • 13:56 AMT
Kazakh President says Ukraine conflict ‘nonsense’

Nazarbayev did not single out one side as being in fault in the conflict between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian armed groups.

22 December 2014 • 13:45 AMT
Ex-minister says Russia entering ‘full blown economic crisis’

“We are entering or have already entered a full-blown economic crisis, and we’re going to feel it to the full next year,” said Kudrin.

22 December 2014 • 13:40 AMT
Armeximbank to double Visa payWave terminals’ number in Yerevan

Areximbank – Gazprombank Group was the first in Armenia to launch and service Visa payWave contactless plastic cards.

22 December 2014 • 13:02 AMT
Armenian dram, Russian rouble rate continue stabilizing

Last week, Russia’s central bank made a drastic interest rate move, raising its key rate from 10.5% to 17%.

22 December 2014 • 12:55 AMT
Germany sees no reason to ease Russia sanctions: govt. spokeswoman

“At the current time, we are all in agreement that new sanctions should not be introduced,” spokeswoman Christiane Wirtz said.

22 December 2014 • 12:14 AMT
Detained Azeri journalist’s family gets political asylum in Switzerland

Mirkadirov is accused of cooperating with Armenia’s special services and divulging secret state-level information.

22 December 2014 • 12:09 AMT
Pakistan plans to execute 500 militants over school massacre

Of the six hanged so far, five were involved in a failed attempt to assassinate then military ruler Pervez Musharraf in 2003.

22 December 2014 • 11:56 AMT
Kasabian to headline Poland’s Open’er Festival 2015

It was recently announced that Kasabian, Royal Blood and Jamie T have received the most nominations for the NME Awards 2015.