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15 December 2014 • 13:28 AMT
CA gets congressional funding for quake early-warning system

The system is already being used by the BART commuter rail system in the Bay Area to slow down trains before a quake hits.

15 December 2014 • 13:10 AMT
BMW makes changes to popular 2 Series Coupe line

AWD was previously available on the BMW M235i coupe and in the future, it will be offered on the 220d Coupe.

15 December 2014 • 13:07 AMT
Shailene Woodley fighting back Kate Winslet in “Insurgent” trailer

Woodley’s Tris is now on the run from the power-hungry leaders as she’s searching for allies and answers in the ruins of a futuristic Chicago.

15 December 2014 • 13:01 AMT
“Interview With the Vampire” author talks new book “Prince Lestat”

“The phrase paranormal romance didn’t exist when I wrote the vampire novels in the beginning,” Anne Rice said.

15 December 2014 • 12:36 AMT
Germans to march against ‘Islamisation of the West’

“Most of their demands are legitimate,” said Bernd Lucke, leader of the conservative Alternativ fuer Deutschland (AfD).

15 December 2014 • 12:19 AMT
Unique letter sent by Camus to Sartre discovered

About six months after the letter, Camus would publish “The Rebel”, which Sartre criticised, leading to their falling out.

15 December 2014 • 12:18 AMT
Jihadi fighters capture Syrian army base, activists say

The Observatory said that at least 31 government soldiers and 12 opposition fighters have been killed in the clashes since Sunday.

15 December 2014 • 12:07 AMT
4,707 people killed in Ukraine conflict: UN

“The situation of many people … in areas under the control of the armed groups may well be life-threatening,” Zeid said.

15 December 2014 • 11:57 AMT
Billy Idol joins Slipknot, Muse, Kiss in UK’s Download Fest lineup

They will be joined by Slipknot, Slash, Judas Priest, Faith No More, Marilyn Manson, Enter Shikari among others.

15 December 2014 • 11:47 AMT
Florence + The Machine to headline Norway’s Oya Festival

The festival takes place between August 11 and 15 next year, returning to Toyenparken, where it relocated to this year.

15 December 2014 • 09:58 AMT
New leak reveals Cortana, Xbox app for Windows 10

Images showing updates to the preview of Microsoft’s next operating system show how Cortana will be integrated and an Xbox app.

15 December 2014 • 09:44 AMT
The Pirate Bay resurrected by Isohunt following police raid

Although the original site remains offline, the torrent search service’s archives are easily accessible online for others to reproduce.

15 December 2014 • 09:23 AMT
Coldplay, Lorde, Lana Del Rey among Oscar Best Song contenders

Their songs were part of a list of 79 eligible songs that was released by the Academy, four more than last year’s total of 75.

15 December 2014 • 09:07 AMT
Imagine Dragons unveil “I Bet My Life” music video

The cinematic clip centers on a character played by “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” actor Dane DeHaan.

15 December 2014 • 08:57 AMT
Polish drama “Ida” tops European Film Awards

The last two European Film Award winners were “The Great Beauty” and “Amour,” both of which went on to win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

15 December 2014 • 08:38 AMT
J.K. Rowling’s first holiday surprise tells more about Snape

J.K. Rowling’s 12 days of holiday surprise kicked off with new material that focuses on Lily Potter and Severus Snape’s hometown.

15 December 2014 • 08:34 AMT
Morgan Freeman, Ken Watanabe eyed for Ancient One in “Doctor Strange”

Scott Derrickson is directing the film from a script by John Spaihts. Doctor Strange is set to hit theaters November 4, 2016.

15 December 2014 • 08:09 AMT
Baidu teams up with Nokia navigation business Here

Here will power both desktop as well as Android and iOS apps, starting with Taiwan first and then adding other territories at a later stage.

15 December 2014 • 08:00 AMT
Darren Aronofsky “to direct “The Good Nurse” serial killer flick”

The movie is based on Charles Cullen, who is suspected to be the most prolific serial killer in

15 December 2014 • 07:38 AMT
Upcoming Bond movie “Spectre” script stolen in Sony hack attack

Daniel Craig is back for the 4th time as the 007 spy agent; the movie adds new members like Christoph Waltz, Dave Bautista, and Andrew Scott.

15 December 2014 • 07:29 AMT
“Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies” soars to $117.6M at foreign box office

“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1”’s strong business overseas helped Lionsgate pass the $1 billion mark for the third year in a row

15 December 2014 • 07:15 AMT
Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Rihanna in “Annie” musical trailer

“Annie” follows a young, happy foster kid who is taken in by a hard-nosed tycoon and New York mayoral candidate to boost his image.

15 December 2014 • 07:13 AMT
System of a Down perform in California

Over the weekend, System of a Down returned to the stage to perform at KROQ’s Almost Acoustic Christmas event in Inglewood.

15 December 2014 • 07:06 AMT
“Exodus” Christian Bale biblical epic tops box office

Second place for the weekend went to the third “Hunger Games” film, now it its fourth week in theaters.

15 December 2014 • 06:57 AMT
German-Armenian archaeologist heads major project in Egypt

Consisting of 89 large pieces and numerous small fragments and reassembled since November, the monolith weighs 110 tonnes.

15 December 2014 • 06:37 AMT
Palestinians to submit UN resolution urging ‘to end Israeli occupation’

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in Europe to try to find a compromise.

15 December 2014 • 06:19 AMT
China’s Xiaomi reports $4.30bn profit in 2013

The results help shed light on long-running speculation over Xiaomi’s margins and the financial impact of business model.

15 December 2014 • 05:29 AMT
Italy’s PM set to announce Rome’s candidacy for 2024 Olympics

The leader of Lega Nord party claimed that some of the venues built for the 2006 winter Olympic Games in Turin remain unused.

15 December 2014 • 04:50 AMT
Armed assailant holds hostages in Sydney cafe

“We have moved to a footing that would be consistent with a terrorist event,” Andrew Scipione told reporters in Sydney.

15 December 2014 • 04:25 AMT
Top EU officials slam mass arrest of media representatives in Turkey

The raids and arrests “are incompatible with the freedom of media, which is a core principle of democracy,” a statement said.