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08 December 2014 • 09:59 AMT
Marilyn Manson joins Smashing Pumpkins at London show

Earlier, Manson said that he hadn’t seen friend and Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan for 15 years until last week.

08 December 2014 • 09:48 AMT
Former Apple executive jailed for selling secrets

Paul S Devine pleaded guilty to wire fraud, conspiracy and money laundering three years ago, after providing company secrets to suppliers.

08 December 2014 • 09:44 AMT
Microsoft’s Cortana mobile digital assistant arrives to 4 more countries

The alpha version of Cortana is now available in France, Italy, Germany and Spain as part of the Windows Phone Developer Preview programme.

08 December 2014 • 09:18 AMT
Armenian Students’ Association urges UC to divest from Turkey

The group decided to bring the resolution forward now because of the centennial anniversary of the Genocide, said Natalie Kalbakian.

08 December 2014 • 08:48 AMT
Canada closes embassy in Cairo over security concerns

“The ability to provide consular services may occasionally be limited for short periods due to unsettled security conditions,” the message said.

08 December 2014 • 08:16 AMT
North Korea denies responsibility for Sony Pictures hack

Sony confirmed that it had been the victim of a large-scale hacking, with a group called Guardians of Peace later taking credit.

08 December 2014 • 08:08 AMT
Video game pioneer Ralph H Baer dies at 92

He received the National Medal of Technology from President George W Bush in 2006 for inventing the home console for video games.

08 December 2014 • 08:01 AMT
David Oyelowo named Palm Springs Fest Breakthrough Actor

Oyelowo is being feted for his performance as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Ava DuVernay’s “Selma.”

08 December 2014 • 07:50 AMT
Reese Witherspoon‘s “Wild” off to fast start at specialty box office

Meanwhile, the Weinstein Company expanded “The Imitation Game” from four to eight theaters and it brought in $401,570.

08 December 2014 • 07:44 AMT
Kasbah Films nabs Irish psychological thriller “Morocco”

Kasbah recently co-produced “A Hologram for the King” with Tom Hanks and led-produced Sean Gullette’s “Traitors”.

08 December 2014 • 07:23 AMT
Armenian Genocide centennial to be commemorated in Istanbul

Turkish and Armenian-American organizations are working together to commemorate the centennial of the Armenian Genocide.

08 December 2014 • 07:21 AMT
Ridley Scott‘s “Exodus” rolls up $23 million at overseas box office

Meanwhile, Lionsgate’s “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1” added $31.6 million from overseas and crossed $300 million internationally.

08 December 2014 • 07:09 AMT
Phil Collins cancels 1st solo performance in 4 years over illness

Collins was said to be having “some sort of neurological affliction” that he had been dealing with for at least a few days.

08 December 2014 • 07:01 AMT
Lifetime’s Whitney Houston biopic unveils first trailer

Yaya DaCosta stars as Houston, while Arlen Escarpeta plays Brown and Mark Rolston is music exec Clive Davis.

08 December 2014 • 06:54 AMT
Richard Linklater’s Boyhood” big winner at LA Film Critics Awards

Other movies which won multiple nods at the event were “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and Polish flick “Ida”.

08 December 2014 • 06:36 AMT
Marilyn Monroe love letters fetch big money at auction

A handwritten letter from Monroe to her third and final husband, playwright Arthur Miller, sold for $43,750.

08 December 2014 • 06:23 AMT
French interior minister vows to combat anti-Semitism

Earlier this year, a French jihadist was accused of murdering four people in a gun attack on the Jewish museum in the Belgian capital.

08 December 2014 • 05:58 AMT
EU to press Turkey for closer cooperation in fight against IS

Thousands of Europeans have gone to fight in Syria, with Islamic State or other groups, and Turkey is a key transit point.

08 December 2014 • 05:38 AMT
Netanyahu calls for increased pressure on Iran

The talks have been extended the talks until July 2015, with the goal of reaching a framework for a deal by the end of March.

08 December 2014 • 05:29 AMT
BP accelerating plans to cut hundreds of jobs

In October, BP reported its third quarter replacement cost profits – which strip out volatility in oil prices – were $2.4bn.

08 December 2014 • 05:15 AMT
Hagel takes last trip to Afghanistan as U.S. Defense Secretary

“That’s not for me to decide,” Hagel said. “Everybody brings to their positions their own set of experiences and their own strengths.”

08 December 2014 • 04:49 AMT
Sony’s PlayStation Network goes down

Users report issues logging in over the past couple of hours — and notorious hacker outfit Lizard Squad claims they’re responsible.

08 December 2014 • 04:31 AMT
Syria says Israeli planes bombed area near Damascus

The two countries remain technically in a state of war, and UN observers are deployed to monitor a 70km-long demilitarized zone.

06 December 2014 • 13:38 AMT
About 800 ceasefire violations by Azeris reported Nov 30-Dec 6

Azerbaijan fired over 13000 shots from various caliber weapons towards the positions of Karabakh defense army.

06 December 2014 • 13:36 AMT
Top al-Qaeda militant killed in Yemen

Adnan el Shukrijumah was killed in a raid in north-western Pakistan, near the Afghan border, the military said.

06 December 2014 • 12:41 AMT
Cemal Pasha grandson to present Genocide book in Yerevan

In his book, Cemal highlights his personal experience of going from the Genocide denial to the recognition of the tragedy.

06 December 2014 • 12:14 AMT
Former Police Chief blames Istanbul Police for failing to protect Dink

Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink was assassinated in broad daylight outside the office of his Agos newspaper on Jan. 17, 2007.

06 December 2014 • 12:06 AMT
John Legend, Common premiere “Glory” from “Selma” OST

“Glory” also came on the heels of Eric Garner non-indictment. It is already expected to be nominated for an Oscar.

06 December 2014 • 11:37 AMT
Beyonce slips past Dolly Parton to become Grammy-nommed woman

In terms of most Grammy-nominated artist overall, she’s currently tied with producer David Foster for seventh place.

06 December 2014 • 11:29 AMT
Azeri soldier who filmed Armenian copter downing punished

The statement came from the Azeri Defense Ministry spokesman Vagif Dergahly in response to a comment by MP Agil Abbas.