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28 November 2014 • 06:51 AMT
Texas rock/pop band announce new album to celebrate 25th anniv.

Texas 25 was recorded in Truth & Soul’s studio in Queens and mixed at The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach’s Nashville studios.

28 November 2014 • 06:41 AMT
Ameriabank, Orange Armenia launch new online payment service

Orange Armenia subscribers will be able to pay for any type of service with ArCa, MasterCard and Visa cards.

28 November 2014 • 06:15 AMT
“Minions” showing off their carol skills in new video

“Minions” sees the adventure of a minion named Kevin and teenage rebel Stuart and Bob to find a new evil master for the brethren to follow.

28 November 2014 • 06:06 AMT
Kevin Bacon to topline “Jungle” Greg McLean survival drama

The film is based on the true story of adventurer Yossi Ghinsberg, who was lost for three weeks alone in the Amazon rainforest in Bolivia in 1981.

28 November 2014 • 06:01 AMT
Football legend Pele hospitalized, says he’s ‘doing fine’

Albert Einstein Hospital said Pele was relocated to the intensive care unit because a kidney dialysis machine he needed was in ICU.

28 November 2014 • 05:54 AMT
Ridley Scott’s “Exodus: Gods and Kings” unveils new TV spot

The nearly-2-minute video shows the Pharaoh and his army being surrounded by the walls of water in the middle of the sea.

28 November 2014 • 05:48 AMT
Tablet shipments to decline in 2015: TrendForce

The firm said in 2014, 2-in-1 PCs will account for 4-5% of overall notebooks, but that figure is expected to rise to 8-10% in 2015.

28 November 2014 • 05:45 AMT
Bestselling murder mystery author P.D. James dies at 94

James’ books sold millions of copies around the world, and most were just as popular when adapted for television.

28 November 2014 • 04:42 AMT
French President to visit Ebola-hit Guinea

The outbreak was now “stable” in the West African country, the World Health Organization (WHO) said last week.

28 November 2014 • 04:28 AMT
Argentina says HSBC aided clients to evade taxes via Swiss accounts

Switzerland has become the world’s biggest offshore financial center thanks to strict banking secrecy laws in the Alpine country.

28 November 2014 • 04:20 AMT
OPEC decides to keep oil output target on hold

Bank of America estimates that for every dollar that oil prices drop, the state loses $770 million in net revenue over a year.

27 November 2014 • 13:54 AMT
Rearranged Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam to open Nov 28

The Van Gogh Museum currently has some 200 paintings and 500 drawings by Van Gogh and receives about 1.5 million visitors per year.

27 November 2014 • 13:43 AMT
Berlin Film Fest’s Wim Wenders Homage lineup revealed

The fest also revealed that the Museum of Modern Art in New York is set to honor Wenders in March with a comprehensive retrospective.

27 November 2014 • 13:14 AMT
Year’s best horror “Babadook” Jennifer Kent’s masterful debut: review

“It’s an enormously compassionate and sadly relevant film about misplaced blame and the often impossible demands of motherhood,” the review said.

27 November 2014 • 13:12 AMT
European Parliament approves resolution for Google break-up

The vote was on a broader resolution on the digital economy that passed with 384 votes in favor, 174 against and 56 abstentions.

27 November 2014 • 12:40 AMT
Chilean horror maestro to film modern “Hunchback of Notre Dame”

Olguin is also prepping drama “Indolencia” from a screenplay he is penning about the true case of a serial killer who murdered 16 young girls.

27 November 2014 • 12:28 AMT
Richard Linklater to receive Palm Springs Fest Visionary Award

The two-time Oscar nominee’s “Boyhood” led all films in nominations for the Gotham Independent Film Awards.

27 November 2014 • 12:07 AMT
Turkish FM: Genocide recognition may “hurt” ties with U.S.

Earlier, Çavuşoğlu announced that Ankara will take every measure to disallow the U.S. adoption of the Genocide resolution.

27 November 2014 • 12:04 AMT
UK reports immigration increase despite efforts to control arrivals

The figures are politically sensitive because they indicate government efforts to limit the number of new arrivals haven’t been successful.

27 November 2014 • 11:56 AMT
Iran’s supreme leader says not against extending nuke talks

“For the same reasons I wasn’t against negotiations, I’m also not against the extension, Khamenei said, according to his website.

27 November 2014 • 11:40 AMT
Spain’s Health Minister resigns amid financial scandal

The scheme caused a scandal for Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, who apologized after party members were arrested by police.

27 November 2014 • 11:30 AMT
Armenian peacekeepers arrive in Lebanon

Armenia has been contributing to int’l peacekeeping missions since 2004, with Armenian peacekeepers also deployed in Kosovo and Afghanistan.

27 November 2014 • 11:29 AMT
New Ukrainian coalition wants Yatsenyuk to stay as PM

The parliament, meeting in its first session since an election in October, was to vote on the coalition’s proposal later.

27 November 2014 • 11:14 AMT
Israel says Hamas network planning attacks in Jerusalem uncovered

Over the past month, 11 people have been killed in Palestinian attacks, including a deadly assault last week on a Jerusalem synagogue.

27 November 2014 • 11:07 AMT
Half of “Megadeth” leave band over “artistic and musical differences”

Guitarist Chris Broderick and drummer Shawn Drover have both opted to leave the thrash metal band to pursue their own musical endeavours.

27 November 2014 • 10:39 AMT
Foo Fighters announce massive show at Ireland’s Slane Castle

Dave Grohl and co will now be taking Sonic Highways to Ireland at Slane Castle on May 30, joined by special guests Hozier and Kaiser Chiefs.

27 November 2014 • 10:24 AMT
Coldplay unveils interactive music video for “Ink”

The clip centers on an animated male character who travels around the world in search of his lost love.

27 November 2014 • 10:21 AMT
Toyota recalling 57,000 vehicles globally to replace Takata air bags

Toyota’s action follows a recall by rival Honda Motor Co for the same problem two weeks ago after revelations of a fifth death.

27 November 2014 • 10:09 AMT
Suicide bomber hits UK embassy vehicle in Kabul

President Ashraf Ghani, who came to power in September, has vowed to bring peace to the country after decades of conflict.

27 November 2014 • 10:01 AMT
One Direction make U.S. chart history with new album “FOUR”

The group have become the first band to reach number one on the Billboard chart with each of their first four albums.