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31 October 2014 • 10:48 AMT
Oscar-nommed French writer Daniel Boulanger dies at 92

In 1971 he won the literature prize from the French Academy for his novel depicting French country life, “Vessies et Lanternes.”

31 October 2014 • 10:37 AMT
Hungary shelves internet data traffic tax after mass protests

The draft law – condemned by the EU – would levy a fee on each gigabyte of internet data transferred.

31 October 2014 • 10:18 AMT
Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga troops enter Kobani to fight IS

U.S. forces stepped up air strikes on Islamic State positions in an apparent bid to help clear the way for the peshmerga.

31 October 2014 • 10:06 AMT
EDB to loan Armenia $11M for polymetallic ores production

The loan will be used to finance stripping and geologic exploration, purchase mining equipment and, partially, refinance current loans.

31 October 2014 • 09:52 AMT
Reporters Without Borders: 56 journalists killed in 2014

The largest number of journalists were killed in Syria (11), Palestine (7), Iraq (5), Libya (4) and Ukraine (5).

31 October 2014 • 09:46 AMT
Julia Stiles, Ray Liotta join Anthony Hopkins action-drama “Go With Me”

The story centers on a young woman newly returned to her hometown who becomes the subject of harassment by a crimelord.

31 October 2014 • 09:40 AMT
Isla Fisher joins “Keeping Up With the Joneses” spy comedy

Fisher, who broke out opposite Vince Vaughn in “Wedding Crashers,” was last seen in “The Great Gatsby” and “Now You See Me.”

31 October 2014 • 09:35 AMT
“Spider-Man,” “Evil Dead” helmers reteam for “Man in the Dark” thriller

The story centers on a trio of teens who get away with perfectly planned home robberies and have targeted a reclusive blind man.

31 October 2014 • 09:27 AMT
Seth Rogen to play Apple’s Steve Wozniak in Steve Jobs movie

Rogen next stars opposite James Franco in “The Interview,” which Sony will release on Christmas Day.

31 October 2014 • 09:21 AMT
LG rolls out smartphone with virtually no bezels

The tester unit features a 5.3-inch, 1080p LCD screen with 0.7mm bezels, slimmer than the width of a credit card.

31 October 2014 • 09:14 AMT
Moto 360 smartwatch leak reveals new colors

Motorola recently issued a software update for the Moto 360 which introduced a low energy mode that kicks in when the device drops to 15% power.

31 October 2014 • 09:06 AMT
Nicole Kidman joins “Slumdog Millionaire” star in “Lion”

The “Slumdog Millionaire” actor Dev Patel will play a lost boy from Calcutta who was adopted by an Australian couple

31 October 2014 • 08:58 AMT
“Wrath of Titans” scribe to adapt Ray Bradbury’s “Something Wicked”

The story follows two teen boys whose small Midwestern town is taken over by a carnival featuring a mysterious leader.

31 October 2014 • 08:53 AMT
“Ex Machina” sci-fi trailer features Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson

The trailer which teases a bizarre love story involving two male characters and an alluring robot (Alicia Vikander).

31 October 2014 • 08:45 AMT
“The Godmother” Catherine Zeta-Jones cocaine drama rounds out cast

Godmother, directed by Eva Sorhaug, will chronicle Griselda Blanco’s rise to a major position of power within the Colombian drug cartel.

31 October 2014 • 06:27 AMT
Apple in early talks to bring iPhone to Iran: report

In its most recent earnings report, Apple shared that 60 percent of its revenue for the quarter came from international sales.

31 October 2014 • 06:11 AMT
Spotify, Skype bring updates to iPad, iPhone apps

Microsoft’s Skype for iPhone was also updated with the ability to save and delete photo, as well as a faster chat load time.

31 October 2014 • 05:54 AMT
Unidentified drones fly over seven French nuclear plants

According to the company, the first drone flew over its Creys-Malville plant at Isere in south-east France, 50km east of Lyon.

31 October 2014 • 05:10 AMT
USC to host event on ‘Denial of State Violence’

Dr. Göçek analyzed the impact of processes such as development, nationalism, religious movements and collective violence on minorities.

31 October 2014 • 04:27 AMT
Samsung unveils two new mid-tier handsets

The Galaxy A3 and A5 will be Samsung’s first devices to feature fully metal bodies and its thinnest smartphones to date.

31 October 2014 • 04:17 AMT
Russia agrees to resume gas supplies to Ukraine in EU-brokered deal

The terms include the EU acting as guarantor for Ukraine’s gas purchases from Russia and helping to meet outstanding debts.

30 October 2014 • 19:58 AMT
UN: human suffering in Syria is worsening

“We are still unable to deliver sufficient quantities of aid to people in the hardest to reach areas,” Kang told the 15-nation council.

30 October 2014 • 19:45 AMT
Pirate Bay co-founder faces 6 years in jail

The Danish court found Warg and his co-defendant guilty of breaking into computers owned by technology services giant CSC.

30 October 2014 • 19:41 AMT
Norway to send 120 soldiers to join campaign against IS in Iraq

Erna Solberg said that Norwegian soldiers would not take part in any fighting but would train and assist local security forces.

30 October 2014 • 15:00 AMT
WhatsApp delays voice-calling feature untill early 2015

WhatsApp was acquired by Facebook in a big-money deal earlier this year, and the social network already operates its own Messenger app.

30 October 2014 • 14:54 AMT
Lenovo rolls out new Yoga Tablet 2 with Windows 8.1 on board

The slate follows the 8-inch and 10-inch models announced earlier this month to market and is powered by a 1.86GHz quad-core Intel Atom processor.

30 October 2014 • 14:22 AMT
Spain’s Council of State says new Catalonia vote should be blocked

The northeastern region earlier this month abandoned plans for a referendum on that day after it was blocked in the courts.

30 October 2014 • 14:11 AMT
Susan Sarandon, Naomi Watts, Elle Fanning to star in “3 Generations”

Gaby Dellal (“On a Clear Day”) is directing the indie, budgeted in the $5 million range. Production will begin in New York in early Nov.

30 October 2014 • 14:10 AMT
Higher govt. spending helps boost U.S. economy growth

In the first quarter the economy contracted at an annual rate of 2.1% after severe weather hampered economic activity.

30 October 2014 • 13:52 AMT
BBC buys John Boorman’s “Queen and Country” Cannes Fest drama

“Queen and Country” stars Callum Turner, Caleb Landry Jones, David Thewlis and Vanessa Kirby.