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13 October 2014 • 15:28 AMT
Hackers leak 200,000 personal Snapchat photos following threats

In January, a Snapchat hack saw around 4.6 million usernames and phone numbers leaked online due to a security loophole in the popular messaging service.

13 October 2014 • 15:14 AMT
Black caviar production launches in Karabakh

An annual production volume of 30 tons is planned in 7 years to place Karabakh among the top exporters.

13 October 2014 • 14:43 AMT
Turkey denies agreement on airbase use with U.S.

Turkey and the U.S. reached a new agreement on the training of Syrian opposition forces, the sources reportedly said.

13 October 2014 • 14:23 AMT
Best-selling crime novelist Patricia Cornwell to write drama for CBS

The drama will focus on a character named Angie Steele, a brilliant, unorthodox detective who works for San Diego’s Major Crimes Unit.

13 October 2014 • 14:14 AMT
“The Tribe,” “Party Girl” nommed for European Discovery award

The nominees were picked by an expert panel made up of members of the European Film Academy and reps of the Fipresci int’l federation of film critics.

13 October 2014 • 14:05 AMT
Sharlto Copley as homicide detective in “Powers” trailer

Copley’s Christian Walker, along with Deena Pilgrim played by Susan Heyward, is assigned to investigate cases involving people with extraordinary abilities.

13 October 2014 • 13:53 AMT
“Next to Her” drama to open Israel Film Festival

Twenty-eight narrative and documentary films will screen at the festival, IFF’s founder and executive director announced.

13 October 2014 • 13:28 AMT
October 13 marks International Day for Disaster Reduction

“When a natural disaster hits, older persons suffer disproportionately high levels of death and injuries,” Ban Ki-moon said.

13 October 2014 • 12:29 AMT
French economist wins Nobel Prize

The prize, officially called the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, was set up in 1968.

13 October 2014 • 12:16 AMT
OSCE donates equipment to Ministry of Emergency Situations

The Office also plans to provide full sets of protection gear, including chemical protection suits, masks, gloves, rubber boots and glasses.

13 October 2014 • 11:13 AMT
IS suicide bomber detonates truck near Syrian-Turkish border

The attack took place about 2 km north of Kobani, which has been the scene of heavy clashes between Kurdish forces and IS fighters.

13 October 2014 • 10:54 AMT
Two Azeri Islamic State fighters killed in Syria: media

Exact numbers of Azerbaijani fighters in Syria are not known. Estimates in news reports have ranged from 200 to 300.

13 October 2014 • 10:50 AMT
Antalya Golden Orange Film Fest opens amid political turbulence

Giorgi Ovashvili’s “Corn Island,” which is Georgia’s foreign Oscar candidate and took the top prize in Karlovy Vary opened the fest.

13 October 2014 • 10:37 AMT
Guillermo del Toro’s “Book of Life” visual feast in every frame: review

“The Book of Life” is a colorful and vibrant animated story based around the Mexican Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration.

13 October 2014 • 10:16 AMT
“Journey to Heart of French Cinema” doc release date set

The project is inspired by Martin Scorsese’s “Personal Journey through American Movies” (1995) and “My Voyage to Italian Cinema” (1999).

13 October 2014 • 10:16 AMT
BBC: huge investments keep West from sanctioning Azerbaijan

The crackdown is taking place as oil-rich Azerbaijan chairs Europe’s leading pro-democracy institution, the Council of Europe.

13 October 2014 • 10:00 AMT
“Citizenfour” Edward Snowden documentary unveils new trailer

Executive produced by Steven Soderbergh (“Ocean’s Eleven,” “Traffic”), the documentary has been billed as powerful and chilling.

13 October 2014 • 09:32 AMT
Armenian, Serbian leaders talk Kosovo, Karabakh, EEU

President Serzh Sargsyan and his Serbian counterpart Tomislav Nikolic issued statements, summarizing the latter’s visit to Armenia.

13 October 2014 • 09:31 AMT
French bank, Twitter team up to let customers transfer money via tweets

“Twitter wants to more explicitly demonstrate the overall value of its network as an advertising platform,” Thomas Husson said.

13 October 2014 • 08:44 AMT
David Bowie premieres jazzy new song “Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)”

“Sue” features the Maria Schneider Orchestra and was produced by Bowie’s longtime collaborator Tony Visconti.

13 October 2014 • 08:39 AMT
Zuckerberg in Indonesia to connect more poor to Internet

The Facebook CEO also met Indonesian President-elect Joko Widodo, who used social media extensively in his campaign.

13 October 2014 • 08:36 AMT
“Guardians of Galaxy” scribe to pen “Gamora” comic for Marvel

The new Gamora series will be the fourth spinoff from Marvel’s central Guardians of the Galaxy title when it debuts in spring 2015.

13 October 2014 • 08:25 AMT
Keanu Reeves responds to “Dr. Strange” rumor

Reeves became one of fans’ favorites to headline the upcoming film after Joaquin Phoenix dropped out of talks to play the Sorcerer Supreme.

13 October 2014 • 08:15 AMT
“Dracula Untold” proves successful at foreign box office

Dracula Untold chronicles the transformation of Vlad the Impaler (Luke Evans) into the world’s most notorious vampire.

13 October 2014 • 07:06 AMT
Artsakh President, MEP discuss NKR-Europe cooperation

Sahakyan described relations with European countries as one of most significant directions of Artsakh’s foreign policy agenda.

13 October 2014 • 06:06 AMT
West’s sanctions boost Russia’s drone industry: official

Syroyezhko said that economic sanctions against Russia had made the manufacturers of unmanned aerial vehicles operate more effectively.

13 October 2014 • 05:47 AMT
Paralympic champ Pistorius returns to court for sentencing

June and Barry Steenkamp told NBC News of their “disbelief” that the court had believed Pistorius’s version of events.

13 October 2014 • 05:37 AMT
S. Korea vows ‘strong response’ after exchange of fire with North

North Korea has long criticized the leaflet drops as provocative and it has threatened to respond to them with force.

13 October 2014 • 05:21 AMT
International donors pledge $5.4bn for Palestinians

The total, announced by the Norwegian Foreign Minister exceeded the $4bn the Palestinian Authority had asked for.

13 October 2014 • 05:04 AMT
Turkey agrees to let coalition forces use its bases to fight militants

American officials are “continuing to talk to the Turks about other ways that they can play an important role, Rice said.