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23 September 2014 • 06:00 AMT
Swiss bank UBS fails to overturn tax evasion bail order in France

The Zurich-based bank said it was informed of the appeals court decision, which it said failed to take into account the arguments it put forward.

23 September 2014 • 04:59 AMT
WHO says number of Ebola cases could reach 20,000 by early Nov

The latest findings come as the WHO’s official count for the outbreak has surged past 5,800 people infected and 2,800 deaths.

23 September 2014 • 04:27 AMT
White House announces crackdown on tax avoidance deals

The practice involves a U.S. firm merging with a firm in a country with a lower tax rate and has become popular over recent years.

23 September 2014 • 04:21 AMT
UN mulls requests to blacklist foreign extremist fighters: report

According to the confidential requests made to the Security Council’s al Qaeda sanctions committee, 15 names will be designated.

22 September 2014 • 17:15 AMT
Algeria says top militant with links to al Qaeda killed

Experts say locals in these regions have increasingly cooperated with government efforts to root out the last vestiges of the group.

22 September 2014 • 16:55 AMT
Ericsson buys majority stake in enterprise services firm Apcera

The software provides a way for organizations to stage and run an application or set of applications as a cloud service.

22 September 2014 • 16:47 AMT
French Foreign Minister rules out air strikes against IS in Syria

Islamic State is a hard-line Sunni Islamist group that has seized a third of Iraq and large swaths of territory across Syria.

22 September 2014 • 15:02 AMT
Colin Farrell to star in “True Detective” hit series Season 2

“Fast and Furious” helmer Justin Lin will reportedly direct the first two episodes of the second season.

22 September 2014 • 15:02 AMT
Apple sells record 10 million iPhone 6 devices over weekend

“Sales for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus exceeded our expectations for the launch weekend,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said.

22 September 2014 • 14:58 AMT
“Game of Thrones” to bring back Tywin Lannister in Season 5

New faces in the upcoming installment include Jonathan Pryce as the High Sparrow, Alexander Siddig as Doran Martell, and many others.

22 September 2014 • 14:44 AMT
Libya’s rival groups agree to hold talks, UN says

The statement also urged the rivals to agree on a timeline to pull out fighters and armed groups from major cities and airports.

22 September 2014 • 14:33 AMT
Workers at 4 Amazon warehouses in Germany go on strike over pay

Amazon employs more than 9,000 people in Germany. The German market is Amazon’s second-biggest market behind the U.S.

22 September 2014 • 14:08 AMT
Islamic state urges to attack French, U.S. citizens

“It will be broken and defeated, just as all your previous campaigns were broken and defeated,” Abu Muhammad al-Adnani said.

22 September 2014 • 13:59 AMT
“Sea Fog” selected as South Korea contender for foreign Oscar race

The film is a sea-borne tale of desperation both on the part of economic refugees and the fishermen who transport them across unsafe waters.

22 September 2014 • 13:39 AMT
John Malkovich as ladykiller in “Casanova Variations” trailer

The film tells two stories from the life of the famous lothario, whose name is synonymous with romance and seduction.

22 September 2014 • 13:20 AMT
Armenia to deploy peacekeeping contingent in Lebanon in Oct

“Armenia, along with the international community, is highly concerned with the developments in the Middle East,” the President said.

22 September 2014 • 12:51 AMT
President: right to self-determination fundamental principle to Armenia

“We reject the approach which requires asking permission before exercising this universally recognized principle,” Serzh Sargsyan said.

22 September 2014 • 12:12 AMT
Martin Scorsese to exec produce Martha Pinson’s “Tomorrow”

The film, which explores the difficult reintegration into normal society of battle-worn soldiers, starts production in London.

22 September 2014 • 12:01 AMT
Magnolia nabs “Kill Me Three Times” Toronto Fest thriller

The Australian thriller was penned by James McFarland and stars Simon Pegg as a hitman set loose on a sleepy Australian town.

22 September 2014 • 11:53 AMT
NASA arrives into Martian orbit in search of lost water

Maven began its journey on November 18, 2013, launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It carries three instrument packages.

22 September 2014 • 11:04 AMT
Turkey accused of conspiring with IS against Assad after hostage release

The Turkish President Erdogan says the release is the result of a covert operation by Turkish intelligence that must remain a secret.

22 September 2014 • 10:12 AMT
Getty Images rolls out free photo app for iOS

Photos are organised into news, sports, entertainment and archival categories curated by Getty editors.

22 September 2014 • 10:01 AMT
Samsung Galaxy A5 smartphone leaks online

Under the hood, the phone is said to include Snapdragon 400 processor, 16GB of storage, and a 2,330-mAh battery.

22 September 2014 • 09:41 AMT
Reza Mirkarimi’s “Today” picked as Iran’s foreign Oscar entry

The picture is the story of a Tehran taxi driver who becomes the protector of a pregnant woman after he rushes her to hospital.

22 September 2014 • 09:24 AMT
“Maze Runner” YA bestseller adaptation triumphs in box-office debut

Liam Neeson‘s “Walk Among the Tombstones” finished a distant second and the family comedy “This Is Where I Leave You” was third.

22 September 2014 • 09:09 AMT
Japan’s Takashi Miike to receive maverick director award at Rome Fest

New film “As the Gods Will” returns Miike to his gory roots, after delivering police thriller “Shield of Straw” last year in Cannes.

22 September 2014 • 08:52 AMT
Angelina Jolie to direct “Africa” drama for Skydance

The film centers on paleo-archaeologist Richard Leakey’s battle with ivory poachers that threaten the existence of the African elephant population.

22 September 2014 • 08:46 AMT
Australia seeks new security powers after counter-terrorism raids

Under the legislation, it would be a crime for an Australian citizen to travel to any area overseas once the government has declared it off limits.

22 September 2014 • 08:39 AMT
TNT developing first moonwalker Neil Armstrong miniseries

Al Reinert (“Apollo 13”, “From the Earth to the Moon”) will pen the script for the four-hour event miniseries.

22 September 2014 • 08:26 AMT
Acclaimed author Paul Theroux’s “Elephanta Suite” gets film treatment

Theroux’s earlier novels have also been turned into films such as 1979’s “Saint Jack” and 1986’s “The Mosquito Coast”.