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17 September 2014 • 15:05 AMT
UN human rights team says barred from visiting Azeri jails

The team said they had also been barred from completing work at some sites to which they had been initially admitted.

17 September 2014 • 14:52 AMT
Marvel’s “Doctor Strange” filming date set, Joaquin Phoenix “in final talks”

Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige previously said that Doctor Strange will be a “crazy acid trip”.

17 September 2014 • 14:22 AMT
Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts’ “While We’re Young” sells worldwide

The dramedy stars Stiller and Watts as a married couple whose lives are disrupted by the arrival of a younger couple, played by Adam Driver and Amanda Seyfried.

17 September 2014 • 13:55 AMT
Microsoft launches its first smartwatch-compatible OneNote app

Elsewhere, the company also announced that it is delivering an update to its iOS 8 version of the app.

17 September 2014 • 13:41 AMT
Samsung “developing Galaxy Grand Prime selfie-centric smartphone”

A 5-megapixel front-facing camera backed up by a range of software features is listed as the device’s centerpiece.

17 September 2014 • 13:21 AMT
“Kings of Summer” helmer to film Tom Hiddleston in “Skull Island”

Hiddleston won praise for his work in “Only Lovers Left Alive” and “Midnight in Paris,” among other films.

17 September 2014 • 13:08 AMT
“The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” unleashes new banner

The final film will bring to an epic conclusion the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield and the Company of Dwarves.

17 September 2014 • 12:34 AMT
Envoy: Vatican was warned of Pope assassination attempt risk

The leader of the Roman Catholic Church could also be vulnerable when he travels to Turkey in November, the ambassador said.

17 September 2014 • 12:15 AMT
“Game of Thrones” actor joins “Bleed for This” boxing bio

Ben Younger (2005’s “Prime”) is writing and directing Bleed for This, which is executive produced by Martin Scorsese.

17 September 2014 • 12:02 AMT
Ukraine’s PM says million of civil servants to be screened for loyalty

“All the bodies of central power who worked at the time of President Yanukovich will fall under this law,” Yatseniuk said.

17 September 2014 • 11:45 AMT
Microsoft’s Windows Phone 9 tipped for January 2015 debut: report

The computing giant is holding a Windows-themed press conference on September 30, where the future of the operating system will be mapped out.

17 September 2014 • 11:13 AMT
Obama to address U.S. troops on ‘strategy to destroy’ IS

Iraqi and Kurdish peshmerga forces backed by U.S. jets and drones have been advancing against IS positions in northern Iraq.

17 September 2014 • 11:04 AMT
France arrests suspects of recruiting women to join Islamists in Syria

A Frenchman who fought with the Islamic State group is suspected of attacking a Jewish museum in Brussels in May.

17 September 2014 • 11:00 AMT
Google Glass available to purchase online through Net-a-Porter

The luxury fashion retailers have become the first third-party outlets to offer the headset, stocking it in a range of colours and styles.

17 September 2014 • 10:38 AMT
Broad Green Pictures nabs “99 Homes” Venice Fest drama

The recently launched distributor said it will release “99 Homes,” which stars Andrew Garfield, in the spring of 2015 and launch an Oscar campaign.

17 September 2014 • 10:12 AMT
Publisher: Greek law caught Turkish, Azeri propagandists by surprise

Azeri commentators also made contradictory claims even though the Greek law has nothing to do with Azerbaijan, Sassounian says.

17 September 2014 • 10:03 AMT
“Citizenfour” Edward Snowden doc to premiere at New York Film Fest

The Fest kicks off on Sept. 27 with the premiere of Fincher‘s “Gone Girl” and concludes on Oct. 13 with Inarritu‘s “Birdman.”

17 September 2014 • 09:53 AMT
“Lucifer” Vertigo comic given put-pilot commitment on FOX

“Lucifer” centers around the Lord of Hell after he abandons his kingdom for the gorgeous, shimmering insanity of Los Angeles.

17 September 2014 • 09:41 AMT
Armenia’s economy to be affected by Russia slowdown: Moody’s

The revised figures are based on the forecast for the Russian economy to contract by 1.0% in 2014, followed by stagnation in 2015.

17 September 2014 • 09:35 AMT
“Nice Guys” Ryan Gosling-Russell Crowe thriller finds female leads

The script tells of a private detective (Gosling) and a jaded racketeer (Crowe) who must team up to find a missing actress.

17 September 2014 • 09:21 AMT
Matthew McConaughey in Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar” sci-fi poster

“Interstellar,” which also stars Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain and Michael Caine, was co-written by Christopher and Jonathan Nolan.

17 September 2014 • 08:53 AMT
Meryl Streep as scary witch in Disney’s “Into the Woods” poster

The film blends multiple Brothers Grimm fairy tales, and boasts stars like Emily Blunt, Chris Pine, Anna Kendrick and Johnny Depp.

17 September 2014 • 08:45 AMT
Netflix picks up “Love” Judd Apatow comedy to series

The series follows a couple who navigates the exhilarations and humiliations of intimacy, commitment, and other things they were hoping to avoid.

17 September 2014 • 08:21 AMT
Jack Huston to topline Timur Bekmambetov’s “Ben-Hur” remake

Released in 1959, director William Wyler’s “Ben-Hur” starred Charlton Heston in the title role. It won 11 Oscars, including best picture.

17 September 2014 • 08:03 AMT
Sony expects annual loss to swell to more than $2 billion

The company is recording a “goodwill impairment charge” of 180 billion yen ($1.7 billion) in the July-September quarter.

17 September 2014 • 07:56 AMT
At least 48 rebels killed in Syrian govt. airstrike: monitor

Around a dozen fighters and multiple rebel commanders were also confirmed killed in the bombardment, which targeted Talbiseh.

17 September 2014 • 07:20 AMT
Dropbox suspends auto-upload feature in iOS apps

There’s no timeframe for when Dropbox will resolve the issue, but it says it is working with Apple to sort things out.

17 September 2014 • 06:57 AMT
Panasonic unveils hybrid smartphone-camera

The Android device has a Leica lens and a 1in, 20-megapixel sensor more often found in Panasonic’s dedicated cameras.

17 September 2014 • 06:41 AMT
U.S. organizing summit on UN peacekeeping

Most of those killed were military personnel, and 44 peacekeepers died in the Darfur mission in western Sudan.

17 September 2014 • 06:35 AMT
Lavrov says further sanctions will aggravate Ukrainian crisis

The minister stressed that Russia reserves the right to take action to protect its legitimate interests, including national security.