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09 September 2014 • 11:16 AMT
A24 nabs Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts drama “While We’re Young”

Stiller and Watts play a childless couple who befriend a young couple played by Driver and Seyfried and learn to loosen up.

09 September 2014 • 10:54 AMT
“Penny Dreadful” his horror series Season 2 announces new guest stars

“Penny Dreadful” will return with its second season in 2015. Filming is currently taking place in Dublin, Ireland.

09 September 2014 • 10:33 AMT
“Top Gun 2” Tom Cruise classic sequel lands writer

Cruise is slated to return as ace pilot Maverick in a story that aims to show the relevance of good old fashioned pilots in today’s high-tech war environment.

09 September 2014 • 10:20 AMT
Twitter ventures into e-commerce, tests buy button

The button will be presented inside tweets, giving users the chance to buy an item directly. From there, it is possible to enter payment and shipping details.

09 September 2014 • 10:06 AMT
iPhone 6 full specs, release date leaked

Outed by China Mobile, the handset spec sheet is now out in the public domain. It includes a 4.7-inch, 1134 x 750 resolution screen covered in sapphire glass.

09 September 2014 • 09:50 AMT
Dubai relaunches “world’s largest” airport construction

Dubai ruler has approved the $32-billion expansion project, with a timeframe of six to eight years to complete it.

09 September 2014 • 09:37 AMT
EU sanctions to target Russian oil companies, gas still untouched

Russia has indicated they would retaliate against any further sanctions, potentially by blocking foreign airlines from their airspace.

09 September 2014 • 09:09 AMT
U.S. hails new Iraqi govt. as “major milestone” in fighting IS

Secretary of State John Kerry said Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s cabinet had the “potential to unite all of Iraq’s diverse communities”.

09 September 2014 • 09:08 AMT
4 Ukrainian servicemen killed, 29 injured since start of ceasefire

The ceasefire, part of a wider peace plan, has largely held across eastern Ukraine but some areas, have seen sporadic shelling and gunfire.

08 September 2014 • 16:33 AMT
Germany arrests 3 suspects of Somalia’s Islamist group

The group, which is seeking to overthrow the UN-backed Somali government, frequently attacks official targets.

08 September 2014 • 16:07 AMT
Poland’s president to accept Cabinet resignation this week

Kopacz is the coalition’s candidate for new premier but needs President Bronislaw Komorowski’s endorsement.

08 September 2014 • 11:58 AMT
Austrian reporter refused Azeri visa over visiting Artsakh

Reporter Jutta Bauer was accompanying Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz during his visit to the South Caucasus.

08 September 2014 • 11:08 AMT
Russian, U.S. officials to discuss 1987 arms control treaty

The U.S. says Russia has violated the treaty by testing a ground-launched cruise missile that is banned under the accord.

08 September 2014 • 10:57 AMT
Sepp Blatter confirms seeking another term as FIFA president

The 78-year-old announced his intention to go for a fifth term in charge of world football’s governing body.

08 September 2014 • 10:43 AMT
Jihadists intend to create “house of blood’: UN human rights chief

Zeid urged the world to make halting the “increasingly conjoined conflicts in Iraq and Syria” an “immediate and urgent priority.”

08 September 2014 • 09:29 AMT
Russia to respond ‘asymmetrically’ to new sanctions: PM

“If Western carriers have to bypass our airspace, this could drive many struggling airlines into bankruptcy,” Medvedev said.

08 September 2014 • 09:24 AMT
Turkey should prioritize freedom of speech: EU official

“I am impressed by what has been done in your economic development,” the vice president of the EU Commission said.

08 September 2014 • 08:07 AMT
House-sized asteroid passes Earth: NASA

The object caused an explosion and earth tremor, leaving a crater 12m across and 5m deep near the city’s airport.

08 September 2014 • 07:56 AMT
Saudi Arabian court jails 6 for traveling abroad to fight

Officials say there are more than 2,500 Saudis now outside the country who are believed to be working with militant organizations.

08 September 2014 • 07:41 AMT
Shelling near Donetsk airport undermines Ukraine ceasefire

Ukrainian security official Volodymyr Poliovyi said 864 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed since the conflict began.

08 September 2014 • 07:12 AMT
GM to offer almost self-driving cars in 2 years

GM CEO Mary Barra says the system would allow you to drive long distances with the car doing much of the work.

06 September 2014 • 14:40 AMT
Facebook to spend billions to bring Internet to everyone: Zuckerberg

“I believe that … when everyone is on the Internet all of our businesses and economies will be better,” Zuckerberg said.

06 September 2014 • 14:18 AMT
Syrian warplanes bomb IS-run bakery, training camp: monitor

The group has been overseeing most aspects of civilian life in the city including bakeries, banks, schools, courts and mosques.

06 September 2014 • 14:06 AMT
Davutoğlu’s govt. wins vote of confidence in Turkish parliament

The other four AKP deputies who didn’t vote Sept 6 had earlier reported their personal excuses to the party administration.

06 September 2014 • 10:24 AMT
AMA to host “Hundred Years Wandering” exhibition

The opening reception will be will be accompanied by musical interpretations of jazz standards by vocalist Leva Berberian.

06 September 2014 • 10:20 AMT
Tom Hanks, Sting among Kennedy Center honors nominees

McBride, now 72, became the New York City Ballet’s youngest principal dancer at the age of 18, a position she held for 28 years.

06 September 2014 • 09:46 AMT
Greek PM expects economy growth for first time in 8 years

Antonis Samaras also promised a 30 percent reduction in the taxation of heating oil, reversing a measure imposed in 2012.

06 September 2014 • 09:40 AMT
Azeri citizen detained in Karabakh cross-border attempt

Javid Samiroglu Mammadov, was detained by Nagorno Karabakh army servicemen when attempting to cross the contact line.

06 September 2014 • 09:17 AMT
European Union slaps new economic sanctions on Russia

A further 24 people were added to a list of those barred from entry to the bloc and whose assets in the EU are frozen.

06 September 2014 • 09:07 AMT
Daniel Varoujan Hejinian’s art to be exhibited in Armenia

Hejinian was born in Aleppo to parents who survived the genocide. At the age of 19, he went to Armenia to study art.