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02 September 2014 • 14:41 AMT
Facebook’s acquisition of WhatsApp under EU scrutiny

The $16 bn deal was brokered in Feb but is yet to receive EU ratification, with the institution due to make a decision on the matter next month.

02 September 2014 • 14:21 AMT
San Sebastian Film fest to honor Oscar-winner Benicio del Toro

Del Toro’s latest film “Escobar: Paradise Lost,” a Chapter 2 and Roxbury co-production, will close the Pearls Selection at the festival.

02 September 2014 • 13:45 AMT
Report: scores killed as Boko Haram insurgents overrun Nigerian town

The sources said there were heavy casualties on both sides. One security source said as many as 5,000 people fled the town.

02 September 2014 • 13:31 AMT
“Paradise in Service” Taiwanese war romance to open Busan Int’l Film Fest

The film by the director of Love and Monga is about a young soldier’s struggles amid military conflicts between China and Taiwan in the 1960s-’70s.

02 September 2014 • 13:16 AMT
Afghan militants consider joining Islamic State

Mirwais said that if IS, which he called by its Arabic acronym Daish, proved a true Islamic caliphate, they would link up with it.

02 September 2014 • 12:59 AMT
“Game of Thrones” star joins “Star Wars Episode VII” cast

The plot centers around a trio of young leads, along with characters from the previous installments.

02 September 2014 • 12:52 AMT
Opinion poll shows soaring Hamas popularity

Hamas’s charter does not recognize Israel and seeks a state in the whole of ancient Palestine, including Israel.

02 September 2014 • 12:40 AMT
Luke Evans as Transylvanian lord in “Dracula Untold” trailer

Evans most recently starred in “The Hobbit: Desmonth of Smaug” as Bard and will appear in the third instalment of the trilogy.

02 September 2014 • 12:32 AMT
“Madame Bovary” deserves to find discerning arthouse niche: review

“Director Sophie Barthes’ subdued take on “Madame Bovary” similarly reveals a sly intelligence at the helm,” the review said.

02 September 2014 • 11:40 AMT
Stephen King’s “Big Driver” teaser features Maria Bello

The eerie video shows Maria Bello’s clean face altering into a bruised one which later intersperses with a shot of a dark road.

02 September 2014 • 11:19 AMT
Willem Dafoe as cult helmer in “Pasolini” Venice fest drama trailer

The film reconstructs the last day in the life of an Italian famous filmmaker and poet Pier Paolo Pasolini who was murdered in 1975.

02 September 2014 • 11:17 AMT
WHO provides food to record 4.1 million people in Syria

The UN agency said it was able to reach more people because of a Security Council resolution adopted in July.

02 September 2014 • 10:58 AMT
Red Cross confirms info on Armenian hostage in Azerbaijan

On August 26, Armenian citizen Sargis Ananyan crossed the Armenia-Azerbaijan border near the Azerbaijani village of Kamerli.

02 September 2014 • 10:54 AMT
Apple reveals top ten reasons for rejecting apps

Apple’s new Common App Rejections page explains the top ten reasons why apps were rejected at the end of August 2014.

02 September 2014 • 10:48 AMT
Bomb attack kills at least nine policemen in Egypt’s Sinai

The bomb was reportedly detonated remotely as they travelled through the village of Wefaq, near the Gaza border.

02 September 2014 • 10:26 AMT
Detained Armenian magnate transferred to hospital

On September 8 and 12 respectively, protest rallies against Hayrapetyan’s detention will be held in Brussels and New York.

02 September 2014 • 10:18 AMT
Samsung NX1 mirrorless camera details leaked

According to this list, the NX1 will have a 28 megapixel CMOS sensor with Samsung’s patented ISOCELL “isolated cells” technology.

02 September 2014 • 09:57 AMT
Support for Scottish independence rises dramatically in Aug: poll

The lead of the “No” campaign to reject independence has slumped to 6 points from 22 points at the start of August.

02 September 2014 • 09:54 AMT
Artsakh marks 23rd anniversary of independence

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan issued a congratulatory message on Independence Day of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic.

02 September 2014 • 09:31 AMT
Steven Soderbergh’s “Magic Mike XXL” launches production

Soderbergh passed the director’s torch to his oft-collaborator Gregory Jacobs, who was Soderbergh’s first assistant director on “Side Effects.”

02 September 2014 • 09:21 AMT
Iran unveils new surface-to-air missile, two radar systems

Gen. Farzad Esmaili said the missile will enable Iranian forces to “shoot down any hostile target,” even at high altitudes.

02 September 2014 • 09:18 AMT
Idris Elba thriller “No Good Deed” unveils first-of-a-kind media campaign

On Instagram, users are invited to explore the suspense of “No Good Deed” via the new interactive experience “Terror Hits Home”.

02 September 2014 • 08:58 AMT
James Franco’s “The Sound and the Fury” novel adaptation clip

The film captures the lives and passions of the Compsons, a once proud Southern family caught in a tragic spiral of loss and misfortune.

02 September 2014 • 08:40 AMT
Drone video reveals scale of Apple’s new ‘spaceship’ headquarters

The late Apple cofounder, Steve Jobs, has said the aim of the project was to build “the best office building in the world”.

02 September 2014 • 08:02 AMT
Iconic models in French-Armenian perfumer’s My Burberry campaign

“My Burberry is the true embodiment of our brand, in scent, in design and in attitude,” Burberry’s chief executive officer says.

02 September 2014 • 07:49 AMT
Focus World nabs Julianne Moore, Robert Pattinson’s “Maps to the Stars”

Focus World is eyeing an early 2015 release for “Maps to the Stars,” which earned Moore best actress honors at the Cannes Film Festival in May.

02 September 2014 • 07:33 AMT
Ukraine’s Defense Minister says Russia launched ‘great war’

“Unfortunately, the losses in such a war will be measured not in the hundreds but thousands and tens of thousands,” Heletey said.

02 September 2014 • 07:16 AMT
Islamic State carries out ethnic cleansing in northern Iraq: AI

Hundreds, possibly thousands, of women and children, along with scores of men, from the Yezidi minority have also been abducted.

02 September 2014 • 07:05 AMT
Clashes in Libya’s Benghazi kill 31, official says

The official said Hifter’s side lost 20 fighters while the militiamen had 11 killed. He said 36 fighters in all were wounded.

02 September 2014 • 06:41 AMT
Australia set to step up its partnership with NATO

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has used a number of recent speeches to signal a more muscular approach to foreign policy.