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19 August 2014 • 11:37 AMT
Emmy-nommed “Veep” helmer to join “Doctor Who” cast

Chris Addison will appear as a guest in the hit BBC series’ upcoming two part-finale “Dark Water / Death in Heaven.”

19 August 2014 • 11:32 AMT
Taliban insurgents, Afghan forces battling near Kabul: officials

Militants used the provinces – gateways to the capital – as launchpads for hit-and-run attacks and suicide bombings on Kabul.

19 August 2014 • 11:17 AMT
Opposition MP proposes bill to grant privileges to border villagers

He particularly proposes 50% discounts for utility bills, exemption from land and real property taxes, temporary shelters to homeless.

19 August 2014 • 10:59 AMT
Gravitas Ventures nabs “Appropriate Behavior” Sundance comedy

Since Sundance, “Appropriate Behavior” has been playing on the festival circuit, and it won the screenwriting Grand Jury Award at Outfest.

19 August 2014 • 10:25 AMT
Giovanni Ribisi joins stellar cast of “Meadowland”

The film, which started shooting in New York City, stars Olivia Wilde, Luke Wilson, Elisabeth Moss and Natasha Lyonne.

19 August 2014 • 10:17 AMT
UN launches major aid operation in Iraq

“This is a very, very significant aid push and certainly one of the largest I can recall in quite a while,” Adrian Edwards said.

19 August 2014 • 10:13 AMT
NBC developing Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino’s “Devil’s Advocate” into series

The original movie starred Keanu Reeves as an ambitious young lawyer who is tempted to trade his soul to the Devil for supernatural courtroom skills.

19 August 2014 • 09:53 AMT
“Charlie Countryman” director to helm “Olympus Has Fallen” sequel

Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart and Morgan Freeman are reprising their roles for the feature, which moves the action to London.

19 August 2014 • 09:37 AMT
Sophie Cookson to star opposite Adrien Brody in “Emperor”

Other cast members in “Emperor,” directed by Lee Tamahori, include Paz Vega (“Talk to Her”), Gotz Otto (“Cloud Atlas”) Bill Skarsgard (“Anna Karenina”).

19 August 2014 • 09:35 AMT
Samsung acquires U.S. air conditioner distributor Quietside

“This acquisition is expected to be of help to our future smart home business,” Samsung Electronics said in a statement.

19 August 2014 • 09:16 AMT
“Fault in Our Stars” helmer eyed for “Lestat” vampire flick reboot

Universal recently acquired the rights to author Anne Rice’s novels in “The Vampire Chronicles” series.

19 August 2014 • 09:14 AMT
Israeli, Palestinian negotiators resume indirect Gaza talks

Israel says the blockade is needed to prevent arms smuggling, but critics say the measures have amounted to collective punishment.

19 August 2014 • 09:01 AMT
Gisele Bundchen tops Forbes’ Highest-Paid Models list

Other models who make it to the second and third place of Forbes’ Highest Paid Models respectively are Doutzen Kroes and Adriana Lima.

19 August 2014 • 08:42 AMT
Sigourney Weaver joins “A Monster Calls” award-winning novel adaptation

“A Monster Calls” is about a young boy who attempts to deal his mother’s terminal illness by escaping into a fantastical world.

19 August 2014 • 08:02 AMT
Dozens killed as rocket fire hits convoy in Ukraine

In Kiev, a military spokesman, asked about visual evidence of the attack, said there was video footage on the Internet.

19 August 2014 • 07:35 AMT
Czech firm to build livestock breeding facility in Artsakh

The Czech businessmen said the location will adequately provide all of the necessary resources required for the project.

19 August 2014 • 07:26 AMT
4.5 million people’s personal data stolen in U.S. hospital group hack

The attack, which Community Health Systems believed originated in China, happened in April and June this year.

19 August 2014 • 07:17 AMT
Bulgaria halts South Stream gas pipeline project

The South Stream pipeline is expected to carry Russian gas across the Black Sea to Southern and Central European countries.

19 August 2014 • 06:59 AMT
U.S. completes destruction of Syria’s deadliest chemical weapons

John Kerry said that the destruction of the chemicals was a milestone, but that Assad’s arsenal still presented a threat.

18 August 2014 • 14:05 AMT
Armenia to support violence-stricken Yazidis: presidential spokesman

“Use of violence against any ethnic and religious minority group, specifically against Iraqi Yazidis, is absolutely unacceptable,” the statement said.

18 August 2014 • 13:49 AMT
Israel mulls Armenian Genocide recognition?

Israeli and Armenian officials are holding intensive talks for Jerusalem’s recognition of the 1915 Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire,

18 August 2014 • 13:29 AMT
China says Mercedes guilty of manipulating spare parts price

Overseas companies in the pharmaceuticals, technology and food sector have also faced investigation in recent months.

18 August 2014 • 13:01 AMT
“The Drop” thriller trailer features Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace

“The Drop” sees Hardy’s character Marti A Robinson mixed up in a botched robbery and subsequent investigation.

18 August 2014 • 12:59 AMT
LG to show curved ultrawide monitor at IFA in Berlin

The company is holding off announcing more performance details, for now, nor is it saying what the new monitors will cost.

18 August 2014 • 12:39 AMT
Disney eyes 2015 as “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” production date

The studio is asking the Australian government to increase its incentives to secure what is being mooted as the biggest budget feature to shoot in Australia.

18 August 2014 • 11:57 AMT
EU pledges $168mln to assist producers hit by Russia’s ban

The Commission aims to compensate producers who decide to not harvest some of their goods or give products away for free.

18 August 2014 • 11:36 AMT
Armenian man opens fire at Turkish embassy in Moscow

The man shot at the signboard on the embassy building after parking his car in the street in the morning hours.

18 August 2014 • 11:03 AMT
Turkey summons German envoy over spying report, official says

Germany is Turkey’s largest trading partner in the EU and is also home to some three million Turks, the largest diaspora in Europe.

18 August 2014 • 10:56 AMT
Saudi prince convoy attacked in Paris, 250 000 euros stolen

“In the vehicle there was roughly 250,000 euros in cash and official documents from the embassy,” police spokesman said.

18 August 2014 • 10:52 AMT
Hilary Swank, Tommy Lee Jones in “Homesman’ Western trailer

“The Homesman”‘s all-star ensemble cast includes Meryl Streep, her daughter Grace Gummer, Hailee Steinfeld, James Spader and Jesse Plemons.