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22 July 2014 • 09:02 AMT
Ewan McGregor heist thriller “Son of a Gun” sold worldwide

The film is centered on a complex relationship between Australia’s public enemy number one (McGregor) and his young protege (Brenton Thwaites).

22 July 2014 • 08:47 AMT
Rooney Mara caught up in conspiracy in “Trash” trailer

Though the country in which the story takes place is unnamed, most of the characters do speak Portuguese, and filming took place Rio de Janeiro in 2013.

22 July 2014 • 08:16 AMT
Idris Elba in talks to join Guy Ritchie’s “Knights of the Roundtable”

Richie is currently working on “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.”, due January 16, 2015 with Armie Hammer and Henry Cavill on the lead roles.

22 July 2014 • 08:01 AMT
Benedict Cumberbatch as genius codebreaker in “Imitation Game” trailer

The film highlights the life and work of British mathematician Alan Turing famous for his decryption of the Enigma code used by the Nazis.

22 July 2014 • 07:29 AMT
Yahoo acquires app analytics firm Flurry

Most of the decline was due to a sharp drop in digital display advertising, which plunged 8% in the second quarter.

22 July 2014 • 06:32 AMT
Suicide bomber kills 3 foreign advisers, Afghan interpreter in Kabul

Kabul airport is home to a major operational base for NATO-led forces that have been fighting the Taliban for 12 years.

22 July 2014 • 06:22 AMT
UNICEF: over 700 million women married before 18

While the wealthiest girls in India marry at around 20 years old, the poorest do so at an average age of 15.

22 July 2014 • 06:08 AMT
Israeli minister reminds Erodgan of Armenian Genocide

“In 1915 the Turks massacred a million and a half Armenians and he accuses us … of genocide?” Yisrael Katz said.

22 July 2014 • 05:25 AMT
Malaysian jet flight recorders handed to experts in Ukraine

Experts say the “black boxes” will reveal the exact time of the incident and the altitude and exact position of the aircraft.

21 July 2014 • 14:50 AMT
VivaCell-MTS tariff reduction: calls to U.S., Canada at AMD 4,9 per minute

The reviewed Distant Call service, previously offered at AMD 13,99 per minute will be available till August 31, 2014.

21 July 2014 • 14:38 AMT
Jane Fonda, Willem Dafoe join “The Simpsons” voice cast in Season 26

“The Simpsons” has shared details of its upcoming 26th season, including the long-planned death of a character.

21 July 2014 • 13:53 AMT
EU hails Turkey’s Constitutional Court decision on Dink murder case

The Constitutional Court found that the probe in the Dink murder case violated the principle of effective investigation.

21 July 2014 • 13:46 AMT
Sandra Bullock to play Tupperware exec in “The Help” helmer’s new film

Wise came up with the idea of holding Tupperware parties, and became the first woman to appear on the cover of Businessweek in 1954.

21 July 2014 • 13:34 AMT
Fighting breaks out near railway station in Ukraine’s Donetsk

Four people were killed in clashes near the railway station and close to the airport outside Donetsk, local health officials said.

21 July 2014 • 12:51 AMT
“Happy Endings” crime drama opens Croatia’s Pula Film Festival

“Happy Endings” is a crime drama with a dark comedic edge about two unemployed middle-aged women who decide to open a massage palor.

21 July 2014 • 12:36 AMT
“The Crow”’s F. Javier Gutierrez to direct “The Ring” franchise 3rd film

Launched by Gore Verbinski, the “Ring” franchise has grossed over $400 million in theaters worldwide.

21 July 2014 • 12:28 AMT
“Saw V” helmer’s “Grizzly” unveils first trailer

James Marsden and Thomas Jane are brothers who reconcile on a camping trip with their girlfriends; Billy Bob Thornton also stars in the movie.

21 July 2014 • 12:22 AMT
Turkey fanning flames of Mideast turmoil: presidential candidate

Commenting on the Kurdish issue Demirtaş said it’s Turkey’s most important problem and “we are on the brink of solving it.”

21 July 2014 • 11:26 AMT
Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Inherent Vice” to premiere at New York Fest

The project reteams the director with star Joaquin Phoenix, who will portray noirish detective Doc Sportello in the title.

21 July 2014 • 11:12 AMT
Defense lawyers appeal against Armenian magnate’s arrest

A testimony by Igor Izmestev, a former senator now serving a life sentence, is said to have led to Hayrapetyan’s arrest.

21 July 2014 • 11:03 AMT
Overnight attacks kill at least 16 in Iraq

In June, the Islamic State launched a massive blitz offensive that brought large swaths of northern and western Iraq under their control.

21 July 2014 • 10:52 AMT
1st video of Jake Gyllenhaal as his “Nightcrawler” character

The film finds Gyllenhaal playing a small-time LA criminal who gets wept up in the nocturnal world of the city’s crime journalism community.

21 July 2014 • 10:31 AMT
Georgian PM fires 7 ministers in first cabinet reshuffle

Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development Elguja Khokrishvili will become the Minister of Environment Protection.

21 July 2014 • 10:04 AMT
“Transformers: Age of Extinction” expected to cross $1 billion globally

“Transformers” earned $709 million while the sequel “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” accumulated $836 million.

21 July 2014 • 09:31 AMT
China’s Alibaba to finance art-house icon Wong Kar-wai’s movie slate

Wong is currently a hot property in China after “The Grandmaster” became by far his biggest box office success in China and Hong Kong.

21 July 2014 • 09:18 AMT
Mark Romanek in talks to helm “The Shining” prequel “The Overlook Hotel”

Based on Stephen King’s original prologue to “The Shining”, the film will tell the origin story of the hotel through the eyes of its first owner.

21 July 2014 • 09:02 AMT
Armenian clerics injured in Tbilisi’s Surb Etchmiadzin Church attack

The Armenian Church called to thoroughly investigate the incident as a crime committed on ethnic and religious grounds.

21 July 2014 • 08:27 AMT
Border villages request Red Cross interference over Azeri shelling

Azerbaijan continues shelling border villages in Tavush province, rendering farming of the lands impossible.

21 July 2014 • 08:06 AMT
“Star Wars Episode VII” plot leaks online: report

“Star Wars Episode VII” is now in production and is scheduled to hit U.S. theaters on December 18, 2015.

21 July 2014 • 07:57 AMT
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie to topline “By the Sea” drama

The couple last appeared onscreen together in 2005’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith, where they originally met.