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18 July 2014 • 10:36 AMT
NA European Integration Committee future work discussed

The event was aimed at identifying how the Standing Committee on European Integration could improve its functioning.

18 July 2014 • 10:26 AMT
New Horizons International Festival highlights Polish films

Among competition entries are “How to Disappear Completely” by Przemysław Wojcieszek, and “Calling” by Marcin Dudziak.

18 July 2014 • 10:19 AMT
UN says violence in Iraq killed over 5,500 civilians in 2014

The report documents human rights violations by the Islamic State group as well as Iraqi security forces and associated groups.

18 July 2014 • 10:11 AMT
”The Conjuring” spinoff trailer: blood-filled backstory of “Annabelle”

Annabelle Wallis and Ward Horton star in the film, which was directed by John R. Leonetti and written by Gary Dauberman.

18 July 2014 • 10:10 AMT
Google reports 22% jump in Q2 revenue

Google has reported a 22% jump in revenue during the second quarter period from March through June compared to a year earlier.

18 July 2014 • 09:46 AMT
Turkey’s Constitutional Court rules Dink murder ‘not efficiently probed’

The local court recommended an investigation into nine officials following a European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) decision.

18 July 2014 • 09:37 AMT
“Avengers: Age of Ultron” unveils news details ahead of Comic-Con

Director Joss Whedon talked about the other new characters Quicksilver (Aaron Johnson) and Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen).

18 July 2014 • 09:15 AMT
Bucheon Int’l Fest of Fantastic Film celebrates Tinto Brass

The Bucheon International Festival of Fantastic Film has built a standout reputation as Asia’s leading genre film festival.

18 July 2014 • 09:01 AMT
Ben Whishaw to replace Colin Firth as voice of Paddington Bear

The family film producers have been searching for a “slightly more open and younger voice” for the optimistic bear.

18 July 2014 • 08:39 AMT
Dustin Lance Black, DiCaprio team for aviator Charles Lindbergh TV bio

Black, who won an Academy Award for writing 2008’s film “Milk”, will adapt a Pulitzer-awarded biography “Lindbergh” into a script.

18 July 2014 • 08:24 AMT
20-year-old Armenian soldier killed at contact line (updated)

Armenian soldier Gevorg Avagyan, 20 sustained a deadly injury in Azeri attack at a frontline between the Nagrono Karabakh and Azeri defense forces.

18 July 2014 • 07:59 AMT
MGM picks up “I Am Pilgrim” best-selling espionage thriller

Terry Hayes, an accomplished screenwriter whose credits include “Payback,” “Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior” and “Dead Calm” is adapting his debut novel.

18 July 2014 • 07:12 AMT
Foxconn hiring 100,000 workers for new iPhone production: report

The provincial govt. hopes that the factory can reach output of 120 million iPhones and 30 million handsets for other vendors in 2014.

18 July 2014 • 06:47 AMT
Typhoon Rammasun strengthens as it approaches China

Typhoons are common at this time of year in the South China Sea, picking up strength from the warm waters and dissipating over land.

18 July 2014 • 06:34 AMT
Malaysia Airlines to change plane routes across Europe

The airline said on its website that all of its European flights “will be taking alternative routes avoiding the usual route.”

18 July 2014 • 06:24 AMT
Israel beguns ground offensive against Palestinian militants in Gaza

Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the invasion after days of intensive rocket fire and air strikes between the two sides.

18 July 2014 • 05:57 AMT
Google doodle honors Nelson Mandela’s 96th birth anniversary

The accompanying quote stated that education is the most potent armament that people can utilize to transform the world.

17 July 2014 • 17:08 AMT
Malaysian plane shot down over eastern Ukraine, 295 dead

A civilian airliner travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot down by a Buk anti-aircraft system, Gerashchenko said.

17 July 2014 • 15:00 AMT
Board game turns deadly in “Ouija” horror flick trailer

A group of teenagers decide to try to contact their recently deceased friend (Shelley Hennig), an earlier victim of the Ouija board herself.

17 July 2014 • 14:37 AMT
Sia’s “1000 Forms of Fear” arrives at No. 1 on Billboard 200

Next on Billboard 200, the soundtrack album of Disney’s “Frozen (2013)” rises from No. 5 to No. 2 with 46,000 copies sold.

17 July 2014 • 14:05 AMT
New French Co-chair holds Karabakh consultations at U.S. State Dept.

On July 7, Pierre Andrieu met with the Russian State Secretary – Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin to discuss the Karabakh conflict.

17 July 2014 • 13:33 AMT
Locarno Film Festival announces cosmopolitan competition slate

The fest also said it would present career honors to acclaimed thespians Mia Farrow, Juliette Binoche, and Armin Mueller-Stahl.

17 July 2014 • 13:23 AMT
Heavy rains, landslides kill at least 45 people in China

The ministry said nearly 9,300 houses had collapsed in the rains, and a further 63,000 houses had been damaged.

17 July 2014 • 13:09 AMT
Seven NATO countries complete naval exercises in Black Sea

The 10-day drills aimed to improve tactical coordination of allied units “in a multi-threat environment,” NATO has said.

17 July 2014 • 13:07 AMT
Oscars “may not accept” Andy Serkis, Gary Oldman says

The “Lord of the Rings” star portrays the ape rebellion leader through cutting-edge performance capture technology.

17 July 2014 • 12:51 AMT
Microsoft plans to cut up to 18,000 jobs

The bulk of the cuts, around 12,500, will be in its phone unit Nokia, which Microsoft bought in April, the firm said.

17 July 2014 • 12:44 AMT
Dwayne Johnson facing hell on earth in new “Hercules” trailer

This latest film adaptation of Hercules mythos centres on the hero uniting with King of Thrace (John Hurt) in a revenge plot against a brutal tyrant.

17 July 2014 • 12:33 AMT
Armenia to host archery tournament

272 athletes from 39 countries will compete in the archery tournament throughout the upcoming week in Armavir region.

17 July 2014 • 12:05 AMT
Syrian govt. forces attempt to seize key central town from rebels

Syrian government forces heavily shelled the central town of Morek in an attempt to wrest it from rebels, activists said.

17 July 2014 • 11:49 AMT
Netanyahu says Hamas ‘shut the door to diplomatic solution’

The Israeli Prime Minister said the Islamic organization bore “sole responsibility for the continuation of the violence”.