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16 July 2014 • 09:33 AMT
Christian Bale to topline “Travis McGee” mystery book adaptation

The script is based on MacDonald’s 1964 mystery novel The Deep Blue Good-by. DiCaprio was at one point poised to star in the adaptation.

16 July 2014 • 09:10 AMT
Sony using PlayStation 4 to target Wii owners

As well as a core demographic of games players, the console is to be positioned for those who only bought a Wii last generation.

16 July 2014 • 08:53 AMT
Nokia Lumia Cyan update available for Windows Phone 8 users

The software brings multiple new features to Lumia devices, including a revised keyboard, a Siri-style Cortana Smart assistant.

16 July 2014 • 08:36 AMT
Syria’s Assad sets out plans for new 7-year presidential term

Dismissed as a sham by Assad’s opponents, the vote was held in June in areas of central and northern Syria that remain under state control.

16 July 2014 • 08:08 AMT
Foreign Ministry update: 2 Armenians injured in Moscow subway accident

Kocharyan Mary and Bulghadaryan Anna were transported to hospitals with a spinal fracture and a brain injury and a forearm fracture resp.

16 July 2014 • 07:54 AMT
Israel air attacks target Hamas senior leaders’ homes

The Palestinian death toll in nine days of fighting rose to 204, with some 1,450 wounded, Palestinian health officials said.

16 July 2014 • 07:52 AMT
“Beatles” bestseller adaptation to open Haugesund Norwegian Film Fest

“Beatles” is a humorous and sensitive story about teenager insecurity and yearning,” said program director Håkon Skogrand.

16 July 2014 • 07:36 AMT
Benicio Del Toro as drug lord in “Paradise Lost” trailer

The trailer teases the terror Josh Hutcherson’s character is in for when he falls for a beautiful Colombian girl with a very rich uncle.

16 July 2014 • 07:16 AMT
Newcomer Neel Sethi cast as Mowgli for Disney’s “Jungle Book”

Sethi will be the only actor seen in the film. Ben Kingsley and Idris Elba will voice the black panther Bagheera and tiger Shere Khan resp.

16 July 2014 • 07:03 AMT
“The Reading Promise” bestselling memoir to be adapted into film

The book is a story of the pact the author’s single father, elementary school librarian, made to read aloud with her for one hundred consecutive nights.

16 July 2014 • 06:54 AMT
Typhoon kills 10 in Philippines, prompts evacuations

Parts of the Philippines are still recovering from Typhoon Haiyan, one of the biggest cyclones known to have made landfall anywhere.

16 July 2014 • 06:38 AMT
Key Taliban commander captured in Pakistan: officials

The troops acted on a tip in the arrest of Adnan Rashid, a former air force officer-turned-militant, two intelligence officials said.

16 July 2014 • 05:25 AMT
Two Japan nuclear reactors approved for restart

Before the accident, which was caused by a massive earthquake and tsunami, nuclear plants supplied about 30% of Japan’s power.

16 July 2014 • 05:15 AMT
Magazine in Hamshen Armenian dialect to be published in Turkey

The group has urged all Hamshen Armenians to contribute to the publishing of the periodical to be issued once every six months.

16 July 2014 • 04:36 AMT
Buenos Aires hosts run for Genocide awareness

The fifth edition of “Armenia Corre,” a run for Genocide awareness, was held in Buenos Aires before the World Cup final match.

15 July 2014 • 17:02 AMT
Italy saves over 1,700 migrants in Mediterranean in past three days

The rescue mission found one body on a sinking raft from it rescued another 12 people about 40 miles from the Libyan coast, the navy said.

15 July 2014 • 16:55 AMT
200-ton shipment of Syrian chemicals arrives in UK

Britain’s Royal Navy played a role in escorting the shipments, part of an operation overseen by the OPCW.

15 July 2014 • 15:58 AMT
Kerry says Iran must reduce nuclear capacity to ensure deal

“We have made it crystal clear that the 19,000 (centrifuges) that are currently part of their program is too many,” Kerry said.

15 July 2014 • 15:10 AMT
Karabakh farmer killed in Azeri sniper attack

According to the NKR Prosecutor’s Office, Danielyan was doing farm work – he was driving a tractor when he was shot in his face.

15 July 2014 • 14:45 AMT
No Armenians injured as Moscow subway accident leaves over 20 dead

A spokesman for the Emergencies Ministry said a power surge caused the train to stall and several cars to derail.

15 July 2014 • 14:07 AMT
“Unaccompanied Sonata” short story to get film treatment

“Unaccompanied Sonata” was nominated for the Nebula Best Short Story in 1979 and Hugo Best Short Story in 1980.

15 July 2014 • 13:26 AMT
Marvel’s “Big Hero 6” animated comedy adventure unveils new trailer

The film follows a robotics prodigy finding himself in the grips of a criminal plot that threatens to destroy the high-tech city of San Fransokyo.

15 July 2014 • 12:45 AMT
Israel resumes air strikes on Gaza amid rocket fire

Palestinian officials say at least 192 people have been killed by Israeli air strikes launched eight days ago to stop militants firing rockets into Israel.

15 July 2014 • 12:29 AMT
Death toll in Afghanistan car bomb attack reaches 89

The attack comes as the country recounts votes from a disputed presidential election which the Taliban have vowed to disrupt.

15 July 2014 • 11:59 AMT
Samsung to unveil Galaxy S5 premium model in August: report

Galaxy Alpha is thought to be a codename for the same device that has previously leaked under the moniker of the Galaxy S5 Prime and the Galaxy F.

15 July 2014 • 11:52 AMT
Google distributing test kits for Project Ara modular smartphone

The handsets consist of a series of separable phone components that users can splice together depending on personal preference.

15 July 2014 • 10:55 AMT
Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood” off to good start at specialty box office

“Boyhood” was written and directed by Linklater and stars Patricia Arquette and Ethan Hawke as the parents of newcomer Ellar Coltrane.

15 July 2014 • 10:32 AMT
Daniel Radcliffe gains supernatural powers in “Horns” trailer

Radcliffe plays Ig Perrish, a young man who wakes up on the anniversary of the murder of his girlfriend to find that he’s grown horns.

15 July 2014 • 09:46 AMT
Turkish govt. foreign policy approval rating drops: survey

The study also revealed that support for the government’s Iraq and Syria policies has declined to 28 and 27 percent respectively.

15 July 2014 • 09:45 AMT
Kurt Russell confirms role in Quentin Tarantino’s “Hateful Eight”

“The Hateful Eight” was initially written by Tarantino for his next big-screen project, but was put on hold due to script leak.