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05 July 2014 • 11:07 AMT
“Father of New Age Music” Paul Horn dies at 83

In 1966, Paul’s album “Jazz Suite on the Mass Texts” won two Grammy Awards, for the best original jazz composition and photographic cover album.

05 July 2014 • 10:58 AMT
Venice Film Fest poster pays tribute to Francois Truffaut’s “The 400 Blows”

The boy in the poster was played in the film by Jean-Pierre Leaud, who was 14 at the time the film was shot.

05 July 2014 • 10:52 AMT
Sony Xperia Z3 smartphone details leak online

Android 4.4.4 KitKat is said to come pre-installed on the device, which is believed to be slimmer than the Xperia Z2 with a 7mm body.

05 July 2014 • 10:32 AMT
Apple hires exec from Swiss watchmaker amid iWatch speculations

The move suggests that the Cupertino-based iPhone maker hopes to stand out in the iWatch market with a ‘Swiss made’ label.

05 July 2014 • 10:13 AMT
Azeri shelling of Armenian border villages enters 10th day

According to the head of the village community Samvel Sagoyan, the shelling prevents villagers from farming the plough lands.

05 July 2014 • 09:20 AMT
Stolen radioactive material recovered in Mexico

It is the third theft of radioactive material in Mexico since December, when thieves hijacked a truck containing dangerous radioactive medical material.

05 July 2014 • 08:46 AMT
Kidnapped East Jerusalem youth was burned alive: Palestinian official

Israeli-Palestinian tensions have risen sharply after three Israeli teens were kidnapped on June 12 and later found dead in the occupied West Bank.

05 July 2014 • 08:35 AMT
Vietnam to build 32 patrol ships amid China row

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said the government would spend $540 million on the new coast guard and fishery patrol vessels.

05 July 2014 • 08:25 AMT
Ukraine makes first move to allow EU, U.S. co-manage national gas pipes

To become a law, the bills need to pass through two more hearings in the Rada, as well as require a signature of President Petro Poroshenko.

05 July 2014 • 08:02 AMT
Egypt set to raise fuel prices by up to 78 percent, source says

Successive governments have failed to curb energy product subsidies, fearing backlash from a public used to cheap fuel.

04 July 2014 • 15:12 AMT
“Kebab & Horoscope” Karlovy Vary Film Fest black comedy trailer

The pic is the debut feature from Grzegorz Jaroszuk, whose 2011 short film “Frozen Stories” was nominated for a European Film Award.

04 July 2014 • 14:58 AMT
Locarno Film Festival to honor French auteur Agnès Varda

The festival’s tribute to Varda will center around a retrospective that will include “Cleo from 5 to 7,” “Vagabond,” fantasy drama “The Creatures.”

04 July 2014 • 14:34 AMT
Google rolls out Oculus Rift support for Chrome web browser

The update will enable users to enjoy a more immersive internet experience through devices like Oculus Rift and Google’s DIY headset Cardboard.

04 July 2014 • 14:24 AMT
Microsoft, Canon agree to share patents

The move has sparked rumours that the Microsoft-owned Nokia Lumia smartphone line could incorporate Canon camera tech.

04 July 2014 • 14:06 AMT
Istanbul court rules against return of historical Armenian property

“No clear reasons were provided behind the rejection, with well-founded arguments refused to be considered,” a lawyer said.

04 July 2014 • 13:34 AMT
Iraqi army retakes Saddam Hussein’s birthplace amid political mess

The birthplace of Saddam, Awja benefited hugely from the largesse of the Sunni dictator before his ousting by the U.S. invasion of 2003.

04 July 2014 • 12:24 AMT
J.K. Rowling’s “Fantastic Beasts” finds shooting location in UK

The movie is planned to hit theaters on November 18, 2016. It aims at launching a new trilogy, with two sequels expected to follow.

04 July 2014 • 12:18 AMT
Level 33 Entertainment nabs “Worst Friends” indie comedy

The film centers on prankster Jake, who is hit by a car and only has his childhood friend Sam to take care of him.

04 July 2014 • 12:00 AMT
French star Catherine Deneuve to head Dinard British Film Fest jury

Best known for her roles in “Belle du Jour” and “Repulsion,” Deneuve has more than 100 film credits to her name.

04 July 2014 • 11:40 AMT
Nicole Kidman is amnesiac in “Before I Go to Sleep” trailer

Colin Firth stars as her husband, who appears to be keeping secrets about her past, while Mark Strong plays the doctor trying to help her.

04 July 2014 • 11:20 AMT
First look at Sacha Baron Cohen in “Grimsby” spy comedy

The film centers on a James Bond-esque agent (Mark Strong) who is forced to go in the run with his idiotic brother (Cohen).

04 July 2014 • 10:55 AMT
Andre Benjamin as Jimi Hendrix in “All is by My Side” trailer

The film was written and directed by John Ridley, who won an Oscar for writing “12 Years a Slave.”

04 July 2014 • 10:40 AMT
30 killed as Iraqi airstrikes target Islamic militants

A government plane targeted around eight vehicles attacking government forces at the facility north of Baghdad.

04 July 2014 • 10:17 AMT
Turkey’s Erdogan instructs to open border with Armenia?

The official is said to have ordered preparatory works to launch Alijan checkpoint, to start services in September.

04 July 2014 • 09:48 AMT
Google’s unannounced Nexus 9 tablet specs leak online

Evleaks has published information about the HTC-made device’s internals, suggesting that it will be one of the most powerful products in its category.

04 July 2014 • 09:36 AMT
HTC One M8 success eases company’s financial woes

High demand for the Android device saw the Taiwanese firm rake in profits of $92 million from revenue of $2.2 bn during its most recent fiscal quarter.

04 July 2014 • 09:11 AMT
Overpass collapses in Brazilian World Cup host city

Several World Cup projects were plagued by fatal construction accidents. Eight workers died building stadiums in the 12 cities that have hosted games.

04 July 2014 • 09:06 AMT
NATO holds Black Sea military drills without Ukraine

The task force is expected to be beefed up by American and Greek warships. The U.S. has also provided a patrol warplane.

04 July 2014 • 08:10 AMT
Syria cross-border aid access talks widen to full UN Security Council

The UN said in April it would need a Chapter 7 resolution to be able to deliver aid across borders without the Syrian government’s consent.

04 July 2014 • 07:53 AMT
Hamas to halt rocket attacks if Israel stops raids, report suggests

A source with the Palestinian militant group said Egyptian intelligence officials had brokered a potential ceasefire. Israel has not commented.