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19 June 2014 • 09:05 AMT
Taliban militants attack NATO post in Afghanistan

Militants on both sides of the border have for years been attacking supplies bound for NATO-led forces in Afghanistan.

19 June 2014 • 08:58 AMT
War breaks out in “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” final trailer

Caesar is motion-captured by Andy Serkis, who pioneered the technique as Gollum in “Lord of the Rings”.

19 June 2014 • 08:38 AMT
Facebook suffers global outage

The Facebook.com was unavailable in European locations. It also appeared to be offline in parts of Asia, including India.

19 June 2014 • 08:30 AMT
“Prometheus” co-scribe in talks to pen Marvel’s “Doctor Strange”

Scott Derrickson is attached to direct the project, which centers on the character who made his first appearance in the Marvel Universe in 1963.

19 June 2014 • 08:16 AMT
1st look at Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey in “Fifty Shades of Grey”

The movie, which is directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, is based on E.L. James’ 2011 bestselling series of the same name.

19 June 2014 • 07:58 AMT
IFC Films nabs “5 to 7” Tribeca Fest romantic comedy

Set in New York, story follows an aspiring novelist (Yelchin) who has a ‘5 to 7’ affair with the beautiful wife (Marlohe) of a French diplomat.

19 June 2014 • 07:43 AMT
Quentin Tarantino’s Django/Zorro comic book crossover in the works

The original script for “Django Unchained” was first adapted into graphic novel in 2013, and now the gun-totting hero is brought back into comic pages.

19 June 2014 • 07:22 AMT
Jack White’s “Lazaretto” debuts at No. 1, breaks vinyl sales record

The effort follows his solo debut, Blunderbuss, which also opened atop the list and sold 138,000 in its first frame.

19 June 2014 • 06:57 AMT
Amazon unveils new smartphone

Users can press a button and point the phone at an object such as a can of soup or work of art, or direct it to listen to a song.

19 June 2014 • 06:28 AMT
Albanian police seize over 10 tonnes of marijuana

Interior Minister Saimir Tahiri said the operation would continue until “every square centimeter in Lazarat is under state control”.

19 June 2014 • 06:05 AMT
Aston Martin race cars to have solar-powered air conditioning

“It’s a bit of a balancing game at the moment,” Dan Sayers, chief engineer at Aston Martin Racing said in a release.

19 June 2014 • 05:34 AMT
Around 150 Australians fight in Syria, Iraq: minister

Bishop said she had canceled a number of passports on the advice of security agencies in a bid to reduce the security threat to Australia.

19 June 2014 • 04:15 AMT
Ukraine’s Poroshenko sets out peace proposals after talk with Putin

Poroshenko outlined a plan, including an amnesty for pro-Russian activists who lay down arms, and tighter controls over Ukraine’s border with Russia.

19 June 2014 • 04:05 AMT
Crown Prince Felipe takes over as new king of Spain

The economic crisis that has left a quarter of Spaniards out of work prompted Europe’s newest king to be relatively frugal at his proclamation.

19 June 2014 • 03:47 AMT
Turkey gives life sentences to 2 leaders of 1980 coup

Gen Evren justified the coup by saying it saved the country from descending into anarchy after deadly fighting between political extremists.

19 June 2014 • 03:33 AMT
Iraq asks U.S. for air support in countering Sunni rebels

In the Saudi city of Jeddah, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Baghdad had asked for airstrikes “to break the morale” of ISIL.

18 June 2014 • 15:02 AMT
Hong Kong’s “Golden Era” to close Venice Film Festival

The biopic of radical and controversial Chinese female writer Xiao Hong, stars Chinese actress Tang Wei (“Lust, Caution”) in the title role.

18 June 2014 • 14:38 AMT
“Let’s Be Cops” comedy trailer features “New Girl” stars

Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans Jr. star as two buddies who dress up like police officers for a costume party, and wind up taking things way too far.

18 June 2014 • 14:25 AMT
Clive Owen as ruthless doctor in “The Knick” series trailer

Set in downtown NY in 1900, the drama centers on the Knickerbocker Hospital and the groundbreaking surgeons, nurses and staff who work there.

18 June 2014 • 14:12 AMT
Himalayas to host “world’s highest film fest” at 11,000 feet

The festival’s highlights include a program of contemporary Korean films and tributes to the late veterans of Hindi cinema.

18 June 2014 • 13:59 AMT
Nike+ FuelBand app becomes available on Android devices

Nike+ FuelBand app is available as a free download through Google Play in the US, UK, Canada, Germany and Japan.

18 June 2014 • 13:42 AMT
Earin launching “world’s smallest wireless earbuds”

The accessories are a Kickstarter project, which has already smashed its $303,000 goal by raising more than $670,000 on the funding platform.

18 June 2014 • 13:24 AMT
Non-coalition forces thwart target social benefits vote at parliament

Members of the movement against funded pensions gathered in front of Armenia’s Parliament to voice their protest.

18 June 2014 • 12:00 AMT
Hezbollah militia chief says stopped ISIL spreading to Lebanon: report

Hezbollah, a Shi’ite Muslim group, has provided significant help to Syrian President in retaking some territory from Sunni rebels.

18 June 2014 • 11:42 AMT
Afghan President dismisses al-Qaeda comeback possibility

Asked whether what was happening in Iraq could happen in Afghanistan, the president replied: “Never, not at all.”

18 June 2014 • 11:13 AMT
18 killed as Syria army bombs refugee camp at Jordan border: activists

More than 160,000 people have been killed in Syria’s conflict, which started in March 2011 with peaceful protests against President Assad’s rule.

18 June 2014 • 10:36 AMT
Fox unveils 1st footage from Ridley Scott’s “Exodus” at CineEurope

Ben Stiller also took the stage during the event to introduce extended footage from his upcoming “Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb.”

18 June 2014 • 10:12 AMT
Daniel Keyes, author of “Flowers for Algernon” dies at 86

“Flowers for Algernon” sold more than five million copies and becsme a staple of English classes.

18 June 2014 • 09:49 AMT
Jared Leto to star in “Brilliance” novel adaptation

Leto won his Oscar for playing a transgender woman with AIDS in Dallas Buyers Club, the first film he’d done in five years.

18 June 2014 • 09:38 AMT
Oscar winner Colin Firth drops out of “Paddington” family comedy

The film also features the voices of Nicole Kidman, Peter Capaldi, Sally Hawkins and Hugh Bonneville.