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05 June 2014 • 13:15 AMT
France says Syria chlorine samples may not prove conclusive

Chlorine is likely to be less lethal than sarin but its use as a weapon is illegal under a global chemical weapons convention.

05 June 2014 • 13:09 AMT
BAFTA winner Tim Roth joins Martin Luther King biopic

The Ava DuVernay-directed film is shaping up with a strong cast that includes David Oyelowo as Dr. King and Tom Wilkinson is President Lyndon Johnson.

05 June 2014 • 12:04 AMT
Michael Stipe to release fist new music since REM split

The singer-songwriter has recorded new material for his friend Tom Gilroy’s film The Cold Lands.

05 June 2014 • 12:01 AMT
Pope Francis meets Catholicos Aram I in Vatican

“I consider it a true gift from God that we can share this moment of encounter and common prayer,” Pope Francis said.

05 June 2014 • 11:36 AMT
Mark Wahlberg, Will Ferrell reunite for “Daddy’s Home” comedy

“Daddy’s Home” casts Ferrell as a mild-mannered radio executive who strives to become the best stepdad ever to his wife’s two children.

05 June 2014 • 11:19 AMT
Islamists slaughter hundreds in Nigeria, witnesses say

The slaughter was confirmed by both Mohammed Ali Ndume, a senator representing Borno and whose hometown is Gwoza.

05 June 2014 • 10:56 AMT
“Switching Time” multiple personality disorder book gets film treatment

The book, published in 2007, centers on a female patient Baer treated who created 17 different versions of herself to survive.

05 June 2014 • 10:31 AMT
Hot “Mech” horror short leads to feature film from “Avatar” artist

“Mech” recently garnered widespread coverage from film and horror blogs, earning the attention of the industry.

05 June 2014 • 09:53 AMT
“Penny Dreadful” hit horror series to return for bigger Season 2

Season to date, the psychosexual horror series has averaged 4.8 million viewers weekly across all Showtime platforms.

05 June 2014 • 09:36 AMT
Coldplay’s “Ghost Stories” tops Billboard 200 for second week

Brantley Gilbert’s “Just As I Am” also stays steady in the No. 2 slot on the latest Billboard 200, as it sells 65,000 copies (down 69 percent).

05 June 2014 • 09:29 AMT
Yemen says army killed 500 al Qaeda militants since April

A total of 40 soldiers were also killed as a result of the military campaign against the group, Colonel Saeed al-Faquih said.

05 June 2014 • 09:21 AMT
Shanghai Film Festival completes competition line-up

The fest added Brad Anderson’s thriller “Eliza Graves,” Aaron Wilson’s wartime adventure “Canopy” among others.

05 June 2014 • 09:19 AMT
IMF urges China to make containing financial risks priority

“We consider that vulnerabilities have risen to the point where containing them should be a priority,” David Lipton said.

05 June 2014 • 08:47 AMT
Oscar winner Naomi Watts to join “Divergent” hit sci-fi sequels

Watts stars in Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s “Birdman,” Noah Baumbach’s “While We’re Young” and the Bill Murray movie “St. Vincent.”

05 June 2014 • 08:30 AMT
Meryl Streep as dystopian society leader in “The Giver” trailer

In this film directed by Phillip Noyce (“Salt”), Jeff Bridges is tapped to play the keeper of all ancient memories called The Giver.

05 June 2014 • 07:59 AMT
“Twilight” helmer to direct Disney’s live-action “Beauty and the Beast”

Disney’s “Maleficent,” starring Angelina Jolie, topped the box office its opening weekend, earning north of $170 million worldwide.

05 June 2014 • 07:49 AMT
EU, Ukraine to sign Association Agreement economic chapter

“For Ukraine we’ve already signed the political chapters of the Association agreement on March 21,” Herman Van Rompuy said.

05 June 2014 • 07:17 AMT
Security firm says ransomware encrypting Android SD card flies found

Dr Murdoch noted that networks often lagged or failed altogether to provide Google’s security patches for older Android handsets.

05 June 2014 • 06:51 AMT
Israel advancing plans for 1,500 new settlement homes

The Construction and Housing Ministry announced the new plans in one of several steps necessary before construction begins.

05 June 2014 • 06:16 AMT
U.S. military jet crashes in Southern California desert town

Local television reports showed images of at least one house engulfed in flames and billows of black smoke reaching into the sky.

05 June 2014 • 05:57 AMT
“Digging Into the Future – Armenia” documentary to screen in CA

“Armenia is a fantastic country, a wonderful place with an interesting history, tasty food and beautiful people,” Charles Stanish said.

05 June 2014 • 05:30 AMT
Syria’s Assad wins third term in office

The EU joined the U.S. in condemning the election, saying in a statement that it could not be considered “a genuinely democratic vote”.

04 June 2014 • 18:45 AMT
U.S. official says NATO to keep about 12,000 soldiers in Afghanistan

The goal of the mission is to keep up pressure on al Qaeda and its affiliates to prevent them carrying out attacks in the West.

04 June 2014 • 16:40 AMT
Kerry defends decision to work with new Palestinian unity govt.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the leader of Fatah, has said the new Cabinet will follow his Western-backed policies.

04 June 2014 • 14:57 AMT
Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant, Natalie Portman among Shanghai Fest guests

Joining top Chinese actress Gong Li on the main competition jury are the UK’s Sally Potter, Korean director Im Sangsoo, Chinese director Liu Jie.

04 June 2014 • 14:51 AMT
Lithuania to adopt euro in 2015: European Commission

It will become the 19th member of the eurozone out of 28 countries in the European Union, and the last of the Baltic states to join.

04 June 2014 • 14:31 AMT
“Kings of Summer” Sundance hit helmer to direct “Metal Gear Solid”

“Metal Gear Solid” follows Solid Snake, a soldier who infiltrates a weapons facility to stop a group of terrorists from launching a nuclear strike.

04 June 2014 • 14:12 AMT
Will Smith circling led role in Ridley Scott’s “Game Brain”

Smith will play Dr. Bennet Omalu, the forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE concussion syndrome.

04 June 2014 • 14:09 AMT
Collection of short stories “Our Cross” released in LA

Aram Sahakian found their experiences at turns heartbreaking and inspiring, and went on to depict them in his writings.

04 June 2014 • 14:04 AMT
Red Cross official shot dead on Libya’s Sirte

Libyan television said the victim was a Swiss national who ran the ICRC office in the western city of Misrata and was visiting Sirte.