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26 May 2014 • 06:06 AMT
Apple says Samsung ‘must stop using infringing features’

Apple had requested the court for $2.2 billion in damages for what it alleged was massive infringement of five of its patents.

26 May 2014 • 06:04 AMT
“X-Men: Days of Future Past” dominates box office with $91 million

Warner’s B.O. champ from last weekend, “Godzilla,” provided considerable support to overall totals, with $31.4 million.

26 May 2014 • 05:59 AMT
Obama pays surprise visit to U.S. troops in Afghanistan

At least 2,181 members of the U.S. military have died during the nearly 13-year Afghan war and thousands more have been wounded.

26 May 2014 • 05:49 AMT
Denzel Washington takes on mob in “The Equalizer” trailer

The film follows the story of McCall, a former black ops commando who has faked his death to live a quiet life in Boston.

26 May 2014 • 05:43 AMT
Sony Pictures nabs “Leviathan” Russia’s Cannes darling

Starring Alexey Serebryakov, Elena Lyadova and Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Leviathan is loosely based on the Book of Job.

26 May 2014 • 05:26 AMT
Billionaire Petro Poroshenko claims victory in Ukraine presidential polls

Runner-up Yulia Tymoshenko, on 13%, made clear she would concede, sparing the country a tense three weeks until a runoff round.

26 May 2014 • 05:20 AMT
Turkey’s Nuri Bilge Ceylan wins Cannes’ Palme d’Or for “Winter Sleep”

“Leviathan,” a Russian film about corruption, was named best screenplay, while Bennett Miller won the award for best director for “Foxcatcher.”

24 May 2014 • 13:55 AMT
7 dead in California drive-by shootings

The shootings occurred at several sites in the Isla Vista neighborhood, and there were nine crime scenes, police said.

24 May 2014 • 12:42 AMT
Syrian rebels, govt. forces agree on truce near Homs

Forces loyal to President Assad are trying to seize rebel-held parts of major urban centers before June 3 presidential elections.

24 May 2014 • 12:22 AMT
Iranian businessman hanged over $2.6bn bank fraud

Rights groups have criticized Iran’s use of the death penalty, saying that it is one of the world’s heaviest users of the punishment.

24 May 2014 • 12:21 AMT
President talks politics, economic growth and Karabakh

“There will be positive changes in promotion of economic management and enlargement of consumer markets,” Sargsyan said.

24 May 2014 • 12:04 AMT
At least 30 killed as al Qaeda gunmen attack Yemeni city

Calling the raid a “treacherous terrorist act”, the commander of the local military division said the army had regained control of the city.

24 May 2014 • 11:27 AMT
Cannes review: Russia’s “Leviathan” movie with real grandeur

“Andrei Zvyagintsev’s latest is a very strong contender for the Palme d’Or – a mix of Hobbes, Chekhov and the Bible,” The Guardian review said.

24 May 2014 • 11:03 AMT
Azeris violate ceasefire, attempt sabotage, shell village over last week

450 ceasefire violations by Azeri armed forces were reported at the line of contact between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan.

24 May 2014 • 10:56 AMT
U.S. wins WTO ruling against China in luxury car tariffs dispute

China began tariffs on saloons and off-road vehicles with an engine capacity of 2.5 liters or more in retaliation for U.S. trade policies.

24 May 2014 • 10:42 AMT
Lebanon’s president urges politicians to choose successor

Lebanon is accustomed to lurching political crisis, and the country’s unity govt. will administer until a new president is selected.

24 May 2014 • 10:34 AMT
Pope Francis in Jordan at start of 3-day Middle East tour

He is due to be welcomed by King Abdullah II and will celebrate Mass in a stadium in Amman before later meeting Syrian refugees.

24 May 2014 • 10:25 AMT
USGS: magnitude 6.4 quake strikes off Greece coast

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the coast of northern Greece on Saturday, some 77 km south-southwest of Alexandroupolis.

24 May 2014 • 10:17 AMT
California Assembly Committee passes Genocide Education Bill

The bill also recommends for the Department of Education to include the atrocities of 1915 into publications and curriculum material.

24 May 2014 • 09:58 AMT
Karabakh settlement success doesn’t depend on OSCE MG: U.S. Co-chair

“The success or failure of the Karabakh peace process depends on political will of conflicting sides,” James Warlick said.

24 May 2014 • 09:37 AMT
Turkey protests show no sings of subsiding after 2 killed

The unrest comes as the anniversary of last year’s anti-govt. protests approaches, and the PM did little to mitigate the situation.

24 May 2014 • 09:31 AMT
Italy to add drug trafficking, prostitution, smuggling to GDP figures

In 2013, Italy’s public debt rose to $2.84 trillion making it the second-biggest public among the 18 euro countries.

24 May 2014 • 08:57 AMT
Luc Besson action pic “Lucy” release date moved

The film stars Scarlett Johansson a woman living in Taipei, Taiwan, who is forced to work as a drug mule for the mob.

24 May 2014 • 08:28 AMT
“Love at First Fight” romcom sweeps Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight awards

Directors’ Fortnight is an independent section that runs concurrently with the Cannes Film Festival.

24 May 2014 • 08:04 AMT
Steve Coogan on gourmet tour in “The Trip to Italy” trailer

The theatrical version premiered at the Sundance Film Festival before hitting limited cinemas on August 15.

24 May 2014 • 07:51 AMT
Kornel Mundruczo’s “White God” wins Cannes’ Un Certain Regard prize

Last year, “The Missing Picture,” from director Rithy Panh, won the Un Certain Regard prize, with Ryan Coogler’s “Fruitvale Station” named best 1st film.

24 May 2014 • 07:31 AMT
eBay faces investigations after cyber attack breaches database

Reports that large quantities of eBay data have appeared on anonymous text website Pastebin have been denied by the auctioneer.

24 May 2014 • 07:21 AMT
Samsung “developing smartwatch capable of calls, data without a phone”

Samsung already has several smartwatches in the market – including Gear Fit, Galaxy Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo.

24 May 2014 • 06:54 AMT
Suspected suicide bomb explosion hits Pakistani capital

Islamabad has been relatively peaceful in recent years, but in the past few months it was hit by a bombing at a vegetable market that killed 22.

24 May 2014 • 06:42 AMT
Iran addresses nuke bomb allegations first time in six years: IAEA

Tehran has handed over info related to detonators that can be used for a nuclear weapon under a key interim nuke deal, a report showed.