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19 March 2014 • 09:38 AMT
Oscar winner Tilda Swinton to join Judd Apatow comedy “Trainwreck”

Swinton next stars in Terry Gilliam’s “The Zero Theorem,” Jim Jarmusch’s vampire tale “Only Lovers Left Alive” and the sci-fi movie “Snowpiercer.”

19 March 2014 • 09:20 AMT
LD Entertainment nabs “Drunk Mom” bestselling memoir

Jowita Bydlowska’s book, published last year, chronicles her return to alcoholism following the birth of her first child.

19 March 2014 • 09:04 AMT
“Peanuts” iconic comics animated 3D adaptation trailer

Charlie, Snoopy and the rest of the gang from Charles M. Schulz’s popular comic strip will be brought to the big screen on November 6, 2015.

19 March 2014 • 08:13 AMT
Levi Miller joins stellar cast of “Pan” to play Peter Pan

He joins Hugh Jackman (Blackbeard); Garrett Hedlund (Hook); and Rooney Mara, who is in talks to play Tiger Lily.

19 March 2014 • 08:00 AMT
“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2” hit comedy sequel gets release date

Stars Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy and Dev Patel return from the first film, as does director John Madden.

19 March 2014 • 07:42 AMT
Sofia Coppola to direct Universal’s live-action “Little Mermaid”

A rival project is allegedly in the works at Sony. It’s a movie based on Carolyn Turgeon’s novel “Mermaid: A Twist on the Classic Tale.”

19 March 2014 • 07:24 AMT
Game of Thrones season 4 unveils final trailer

The weeks of buildup culminated with a closer look at the key pieces in play for this year’s game: the remaining Stark children.

19 March 2014 • 06:44 AMT
Turkish MPs to hold extraordinary session over corruption claims

The CHP will ask for the summary of proceedings to be read at the parliament and submitted to the lawmakers, Akif Hamzaçebi said.

19 March 2014 • 06:14 AMT
Israel attacks several Syrian military sites over roadside bombing

Israel is believed to have struck inside Syria several times since 2013, against advanced weapons it believed were intended for Hezbollah.

19 March 2014 • 06:08 AMT
Italy highest appeals court upholds Berlusconi public office ban

Berlusconi, 77, has faced a string of court cases but the sentence for tax fraud, upheld last August, was the first definitive conviction.

19 March 2014 • 06:02 AMT
Gazprom seeks access to oil, gas deposits in Crimea territorial waters

About 1.5 bn cubic meters of gas are extracted annually in Crimea, which has one of the biggest Black Sea shelf deposits of oil and gas.

19 March 2014 • 05:52 AMT
Last Armenian Genocide survivor in San Francisco Bay Area dies

Keshishian had often expressed her wish that the Turkish government and the U.S. Congress recognize the Armenian Genocide.

18 March 2014 • 18:45 AMT
GM creates new senior post to oversee vehicle safety, recalls

GM issued the recall, which affects 1.6 million vehicles, last month, but has admitted employees knew about the problem as early as 2004.

18 March 2014 • 18:38 AMT
Skype updates Android app with battery life improvements

The battery life savings are in part possible because Skype has temporarily turned off instant notification of messages in group chats.

18 March 2014 • 18:28 AMT
Lavrov tells Kerry sanctions ‘will not remain without consequences’

The two senior diplomats spoke by telephone hours after President Putin signed a treaty in the Kremlin making Crimea part of Russia.

18 March 2014 • 17:47 AMT
Google, Viacom resolve legal battle on YouTube copyrighted material

Since its launch in 2005, YouTube has tussled with content creators regarding copyrighted clips being uploaded and viewed for free.

18 March 2014 • 14:55 AMT
Hungarian ombudsman slams govt. over Azeri axe-killer extradition

“Minister’s actions jeopardized the principle of the supremacy of law, undermining his compatriots’ trust in justice,” Laszlo Szekely said.

18 March 2014 • 14:20 AMT
NY Museum of Modern Art hosting “Gauguin: Metamorphoses” exhibit

It is the first show to focus on the artist’s rare prints and transfer drawings and their relationship to his better-known paintings and sculptures.

18 March 2014 • 13:53 AMT
3 Israeli soldiers wounded near Syrian border

The military sources said the blast was apparently caused by a roadside bomb planted near the border fence.

18 March 2014 • 13:50 AMT
U.S.-hosted “Art of Louvre’s Tuileries Garden” features Manet, Pissaro

“The Art of the Louvre’s Tuileries Garden” includes more than 100 sculptures, paintings, and photographs from collections in France.

18 March 2014 • 13:26 AMT
Apple launches 8GB iPhone 5c, replaces iPad 2 with iPad 4

In addition to quietly launching an 8GB iPhone 5c model in certain markets, Apple has also modified its iPad lineup.

18 March 2014 • 13:11 AMT
“Miró: The Experience of Seeing” on show at Seattle Art Museum

Seattle Art Museum contemporary and modern art calls Joan Miró one of the great avant-garde artists of the 20th century.

18 March 2014 • 13:05 AMT
Mozilla announces partnership with Unity Technologies

The release of the WebGL add-on will make the browser an additional platform on which Unity-authored games can be played.

18 March 2014 • 12:46 AMT
Russia suspended from G-8 over Ukraine crisis

The other seven members of the group had already suspended preparations for a G-8 summit that Russia is scheduled to host in June.

18 March 2014 • 12:34 AMT
Oscar-winning UK helmers recruit Polish painters for “Loving Vincent”

Hugh Welchman and David Parfitt’s “Loving Vincent” will question whether Van Gogh’s death was suicide or murder.

18 March 2014 • 12:28 AMT
U.S. seeks ways to make Europe less dependent on Russian oil, gas

U.S. Air Force General Philip Breedlove is slated to meet with chiefs of defense in central and eastern Europe to discuss security issues.

18 March 2014 • 12:16 AMT
Metallica perform “The Lords of Summer” new track live

Metallica are to join Iron Maiden on the bill for the 2014 Sonisphere Festival on the grounds of Knebworth House this summer.

18 March 2014 • 12:03 AMT
UN panel identifies those responsible for war crimes in Syria

Pinheiro’s comments provided the most specific information so far about the identities of suspected criminals on the list.

18 March 2014 • 11:50 AMT
Paramount picks up Michael Bay’s science adventure thriller

Bay is prepping his latest directorial effort, Transformers: Age of Extinction, which opens June 27.

18 March 2014 • 11:44 AMT
Armenia to be represented at travel & tourism exhibit in Moscow

Armenia’s rich cultural, historical and Christian heritage will be presented in travel guides and maps in Russian during the exhibition.