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14 March 2014 • 13:37 AMT
Attacks kill 19 in volatile Pakistani cities

In Quetta, at least 10 people were killed and 35 wounded when the motorcycle exploded near the college, police said.

14 March 2014 • 13:29 AMT
Anti-trust body warns telecom firms to abide by competition rules

The contract terms stipulated by companies allowed them to charge subscribers for the period when no internet service was provided.

14 March 2014 • 13:23 AMT
Nokia’s Refocus app available for all Lumia smartphones

There is also a Color Pop feature which will not only refocus part of an image, but also highlight the color of that particular area.

14 March 2014 • 13:18 AMT
French court rules Sarkozy recordings publication to be blocked

Once-trusted aide Patrick Buisson was ordered to pay 10,000 euros in damages to Sarkozy for making the recordings.

14 March 2014 • 12:39 AMT
“Game of Thrones” hit series unveils 25-minute season 3 recap

Showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss revealed that they plan to end the show after seven seasons.

14 March 2014 • 12:24 AMT
U.S.-Russia talks in Ukraine to be ‘formidably difficult’: UK

“The fact that so far Russia hasn’t taken any actual action to de-escalate tensions makes this a formidably difficult task,” Hague said.

14 March 2014 • 12:18 AMT
UC Berkeley to host seminar for young Armenians

Most important, the panelists will share how that success can be replicated for a younger generation of Armenian Americans.

14 March 2014 • 12:17 AMT
Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan’s “What If” gets release date

Daniel Radcliffe and Zoe Kazan star as a star-crossed couple who meet by chance at a party and feel chemistry.

14 March 2014 • 11:43 AMT
Scarlett Johansson: “Avengers” sequel filming “full steam ahead”

The actress will reprise her physically demanding role as Black Widow when the superhero pic begins filming in less than a month.

14 March 2014 • 11:29 AMT
Pianist Raphael Minaskanian to perform in Los Angeles

Over the past three decades, Minaskanian has continued to teach and perform, making solo, chamber and orchestral appearances.

14 March 2014 • 11:23 AMT
“Doctor Who” hit sci-fi series finds villain for new season

British actress Keeley Hawes, who currently stars in Line of Duty, will appear as a powerful, out-of-this-world banker with a dark secret.

14 March 2014 • 11:10 AMT
Syrian Foreign Minister hospitalized in Beirut

Al-Moallem led the Syrian government delegation to the UN-hosted peace talks with the opposition in Switzerland earlier this year.

14 March 2014 • 11:08 AMT
Interim president says Egypt will have ‘elected’ leader by June

“I am telling you with all confidence that two and a half months from now Egypt will have an elected president,” Mansour said.

14 March 2014 • 11:02 AMT
“Shakespeare in Love” star to replace Guy Pearce in “Strangerland”

The mystery revolves around a couple whose teen kids turn up missing in the Outback. Script is by Fiona Seres and Michael Kinirons.

14 March 2014 • 10:51 AMT
Ben Whishaw-starring Freddie Mercury bio loses helmer

The Sony Pictures film will have to enter production shortly to avoid a clash with Whishaw’s filming on Bond 24.

14 March 2014 • 10:38 AMT
Hackers take down Russian government websites

Bank of Russia said in a statement that its website had been offline for about an hour following a denial of service attack.

14 March 2014 • 09:14 AMT
Hollande expected to announce new Genocide bill during Armenia visit

Preparations for the French leader’s visit were discussed during a meeting between FM Edward Nalbandian with his French counterpart.

14 March 2014 • 08:44 AMT
Samsung patents long-screen smartphone with widescreen ratio

The device, which features the same display ratio as a widescreen TV set, is thought to be designed with movie fanatics in mind.

14 March 2014 • 08:36 AMT
Virgin Media launches cloud storage service

Virgin Media Cloud allows users to back up content for multiple devices and comes with 5GB of free space.

14 March 2014 • 08:23 AMT
Thomas Lennon joins “Friends” star Matthew Perry in “Odd Couple”

Lennon’s Felix is described as a neat freak whose compulsion to live in a meticulously perfect environment alienates him from everyone.

14 March 2014 • 08:01 AMT
Guy Pearce to play Johnny Depp’s brother in “Black Mass” mob boss tale

Several studios have been trying to get a story about the famous Boston mob boss off the ground for years.

14 March 2014 • 07:31 AMT
Keanu Reeves’ “Passengers” taken off calendar after female lead dropout

“Passengers” stars Reeves as a colonist aboard a spacecraft carrying 5,000 sleeping passengers to a new world.

14 March 2014 • 07:11 AMT
Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor named CinemaCon’s rising stars

Reynor has begun filming a new adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” alongside Marion Cotillard and Michael Fassbender.

14 March 2014 • 06:56 AMT
Armenian National Committee of Poland formed

During its first meeting the ANC of Poland adopted its basic working agenda and plan of activities for the months to come.

14 March 2014 • 06:53 AMT
“Get On Up” James Brown biopic unveils 1st trailer

Chadwick Boseman portrays the Godfather of Soul in the film that recounts his impoverished childhood and ascendancy to super-stardom.

14 March 2014 • 06:44 AMT
CBS renews 18 series including “Two and a Half Men,” “Elementary”

Meanwhile, the fates of “The Crazy Ones”, “The Mentalist” and “Intelligence” are still up in the air.

14 March 2014 • 06:40 AMT
Cult helmer Alejandro Jodorowsky to turn “Son of El Topo” into comics

Sony will soon release a documentary about the director’s fabled-but-failed attempt to turn the novel “Dune” into a massive space epic picture.

14 March 2014 • 06:34 AMT
NBC shares 1st look at detective John Constantine in DC Comics adaptation

Constantine is a reluctant supernatural detective, who is thrust into the role of defending the human race against dark forces from beyond.

14 March 2014 • 06:24 AMT
U.S. Rep. recalls then-senator Kerry’s support on Armenian Genocide

“We commend Congressman Sherman for raising these critically important issues with Secretary Kerry,” Bryan Ardouny said.

14 March 2014 • 06:19 AMT
“Nymphomaniac” stars support Lars von Trier at film’s premiere

Von Trier himself was missing, perhaps in keeping with his decision to refrain from making public comments after his remarks about “understanding Hitler.”