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28 February 2014 • 12:43 AMT
“Forrest Gump” voted best Oscar pic from past 64 years

The 1994 Tom Hanks pic also beat out contenders “Ben-Hur” and “The Lord of the Rings” during the final four.

28 February 2014 • 12:30 AMT
“Sopranos” star Joe Pantoliano joins “More Time With Family” comedy pilot

The project centers on a husband and father making a career change to spend more time with his family.

28 February 2014 • 12:11 AMT
Baku slams U.S. human rights report on Azerbaijan as “biased”

“The most significant human rights problems in Azerbaijan in 2013 were restrictions on freedoms of expression,” the report said.

28 February 2014 • 11:53 AMT
Int’l Cyprus bailout efforts thrown into doubt as privatisation bill fails

The deal was agreed in March last year in an attempt to stave off the collapse of Cyprus’s banking sector and the wider economy.

28 February 2014 • 10:30 AMT
Georgian Prime Minister vows to develop Samtskhe-Javakheti region

“We have a plan to develop all regions and without making any separations or any discrimination,” explained Garibashvili.

28 February 2014 • 10:20 AMT
Russian-Armenian military deal to be submitted for ratification

The agreement stipulates for cooperation in the sectors of the development, production, operation of weaponry and military equipment.

28 February 2014 • 10:10 AMT
Al Qaeda offshoot withdraws from rebel-held Syrian town near Turkey

Months of rebel infighting in and around Azaz, 5 km from the Turkish border, has hampered efforts to get humanitarian aid into Syria.

28 February 2014 • 09:32 AMT
Virgin Media gives 19-fold boost to its fibre optic broadband

The internet service provider is increasing its top speed to 152Mb, meaning customers will be able to download an entire TV show in just 1 minute.

28 February 2014 • 08:59 AMT
Johnny Depp to star as notorious Boston mob boss Whitey Bulger

Depp was originally expected to play Bulger when Barry Levinson was attached to direct, but the deal fell through over money.

28 February 2014 • 08:34 AMT
Participant, Pivot pick up “The Story of Aaron Swartz” Internet activist doc

Swartz was a brilliant software programmer and Internet activist who died in his Brooklyn apartment at the age of 26 in January 2013.

28 February 2014 • 08:15 AMT
“Wish I Was Here” Sundance comedy drama gets release date

Zac Braff, who co-wrote and directed “Here,” stars as a dad struggling with his failed acting career, limited finances and an ailing father.

28 February 2014 • 08:00 AMT
Agatha Christie bestselling crime novels to get TV series treatment

Crime-fighting duo Tommy and Tuppence will return to screens in a 1950s-set six-part adventure thriller series called “Partners in Crime.”

28 February 2014 • 07:39 AMT
U.S. releases global human rights report

The annual State Department review also noted the increased crackdown elsewhere on protesters and civil society groups.

28 February 2014 • 07:33 AMT
SPWA nabs Malin Akerman, Taissa Farmiga comedy “The Final Girls”

Described as a mix between “Back to the Future” and “Friday the 13th,” the story follows a girl grieving the loss of her mother.

28 February 2014 • 07:23 AMT
First look at Joseph Gordon-Levitt in “Sin City: A Dame to Kill For”

The new images also highlight the return of Mickey Rourke’s character, Marv, and Jessica Alba as Nancy Callahan.

28 February 2014 • 07:09 AMT
“Son of God” biblical epic sells to 50 territories

The film is based on Mark Burnett and Roma Downey’s hit television miniseries “The Bible” and chronicles the life of Jesus Christ.

28 February 2014 • 06:59 AMT
Armed men patrol airport grounds in Ukraine’s Crimea

They have not moved into the passenger terminal and appear to be allowing the airport to function normally.

28 February 2014 • 06:22 AMT
EU asks Apple, Google for tighter in-app purchases regulations

“Misleading consumers is clearly the wrong business model and also goes against the spirit of EU rules on consumer protection,” said Reding.

28 February 2014 • 06:02 AMT
At least 30 killed in bombings around Baghdad

Last year, Iraq saw the highest death toll since 2007, according to the United Nations, which said violence killed 8,868 people.

28 February 2014 • 05:55 AMT
China detains 1,094 in baby trafficking ring crackdown

About 118 boys are born for every 100 girls in the world’s most populous country, against a global average of 103 to 107 boys per 100 girls.

28 February 2014 • 05:46 AMT
Deposed Ukrainian President to give news conference in Russia: official

The conference will take place at 17:00 Moscow time (1.00 pm GMT) in the city of Rostov-on-Don at a venue to be announced soon.

28 February 2014 • 05:32 AMT
Germany’s Merkel says EU reform not ‘a piece of cake’

Merkel said the UK and Germany could pass laws to limit this problem, saying: “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.”

27 February 2014 • 14:59 AMT
BlackBerry unveils new flagship Q20 handset

The Q20 is the Canadian company’s flagship device and represents a return to its roots with a full physical QWERTY keyboard.

27 February 2014 • 14:24 AMT
Jack Thorne to script “Sandman” Neil Gaiman comic book classic

The Sandman series shifts between horror and fantasy, and the central character is Morpheus, the personification of dreams.

27 February 2014 • 14:14 AMT
Crimea developments ‘dangerous and irresponsible’: NATO chief

“This morning’s action by an armed group is dangerous and irresponsible,” Anders Fogh Rasmussen told a NATO meeting.

27 February 2014 • 14:08 AMT
St. Vardanants Day: Battle of Avarayr-Armenians’ battle for faith

Armenian Church commemorates Commander Vardan Mamikonyan and his comrades-in-arms who died in a battle against Persians in 451.

27 February 2014 • 13:41 AMT
Moscow readying bill to facilitate Russian citizenship for CIS citizens

“Russian parliament factions, the presidential administration, and the government are looking into the issue,” Alexander Zhukov said.

27 February 2014 • 13:35 AMT
Tablet sales up 51.4% in Western Europe: IDC

Apple’s iPad accounted for nearly 15 million of the tablets shipped in Western Europe in 2013, the company said.

27 February 2014 • 13:17 AMT
Free economic zone for jewellery business to be created in Armenia

The project envisages attracting 120 to 150 foreign companies, creating up to 2,000 new jobs within three years.

27 February 2014 • 13:16 AMT
S. Korea says North fired short-range missiles into sea

North Korea fired the missiles from a mountain site just north of the border with the South, the official said.