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08 February 2014 • 07:00 AMT
Fitch downgrades Ukraine’s credit rating, cites political instability

Russia suspended a $15 billion bailout after President Yanukovich, in a concession to protesters, sacked the pro-Russian prime minister.

08 February 2014 • 06:47 AMT
Plane lands in Turkey as hijacker claims bomb to have plane go to Sochi

The incident came at a tense time given the various threats surrounding the Winter Games, which kicked Feb 7 with its opening ceremony.

08 February 2014 • 06:18 AMT
Winter Olympics opens with spectacular ceremony in Russia

Athletes from 87 nations paraded before 40,000 people in the Fisht Stadium before president Vladimir Putin declared the Games open.

08 February 2014 • 06:06 AMT
Syria evacuates 83 civilians from besieged Homs

The long awaited move was meant to have been a relatively straightforward opening step in the peace talks, which resume in Geneva.

07 February 2014 • 16:44 AMT
U.S. economy adds 113,000 jobs in January

The unemployment rate is now very close to 6.5% – the level at which the Fed said it would start to consider an increase in interest rates.

07 February 2014 • 16:11 AMT
Libyan PM calls to avoid violence in standoff over parliament

“I urge all citizens to be committed to peaceful means, all demands can be implemented peacefully and through dialogue,” Zeidan said.

07 February 2014 • 15:47 AMT
Vatican lashes out at UN panel over sex abuse report

The Vatican said the UN committee ignored the Holy See’s unique status and its efforts to address the abuse crisis in recent years.

07 February 2014 • 13:16 AMT
Legendary Armenian swimmer’s heroic feat to get film treatment

“20 Lives” will chronicle the act of heroism of the swimmer who single-handedly saved 20 people out of a drowning bus.

07 February 2014 • 12:56 AMT
Areximbank-Gazrpombank Group boosts private transfers in 2013

The volume of private transfers at Areximbank-Gazrpombank Group CJSC jumped by 66% in 2013 against the year-ago period.

07 February 2014 • 12:32 AMT
Azerbaijan doesn’t lead OSCE mission to frontline during monitoring

The OSCE Mission conducted a planned monitoring of the Line of Contact in the Hadrut direction near Horadiz settlement.

07 February 2014 • 12:22 AMT
Azerbaijan trying to blame another soldier’s death on Armenian snipers

Recently, the killed, injured or missing soldiers, who fell victim to Baku’s botched diversion attempts, have been resurfacing in Azerbaijan.

07 February 2014 • 11:41 AMT
TrustNordisk inks deals for “In Order of Disappearance” action comedy

The dark comedy stars Stellan Skarsgard as Nils, a carefree snow blower driver who’s life is torn apart when his son dies.

07 February 2014 • 11:25 AMT
Pyramide reteams with Russian helmer for “Leviathan”

“Leviathan” is a modern retelling of the biblical story of Job, and deals with “contemporary Russia’s most important social issues.”

07 February 2014 • 10:46 AMT
4 injured as explosion hits near police station in Cairo outskirts

The Brotherhood denies any links to militants who have carried out attacks, including suicide bombings in Cairo.

07 February 2014 • 10:32 AMT
Turkish controversial internet law adoption sparks concerns

The bill also includes a measure that allows for the recording of Internet users’ browsing histories and saves them for two years.

07 February 2014 • 10:11 AMT
ECB head says deflation not threat to eurozone economy

The ECB kept its benchmark interest rate at 0.25% after its latest meeting. The rate was cut to its current record low in November.

07 February 2014 • 09:56 AMT
Merkel bumped from top spot in Germany favorite politician poll

Public broadcaster ARD says Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier had an approval rating of 70 percent, one point ahead of Merkel.

07 February 2014 • 09:49 AMT
S. Korea to expand safety probe for reactor part certificates

The regulator did not name the countries or companies involved in the eight instances of fake documents for overseas components.

07 February 2014 • 09:21 AMT
“The ExpendaBelles” action gets “Legally Blonde” helmer

The all-female movie is confirmed to follow an elite group of highly trained female mercenaries brought together for hostage rescue mission.

07 February 2014 • 09:17 AMT
IFC Films pick-up “Camp X-Ray” Kristen Stewart’s Sundance drama

Stewart plays a young woman who joins the military to be part of something bigger than herself and her small town roots.

07 February 2014 • 08:47 AMT
CJ Entertainment joins Gaumont for Korean makeover of “Point Blank”

Korean star Ryu Seung-ryong, whose credits include local B.O. hit “Miracle in Cell No. 7,” and Lee Jin-uk topline in “Target.”

07 February 2014 • 08:33 AMT
HTC developing Nexus tablet for Google: report

The firm’s Nexus 10 is also overdue for a refresh, having launched in 2012 through a manufacturing partnership with Samsung.

07 February 2014 • 08:05 AMT
MasterCard, Weve team up to launch mobile payment system

The idea of Weve is to provide a clearinghouse for advertisers, retailers and banks who want to deal with phone users.

07 February 2014 • 07:55 AMT
Facebook planning to allow Look Back video editing

The social network launched the automatic personalised video recently in celebration of its 10th anniversary.

07 February 2014 • 07:47 AMT
Leaked U.S. phone call disparages EU over Ukraine crisis

At one point, the female speaker mentions the UN and its possible role in trying to find a solution to the Ukraine stand-off.

07 February 2014 • 07:44 AMT
Jay Baruchel to topline Stephen King’s “The Ten O’Clock People”

The story tells of a smoker who returns to his old habit with a cessation drug still in his system, triggering a side effect.

07 February 2014 • 07:36 AMT
Paul Bettany to play The Vision in “Avengers: Age of Ultron”

Bettany will join Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man, Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow, Chris Hemsworth’s Thor, Chris Evans’ Captain America.

07 February 2014 • 07:26 AMT
ARC nabs “Lullaby” Garrett Hedlund, Richard Jenkins romance-drama

Hedlund portrays a man who receives word that his father has chosen to take his own life in less than 48 hours.

07 February 2014 • 07:14 AMT
Radiohead guitarist scoring Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Inherent Vice”

The composer has previously written the music for Anderson’s last two features “There Will Be Blood” and “The Master.”

07 February 2014 • 07:05 AMT
Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson to return to “Pitch Perfect” hit comedy sequel

Kendrick’s single “Cups” from Pitch Perfect made her a triple platinum recording artist with combined sales of 3 million units sold.