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11 January 2014 • 10:56 AMT
UN chief calls for more resources to end conflicts

“The situations in Syria, South Sudan and the Central African Republic have gone from bad to worse,” Ban Ki-moon said.

11 January 2014 • 10:19 AMT
Iranian commander says Hezbollah improved missile capabilities

Top Revolutionary Guard commanders attended a service earlier this week in Tehran in commemoration of the slain commander.

11 January 2014 • 10:09 AMT
Friends of Syria meeting set to open in Paris

Syrians themselves see the division of their country as an affront to national pride, says American University professor Akbar Ahmed.

11 January 2014 • 09:35 AMT
Azeri armed forces fire upon Armenian border settlements

The Azerbaijani armed forces opened fire not only on positions of the Armenian army but also targeted settlements near Berd town.

11 January 2014 • 09:13 AMT
Scarlett Johansson talks award winning role in “Her”

The actress does not appear physically in the film but plays Samantha, the voice of a Siri-like operating system.

11 January 2014 • 09:07 AMT
Ethan Hawke, Asa Butterfield to topline “Ten Thousands Saints” novel adaptation

Hawke is slated to star in the upcoming suspense thriller “Regression” and the Shakespeare adaptation “Cymbeline.”

11 January 2014 • 08:51 AMT
Toshiba’s 13.3-inch Chromebook to be available starting Feb 16

According to the specs, the new Chromebook features a 13.3-inch TrueBrite display with a native 1366 x 768 resolution.

11 January 2014 • 08:50 AMT
Kristen Wiig, Alexander Skarsgard to star in “The Diary of a Teenage Girl”

The movie set in 1970s will follow a teenage artist as she attempts to navigate her way through an affair with her mother’s boyfriend.

11 January 2014 • 08:23 AMT
Fox in talks to nab bestselling writer James Frey’s “Endgame”

The plot for “Endgame” is being kept under wraps, although it was described as Hunger Games-like in tone by several sources.

11 January 2014 • 08:21 AMT
LA Times: once heard, a Mansurian piece is not forgotten

“Mansurian’s inspiration has been the plight of the Armenian people in the 20th century and their sustaining culture,” the article says.

11 January 2014 • 08:05 AMT
Dropbox suffers outage, denies it was hacked

Users trying access the Dropbox website from around 6 pm to 8 pm PT were redirected to a status page acknowledging the outage.

11 January 2014 • 08:00 AMT
Judge rules Renoir bought at flea market must be returned to museum

The story – and the painting – date back to 1879, when impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir painted “Paysage Bords De Seine.”

11 January 2014 • 07:27 AMT
“Breaking Bad” actor Jesse Plemons eyed for “Star Wars Episode 7” role?

Original Star Wars cast members Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford have been heavily rumoured to be reprising their roles.

11 January 2014 • 07:21 AMT
Foreigners evacuated from CAR as interim president resigns

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said it would start airlifting 800 Chadians from a makeshift camp in the capital.

11 January 2014 • 07:09 AMT
Jeffrey Dean Morgan joins Gael Garcia Bernal in “Desierto” thriller

The thriller is being directed by Jonas Cuaron, who co-wrote the awards contender Gravity with his father, Alfonso Cuaron.

11 January 2014 • 06:55 AMT
Eli Roth’s “Clown” horror unveils a real trailer

It shows a father stepping in for a clown who was supposed to be entertaining his son’s sixth birthday but was a no-show on the D-day.

11 January 2014 • 06:51 AMT
LUKoil slapped with biggest oil spill fine in Russia’s history

LUKoil-Komi was fined for nine oil spills from 2011 in Russia’s northern republic of Komi, according to documents.

11 January 2014 • 06:42 AMT
“Gravity,” “American Hustle” win top prizes at Australian Academy Awards

Steve McQueen’s “12 Years a Slave” triumphed in the actor categories, with Chiwetel Ejiofor nabbing the actor gong.

11 January 2014 • 06:30 AMT
Kristin Scott Thomas to star as Russian Empress in “Kitchen Boy”

Thomas next stars opposite Ralph Fiennes in “The Invisible Woman” and stole scenes in Nicolas Refn’s “Only God Forgives.”

11 January 2014 • 06:28 AMT
Turkey’s supreme board to examine Ergenekon coup plot case

The decision came after an application from the lawyer of the former Chief of General Staff İlker Başbuğ, the highest-profile suspect.

11 January 2014 • 06:18 AMT
Ukrainian ex-minister injured in clashes

Protesters have been camped out in Kyiv’s Independence Square since the opposition campaign began two months ago.

10 January 2014 • 17:23 AMT
“Frances Ha” star Greta Gerwig to headline “Maggie’s Plan” comedy

Rebecca Miller, daughter of the great playwright Arthur Miller, wrote the script and will direct the comedy of manners.

10 January 2014 • 17:11 AMT
Rouhani, Netanyahu to attend World Economic Forum in Davos

It was not immediately clear if the two might meet at the January 22-25 gathering, which will bring together thousands of guests.

10 January 2014 • 16:29 AMT
Richard Gere joins stellar cast of “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2”

The original “Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” was a surprise hit and grossed $135 million worldwide in 2012.

10 January 2014 • 16:17 AMT
Syria’s main opposition group leaders seek meeting with Lavrov

The Western-backed Syrian National Coalition is reportedly facing divisions in its ranks over whether to attend the Geneva peace talks.

10 January 2014 • 16:13 AMT
South Sudan says govt. troops retook oil town from rebels

Col. Philip Aguer said that government troops retook Bentiu after a 2.5-hour battle. Bentiu is the capital of Unity state.

10 January 2014 • 16:08 AMT
Turkey arrests 35 in anti-bribery operation

The Mersin Prosecutor’s Office has ruled for confidentiality in the case, meaning the media will not be able to report details of the case.

10 January 2014 • 15:49 AMT
Sony Pictures Classics nabs Woody Allen’s “Magic in the Moonlight”

The Jazz Age romantic comedy follows an Englishman brought in to help unmask a possible swindle in the south of France.

10 January 2014 • 15:35 AMT
Nokia rolling out major Lumia Black update

The update features a number of updates to Nokia’s Windows Phone 8 devices, including improvements to photography and organization.

10 January 2014 • 15:17 AMT
Samsung responds to reports on security vulnerability of its devices

The researchers said that this security hole could allow a malicious hacker to intercept data sent to and from phones like the Galaxy S4.