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10 January 2014 • 15:16 AMT
Oscar winner Glenn Close to topline “Duchess” dark comedy

Glenn Close has been set to play Anna Anderson, the woman who claimed to be the Grand Russian Duchess Anastasia.

10 January 2014 • 15:00 AMT
Al Qaeda-linked jihadists strike back against rival rebels in Syria

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said ISIL fighters pushed back rival rebels on the eastern approaches of Raqqa.

10 January 2014 • 14:54 AMT
Jon Favreau’s “Chef” to open South by Southwest Film Fest

The festival also has scheduled “A Conversation with Alejandro Jodorowsky,” director of such films as “El Topo” and “Santa Sangre.”

10 January 2014 • 14:33 AMT
U.S. unemployment rate falls to five-year low

Leisure, manufacturing and services added jobs, but construction cut 16,000 jobs, the biggest drop in the industry in 20 months.

10 January 2014 • 14:14 AMT
“The Simpsons” pays tribute to anime master Hayao Miyazaki films

The long-running animated show will tip its hat to the legendary Japanese filmmaker in new episode “Married To The Blob.”

10 January 2014 • 14:04 AMT
“Girls” hit series renewed for season 4

An Emmy nominee, “Girls” took home two Golden Globes in 2013 for best comedy and for star Lena Dunham.

10 January 2014 • 13:52 AMT
Egypt police fire tear gas to disperse protesting Islamists

In the city of Minya, Maj. Gen. Osama Metwalli said protesters threw gasoline bombs at the police, who responded with tear gas.

10 January 2014 • 13:46 AMT
Lufthansa reports rise in passenger numbers in December

At the same time, the airline reduced the number of flights, by 1.5 percent in December and by 3.7 percent for the whole year.

10 January 2014 • 13:41 AMT
Elijah Wood to topline “Set Fire to the Stars” period film

Andy Goddard’s film is exploring the relationship between poets John Malcolm Brinnin and Dylan Thomas.

10 January 2014 • 13:29 AMT
New Gmail feature arouses privacy concerns

Nachum said that all users would be alerted to the new feature and how to change the default setting, within the next few days.

10 January 2014 • 13:26 AMT
Alfred Hitchcock unseen Holocaust documentary to be screened in 2014

The doc is said to have disturbed viewers at test screenings, and contains descriptions of “sightseers” at a “chamber of horrors”.

10 January 2014 • 12:53 AMT
Bryan Singer, Leonard Maltin, Morgan Neville Sundance Film Fest juries

Singer and Maltin will be part of a team that selects the U.S. Dramtic winner, while Neville will be on the U.S. Documentary jury.

10 January 2014 • 12:33 AMT
VivaCell-MTS continues efforts for reducing infant mortality

For the sixth year in a row VivaCell-MTS together with BirthLink NGO continues efforts aimed at reducing the level of infant mortality.

10 January 2014 • 12:02 AMT
Fierce clashes erupt between Iraqi special forces, militants

A police officer said several army vehicles were damaged by roadside bombs planted around the village by the militants.

10 January 2014 • 11:40 AMT
Iran, Russia negotiating oil-for-goods swap, report says

U.S. and European sanctions have cut Iran’s oil exports by more than half over the past 18 months to about one million barrels a day.

10 January 2014 • 11:08 AMT
Crude prices bounce back from eight month low

Investors were also monitoring developments in South Sudan after the government’s peace talks with rebels reached a deadlock.

10 January 2014 • 10:48 AMT
Greece shifting ENP vector from east to south

“The EU’s Southern Neighborhood is of very great importance to us, as it is for other countries,” Evangelos Venizelos said.

10 January 2014 • 10:13 AMT
NSD, Central Depository of Armenia sign memo of cooperation

In October 2011, the depositories signed an agreement on opening and maintaining the NSD’s nominee account with CDA.

10 January 2014 • 09:46 AMT
Azerbaijani President pours criticism on OSCE Minsk Group

Aliyev told his government that “Azerbaijan hopes for positive changes in the negotiation process that saw no breakthrough during 2013.”

10 January 2014 • 09:06 AMT
VW luxury brands post record sales helped by new model launches

Audi sold 1.57 million cars and sport-utility vehicles globally last year, Porsche sold 162,145 vehicles and Bentley’s sales totaled 10,120 units.

10 January 2014 • 08:58 AMT
China’s export growth slows in Dec while imports accelerate

Zheng, the government spokesman, expressed confidence 2014 would be a “period of steady growth” for trade, though he gave no details.

10 January 2014 • 08:45 AMT
Aram I says revival of Armenian community in Syria a priority

His Holiness addressed the major conflicts within and between the countries of the world and, particularly, those in the Middle East.

10 January 2014 • 08:32 AMT
Dink murder case suspects released two days after arrest

The sudden release of the suspects shortly after their arrest comes 10 days ahead of the 7th anniversary of Hrant Dink’s murder.

10 January 2014 • 07:53 AMT
Two NATO troops, one civilian killed in Afghan accident

The alliance provided no details on the “aircraft mishap”, and the names and nationalities of those killed were not released.

10 January 2014 • 07:45 AMT
China’s Alibaba promises game developers 70% of sales

WeChat users have the option to pay for their Didi Taxi bookings with the integrated payment service in the instant messaging app.

10 January 2014 • 07:33 AMT
Man accused of being Bin Laden bodyguard to be freed

A Pentagon spokesman told U.S. media no decision had yet been made on when Mujahid would be released from the facility.

10 January 2014 • 07:07 AMT
New book provides evidence of German complicity in Genocide

“I was shocked to see the Germans again playing an important role in mass murder at the edge of Europe,” Wolfgang Gust writes.

10 January 2014 • 06:34 AMT
First Look at Ben Kingsley in direct-to-video short “All Hail to the King”

All the four pictures pictures confirm the rumor that the one-shot will actually be an epilogue to “Iron Man 3”

10 January 2014 • 06:22 AMT
“Game of Thrones” season 4 to premiere in April

The fourth season picks up where the last began, finishing up its adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s “A Storm of Swords.”

10 January 2014 • 06:11 AMT
Rosatom: Russia to triple uranium production by 2015

Sergei Kiriyenko said that Russia had in recent years been producing some 3,000-3,200 metric tons of uranium annually.