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21 December 2013 • 11:03 AMT
Berlin Fest to debut Lars Von Trier’s director’s cut of “Nymphomaniac”

“Nymphomaniac” stars Charlotte Gainsbourg, and numerous other international stars are part of the ensemble.

21 December 2013 • 10:45 AMT
Aretha Franklin plans concept CD covering iconic female singers

The tracks selected from an “ultimate list” include Barbra Streisand’s “People” and Donna Summer’s “Last Dance.”

21 December 2013 • 10:36 AMT
Egypt brings third set of charges against Morsi

Earlier, the prosecutor ordered Morsi and 35 other Muslim Brotherhood leaders to stand trial for conspiring with foreigners.

21 December 2013 • 10:33 AMT
“Paradjanov” not included in Foreign Oscar shortlist

“Paradjanov” stars Serge Avedikian as the brilliant director, whose nonconformist behavior conflicts with Soviet System.

21 December 2013 • 10:23 AMT
Georgian ex-President to lecture at Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy

“I will also get a chance to share the practical experience I acquired throughout the last several years,” Mikheil Saakashvili said.

21 December 2013 • 10:20 AMT
ECHR cites human rights to justify shameful ruling on Genocide

Dogu Perincek, whose complaint has been satisfied, already remarked that the Armenian Cause is basically resolved in Turkey.

21 December 2013 • 10:10 AMT
Microsoft offers bonus 20GB of SkyDrive storage

The bump in cloud storage will be active for a year and users are given until the end of January to claim their slice of it.

21 December 2013 • 10:02 AMT
200 ceasefire violations by Azeri armed forces reported Dec 15-21

Azerbaijan fired over 1200 shots from various caliber weapons towards Karabakh positions, NKR defense army’s press service said.

21 December 2013 • 09:56 AMT
At least 15 Iraqi military officers killed in ambush: report

At least 15 Iraqi military officers were killed in an ambush in western Iraq’s Sunni Muslim-dominated province of Anbar.

21 December 2013 • 09:18 AMT
African mediators say South Sudan talks ‘productive’

U.S. Secretary of State said his decision to send ambassador Donald Booth followed a phone conversation with President Kiir.

21 December 2013 • 09:15 AMT
Johnny Depp’s brain uploaded into computer in “Transcendence” trailer

The sci-fi movie is supported by Morgan Freeman, Rebecca Hall, Kate Mara, Cillian Murphy and Paul Bettany.

21 December 2013 • 09:02 AMT
HTC One camera purple hue not fixed in latest update

Some HTC One smartphone users have been facing a camera issue which caused purple tinting of photos taken in low-light.

21 December 2013 • 08:27 AMT
Turkey’s EU Minister denies corruption charges

“Irresponsible reporting being made is completely based on misleading and speculative information,” Egemen Bağış said.

21 December 2013 • 08:08 AMT
Armenian commercial banks grant more AMD loans Dec 9-15

Deals amounting to USD 21,440,000 at an average price of AMD 405.43/USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia.

21 December 2013 • 07:57 AMT
Russia mulls banning websites instigating rallies

Russia’s lower house of parliament gave its final approval for a bill to ban websites that call for unauthorized protests.

21 December 2013 • 07:40 AMT
Obama says 2014 will be ‘breakthrough year’ for U.S. economy

In his last press conference of the year, the U.S. President highlighted the improving data as promising for the year ahead.

21 December 2013 • 07:25 AMT
Helena Bonham Carter poised to join Carey Mulligan in “Suffragette”

Bonham Carter was recently nominated for a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Elizabeth Taylor in BBC telepic “Burton and Taylor.”

21 December 2013 • 07:18 AMT
“Sherlock” season 3 promo teases Holmes, Watson’s reunion

In the first episode, “two years after the devastating effects of The Reichenbach Fall, Dr. John Watson has got on with his life.”

21 December 2013 • 07:12 AMT
“Ice Age 5” animated comedy release date set

“Ice Age 5″ will hit theaters one week after an unspecified Marvel movie and two weeks after Fox releases its “Independence Day” sequel.

21 December 2013 • 06:56 AMT
Nine features competing for Best Foreign Language Oscar

The shortlist will be cut down to five nominees by specially invited committees in New York and Los Angeles.

21 December 2013 • 06:30 AMT
BMW seeks to reinvent car fob with i8 key

The BMW i8 hybrid electric car will come with a key fob that sports its own high-resolution LCD screen for relaying information.

21 December 2013 • 06:17 AMT
Apple iPhone 6 could feature flexible display

The document states that the device will use a gyroscope and accelerometer to adjust the display depending on the user’s viewing angles.

21 December 2013 • 06:06 AMT
Negotiators fail to agree on Iran’s presence at Syria peace talks

UN-Arab League envoy on Syria said the U.S. remained unconvinced that Iran’s participation “would be the right thing to do”.

21 December 2013 • 05:56 AMT
Erdogan purges police command as allies detained in anti-corruption raids

The move is widening a crackdown on what the Turkish PM described as a foreign-backed conspiracy to undermine him.

21 December 2013 • 05:46 AMT
Cuba to scrap currency pegged to dollar

Tourists currently use a convertible peso equal to a U.S. dollar, while most Cubans are paid in pesos worth about four cents.

21 December 2013 • 05:44 AMT
Ukraine to ink EU association deal if favorable terms offered: PM

Ukraine stunned Europe by announcing that it was giving up pursuit of a trade pact with the EU, favoring ties with the Customs Union.

21 December 2013 • 05:27 AMT
China slams Japan’s new military strategy

Japan plans to buy anti-missile destroyers, amphibious vehicles, surveillance drones, fighter planes and submarines.

21 December 2013 • 05:23 AMT
Syrian opposition questioning peace talks attendance after U.S. warning

Leaders of political opposition insist that the process must lead to Assad’s departure, and have yet to formally agree on participation.

20 December 2013 • 18:28 AMT
The Guardian: GCHQ, NSA targeted charities, Germans, Israeli PM

Almunia is in charge of major anti-monopoly investigations, and approving mergers of companies with significant presence in the EU.

20 December 2013 • 17:51 AMT
Russia to decide on missile deployment at NATO borders: Lavrov

Sergei Lavrov said that only professionals could provide a reliable assessment of the risks to the country’s national security.