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20 December 2013 • 07:01 AMT
“Divergent” sci-fi bestseller adaptation unveils 1st clip

The Neil Burger film is set in a future where everyone is forced into one of five factions when they reach maturity.

20 December 2013 • 06:51 AMT
Johnny Depp, Morgan Freeman in “Transcendence” sci-fi thriller teasers

Depp plays an artificial intelligence researcher who strives to create a machine that possesses sentience and collective intelligence.

20 December 2013 • 06:44 AMT
Academy unveils first Oscars trailer with Ellen DeGeneres

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced in August that DeGeneres would return to host for the second time.

20 December 2013 • 06:34 AMT
Obama calls on South Sudan leaders to end violence

“All sides must listen to the wise counsel of their neighbors, commit to dialogue and restore calm,” Obama said.

20 December 2013 • 05:41 AMT
Russia to hand over Kaczynski plane wreckage to Poland

“We want this investigation to be really thorough so that no unresolved issues are left upon its completion,” Lavrov said.

20 December 2013 • 05:18 AMT
Dozens injured as ceiling collapses in London’s Apollo Theatre

The Apollo’s owner described it as a “shocking and upsetting” incident and said an investigation was under way.

20 December 2013 • 05:06 AMT
Russia blocks UN statement condemning Syria missile attacks

The draft statement would have expressed “outrage” at Syrian govt. airstrikes that the text said killed over 100 people.

19 December 2013 • 17:42 AMT
France to employ drones to hunt al Qaeda militants in Mali

French forces killed 19 Islamist fighters during security operations in Mali’s northern region of Timbuktu earlier this month.

19 December 2013 • 17:21 AMT
Spain’s data protection agency fines Google for breaching laws

The agency says it was imposing a fine of 300,000 euros for each breach, and requesting that Google comply with the law without delay.

19 December 2013 • 17:09 AMT
Man sets himself on fire in St Peter’s Square in Vatican

The Vatican that the authorities found a piece of paper with the phone number of the man’s daughter near the scene of the incident.

19 December 2013 • 15:07 AMT
Berlin Fest to debut Michel Gondry’s animated Noam Chomsky doc

Yves Saint Laurent biopic, which stars Pierre Niney as the legendary fashion designer, will open the Panorama Special section.

19 December 2013 • 15:03 AMT
Govt. suggests convening parliament sitting for Russian gas discussion

The sitting agenda will include the Armenian-Russian agreement for supply of gas, oil products, and unrefined diamonds.

19 December 2013 • 14:48 AMT
“How to Train Your Dragon 2” unveils new trailer

The preview sees dragon Toothless reunited with Jay Baruchel’s Hiccup, with the latter also meeting his mother Valka.

19 December 2013 • 14:17 AMT
$180 Armenian tablets to be made in free economic zone

Technology and Science Dynamics Inc/Armtab Technologies Company will be engaged in assembling tablets and installing programs.

19 December 2013 • 13:54 AMT
Putin says will soon pardon jailed oil tycoon Khodorkovsky

Khodorkovsky’s main lawyer, Vadim Klyuvgant, denied his client had asked for a pardon but said that was not required.

19 December 2013 • 13:39 AMT
Google Glass update lets users take photos by winking

Google also envisions that wink commands could have other potential uses in the future, such as carrying out transactions.

19 December 2013 • 13:24 AMT
Old-style passports to be replaced by ID cards starting early Jan

“The previously issued passports will be valid both in Armenia and abroad until their expiry date,” Norayr Muradkhanyan said.

19 December 2013 • 12:36 AMT
Zuckerberg to sell Facebook shares worth $2.3bn to pay tax bill

Mark Zuckerberg’s sale will reduce his voting power to 56.1 percent from 58.8 percent, the company said in a filing.

19 December 2013 • 12:21 AMT
Istanbul Police Chief dismissed amid bribery scandal

“I’m a public officer. I’ve served for 4 and a half years here [in Istanbul] with honor,” Çapkın confirmed with a brief statement.

19 December 2013 • 11:50 AMT
Former Armenian POW recollects Azerbaijani captivity

Still, there is no information on how and under what circumstances Injighulyan announced a wish to move to a third country.

19 December 2013 • 10:43 AMT
Suicide bomber kills at least ten in Baghdad

Attacks in Iraq in November killed nearly 950 people, the majority of them civilians, in a recent surge in violence.

19 December 2013 • 10:23 AMT
Cairo court acquits Mubarak’s sons, PM of corruption charges

A Cairo court has acquitted former leader Hosni Mubarak’s two sons and his last prime minister of corruption charges.

19 December 2013 • 10:13 AMT
Pinterest now available in 20 languages

Pinterest said that those in Russia, Poland, Turkey, Slovakia and the Czech Republic can now access its apps in their local tongue.

19 December 2013 • 10:05 AMT
GenEd projects hold “The Psychology of Genocide” workshop

“It was gratifying to have such a strong turnout and positive response from all the teachers we met,” said Sara Cohan.

19 December 2013 • 10:01 AMT
Armenian Library and Museum of America gets new name

The travel Genocide Exhibit was shown primarily in various non-Armenian sites including an eight-month showing at the Virginia Holocaust Museum.

19 December 2013 • 09:27 AMT
UK sends plane to evacuate its nationals from South Sudan

Foreign Office spokesman said about 150 Britons from an estimated 500 in Juba had so far expressed an interest in leaving.

19 December 2013 • 09:19 AMT
Russian trucks arrive in Syria to take out chemical weapons

The operation to destroy Syria’s arsenal of more than 1,000 metric tons of weapons-grade chemicals will take place in two stages.

19 December 2013 • 09:04 AMT
Iran to hold military drill over Strait of Hormuz

Gen. Ali Reza Barkhor said the maneuvers are part of annual exercises meant to show off Iran’s air defense capabilities.

19 December 2013 • 08:36 AMT
Scholar: victims of genocide die twice

Led by NSW premier Barry O’Farrell, the response to this announcement has been one of outrage at the politicization of Anzac memory.

19 December 2013 • 07:48 AMT
Samsung, LG to unveil 105-inch curved TVs in January

The two South Korean consumer tech giants have been racing against each other to bring cutting-edge products to market.