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17 December 2013 • 15:00 AMT
Nirvana, KISS, Peter Gabriel among Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees

Gabriel, who was absent for his 2010 induction with Genesis, released a covers album, “And I’ll Scratch Yours.”

17 December 2013 • 12:37 AMT
Nokia reportedly drops plans for Android smartphone

The blog said that Nokia will be focusing specifically on devices that come with flexible displays and augmented reality.

17 December 2013 • 12:23 AMT
Int’l peace conference on Syria to start Jan 22 in Montreux

Montreux, home of the famous jazz festival, was chosen because it has the facilities for such a high-profile gathering.

17 December 2013 • 12:03 AMT
Sofia Coppola adapting “Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father”

American Zoetrope nabbed the tale set against the backdrop of ’70s and ’80s San Francisco and the effect of the AIDS epidemic.

17 December 2013 • 12:03 AMT
Another ballistic missile sub to join Russian Fleet this week: report

Ballistic missile submarines comprise one leg of Russia’s strategic nuclear triad along with land-based ICBMs and the bomber force.

17 December 2013 • 11:57 AMT
Ray Liotta, “Game of Thrones’” Sophie Turner to topline “Alone”

Liotta recently appeared in “The Place Beyond The Pines” and will be seen in upcoming pic “Kill the Messenger.”

17 December 2013 • 11:54 AMT
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood to boycott constitutional referendum

The new constitution was drafted after military-installed authorities revised the one written during the Morsi era.

17 December 2013 • 11:35 AMT
German parliament elects Merkel to third term

Merkel heads a “grand coalition” of Germany’s biggest parties — her conservative Union bloc and the center-left Social Democrats.

17 December 2013 • 11:17 AMT
OSCE MG turns blind eye to ongoing Azeri aggression

The Co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group hope to organize another presidential meeting at the beginning of the next year.

17 December 2013 • 11:11 AMT
Davutoglu accused of betraying Azerbaijan after Yerevan visit

Davutoglu, who visited Yerevan for the Black Sea Economic Cooperation group meeting, was harshly criticized by Turkish opposition.

17 December 2013 • 09:16 AMT
Fox 2000, “Hunger Games” team to adapt “Suspect” bestseller

Robert Crais, who started as a television writer, was nominated for an Emmy for his work on “Hill Street Blues.”

17 December 2013 • 09:02 AMT
Coup attempt falls through in South Sudan, president says

The govt. is now “in full control of the military situation” in Juba, President Kiir said, ordering a dawn-to-dusk curfew in the city.

17 December 2013 • 08:48 AMT
China continues rights abuses as labor camps abolished: Amnesty

Many labor camps said to have shut down have been rebranded as drug rehab centers or used for other forms of detention, Amnesty said.

17 December 2013 • 08:26 AMT
Netflix updates Android app to introduce multi-profile support

Users will now receive personalised recommendations and libraries when they log into the on-demand service.

17 December 2013 • 08:15 AMT
HP Live Photo services launched

HP Live Photo lets users embed a 45-second video greeting into a printed picture, which can be viewed in-app.

17 December 2013 • 07:36 AMT
Rep. Schiff wants to display Armenian Orphan Rug at Capitol Hill event

Representative Adam Schiff previously had previously encouraged the White House to allow the rug to be displayed at the Smithsonian.

17 December 2013 • 07:27 AMT
Ben Affleck, Matt Damon to produce John Krasinski’s adventure spec

The former “The Office” star Krasinski and Damon co-wrote and starred in the Gus Van Sant-directed drama “Promised Land.”

17 December 2013 • 07:16 AMT
Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill in “22 Jump Street” comedy red-band trailer

After their mission in high school in “21 Jump Street”, Jenko and Schmidt are off to a local college to crack a crime ring.

17 December 2013 • 06:59 AMT
Adele leads Amazon’s list of best-selling albums of all time

Mumford & Sons place second with “Sigh No More” and The Lumineers are third with their self-titled collection.

17 December 2013 • 06:50 AMT
Costa Rica says seized jet carrying ton of cocaine

The ministry said police detained a Guatemalan man and his adult son with 51 packages holding 44 pounds of cocaine each.

17 December 2013 • 06:49 AMT
Oscar-winning “King’s Speech” scribe to pen Jesse Owens story for Disney

Owens, the black track-and-field star broke down race barriers when he won four medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Nazi Germany.

17 December 2013 • 06:27 AMT
Beyoncé’s new album shatters iTunes records

The singer’s self-titled fifth studio album BEYONCÉ – released without warning on iTunes has shifted 828,773 copies in 3 days.

17 December 2013 • 06:20 AMT
Kerry visits Philippines to modernize economic, political ties

“They will certainly discuss the specific issues pertaining to the South China Sea,” a senior State Department official said.

17 December 2013 • 06:16 AMT
HBO unveils first footage of “Game of Thrones” season 4

New cast members include Pedro Pascal as Prince Oberyn Martell a.k.a. Red Viper, Indira Varma as Red Viper’s love interest.

17 December 2013 • 06:12 AMT
Japan approves new national security strategy

It reflects concern over China’s growing assertiveness over its territorial claims and Beijing’s mounting defense spending.

17 December 2013 • 06:07 AMT
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, David Goyer team up for Neil Gaiman’s “Sandman”

The Sandman series shifts between horror and fantasy, and the central character is Morpheus, the personification of dreams.

17 December 2013 • 06:03 AMT
Oscar-winning “Shakespeare in Love” sequel in the works

Miramax films “Good Will Hunting,” “Flirting With Disaster” and “Swingers” may also be developed into television series.

17 December 2013 • 06:02 AMT
Amazon reportedly acquires mobile payment startup Gopago

The co-founder alluded to an “ambitious” project on Amazon’s part, which is reportedly most interested in Gopago’s technology.

17 December 2013 • 05:54 AMT
Facebook redesigns Pages Manager app for iOS 7

The addition as it allows admins respond directly to customers or fans (with a mention) on the fly from their iPhone or iPad.

17 December 2013 • 05:47 AMT
Car bomb explodes near Hezbollah stronghold in Lebanon

The group is fighting in Syria alongside President Assad’s troops and has received threats of retaliation from the largely Sunni rebels.