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25 November 2013 • 07:24 AMT
Oil prices drop after Iran nuke deal

Brent crude dropped by $2.42 to $108.63 per barrel, while U.S. light sweet crude fell 84 cents to $93.64 per barrel.

25 November 2013 • 07:02 AMT
BBC One unveils Cumberbatch’s “Sherlock” Season 3 teaser

The new season is expected to reveal how Sherlock survived the fall and feature Watson and Mary Morstan’s (Amanda Abbington) wedding.

25 November 2013 • 06:54 AMT
Pawel Pawlikowski’s “Ida” wins Poland’s Camerimage Fest

The Bronze Frog winner was Ethan and Joel Coen’s “Inside Llewyn Davis,” with cinematography by Bruno Delbonnel.

25 November 2013 • 06:48 AMT
“The Golden Cage” wins top award at Mar del Plata Film Fest

This year’s San Sebastian winner, “Bad Hair,” also went home with a double win: It grabbed best script and best director.

25 November 2013 • 06:40 AMT
Russia’s Gazprom launches South Stream construction in Serbia

The South Stream pipeline is expected to annually transport up to 63 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Central and Southern Europe.

25 November 2013 • 06:20 AMT
Obama seeks to reassure skeptical Israeli PM over Iran nuke deal

White House spokesman said that the two leaders reaffirmed the shared goal of preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

25 November 2013 • 06:11 AMT
“Neo-Nazi” extremist elected regional governor in Slovakia

Ultra-nationalist Kotleba, garnered 55.5 percent of the vote in the run-off election in the region of Banska Bystrica.

25 November 2013 • 05:56 AMT
China lodges formal protests as U.S., Japan slam airspace move

Beijing warned that it would take “defensive emergency measures” against aircraft that failed to identify themselves in the airspace.

25 November 2013 • 05:46 AMT
Ukrainian police use tear gas against pro-EU integration protesters

The Ukrainian govt. announced earlier it was halting plans to sign long-discussed trade and association deals with the European Union.

25 November 2013 • 05:31 AMT
Egypt’s interim president bans public gatherings

Rights groups and activists immediately denounced it, saying it aims to stifle opposition and allow repressive police practices.

25 November 2013 • 05:25 AMT
160 dead as rebels struggle to break siege of Damascus suburbs

The blockade has cut off rebels’ weapons supplies and helped turn the tide of fighting around the capital in Assad’s favor.

25 November 2013 • 05:20 AMT
Iran hails nuclear deal amid Israeli displeasure

Netanyahu: we will not allow a regime that calls for the destruction of Israel to obtain the means to achieve this goal.

23 November 2013 • 13:02 AMT
Syrian government minister survives attack on car, state TV says

What started as popular protests in Syria has degenerated into a civil war that has killed more than 100,000 people.

23 November 2013 • 12:31 AMT
China’s Qingdao oil pipeline explosion leaves 44 dead

The blast ripped roads apart, turned cars over and sent thick black smoke billowing over the eastern coastal city.

23 November 2013 • 12:04 AMT
Sony Xperia Z1S smartphone release date revealed

The Xperia Z1S is said to have a 4.3-inch 720p display, run on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) and pack a 2,300mAh battery.

23 November 2013 • 11:58 AMT
Samsung Galaxy S5 to feature eye-scanning tech, report suggests

Patent Bolt has uncovered a document from the Korean company detailing a handset with an iris-sensing unit and a proximity sensor.

23 November 2013 • 11:42 AMT
Al Qaeda-linked Islamist rebels capture Syrian oil field: activists

It was not yet clear how much the loss of the field in Deir al-Zor province would affect Assad’s govt. or battlefield abilities.

23 November 2013 • 11:32 AMT
200 ceasefire violations by Azeri armed forces reported Nov 17-23

Azerbaijan fired over 1000 shots from various caliber weapons towards Karabakh positions, NKR defense army’s press service said.

23 November 2013 • 11:12 AMT
Egypt expels Turkish ambassador, downgrades ties

The move came after Erdogan made remarks in Russia that were “provocative and interfering in Egypt’s internal affairs.”

23 November 2013 • 11:03 AMT
Spike Lee’s “Oldboy” hit Japanese thriller remake unveils new artwork

One of the posters poster details the 20 years Brolin’s character Joe Doucette spends trapped in a hotel-like room with a series of CCTV images.

23 November 2013 • 10:29 AMT
Bulgaria, Serbia pull out of Eurovision 2014 over financial constraints

The contest has been broadcast every year since 1956 and is one of the longest-running television programmes in the world.

23 November 2013 • 10:12 AMT
20 killed in Iraq as Sunni mosques close over attacks

The unrest is part of a surge in bloodshed that has pushed violence to its highest level since 2008.

23 November 2013 • 09:42 AMT
“Heart of the Sea” Chris Hemsworth actioner release date set

The story follows a whaling ship that is preyed upon by a sperm whale, stranding its crew at sea for 90 days, thousands of miles from home.

23 November 2013 • 09:18 AMT
“Aftermath” controversial Polish WWII drama screens in U.S., Russia

Focused on 2 brothers who unearth the truth about a Jewish pogrom in their village, the movie offers a less conventional view of the Holocaust.

23 November 2013 • 09:02 AMT
Riga supermarket collapse death toll reaches 52

Preliminary reports indicate that the supermarket roof caved in due to either faulty construction or building activities on the roof.

23 November 2013 • 08:44 AMT
Tymoshenko calls on govt. to reverse suspension of Ukraine-EU deal

Tymoshenko was in 2011 sentenced to seven years in jail for abusing of her power while serving as prime minister.

23 November 2013 • 08:24 AMT
Beijing demarcates “air-defence zone” over East China Sea

China’s Defence Ministry said aircraft entering the zone must obey its rules or face “emergency defensive measures”.

23 November 2013 • 08:03 AMT
Afghanistan rejects U.S. call to sign security pact by yearend

Afghanistan has wrangled for more than a year over the pact with the United States, which has had troops in the country since 2001.

23 November 2013 • 07:41 AMT
Lars von Trier’s “Nymphomaniac” unveils 1st trailer

The film follows “Melancholia” actress Gainsbourg as a self-diagnosed nymphomaniac named Joe who is found beaten in an alley.

23 November 2013 • 07:29 AMT
Veteran French director Georges Lautner dies at 87

Lautner last directed 1992′s “Stranger In The House” which starred Jean-Paul Belmondo with whom he worked often.