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21 October 2013 • 08:28 AMT
3000 banned from Russia daily, Federal Migration Service chief says

In October 13, an angry mob in a Moscow suburb targeted businesses that employ migrants after a local man was fatally stabbed.

21 October 2013 • 08:10 AMT
UK government OKs nuclear plant construction

France’s EDF Energy will lead a consortium, which includes Chinese investors, to build the Hinkley Point C plant in Somerset.

21 October 2013 • 07:47 AMT
Nokia Lumia smartphones gaining momentum: TNW

Windows Phone accounted for 8.2 percent of smartphone sales across five major European markets between May and July.

21 October 2013 • 07:36 AMT
Schools stay closed as southern Mexico braces for hurricane

The Miami-based National Hurricane Center said Raymond could become a major, or category three hurricane, at any time.

21 October 2013 • 07:35 AMT
Sony Pictures working on “Little Women” classic novel adaptation

Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women explores the lives of the four March sisters as the Civil War plays out in the backdrop.

21 October 2013 • 07:23 AMT
“Carrie” King horror adaptation makes big debut at box office

“Escape Plan” flops at the fifth place with an estimated $9.8 million in its debut weekend, behind “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2.”

21 October 2013 • 07:09 AMT
3 dead as gunmen open fire on Christian wedding party in Cairo

Another priest, Beshay Lotfi, told Egyptian media that the church had been left without a police guard since the end of June.

21 October 2013 • 06:59 AMT
Nicole Kidman to topline “Strangerland” mystery drama

Hugo Weaving and Guy Pearce will star alongside Kidman in a drama about a couple whose teenage children go missing in the Outback.

21 October 2013 • 06:44 AMT
Pawel Pawlikowski’s “Ida” wins BFI London Film Fest top prize

The jury also highly commended the performances of nominees Conner Chapman and Shaun Thomas for their roles in “Selfish Giant.”

21 October 2013 • 06:26 AMT
Avatar production to launch in 2014, film star Sam Worthington reveals

Shooting for subsequent movies in the franchise will be completed within a year of each new movie’s yearly release.

21 October 2013 • 06:21 AMT
Oil prices steady as traders await U.S. supply figures release

Benchmark crude was unchanged $100.81 a barrel at midday Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

21 October 2013 • 06:02 AMT
“Doctor Who” hit series 50th anniv. special unveils 1st dramatic promo

David Tennant, who played the tenth Doctor, and Billie Piper, who portrayed the tenth Doctor’s companion Rose Tyler, will return.

21 October 2013 • 06:01 AMT
Another leak of highly radioactive water reported at Fukushima

Tepco said it will prepare some 30 extra pumps and lay additional 10 kilometers of pipes to prevent overflowing from happening again.

21 October 2013 • 05:53 AMT
Russian budget to be short of $94bn in next 3 years, ex-minister says

Alexei Kudrin said that this year’s economic growth will be below the earlier forecasted 1.8 percent and will stand at 1.6 percent.

21 October 2013 • 05:44 AMT
Oscar hopeful “12 Years A Slave” tops specialty box office

Daniel Radcliffe’s Sundance debut Kill Your Darlings from first-time feature filmmaker John Krokidas grossed $57,722.

21 October 2013 • 05:29 AMT
Kerry says U.S.-Pakistan ties ‘could not be more important’

“We have a lot to talk about and the relationship with Pakistan could not be more important,” Kerry said before meeting Sharif.

21 October 2013 • 05:25 AMT
WikiLeaks sabotages Cumberbatch’s “Fifth Estate” with own documentary

“Mediastan” recounts “Operation Cablerun,” in which thousands of secret American diplomatic cables were posted by WikiLeaks.

21 October 2013 • 05:22 AMT
Suicide bomber kills at least 38 in Baghdad

At least 12 people were killed in a spate of suicide bomb attacks on security personnel and government buildings earlier in the day.

19 October 2013 • 17:03 AMT
UN aid chief calls for immediate ceasefire in Damascus suburb

Valerie Amos said 3,000 people were evacuated, but that the same number were trapped in the town amid continuing shelling and fighting.

19 October 2013 • 16:50 AMT
Protesters throw eggs at Italian Finance Ministry

More than 4,000 riot police were dispatched to maintain order as tens of thousands of protesters marched through the capital.

19 October 2013 • 15:45 AMT
Titanic violin auctioned for record £900,000

Some people still doubt whether the violin is the genuine article and believe it could not have survived being submerged in the sea.

19 October 2013 • 15:40 AMT
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State to visit Russia

“He will meet with senior Russian officials to discuss a wide range of global and bilateral issues,” the Department of State said.

19 October 2013 • 15:23 AMT
At least 16 killed, 30 injured in suicide bomber attack in Somalia

The Somali government, backed by troops from several African countries, is fighting al-Shabab for control of the country.

19 October 2013 • 13:28 AMT
Moscow police arrest 675 more migrants

City police chief Anatoly Yakunin said that Moscow police will hold weekly operations to round up unauthorized migrants.

19 October 2013 • 12:38 AMT
Egypt: explosion near intelligence building, Mubarak trial resumes

The judge previously ordered that testimony of security officials take place under a media blackout for reasons of national security.

19 October 2013 • 12:07 AMT
“Snowpiercer,” “Ordinary” named among New York Comic Con titles

Peter Milligan and Brett Ewins’s “Johnny Nemo” will be collected, alongside Arthur Suydam’s “Cholly & Flytrap.”

19 October 2013 • 12:06 AMT
20 dead, 44 injured in Philippines road accident

Road accidents are common in remote areas in the Philippines, largely because of poor vehicle maintenance and bad road conditions.

19 October 2013 • 11:39 AMT
Deputy FM doesn’t rule out signing of Association Agreement with EU

“Yerevan is currently working to introduce legal amendments to the document,” Zohrab Mnatsakanyan said.

19 October 2013 • 11:37 AMT
Piracy website IsoHunt to be shut down

Like a similar site, The Pirate Bay, that has been blocked in the UK by a court order, IsoHunt did not host pirated material itself.

19 October 2013 • 11:28 AMT
Decreased number of ceasefire violations by Azeris reported Oct 13-19

Azerbaijan fired over 800 shots from various caliber weapons towards Karabakh positions, NKR defense army’s press service said.