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20 September 2013 • 07:54 AMT
“Blue is the Warmest Color” Cannes winner 1st trailer unveiled

The film earned a designation as “magnificent” from Cannes jury president Steven Spielberg, whose praise for Blue is quoted in the trailer.

20 September 2013 • 07:51 AMT
Oil prices fall as U.S. calls on UN to back Syria chemical weapons deal

“There’s been a bit of a step back in tensions in the Middle East,” said Evan Lucas, market strategist at IG in Melbourne, Australia.

20 September 2013 • 07:43 AMT
97 killed, over 100 000 affected by storms in Mexico

It then gradually began losing strength, according to the United States National Hurricane Center, going back to being a tropical storm.

20 September 2013 • 07:35 AMT
The Weinstein Company planning J.D. Salinger feature film

The film scribe, Shane Salerno, known for having penned “Armageddon”, is currently writing the script for an “Avatar” sequel.

20 September 2013 • 07:18 AMT
At least 87 killed in Nigeria Boko Haram attack

The town of Benisheik was also the scene of clashes earlier this month, when five militants and 13 members of local vigilante groups were killed.

20 September 2013 • 07:05 AMT
Microsoft rolls out Internet Explorer 11 preview for Windows 7

It is the first time the public has had a chance to use IE11, and the tech firm claim it is around 30% faster than other browsers in the market.

20 September 2013 • 06:40 AMT
Hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur biopic in the works

Born in East Harlem to parents who were members of the Black Panthers, Shakur shot to fame as a hip-hop artist and an actor.

20 September 2013 • 06:29 AMT
Cate Blanchett to step behind camera for “The Dinner” bestseller adaptation

Blanchett has received critical acclaim and awards buzz for her latest work as a troubled New York socialite in the Woody Allen’s “Blue Jasmine.”

20 September 2013 • 06:04 AMT
EU Association Agreement: Ukraine fee to pick partners, Putin says

Moscow has been increasing pressure on Kiev to join the Customs Union, which would keep Ukraine under Russia’s sphere of influence.

20 September 2013 • 05:46 AMT
Syria conflict in stalemate, neither side strong enough to win: Deputy PM

“The Syrian economy had lost about $100bn equivalent to two years of normal production, during the war,” Qadri Jamil said.

20 September 2013 • 05:31 AMT
Venezuela: U.S. bans President Maduro from flying over Puerto Rico

Maduro has often clashed with Washington since winning an election that was triggered by the death from cancer of his mentor Hugo Chavez.

19 September 2013 • 18:40 AMT
Egypt returns $2bn aid to Qatar, refuses request to increase flights

Farag Abdel-Fatah, an economics professor at Cairo University, described the Central Bank’s decision as “politically motivated.”

19 September 2013 • 16:04 AMT
Nikon unveils world’s first waterproof, shockproof & freeze-proof camera

Nikon 1 AW1 can resist drops from 2metres, is waterproof up to 15 metres and can withstand temperatures as low as -10°C.

19 September 2013 • 15:27 AMT
1st look at Benedict Cumberbatch as WWII Enigma codebraker Alan Turing

Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Mark Strong, Rory Kinnear, Charles Dance, Allen Leech and Matthew Beard will also feature in the film.

19 September 2013 • 15:04 AMT
Putin sees positive signs for hope in Syria chemical weapons deal

Putin also said he had strong grounds to believe that an August 21 chemical attack in Syria was staged by opponents of Assad.

19 September 2013 • 14:45 AMT
DCFTA: EU demanded introducing customs border with Karabakh?

The Armenia-EU ties have cooled down following President Sargsyan’s voicing Armenia’s readiness to join Customs Union.

19 September 2013 • 13:56 AMT
Warner Bros plans “Vor V Zakone” Russian mob origin drama

This traces back to the Russian Revolution of 1917, where Stalin attempted to exterminate the criminal underworld.

19 September 2013 • 13:30 AMT
Baku repeating mistakes: yet another resolution to be shelved

Azerbaijan has, yet again, submitted draft resolutions to be discussed at the 68th session of the UN General Assembly.

19 September 2013 • 12:23 AMT
Android programmers raise $7mln for rival project

Cyanogen Inc will be based in Seattle and have as its technology chief Steve Kondik, who did a lot of the early work on the Android mod.

19 September 2013 • 12:13 AMT
Thunder Road to adapt “Embassy House” Benghazi siege book into film

The book is by the ex-British Army soldier who was in charge of the security detail at the embassy.

19 September 2013 • 12:04 AMT
Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces to have new control system

The new system allows the prompt targeting and retargeting of missiles and ensures the effective command and control of all units.

19 September 2013 • 11:46 AMT
Gunmen kill EU police officer in Kosovo

Doctors in the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica, where the officer was taken for treatment, said he was dead on arrival.

19 September 2013 • 11:32 AMT
UEFA associations back moving 2022 Qatar World Cup to winter

But Boyce, who is also president of the Irish Football Association, says the associations do not want FIFA to rush that decision.

19 September 2013 • 11:30 AMT
Helena Bonham Carter as iconic film star in “Burton and Taylor” trailer

The movie begins in 1982, as Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton hold a press conference to announce their reunion on stage in “Private Lives”.

19 September 2013 • 11:19 AMT
Cult helmer Costa-Gavras to get Mumbai Fest lifetime award

Along with Gavras, iconic Indian actor-director Kamal Haasan will also be bestowed with the lifetime achievement award.

19 September 2013 • 11:11 AMT
Console gaming pioneer Hiroshi Yamauchi dies at 85

The Japanese businessman credited with transforming Nintendo into a world-leading video games company, ran the firm for 53 years.

19 September 2013 • 11:08 AMT
Germany to give $2.7mln to help destroy Syria’s chemical weapons

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle had offered technical or financial support to help destroy the weapons.

19 September 2013 • 11:00 AMT
Mexico noms Cannes winner “Heli” for Foreign Language Oscar

Heli centers on a 12-year-old girl who falls in love with a young police cadet who wants to run away with her and get married.

19 September 2013 • 10:50 AMT
Russian expert urges to review Treaty of Moscow

Moscow hosted presentation of AGMI director Hayk Demoyan’s monography Turkey’s Foreign Policy and Karabakh Conflict.

19 September 2013 • 10:41 AMT
Former Afghan senator reportedly defects to Taliban

The move comes as foreign combat forces prepare to withdraw from Afghanistan in 2014 and ahead of elections next year.