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11 September 2013 • 13:07 AMT
HTC says no plans to replace top executive

Wang denied speculation that the firm might replace its top executive because of the lackluster performance in recent years.

11 September 2013 • 12:43 AMT
National Gallery of Canada obtains its 6th Claude Monet painting

Le Pont de bois will complement the other works by Monet, which include 4 paintings in the permanent collection dating from around 1884 to 1903.

11 September 2013 • 12:35 AMT
Picasso, Chagall, Warhol works on view at Allen Memorial Art Museum

Two major exhibitions at the Allen Memorial Art Museum examine realism from its roots in mid-19th-century France to the present day.

11 September 2013 • 12:19 AMT
Syfy nabs “The Vampire Diaries” spinoff, “The Originals”

The Originals focuses on the Mikaelson siblings first seen in season two of “The Vampire Diaries” as the world’s original vampires.

11 September 2013 • 12:19 AMT
Khamenei hopes U.S. diplomatic pledge on Syria ‘serious’

“I am hopeful that the United States new attitude to Syria is serious and not a game with the media,” Khamenei said.

11 September 2013 • 12:07 AMT
Mass grave discovered in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia’s prosecution office said they expect this to be one of the largest mass graves ever found in this part of the country.

11 September 2013 • 12:06 AMT
Nicolas Cage, Ryan Reynolds to reprise roles in “Croods 2” comedy

Catherine Keener, Clark Duke and Cloris Leachman also starred in the comedy, which followed a caveman family learning to survive in a stone age world.

11 September 2013 • 11:51 AMT
Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman in “The Railway Man” WW II drama trailer

The drama is adapted from Eric Lomax’s autobiography of the same name, and follows Lomax’s experience as a prisoner of war in Singapore.

11 September 2013 • 11:46 AMT
Barroso says EU must not ease off on reform

In his annual state of the union address, Jose Manuel Barroso said there was “no way back to business as usual”.

11 September 2013 • 11:37 AMT
Daniel Radcliffe in Joe Hill novel-based “Horns” clip

The Woman in Black actor stars as Ig Perrish, a young man who wakes up one morning to find horns inexplicably growing out of his head.

11 September 2013 • 11:31 AMT
Paper: Russia will offer Iran S-300 air defense missile systems

The source also said that Putin was ready to sign a deal with Iran on building a second reactor for the Bushehr nuclear plant.

11 September 2013 • 11:26 AMT
“Pirates Of The Caribbean 5” release date moved to summer 2016

Johnny Depp, currently starring in “Into The Woods” and “Alice In Wonderland 2” is firmly committed to return to his Jack Sparrow role.

11 September 2013 • 11:15 AMT
“Game of Thrones” casts Sigur Ros indie band for Season 4

The National and The Hold Steady have performed songs on the show, “The Rains of Castamere” and “The Bear and Maiden Fair” resp.

11 September 2013 • 11:08 AMT
Armenia may become one of Eurasian Economic Union co-founders

“We all should work hard to co-found the EEU, as it’s a very ambitious task,” Eurasian Economic Commission Trade Minister said.

11 September 2013 • 11:06 AMT
“Kill Your Darlings”: nice reviews, not Academy’s cup of tea – analysis

The film focuses on the most iconic writers of the Beat Generation – Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, William S. Burroughs – in the early 1940s.

11 September 2013 • 10:53 AMT
Film Arcade nabs bestseller-based “Curse Of The Midas Box” fantasy

Michael Sheen, Lena Headey, Sam Neill, Ioan Gruffud, and Aneurin Barnard star in the adventure about a 17-year-old hero.

11 September 2013 • 09:56 AMT
U.S. starts delivering weapons to Syrian rebels

Separately, Secretary of State John Kerry said that Washington was trying to upgrade its support for the Syrian opposition.

11 September 2013 • 09:32 AMT
Global population of billionaires exceeds 2,000

Wang was also named as China’s richest man by Forbes magazine earlier this week, which estimated his wealth at $14 billion.

11 September 2013 • 09:20 AMT
iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C expected to go on sale by yearend in Armenia

Apple has unveiled its new iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C smartphones, catering to the high-end and low cost smartphone markets.

11 September 2013 • 08:38 AMT
Car bomb hits intelligence headquarters in Sinai

The attack follows a military campaign in Sinai targeting suspected militant outposts near the towns of Rafah and Sheikh Zuweyid.

11 September 2013 • 08:32 AMT
Armenian President, Montenegrin envoy discuss cooperation

Ambassador Ljubomir Misurovic assured that he will spare no effort to strengthen relations between the two countries.

11 September 2013 • 08:01 AMT
Powerful blast damages foreign ministry building in Benghazi

It was not immediately known if the blast, which the witnesses said appeared to have been caused by a car bomb, had resulted in casualties.

11 September 2013 • 07:43 AMT
Oil prices drop as vote on Syria strike postponed

Brent, the benchmark for international crudes, rose 18 cents to $111.43 per barrel on the ICE Futures exchange in London.

11 September 2013 • 07:26 AMT
State Department slams Baku for blocking U.S. delegation visit

The U.S. embassy in Baku expressed regret and added that the embassy continues to monitor the pre-election environment in Azerbaijan.

11 September 2013 • 07:06 AMT
U.S. Congressional Hellenic Caucus Co-Chairs back Genocide resolution

Representatives Maloney and Bilirakis join as cosponsors with a broad range of senior Congressional leaders.

11 September 2013 • 06:51 AMT
Russia’s Soyuz TMA-08M returns Expedition 36 back to Earth

After the departure, the ISS crew comprises Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin, and astronauts Karen Nyberg and Luca Parmitano.

11 September 2013 • 06:20 AMT
Chilean dictator Pinochet used “torture soundtracks,” research says

Music played at high volume during torture was part of the psychological suffering endured by some of his thousands of political opponents.

11 September 2013 • 06:04 AMT
Jordanian MP opens fire on colleague in parliament

Both men, like many in the 180-seat chamber, were prominent members of the traditional Bedouin tribes with no particular ideological agenda.

11 September 2013 • 05:47 AMT
North, South Korea agree Kaesong industrial zone reopening date

The zone, just inside North Korea, is home to 123 South Korean factories that employ more than 50,000 North Koreans.

11 September 2013 • 05:28 AMT
Obama pledges to explore Russia-proposed diplomatic plan on Syria

The U.S. President, however, voiced skepticism about it and urged Americans to support his threat to use military force if needed.