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15 March 2013 • 06:46 AMT
Stuart Beattie to pen “Daughter of Smoke & Bone” bestseller adaptation

The young adult fantasy novel by Laini Taylor centers on a young art student, who was raised by creatures called chimaera.

15 March 2013 • 06:37 AMT
London hosts Candidates Tournament opening

The first round is due March 15, at 6 pm Yerevan time, with Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian to face Norway’s Magnus Carlsen.

15 March 2013 • 06:30 AMT
Oscar winner Ang Lee to helm “Tyrant” drama pilot from “Homeland” team

The drama project revolves around an unassuming American family drawn into the workings of a turbulent Middle Eastern nation.

15 March 2013 • 06:25 AMT
Saoirse Ronan in “The Host” sci-fi romantic pic clip

Based on Stephenie Meyer’s novel, “The Host” is set in the future, where Earth is occupied by a species who erase the minds of their human hosts.

15 March 2013 • 06:21 AMT
China’s leaders name new premier

Li Keqiang, 57, who is seen as close to outgoing leader Hu Jintao, speaks fluent English and has a PhD in economics.

15 March 2013 • 06:17 AMT
Russian prosecutors probe another Defense Ministry fraud

This is the latest in a series of scandals at the Defense Ministry involving suspected fraud totaling over 13 billion rubles.

15 March 2013 • 06:13 AMT
Vincent D’Onofrio joins Robert Downey Jr. in “The Judge” dramedy

The film follows an attorney who returns to his hometown only to discover that his estranged father, the town’s judge, is the murder suspect.

15 March 2013 • 06:13 AMT
Nuclear Iran dangerous for the world: Obama

“Right now, we think that it would take over a year or so for Iran to actually develop a nuclear weapon,” Obama said.

15 March 2013 • 06:05 AMT
Hollande on Syria: we can and must go further

“All of the initiatives to open up the political discussion have been doomed to fail because of Bashar al-Assad,” Hollande said.

15 March 2013 • 06:05 AMT
“Matrix” helmers’ “Jupiter Ascending” sci-fi gets release date

The new film from Andy and Lana Wachowski that stars Channing Tatum and Mila Kunis is set for a July opening.

15 March 2013 • 05:56 AMT
Cohen Media Group nabs Felicity Jones’ “Breathe In”

The drama follows an 18-year-old British exchange student who tempts a married man living in her host family’s upstate New York home.

15 March 2013 • 05:53 AMT
Oil prices rise ahead of U.S. industrial production data release

Both indicators bode well for U.S. growth, which could also boost both energy consumption and energy prices.

15 March 2013 • 05:50 AMT
“Safety Not Guaranteed” helmer to direct “Jurassic Park 4”

Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, the writing team behind “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” wrote the script.

15 March 2013 • 05:43 AMT
Samsung premieres latest flagship phone Galaxy S4

The plethora of new features “are good steps in this direction, but they can be seen as gimmicks rather than game changers.

15 March 2013 • 05:27 AMT
Iranian jet fighter pursues American surveillance drone

An Iranian F-4 jet fighter approached within 16 miles of the Predator, which was being escorted by a pair of American military aircraft.

15 March 2013 • 05:19 AMT
Boeing says proposed 787 Dreamliner fix to eliminate risk of fire

The aircraft maker said in Tokyo that it would encase the 787 jet’s lithium-ion batteries in stainless steel cases.

14 March 2013 • 18:10 AMT
Kosovo PM says deal with Serbia is near

Thaci made the statement on March 14 after meeting in Pristina with European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton.

14 March 2013 • 18:03 AMT
Kerry to make first trip to Asia-Pacific region

U.S. Secretary of State will meet with foreign ministers of the Group of Eight industrialized powers in London on April 10 and 11.

14 March 2013 • 17:51 AMT
Urals meteorite broke off asteroid million years ago – scientist

“It was formed within an asteroid, separated from it, and then, tens of millions of years ago, it suffered a collision,” Erik Galimov said.

14 March 2013 • 17:35 AMT
Universal nabs “Sagittarius A” sci-fi thriller pitch

The script will be written by Karczynski, whose Black List screenplay “The Umbra” is set at Endgame Entertainment.

14 March 2013 • 17:16 AMT
Discovery to premiere Robert Redford’s Watergate scandal doc

“All The President’s Men Revisited” examines the wide-ranging Watergate scandal that crippled and killed Richard Nixon’s presidency.

14 March 2013 • 17:06 AMT
EU court slams France for fining man over Sarkozy insult

France, now under President Francois Hollande, can appeal for the decision to be reviewed by the court’s Grand Chamber.

14 March 2013 • 16:39 AMT
Russia, Germany opposed to arming Syria rebels

French FM said that if the EU does not lift the embargo on supplies of weapons to Syria, France and the UK will arm the rebels on a unilateral basis.

14 March 2013 • 16:25 AMT
1st look at Robert Pattinson, Guy Pearce in “The Rover”

Pearce reunites with Animal Kingdom director on the Western, which is set in a dangerous near-future against a backdrop of financial collapse.

14 March 2013 • 16:18 AMT
“Dumb and Dumber” sequel to be filmed next year, Jim Carrey says

The Farrelly brothers’ long-awaited follow-up to their 1994 comedy hit signed screenwriters Sean Anders and John Morris last year.

14 March 2013 • 16:11 AMT
U.S. war in Iraq cost over $2 trillion, study says

The war has killed at least 134,000 Iraqi civilians and may have contributed to the deaths of as many as four times that number.

14 March 2013 • 15:59 AMT
Facebook announces Timeline improvements

The social network’s latest update introduces a cleaner layout, a dedicated section for apps and various developer-focused enhancements.

14 March 2013 • 15:53 AMT
President Sargsyan congratulates newly-elected Pope

“We hope that kind traditions of partnership between Armenia and Vatican will continue into the future,” the presidential letter said.

14 March 2013 • 15:38 AMT
5 killed, 11 injured in S. Korea chemical plant blast

A storage tank, containing inflammable material, exploded at a Daelim Industrial plant in the southern coastal city of Yeosu.

14 March 2013 • 15:37 AMT
Russia, Europe ink Mars probe project agreement

The ExoMars project will launch an orbital probe to Mars, followed by the landing on the Martian surface of a lander module in 2016.