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25 January 2013 • 09:55 AMT
Oscar – nommed Joaquin Phoenix to headline “Inherent Vice”

Phoenix will reteam The Master helmer Paul Thomas Anderson in an adaptation of the Thomas Pynchon detective novel.

25 January 2013 • 09:51 AMT
AGBU Pasadena to host Contemporary Armenian Art exhibition

The Armenian General Benevolent Union strives to raise funds for its youth oriented and cultural activities.

25 January 2013 • 09:43 AMT
Oskanian’s money laundering case to be submitted to court – paper

The ex-foreign minister Vartan Oskanian’s Civilitas money laundering case has been in a stalemate for about 2 months.

25 January 2013 • 09:33 AMT
Abortion opponents plan rally in Washington

Earlier this week, opponents marked the anniversary with workshops, prayers and calls for more limits on abortion rights.

25 January 2013 • 09:29 AMT
Libya won’t reveal oil sales details despite transparency pledges

Libyan officials promised to publish the details of oil deals after over 40 years of secrecy under deposed leader Muammar Gaddafi.

25 January 2013 • 09:09 AMT
“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” sequel production to launch in May

The new film is derived from the same source material as the Ang Lee-directed 2000 film that won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

25 January 2013 • 09:01 AMT
D Films nabs “Third Person” all-star drama

Paul Haggis’ “Third Person” is an ensemble film about three interlocking love stories set in Rome, Paris and New York.

25 January 2013 • 08:48 AMT
Hundreds clash with police on Egypt uprising anniversary

Opponents of President Mursi are expected to mass in Tahrir Square to revive the demands of a revolution that they say has been betrayed by Islamists.

25 January 2013 • 08:32 AMT
Bolivia three-day bus crash death toll soars to 56

Bad roads, bad drivers, poorly maintained vehicles and heavy rains contribute to many crashes in the country.

25 January 2013 • 08:20 AMT
Pakistani top court seeks another criminal case against PM

The Cabinet paid $225 million for hydroelectric power stations construction to a group of firms, but only a few carried through the effort.

25 January 2013 • 08:09 AMT
Amazon buys Ivona Software text-to-speech firm

Ivona has teamed up with Amazon in the past to provide the text-to-speech voice guide and touch features for Kindle iterations.

25 January 2013 • 08:04 AMT
Reese Witherspoon poised to star in “The Good Lie”

Philippe Falardeau will direct the film from a screenplay by “Warm Springs” scribe Margaret Nagle.

25 January 2013 • 07:55 AMT
New Oscars promo features Seth MacFarlane gone “Psycho”

The Oscars host visits Bates Motel, where he is a guest in a room adjacent to where the Alfred Hitchcock classic’s shower scene takes place.

25 January 2013 • 07:49 AMT
22-year-old Anonymous hacker given 18-month jail term

The 22-year-old was previously convicted of hacking into the websites of Visa, Mastercard and PayPal, costing the latter an estimated £3.5 million.

25 January 2013 • 07:41 AMT
Kia Motors posts 51% income plunge

Kia Motors blamed the lower profit on the strong won and a strike in the third quarter that interrupted vehicle production.

25 January 2013 • 07:35 AMT
5 killed, 25 wounded as Afghan suicide bomber misses NATO convoy

The Ministry of Interior says in a statement that the bomber instead rammed into a residential home, killing those inside.

25 January 2013 • 07:28 AMT
At least 12 killed, 20 injured in Ecuador mine mudslide

The rescue operation involves some 200 soldiers and policemen, several helicopters and construction machinery to clear the debris.

25 January 2013 • 07:18 AMT
Magnolia Pictures nabs “S-VHS” horror film

S-VHS centers on private investigators who are searching for a missing person and stumble upon troubling VHS tapes in an abandoned house.

25 January 2013 • 07:13 AMT
Sean Hayes to headline “6 Dance Lessons In 6 Weeks” indie comedy

The comedy follows a retired woman who hires a handsome, energetic dance instructor to give her private dance lessons.

25 January 2013 • 07:07 AMT
Starbucks global profit climbs 6%

For the period Oct to Dec, Starbucks earned $432.2 million compared with $382.1 million in the same period a year ago.

25 January 2013 • 06:59 AMT
Microsoft’s earnings slip 4% despite Windows 8 launch

Although Windows 8 sales have not been as impressive as investors hoped, revenue in Microsoft’s Windows division climbed 24%.

25 January 2013 • 06:53 AMT
Greek riot police disperse subway workers’ sit-in

Scuffles broke out when police forced their way through a metal gate and detained at least 10 workers.

25 January 2013 • 06:47 AMT
Czech Republic to vote in presidential runoff

The presidential runoff following the first round left FM Karel Schwarzenberg facing former Prime Minister Milos Zeman.

25 January 2013 • 06:39 AMT
FX orders “The Last Exorcism” helmer’s comedy pilot

The comedy centers on a married man who is given permission by his wife to get a mistress in order to save their marriage.

25 January 2013 • 06:34 AMT
“jOBS” clip features Ashton Kutcher as Apple co-founder

The clip shows Kutcher passionately trying to convince Steve Wozniak, played by Josh Gad that his software is a hot commodity.

25 January 2013 • 06:28 AMT
N. Korea threatens “physical counter-measures” against South

The announcement followed UN Security Council’s resolution condemning North Korea’s recent rocket launch and extending sanctions.

25 January 2013 • 06:22 AMT
Venezuela FM meets convalescing Chavez in Cuba

Elias Jaua said the president “made decisions about the international agenda, the domestic agenda” during their meeting.

25 January 2013 • 06:18 AMT
Syria urges refugees to return, vows aid

The civil war in Syria continues to gain momentum as the Syrian rebels intensify their push on the capital, Damascus.

25 January 2013 • 06:10 AMT
J.J. Abrams set to helm next “Star Wars” film for Disney

Abrams has been feverishly working on “Star Trek Into Darkness,” his second Star Trek film since he rebooted the franchise in 2009.

25 January 2013 • 06:05 AMT
HBO orders Duplass brothers’ “Togetherness” comedy pilot

That project will be written by Bruce Eric Kaplan, a co-executive producer and writer on HBO’s “Girls.”