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16 January 2013 • 07:13 AMT
MGM in talks for “Hot Tub Time Machine” comedy sequel

The movie centered on four men, who travel back in time via a hot tub to a fateful night of their teenaged years in the 1980s.

16 January 2013 • 07:05 AMT
George Clooney, Sandra Bullock’s “Gravity” sets release date

The Warner Bros. event pic, about two astronauts drifting alone in space after their space station is damaged, was directed by Alfonso Cuarón.

16 January 2013 • 06:55 AMT
Berlin Film Fest lines up special gala screenings

Among the films to be shown are Ken Loach’s documentary “The Spirit Of ’45,” Jane Campion’s “Top Of The Lake.”

16 January 2013 • 06:51 AMT
Iraqi Sunni MP killed by suicide bomber

The bomber pretended he was greeting MP Eifan Saadoun al-Issawi and then blew himself up. Two bodyguards also died.

16 January 2013 • 06:48 AMT
Antonio Banderas’s “Day Of The Falcon” release date set

The film is based on the Hans Ruesch novel “The Great Thirst” and adapted by Jean-Jacques Annaud and Alain Godard.

16 January 2013 • 06:47 AMT
Freedom House says Libya striding toward democracy despite attack

A State Department spokeswoman, Ariel Vaagenar, said the department had no comment on the report prior to its release.

16 January 2013 • 06:39 AMT
HP, Lenovo notebook shipments expected to drop

Demand for notebooks in the end market is expected to return to normal in March before staging a substantial pick-up in April.

16 January 2013 • 06:39 AMT
Death toll in Aleppo University blasts reaches 83

Aleppo, Syria’s largest city and a commercial capital, has been harshly contested since rebel forces, mostly from rural areas north of the city.

16 January 2013 • 06:35 AMT
LG Optimus G2 now rumored for fall 2013 launch

During its CES 2013 press conference, LG said the handset manufacturer will be unveiling a ‘tier one’ smartphone at MWC in February.

16 January 2013 • 06:32 AMT
Miami Film Fest to premiere “Dark Blood” psychological thriller

The director, River Phoenix, the older brother of Oscar-nominated actor Joaquin Phoenix, died of a drug overdose in 1993 when he was 23.

16 January 2013 • 06:20 AMT
Gravitas Ventures nabs rights to “Sound City” doc

In the film, the former Nirvana drummer and current Foo Fighters frontman, Grohl interviews legendary musicians.

16 January 2013 • 06:08 AMT
Israeli watchdog slams Netanyahu over settlement policies

The report was released a week before Israel’s election, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears poised to win.

16 January 2013 • 06:02 AMT
WB: slow recovery in developed nations holds back global economy

The World Bank forecast that global gross domestic product will inch up 2.4 percent this year, from 2.3 percent in 2012.

16 January 2013 • 05:50 AMT
Alibaba chief executive Jack Ma to step down

In a letter to employees, Mr Ma said he would appoint a successor and act only as an executive chairman from May 10.

16 January 2013 • 05:34 AMT
Obama set to propose assault weapons ban to curb violence

“The president has made clear that he intends to take a comprehensive approach,” Jay Carney said at a briefing.

16 January 2013 • 05:32 AMT
Boeing 787 makes emergency landing in Japan

The transport ministry says it’s categorizing the problem as a “serious incident” that could have led to an accident.

16 January 2013 • 05:21 AMT
Venezuelan VP gives annual state of the nation speech

President Chavez underwent a fourth operation for cancer on December 11, and suffered post-operative complications.

16 January 2013 • 05:09 AMT
White House doubt report on Syria chemical weapons use

“The reporting has not been consistent with what we believe to be true about the Syrian chemical weapons program,” Vietor said.

15 January 2013 • 17:51 AMT
Turkish warplanes attack PKK targets in N. Iraq

These have been the first such attacks since details emerged of talks between the state and the rebels’ jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan.

15 January 2013 • 17:44 AMT
Death toll in Aleppo University blasts reaches 52

The cause of the explosions was not clear but the government and opposition activists blamed each other.

15 January 2013 • 17:39 AMT
Russia launches 3 military-purpose satellites

A Rokot launch vehicle carrying the satellites successfully lifted off from the Plesetsk Space Center in northern Russia.

15 January 2013 • 17:28 AMT
Chevron energy giant poised to win Lithuanian shale gas license

For Chevron, the Lithuanian tender represents the latest in a string of acquisitions as the company boosts its int’l exploration business.

15 January 2013 • 17:13 AMT
Cuba acknowledges cholera cases amid growing concern

In August, Cuba announced that a cholera outbreak had run its course after sickening 417 people and leaving three dead.

15 January 2013 • 17:01 AMT
BlackBerry 10 reaches 15,000 apps milestone in 2 days

BlackBerry 10 is considered by many to be the struggling phone maker’s last chance to remain profitable after a year of financial turmoil.

15 January 2013 • 16:36 AMT
“Pirates of the Caribbean 5” release date set

The move comes a week after word broke that Jeff Nathanson has come aboard to pen the script for Pirates 5.

15 January 2013 • 16:24 AMT
“Killing” star Billy Campbell joins “10 Things I Hate About Life” romcom

The film follows a young woman and man who meet while attempting to commit suicide at the same “jumping-off point.”

15 January 2013 • 16:11 AMT
Iran can disrupt enemy communication systems – top commander

“Our armed forces have prepared themselves proportionate to today’s needs,” Brig. Gen. Ahmad Reza Pourdastan said.

15 January 2013 • 15:49 AMT
Georgia reluctant to announce Chakhalyan political prisoner – brother

Chakhalyan will probably not be included in a new list of political prisoners to be released under amnesty law, Armen Chakhalyan said.

15 January 2013 • 15:29 AMT
Instagram usage drops by 50% – report

The Facebook-owned photo service has dropped from 16 million daily users on December 17 to 7.81 million on January 12.

15 January 2013 • 15:24 AMT
Facebook to announce own search engine?

Whilst details are sketchy, sources claim that the company will launch a “search feature” for the service “very soon.”