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12 January 2013 • 07:48 AMT
Warner Bros. working on John McAfee movie

The filmmakers behind the studio’s “Crazy, Stupid, Love,” John Requa and Glenn Ficarra, will a Wired magazine article into a film.

12 January 2013 • 07:41 AMT
Bestselling novelist Jo Nesbo’s “I Am Victor” to be adapted into NBC drama

The legal drama centers on Victor Port, a high powered divorce attorney with a unique view of relationships.

12 January 2013 • 07:34 AMT
Saudi king grants women first ever council seats

Officials said that a screen will separate genders and an internal communications network will allow men and women to communicate.

12 January 2013 • 07:26 AMT
Kodak granted right to sell imaging patents

A group including Apple, Samsung, Facebook, Google and Microsoft will acquire the licenses from the fallen camera giant.

12 January 2013 • 07:21 AMT
Anarchist bomb blasts outside Greek journalists’ homes

The attacks were claimed by an anarchist group which said it was protesting at media coverage of the economic crisis.

12 January 2013 • 07:17 AMT
Venezuela VP flies to Cuba to visit ailing Chavez

The 58-year-old president is fighting a severe respiratory infection a month after he underwent cancer surgery in Havana.

12 January 2013 • 07:13 AMT
“Rise of Planet of Apes” helmer to direct “Turn” period drama

Turn is set in 1778 and tells the story of a New York farmer who bands together with friends to form a group of spies.

12 January 2013 • 07:05 AMT
“The Call” trailer features Halle Berry

The film features Halle Berry as a 911 call center operator and Abigail Breslin as a kidnap victim she’s trying to save.

12 January 2013 • 07:00 AMT
Spain seizes valves bound for Iran nuke program – Ministry

The truck, intercepted on a motorway in northern Spain, was carrying highly corrosion-resistant valves.

12 January 2013 • 06:54 AMT
Georgia’s ex-Defense Minister released on bail

Okruashvili was sentenced in absentia to 11-year prison term in Georgia on extortion charges in March 2008.

12 January 2013 • 06:47 AMT
UN urged to refer Syria crisis to International Criminal Court

The letter cites the findings of a UN expert panel documenting summary executions, torture and sexual violence.

12 January 2013 • 06:38 AMT
Lowered UK flag protests in N. Ireland enter 5th week

Police in Northern Ireland fired water cannon and at least one plastic bullet round at rioters who had attacked them with bricks and bottles.

12 January 2013 • 06:31 AMT
“Jurassic Park 4” release date set

The three movies have grossed close to $2 billion worldwide to-date with the original film alone making $914 million.

12 January 2013 • 06:27 AMT
CW eyeing “The Vampire Diaries” spin-off

The potential spinoff will center on vampire clan the Original family, with “Vampire Diaries” star Joseph Morgan reprising his role as Klaus.

12 January 2013 • 06:25 AMT
At least 44 dead in China landslide

The landslide smothered 14 homes in Zhaojiagou village in Yunnan province, burying 46 people; two people are still missing.

12 January 2013 • 06:14 AMT
No breakthrough in U.S., Russia talks on Syria, envoy says

“If you are asking me whether a solution is around the corner, I am not sure that is the case,” Lakhdar Brahimi said.

12 January 2013 • 06:07 AMT
French troops launch military operations against Mali rebels

Extremists who have controlled the north for months captured the city of Konna and are threatening the city of Mopti.

12 January 2013 • 06:03 AMT
Over 30,000 flee during 2 weeks of fighting in Sudan’s Darfur – UN

Conflict has raged since 2003 when mainly non-Arab tribes took up arms against the Arab government in Khartoum.

11 January 2013 • 18:12 AMT
Pakistan’s Shia refuse to bury Quetta bomb dead

Sunni militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi said it carried out the deadliest attack in Quetta on January 10.

11 January 2013 • 17:49 AMT
Kurds rally in Istanbul over Paris killings

The crowd, made up of Kurdish nationalists and left-leaning Turkish political parties, chanted “Sakine Cansiz is immortal.”

11 January 2013 • 17:47 AMT
Microsoft to switch off Windows Live Messenger March 15

The service switch is a consequence of Microsoft’s acquisition of Skype in October 2011 for $8.5bn (£5.3bn).

11 January 2013 • 17:44 AMT
Paper says Oskanian ‘money laundering case’ at standstill

The last move on the case was recorded on Nov 9 when Oskanian was summoned to the National Security Service.

11 January 2013 • 17:10 AMT
LSPA to back Heritage party leader at presidential race

Labour Socialist Party of Armenia (LSPA) has announced a decision to back presidential candidate Raffi Hovannissian.

11 January 2013 • 17:06 AMT
Armenia’s Central Election Commission to hold special meeting

The applications of Armenian citizens Robert Aharonyan and Robert Simonyan are also expected on agenda.

11 January 2013 • 16:41 AMT
Russia says ban on American adoptions still in place

A Kremlin spokesman said U.S.-Russian adoption agreement enacted in Nov would remain in force until year’s end.

11 January 2013 • 16:36 AMT
EU to accelerate preparations for Mali army training

The EU approved plans in Dec to send about 200 trainers to Mali to improve the effectiveness of the Mali army.

11 January 2013 • 16:17 AMT
Jimmy Savile scandal: details of abuse revealed

Some 214 crimes were recorded across 28 police force areas, including 34 of rape or penetration, the report said.

11 January 2013 • 16:15 AMT
BlackBerry outrage hits Europe, Africa and Middle East

But it is bad timing for Research in Motion as it races toward the much-delayed launch of its latest operating system.

11 January 2013 • 16:11 AMT
Who in Baku needs Great Karabakh Wall?

Construction of a wall between the conflicting states has become, so to say, trendy during the past few years. Israel built a wall at the Egyptian border, Cypriote Greeks isolated themselves from the Northern Cyprus, and the U.S. is going to fence off Mexico. Baku decided to join the “trend” by building a wall between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan.

11 January 2013 • 15:57 AMT
Kurdish rebels say Turkish nationalists perpetrated Paris killings

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said the killings appeared to have been the result of an internal feud.