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19 December 2012 • 05:48 AMT
Vin Diesel’s “Riddick” sci-fi pic release date set

In the film Vin Diesel reprises his role as the antihero Riddick, an escaped convict wanted by every bounty hunter in the known galaxy.

19 December 2012 • 05:45 AMT
National Geographic to stop posting pictures to Instagram

The move comes after the photo-sharing social network introduced a controversial new terms of service agreement.

19 December 2012 • 05:41 AMT
Venezuela’s Chavez ‘stable after infection’ – official

Communications Minister Ernesto Villegas said the infection had been controlled, but that Chavez had been told to rest.

19 December 2012 • 05:39 AMT
Samantha Barks cast in Kylie Minogue’s “Walking on Sunshine”

“Walking on Sunshine” tells the story of a mother and daughter who fall in love with the same man in Spain.

19 December 2012 • 05:33 AMT
Yahoo to shut down its Chinese music service

“We have decided to stop providing the Yahoo [China] Music service starting January 20, 2013,” the statement says.

19 December 2012 • 05:33 AMT
Angelina Jolie to helm “Unbroken” World War II drama

The film is based on the Laura Hillenbrand 2010 bestseller “Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption.”

19 December 2012 • 05:24 AMT
11 inmates, 7 guards killed in Mexico prison shootout

The inmates shot at guard towers in a jail in the city of Gomez Palacio as they attempted to escape through a back wall and tunnel.

19 December 2012 • 05:20 AMT
World Bank raises growth forecast for China

A slowdown in China’s growth in recent months had prompted policymakers to announce various stimulus measures.

19 December 2012 • 05:18 AMT
Russian police seize over 90kg of heroin in Siberia

A truck arrived from Kyrgyzstan, via Kazakhstan and the Altai Territory. It carried several tons of onions, and stashed drugs.

19 December 2012 • 05:15 AMT
Facebook CEO donates $500mln in stock to Silicon Valley charity

The beneficiary is the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, a nonprofit that works with donors to allocate their gifts.

19 December 2012 • 05:13 AMT
Iraqi Kurdistan troops open fire on army helicopter

“We opened fire at an Iraqi military helicopter flying over our forces,” deputy minister Anwar Othman said.

19 December 2012 • 04:58 AMT
Obama backs assault weapons ban – spokesman

The U.S. president has previously stated his support for the reintroduction of an assault weapons ban, which lapsed in 2004.

18 December 2012 • 17:58 AMT
“I Give It A Year” romcom new trailer revealed

“I Give It A Year” follows a pair of newlyweds (Spall and Byrne) as they struggle with their first year of marriage.

18 December 2012 • 17:35 AMT
Sudan border security talks with South ‘deadlocked’ – official

Sudan’s Defense Minister Abdel Raheem Mohammed Hussein said the negotiations were ongoing, but declined to give further details.

18 December 2012 • 17:34 AMT
4 Russian Yak-130 warplanes to be delivered to Belarus in 2015

Yak-130 is a maneuverable aircraft with an extended range of about 2,000 km and a maximum speed of 1,060 km/h in level flight.

18 December 2012 • 17:16 AMT
Instagram can sell users’ photos for ads

The new terms of use are littered with changes throughout – but the biggest changes came in the section about users’ rights.

18 December 2012 • 17:01 AMT
Iraq’s administration denies reports of President Talabani’s death

According to the head of the presidential office “reports about Talabani’s death are not true, and his condition is stable.”

18 December 2012 • 16:50 AMT
France opposition UMP to hold leadership vote re-run

The fresh poll, again pitting Jean-Francois Cope and ex-PM Francois Fillon against each other, will be held before October next year.

18 December 2012 • 16:39 AMT
Adele, Lady Gaga, Rihanna on Forbes brightest stars list

Forbes.com have announced their annual list of 30 Under 30, featuring individuals with “amazing” achievements under the age of 30.

18 December 2012 • 16:31 AMT
“Django Unchained” star Jamie Foxx talks role in “Amazing Spider-Man 2”

In “Spider-Man 2”, Foxx will be joined by Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Shailene Woodley, Dane DeHaan and Martin Sheen.

18 December 2012 • 16:16 AMT
Russian warships sent to Syria for potential evacuation

Moscow acted a day after insurgents waging a 21-month-old uprising obtained a possible springboard for a thrust into Damascus.

18 December 2012 • 16:03 AMT
Kyrgyzstan OKs joint military base with Russia

The joint military base will include the four military facilities Russia has in Kyrgyzstan at present.

18 December 2012 • 15:54 AMT
5 polio vaccination workers killed in Pakistan

No group has said it carried out the shootings, but the Taliban have issued threats against the polio drive.

18 December 2012 • 15:41 AMT
Samsung to unveil 110-inch UD TV at CES – report

“At next year’s CES to be open on January 8 in Las Vegas, Samsung will have its 110-inch UHD TV on display.

18 December 2012 • 15:31 AMT
Angry Birds Star Wars available to play on Facebook

The Facebook game introduces weekly friends tournaments, in which the person with the highest score is declared the winner.

18 December 2012 • 15:20 AMT
MPs Oskanian, Zurabyan urge for criminal case over release of talk

ANC rep. Levon Zurabyan and ex-foreign minister Vartan Oskanian filed an official complaint to the Prosecutor’s Office.

18 December 2012 • 15:06 AMT
Queen Elizabeth II attends UK cabinet meeting to mark diamond jubilee

As head of state, the queen performs some ceremonial and formal duties related to government but must remain neutral on political matters.

18 December 2012 • 14:44 AMT
Turkey hopeful for France to unblock two EU policy chapters

Turkey began talks in 2005 but has only completed one of the 35 policy “chapters” every candidate must conclude to join the EU.

18 December 2012 • 14:35 AMT
“The Smurfs 2” animated comedy debuts hilarious trailer

A glimpse at Neil Patrick Harris’ lead human character is also shown doing an awkward impression of the Smurfs.

18 December 2012 • 14:28 AMT
Martin Scorsese to direct Bill Clinton documentary

The doc will be made with Clinton’s full cooperation and explore his perspectives on history, politics, culture and the world.