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Sudan's cinema lovers dream of better days 31 Dec 2014 - 12:32 pm

KHARTOUM---Standing in his dimly lit projection room, Ali al-Nur longs for the days when Sudanese filmgoers filled the rows of plush red seats...

Back-to-back Oscar winner Luise Rainer dies at 104 30 Dec 2014 - 09:28 pm

Luise Rainer, the first person to win consecutive Oscars, has died at age 104 LOS ANGELES - Luise Rainer, the 1930s film star...

Email, Internet remain top workplace tools 30 Dec 2014 - 07:11 pm

File photo shows employees as they work at the Facebook main campus in Menlo Park, California WASHINGTON - Americans see email and the...

Pakistan says 'Homeland' insulting to terror fight 29 Dec 2014 - 05:39 pm

Pakistani officials complained the show, starring Claire Danes (pictured above), depicted Islamabad as a hot-bed for terrorist activity ISLAMABAD - The latest season...

Turkish bus driver fined for 'dancing at wheel' 29 Dec 2014 - 05:34 pm

ISTANBUL - A Turkish bus driver has been fined and stripped of his licence after a video went viral of him getting out...

Skiers rejoice as snow brings chaos to Europe 29 Dec 2014 - 02:04 am

PARIS: Heavy snowfall brought both chaos and joy across Europe, with some 15,000 people stranded overnight yesterday in the French Alps while skiers...

2014 Metro Manila Film Festival Awards Night 28 Dec 2014 - 03:41 pm

Kris Aquino (in the background) MANILA, Philippines - Kris Aquino and Robin Padilla, among other stars, shine bright at the 40th Metro Manila...

Sony's PlayStation back online 28 Dec 2014 - 01:15 pm

WASHINGTON-- Sony's PlayStation reported that its network was back online and claimed that it had been attacked, three days after it and Microsoft's...

Britain posts 41 million wills, including Princess Diana's 27 Dec 2014 - 09:55 pm

Prince Harry is expected to inherit £10 million from Diana's inheritance on his 30th birthday LONDON - Some 41 million British wills dating...

N. Korea calls Obama 'monkey' as it suffers new Internet outage 27 Dec 2014 - 09:51 pm

SEOUL - North Korea called US President Barack Obama a "monkey" Saturday after US cinemas released a comedy about a fictional plot to...

Morocco banned Moses epic for 'showing God' 27 Dec 2014 - 09:27 pm

Ridley Scott's new biblical epic 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' starring Christian Bale RABAT - Morocco banned biblical epic "Exodus: Gods and Kings" on...

Sony's PlayStation 'gradually coming back' 27 Dec 2014 - 08:12 pm

Gaming services on its Sony's PS4, PS3, and Vita networks are 'gradually coming back online' WASHINGTON - Sony was still struggling Saturday to...

Egypt bans biblical epic 'Exodus' 27 Dec 2014 - 12:29 pm

A still from "Exodus" LOS ANGELES-- Egypt has banned Hollywood's big screen biblical epic "Exodus: Gods and Kings," a 20th Century Fox spokesman...

Dutch scientists use smell to recreate JFK, Diana and other famous deaths 26 Dec 2014 - 08:22 pm

BREDA, Netherlands - Dutch scientists are recreating the deaths of some of the world's most famous personalities by reconstructing their last moments using...

Doggy love works wonders at model Italian prison 26 Dec 2014 - 08:19 pm

BOLLATE, Italy - With a bark of excitement, Titti, Tato and Carmela scamper down the corridors of the Bollate prison near Milan and...

Homeless guides show tourists a 'hidden' Barcelona 25 Dec 2014 - 12:17 pm

BARCELONA--Ramon Holgado used to sleep outside in a cardboard box, but he is back on his feet this Christmas -- guiding homeless-themed tours...

The art (and pitfalls) of diplomatic gift-giving 24 Dec 2014 - 11:31 pm

WASHINGTON - Christmas shoppers who struggled to buy something for the man who has everything should spare a thought for those whose daily...

Genes linked to developmental disorders 24 Dec 2014 - 10:48 pm

Pinpointing the genes responsible for developmental disorders can help doctors understand why people get them, and help search for new treatments, according to...