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Civilians become worst casualties of Kashmir clashes
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US warns air strikes alone cannot prevent Kobane from falling into IS' hands

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09 Oct 2014

At least 16 people have been killed and dozens injured as Indian and Pakistani troops continue to exchange fire in some of the worst violence in the disputed region of Kashmir in a decade. Hundreds of villagers have fled their homes. Although a 2003 ceasefire remains in place, both sides have accused each other of starting the hostilities. The...

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US court hears Guantanamo force-feeding case
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Kashmiri Muslim protesters clash with Police during protests after Eid al-Adha prayers in Srinagar Monday 06 October 2014. The government imposed restrictions in the city centre Lal Chowk and arrested the chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front Mohammad Yasin Malik fearing protests. The traders in Lal Chowk whose business were hit by the recent devastating floods had decided to offers Eid prayers in the city centre.

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09 Oct 2014

Hunger-striking prisoners who are force-fed at Guantanamo Bay can choose from several flavours for the liquid meal they must ingest, and well-behaved inmates sometimes are force-fed communally, a US court has heard. In a testimony outlining procedures at the US Naval base in southeastern Cuba, government officials described how prison guards deal...

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Heading for Ground War in Syria and Iraq
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File - U.S. Army and Navy guards cross train while escorting a detainee to a recreational area on board Camp One at Joint Task Force Guantanamo.

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08 Oct 2014

Believe nothing Obama says. His policies are polar opposite duplicitous rhetoric. Big Lies repeat one after another. His word isn't his bond. His pledge to avoid more Middle East ground war is meaningless. All signs suggest it's coming. More on this below. William Blum knows how US imperial works as well as anyone. He documented it over six...

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Total Lunar Eclipse Spawns 'Blood Moon' Early Wednesday: Watch Online
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File - U.S. Army Soldiers with 4th Platoon, Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division out of Fort Carson, Colo., and Iraqi national police search for anti-coalition forces in the area of Dora in southern Baghdad, Iraq, July 23, 2007.

photo: USAF / Master Sgt. Jonathan Doti

08 Oct 2014

A total lunar eclipse will rise Wednesday (Oct. 8), and even if you can't see the full "blood moon" rise from your city, you can watch it online via two webcasts. Tomorrow's total lunar eclipse should be visible, weather permitting, from parts of East Asia, Australia, much of North America and western South America. The Slooh...

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Inventors of blue LEDs receive Nobel Prize in physics
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07 Oct 2014

STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano of Japan and U.S. scientist Shuji Nakamura won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for the invention of blue light-emitting diodes, a breakthrough that spurred the development of LED technology used to light up computer screens and modern smartphones. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences says...

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Is the world still afraid of Iran?
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People walk by illuminated trees in Tokyo Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008

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07 Oct 2014

When Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood in front of the UN General Assembly and pronounced Iran to be a greater threat that ISIL, it wasn't a huge surprise. After all, the Israeli leader's main mood music in office has been to warn about evil, on-the-verge-of-nuclear Iran, which, he told the UNGA, is of greater concern that the...

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Fears as nurse in Spain gets Ebola
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Hassan Rouhani, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, addresses the general debate of the sixty-ninth session of the General Assembly, 25 September, 2014.

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07 Oct 2014

A nurse in Spain has contracted Ebola, becoming the first person known to have caught the disease outside the outbreak zone in West Africa during the current epidemic. The nurse's illness illustrates the danger healthcare workers face not only in poorly equipped West African clinics, but also in the more sophisticated medical centres of Europe and...

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Self-funded and deep-rooted: How ISIS makes its millions
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A convoy transporting a Spanish nurse who is believed to have contracted the ebola virus from a 69-year-old Spanish priest leaves Alcorcon Hospital in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014.

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07 Oct 2014

October 7, 2014 -- Updated 0127 GMT (0927 HKT) Besaslan, Turkey (CNN) -- On the southern edge of Turkey, rolling brown pastoral hills slope gently to the Syrian border, with small towns like this one dotting the horizon. The calm on this side of the border, however, belies the scene on the other side. Just across the border in northern Syria, the...

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Street battles as ISIL enters Syria's Kobane
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Turkish soldiers stand atop and around their tanks as they hold their positions on a hilltop in the outskirts of Suruc, at the Turkey-Syria border, overlooking Kobani in Syria where fighting had ben intensified between Syrian Kurds and the militants of Islamic State,group Monday, Oct. 6, 2014.

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07 Oct 2014

Fighters from ISIL have penetrated the Syrian town Kobane for the first time, sparking street-to-street fighting and an order from its Kurdish defenders for all civilians to flee. Two black ISIL flags were seen flying on Kobane's eastern side on Monday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, while there were reports of ISIL fighters...

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Nobel Prize for medicine goes to discoverers of brain’s 'inner GPS'
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In this image shot with an extreme telephoto lens and through haze from the outskirts of Suruc at the Turkey-Syria border, militants with the Islamic State group are seen after placing their group's flag on a hilltop at the eastern side of the town of Kobani, Syria, where fighting had been intensified between Syrian Kurds and the militants of Islamic State group, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. Kobani, also known as Ayn Arab and its surrounding areas have been under attack since mid-September, with militants capturing dozens of nearby Kurdish villages.

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07 Oct 2014

STOCKHOLM/LONDON (Reuters) - British-American John O'Keefe and Norwegians May-Britt and Edvard Moser won the 2014 Nobel Prize for medicine for discovering the brain's navigation system and giving clues as to how strokes and Alzheimer's disrupt it. The Nobel Assembly, which awarded the prize of 8 million Swedish crowns ($1.1 million) at Sweden's...

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Hong Kong protests: Formal talks agreed as protests shrink
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John O'Keefe, Edvard and May-Britt Moser Edvard Moser, share the Nobel Prize

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07 Oct 2014

Representatives from Hong Kong's Occupy Central movement have agreed to hold formal talks with the government. No date has been set but the students made it clear the talks would be called off if the remaining demonstrators were cleared from the streets by force. As the protests entered their second week, crowds began to die down as civil...

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'It is very, very serious': F1 driver Jules Bianchi in critical condition after severe head injury
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A pro-democracy supporter uses his smartphone to photograph student leaders Joshua Wong, right, and Alex Chow as they pose in front of a wall covered in post-it notes of encouragement, near government headquarters, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014 in Hong Kong.

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06 Oct 2014

Seriously hurt: Jules Bianchi Photo: Getty Images The parents of Formula One driver Jules Bianchi arrived at his bedside in Japan on Monday where he is in a critical but stable condition after one of the sport's worst crashes in nearly two decades. Philippe and Christine Bianchi entered the hospital without speaking to journalists, as a row brewed...

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Waldorf to Be Biggest Chinese Property Purchase in U.S.
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Marussia driver Jules Bianchi of France steers his car in the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix

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06 Oct 2014

New York City’s Waldorf Astoria hotel is set to become the biggest prize yet for buyers from China who have been pouring money into U.S. real estate as they seek stable investments outside their country. Beijing’s Anbang Insurance Group Co. agreed to pay $1.95 billion for the 1,232-room tower on Park Avenue, an Art Deco landmark and one of...

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Family of Iranian woman convicted for stabbing attempted rapist in dark over death sentence

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09 Oct 2014

Washington, October 09: The family of the Iranian woman, who has been awarded death sentence for allegedly stabbing her attempted rapist to death, is in the dark despite reports she could be spared. According to FOX News, Rayhaneh Jabbari's mother,...

3 dead in rebel attack on Iran security forces

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09 Oct 2014

TEHRAN: Rebels killed three members of the Iranian security forces in a violence-plagued southeastern region near the border with Pakistan, state news...

US to begin airport Ebola screening

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09 Oct 2014

Five major US airports will soon begin an extra level of screening to try to catch any travellers from Ebola-ravaged countries who might be carrying the disease. About 150 travellers a day will have their temperatures checked using no-touch...

Barry Bannan sets out to emulate his old friend Hutton for Scotland

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09 Oct 2014

Barry Bannan insists he can copy Alan Hutton and cling on to his Scotland spot even though he has been left out in the cold by his club. The Crystal Palace midfielder has played just three times for the Eagles this season and only once - in a Capital...

Thai minister says U.S. 'more confident' of military-backed rule

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09 Oct 2014

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Deputy Prime Minister Pridiyathorn Devakula said on Thursday that the United States has more confidence in Thailand's government, four months after the military seized power in a bloodless coup. Thailand's military government...

As North Korea gears up for ruling party anniversary, eyes on whether Kim will attend

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09 Oct 2014

Published October 09, 2014Associated Press Facebook0 Twitter0 Email Print TOKYO – As North Korea's ruling party prepares to mark its 69th anniversary on Friday, the world will be watching to see if leader Kim Jong Un will make his first...

Yemen suicide attack kills 20 people

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09 Oct 2014

Shia Houthi checkpoint in centre of Sana’a is the target for the attack, in which many others are wounded, witnesses say ...

Ebola threat

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09 Oct 2014

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Ozil set to have scan on knee injury
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08 Oct 2014

Despite playing the full 90 minutes of Arsenal's loss to Chelsea, the midfielder is now travelling to Munich for a MRI after being assessed by Germany national team doctors Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has travelled to Munich to undergo a scan on his knee, the Germany Football Association has confirmed. The World Cup winner played the full 90...

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De Gea: I want Ronaldo back at Manchester United
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Arsenal's Mesut Ozil, left, has a shot towards goal past Sunderland's David Vaughan, right, during their English Premier League soccer match at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013.

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08 Oct 2014

The Real Madrid star has recently admitted he is open to returning to Manchester United in the future, though the Champions League winners have told him no move will happen EXCLUSIVE By Alberto Pinero David de Gea has admitted that he wants Cristiano Ronaldo to return to Manchester United. The Ballon d'Or winner has been strongly linked with a...

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Van Gaal needed time to settle at Manchester United
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Manchester United's goal scorer Cristiano Ronaldo, left, reacts with teammate Wayne Rooney

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08 Oct 2014

The new boss won just one of his first six competitive games in charge, but has now recorded back-to-back victory to guide his team into the Champions League qualification places Patrick Kluivert is not surprised by Manchester United's improved form, but admits Louis van Gaal was always going to take time to settle. United recorded just one...

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Assistant coach Patrick Kluivert of The Netherlands watches players ahead of the Group D world cup qualifying soccer match Netherlands against Estonia at ArenA stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday March 22, 2013.

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Koke: Ronaldo is an athlete
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08 Oct 2014

The Spain international respects the Real Madrid man's impressive physical attributes but he feels that the divine Argentine is the better player Atletico Madrid midfielder Koke believes that while Cristiano Ronaldo is a phenomenal "athlete", Lionel Messi is a footballing "god". Ronaldo and Messi have won the last six Ballon d'Or awards between...

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Koscielny plays down Wenger & Mourinho rivalry: They are friends
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Atletico's Diego Costa, left celebrates with Koke after he scored a penalty during the Champions League semifinal second leg soccer match between Chelsea and Atletico Madrid at Stamford Bridge Stadium in London Wednesday, April 30, 2014.

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08 Oct 2014

The Arsenal and Chelsea managers clashed at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, but the centre-back insists the feud is not serious before joking about his record of giving away penalties Laurent Koscielny has insisted Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and his Chelsea counterpart Jose Mourinho are friends despite their recent clash at Stamford Bridge. The pair...

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Henderson expecting new Liverpool deal
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Arsenal's Laurent Koscielny, center, celebrates after scoring against Manchester City during their English Premier League soccer match at The Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012.

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08 Oct 2014

The midfielder wants to remain at Anfield "for many years" after becoming an integral part of Brendan Rodgers's squad and being promoted to vice-captain this season Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson sees his long-term future at Anfield and said he is looking forward to signing a new deal. The England international joined Liverpool from...

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Hodgson & Van Gaal clear the air over Shaw
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Liverpool's Glen Johnson, left, celebrates with Stewart Downing, center, and Jordan Henderson, right after scoring during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Liverpool at Stamford Bridge Stadium in London, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011.

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08 Oct 2014

The Manchester United manager took exception to the England boss' claims about the left-back's fitness during pre-season, despite announcing similar concerns himself Roy Hodgson and Louis van Gaal have held clear the air talks ahead of Luke Shaw's involvement for the England Under-21s this week. The pair had fallen out following comments by...

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Di Maria one of the four best players in the world, says former Manchester United ...
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England soccer manager Roy Hodgson smiles during a press conference, Chandler's Cross, England, Monday Sept. 10, 2012. England will play against Ukraine in a group H world cup qualifying match at Wembley, London on Tuesday.

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08 Oct 2014

The former Argentina international left-back believes the 26-year-old has reached an "amazing level" and insists it is easier to settle in quickly at Old Trafford Former Manchester United and Real Madrid defender Gabriel Heinze believes Angel Di Maria is one of the four best players in world football. The 26-year-old moved to Old Trafford in a...

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Ed Sheeran Is Light On His Feet In “Thinking Out Loud” Video
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Argentina´s national soccer team´s player Gabriel Heinze jokes during a training session in Herzogs Parks training camp in Herzogenaurach, southern Germany, Thursday, June 15, 2006. Argentina will play in Group C at the Soccer World Cup in Ge

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07 Oct 2014

Ed Sheeran’s new music video for “Thinking Out Loud” is definitely Taylor Swift’s new favourite video. We just feel it in our hearts. She loves this video. In it, Sheeran dances with an ethereal young lady. And not just dances. He does a very complicated, choreographed routine. Pretty impressive actually. The video is...

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Pharrell And Daft Punk Have An Autumn Dance Party In Gust Of Wind
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Ed Sheeran performing on Day 3 of Sunfest 2013 in Downtown West Palm Beach, Florida - May 3, 2013

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07 Oct 2014

Yesterday we gave you a sneak peek at Pharrell and Daft Punk’s latest collab on Gust Of Wind (off of Pharrell’s latest album, GIRL) and today, we have the full video for your viewing pleasures! In the teaser, we saw Pharrell approaching two giant stone sculptures carved into the shapes of Daft Punk’s famous helmets […]...

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Which Celeb Pop Star Was Hiding In Ellen’s Bushes?
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07 Oct 2014

Sometimes celebs need a place to crash and while there are plenty of beautiful rental homes, swanky hotels and even friends’ couches, some might prefer to stay in Ellen bushes. That sounds weird, but hear us out: the beloved talk show host has a new game on The Ellen DeGeneres Show where she picks out […] Tags: Ariana Grande, News, The...

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Aziz Ansari to non-feminists: 'I don't believe you'
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07 Oct 2014

Do you consider yourself a feminist? No? Well, Aziz Ansari doesn’t believe you. Related On the Scene: Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity benefit Watch 22 glorious minutes of 'Parks and Recreation' season 5 bloopers Aziz Ansari's...

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Big Sean & Ariana Grande Share A Kiss On Spooky Roller Coaster Ride
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07 Oct 2014

Is this confirmation that Ariana Grande and Big Sean are officially an item? Before the thrilling Revenge of the Mummy ride at Hollywood's Universal Studios...

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Vanessa Hudgens: Lorde blew my mind
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Ariana Grande and Big Sean perform on stage

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07 Oct 2014

Lorde and Vanessa Hudgens are fan-girling over each other. The 17-year-old Royals singer has been hot news ever since she hit the charts last year and performed to a star-studded audience at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles last night. In the crowd was actress Vanessa, who took to...

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Pharrell announces new single 'Gust Of Wind'
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Actress Vanessa Hudgens speaks at a panel discussion of her feature film "Sucker Punch" at Comic Con in San Diego, Calif. on Saturday, July 24, 2010.

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07 Oct 2014

Pharrell has announced his brand new single 'Gust Of Wind', to be released on November 9th. The epic video is the very first music video directed by Edgar Wright ('Shaun Of The Dead',...

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John Lennon to debut in digital high definition for 74th birthday
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Singer Pharrell Williams poses during a news conference for the exhibition "GIRL" at the Perrotin Gallery in Paris, Monday, May 26, 2014. Williams curated an exhibition encompassing around 40 art pieces, presenting their visions of femininity, muses, female creativity and freedom. The show opens on May 27 and runs through June 27, 2014. The piece behind Williams is "GIRL" by French artist Guy Limone.

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07 Oct 2014

In celebration of John Lennon's 74th birthday on October 9, eight essential studio albums, two compilations, and the acclaimed John Lennon Signature Box are making their high definition digital audio debuts. All of the titles...

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Courteney Cox Working On New Sitcom To Reportedly Reunite ‘Friends’ – Here’s How!

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08 Oct 2014

The Cougar Town actress is reportedly excited about being able to work with her former co-stars and close friends again. The spark of nostalgia and reminiscing actually struck Courteney Cox during an appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel Live talk show back...

'The Walking Dead' renewed for season 6

Courteney Cox, star of the FX show "Dirt," arrives at the season two premiere screening of the show in Los Angeles, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008.

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Full Article Daily Press

07 Oct 2014

AMC has renewed "The Walking Dead" for season six, the network announced Tuesday. The news comes days before the fifth season premiere of the zombie hit. "We could not be more excited for October 12th as...

'Dracula Untold': Luke Evans sinks teeth into latest legendary character

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07 Oct 2014

Welsh actor Luke Evans has a penchant for larger-than-life characters. He's twice played Greek gods - Apollo in "Clash of the Titans," Zeus in "Immortals" - and he's portrayed literary icons - Aramis in the most recent big-screen adaptation of "The...

Tony Award-winning actress Marian Seldes dies

Luke Evans arrive on the red carpet for The Prince's Trust and Samsung Celebrate Success Awards 2014 at the Odeon in Leicester Square, central London, Wednesday, March 12, 2014.

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Full Article Newsday

07 Oct 2014

Travel deals NEW YORK - (AP) -- A Tony Award-winning actress of stage and film who became a muse to playwright Edward Albee has died in New York. Marian Seldes was 86. Her brother Timothy Seldes says she died peacefully at her home on Monday after an...

Robert Downey Jr. pops in

Playwright and director Garson Kanin and his actress wife Marian Seldes attend the dedication ceremonies

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Full Article The Miami Herald

06 Oct 2014

Robert Downey Jr. made a surprise appearance at an Ohio Air Force base for a screening of his new movie. Approximately 900 military personnel and friends cheered when Downey walked into the packed theater Sunday at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base...

Clooney, Alamuddin tie the knot in Venice

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28 Sep 2014

Venice’s Grand Canal turned into an aquatic red carpet as the tuxedo-clad actor and his guests crossed the lagoon from the Cipriani hotel for dinner. Venice - The world’s most famous bachelor, George Clooney, broke a vow to remain single on...

How A Box Office Bomb Killed The Black Widow Movie

George Clooney on his way to marry Amal Alamuddin, in Venice, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014.

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Full Article Cinema Blend

26 Sep 2014

Thanks to fun roles in Joss Whedon's The Avengers and Joe and Anthony Russo's Captain America: The Winter Soldier (and to a lesser extent Jon Favreau's Iron Man 2), Black Widow has been firmly and successfully centered as the female lead of the...

The Lion King is biggest grossing show or film in history, says Disney

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Full Article The Independent

23 Sep 2014

The Lion King musical has grossed more money at the box office than any other film or stage show in history, the Walt Disney Company said last night. Worldwide ticket sales for the show surpassed $6.2bn ($3.8bn) this summer, meaning it has taken more...

Twitter sues FBI, Justice over surveillance data
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08 Oct 2014

0 comments Gallery: Twitter sues FBI, Justice over surveillance data Travel Deals $877 -- Norway: Northern Lights Cruise in Winter, Save $879 See all travel deals » Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Posted: Wednesday, October 8, 2014, 1:08 AM NEW YORK - Twitter is suing the FBI and the Department of Justice to be able to release more...

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Asian shares follow Wall Street and Europe lower
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08 Oct 2014

In this article Companies and organisations: European Central Bank SYDNEY — Asian share markets were mostly in the red on Wednesday as worry about waning global growth lifted safe-haven bonds, while shoving oil prices to their lowest in more than two years. Extending a three-month decline, Brent oil sank $1.18 to $90.93 a barrel while US crude...

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Stocks slide on global growth fears
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A woman walks by a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the Korea Exchange in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Dec. 28, 2012.

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08 Oct 2014

New York The prospects of weakening global growth weighed on the stock market on Tuesday. U.S. growth may be strengthening, but the outlook elsewhere is far less encouraging. On Tuesday, the International Monetary Fund trimmed its forecast for global economic growth. A surprisingly weak report on industrial production in Germany, Europe's biggest...

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Australian PM to ban preachers who incite hatred
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In this Aug, 2, 2010 photo, traders Luke Dalton, left, and Robert Arcero work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stock futures are trading in a tight range Tuesday, Aug. 3, as investors paused following a big start to August. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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08 Oct 2014

Canberra, October 07: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Wednesday expressed "frustration and anger" at "preachers of hate" who come to Australia to incidte hostility, saying he will move to ban them. Abbott said on Sydney radio Wednesday that he wanted to set up a "red card" system to stop these "hate preachers" getting visas to come to...

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Nikkei hits 5-week low as German data, IMF downgrade fuel growth worries
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Australian opposition leader Tony Abbott speaks at a parliamentary dinner in Canberra, Australia, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011.

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08 Oct 2014

* Fall in German factory orders highlights global growth worries * Exporter shares fall as yen strengthens * LED makers buck trend after Nobel announcement By Thomas Wilson TOKYO, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell to a five-week low on Wednesday as renewed global growth concerns lifted the safe-haven yen, sending exporter stocks...

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Rio Jumps After Saying It Rejected Glencore Takeover Approach
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Passersby walk past a stock price board outside a securities company in Tokyo, Friday, June 27, 2008. Japanese stocks dropped for a seventh day to a two-month low on Friday as sentiment turned downbeat on an overnight tumble on Wall Street and skyrocketing global oil prices. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 277.96 points, or 2.01 percent, to 13,544.36, the lowest finish since late April

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07 Oct 2014

Rio Tinto Group jumped the most in more than a year in London after saying it rejected a merger approach from Glencore Plc that would have created the world's largest miner. Glencore made a merger proposal in July, which was unanimously rejected by Rio Tinto's board, London-based Rio said today in a statement. After being rebuffed by the board,...

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US stocks open lower on global growth concerns
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Mining group Rio Tinto's CEO Tom Albanese, left, and Chairman Paul Skinner.

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07 Oct 2014

NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. stocks opened lower Tuesday as concerns rose that global economic growth is slowing. Industrial production in Germany, Europe's largest economy, dropped the most in five years and the International Monetary Fund trimmed its outlook for global growth this year and next. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard &...

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Serbia Committed to Building South Stream Pipeline: Foreign Minister
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A specialist, left, and a trader, right, do a fist bump as they work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, April 19, 2010

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07 Oct 2014

MOSCOW, October 7 (RIA Novosti) - Serbia on Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to building a leg of the South Stream pipeline, a Russia-led project that would bypass Ukraine to bring natural gas to Europe, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said. "Everything is fine with the South Stream. We are ready to build it. All...

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