"Father of New Age Music" Paul Horn dies at 83

July 5, 2014 - 15:07 AMT  11:07 GMT
In 1966, Paul's album "Jazz Suite on the Mass Texts" won two Grammy Awards, for the best original jazz composition and photographic cover album.
Venice Film Fest poster pays tribute to Francois Truffaut's “The 400 Blows”

Venice Film Fest poster pays tribute to Francois Truffaut's “The 400 Blows”

July 5, 2014 - 14:58 AMT  10:58 GMT
The boy in the poster was played in the film by Jean-Pierre Leaud, who was 14 at the time the film was shot.
Sony Xperia Z3 smartphone details leak online

Sony Xperia Z3 smartphone details leak online

July 5, 2014 - 14:52 AMT  10:52 GMT
Android 4.4.4 KitKat is said to come pre-installed on the device, which is believed to be slimmer than the Xperia Z2 with a 7mm body.
Apple hires exec from Swiss watchmaker amid iWatch speculations

Apple hires exec from Swiss watchmaker amid iWatch speculations

July 5, 2014 - 14:32 AMT  10:32 GMT
The move suggests that the Cupertino-based iPhone maker hopes to stand out in the iWatch market with a 'Swiss made' label.
Azeri shelling of Armenian border villages enters 10th day

Azeri shelling of Armenian border villages enters 10th day

July 5, 2014 - 14:13 AMT  10:13 GMT
According to the head of the village community Samvel Sagoyan, the shelling prevents villagers from farming the plough lands.
Stolen radioactive material recovered in Mexico

Stolen radioactive material recovered in Mexico

July 5, 2014 - 13:20 AMT  09:20 GMT
It is the third theft of radioactive material in Mexico since December, when thieves hijacked a truck containing dangerous radioactive medical material.
Kidnapped East Jerusalem youth was burned alive: Palestinian official

Kidnapped East Jerusalem youth was burned alive: Palestinian official

July 5, 2014 - 12:46 AMT  08:46 GMT
Israeli-Palestinian tensions have risen sharply after three Israeli teens were kidnapped on June 12 and later found dead in the occupied West Bank.
Vietnam to build 32 patrol ships amid China row

Vietnam to build 32 patrol ships amid China row

July 5, 2014 - 12:35 AMT  08:35 GMT
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said the government would spend $540 million on the new coast guard and fishery patrol vessels.
Ukraine makes first move to allow EU, U.S. co-manage national gas pipes

Ukraine makes first move to allow EU, U.S. co-manage national gas pipes

July 5, 2014 - 12:25 AMT  08:25 GMT
To become a law, the bills need to pass through two more hearings in the Rada, as well as require a signature of President Petro Poroshenko.
Egypt set to raise fuel prices by up to 78 percent, source says

Egypt set to raise fuel prices by up to 78 percent, source says

July 5, 2014 - 12:02 AMT  08:02 GMT
Successive governments have failed to curb energy product subsidies, fearing backlash from a public used to cheap fuel.
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