"The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2" filming wraps up

June 24, 2014 - 10:59 AMT  06:59 GMT
Production was rocked when Philip Seymour Hoffman died suddenly in February this year. The actor played a pivotal role in the film.
UNESCO adds Israel caves to World Heritage list

UNESCO adds Israel caves to World Heritage list

June 24, 2014 - 10:50 AMT  06:50 GMT
Israel now boasts a total of eight World Heritage sites, including Masada, the Old City of Acre and the Bahai Holy Shrines in Haifa.
Ewan McGregor to topline “American Pastoral” novel adaptation

Ewan McGregor to topline “American Pastoral” novel adaptation

June 24, 2014 - 10:46 AMT  06:46 GMT
The story follows Seymour “Swede” Levov, a former high school athlete who grows up to marry a former beauty queen and inherits his father’s business.
ANCA urges action ahead of vote on Turkey’s return of churches

ANCA urges action ahead of vote on Turkey’s return of churches

June 24, 2014 - 10:20 AMT  06:20 GMT
“Let your legislators know you expect them to work for the passage of H.R.4347,” ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian said.
Apple testing long-rumoured iWatch with top athletes?

Apple testing long-rumoured iWatch with top athletes?

June 24, 2014 - 10:15 AMT  06:15 GMT
The new iWatch is said to be extremely sensor-heavy, featuring no fewer than 10 sensors for measuring different sorts of activity.
HTC working on 9-inch Nexus tablet: report

HTC working on 9-inch Nexus tablet: report

June 24, 2014 - 10:02 AMT  06:02 GMT
The tablet will reportedly feature a 2080 x 1440 8.9-inch screen paired up with Nvidia's 64-bit Logan processor.
Russian paleontologists unearth 2 well-preserved dinosaur skeletons

Russian paleontologists unearth 2 well-preserved dinosaur skeletons

June 24, 2014 - 09:38 AMT  05:38 GMT
The team spent three weeks at a well-known excavation site near the village of Shestakovo in the Siberian region of Kemerovo.
Colonizing Mars on top of NASA agenda: chief scientist

Colonizing Mars on top of NASA agenda: chief scientist

June 24, 2014 - 09:26 AMT  05:26 GMT
Looking elsewhere, the chief scientist added that a visit to Europa is “clearly our next step,” with Titan not far behind.
Lebanese capital hit by suicide bomb attack

Lebanese capital hit by suicide bomb attack

June 24, 2014 - 09:04 AMT  05:04 GMT
Last week a policeman was killed and 30 people injured when a suicide bomber detonated a car full of explosives in eastern Lebanon.
Kerry pledges

Kerry pledges "intense and sustained" U.S. backing for Iraq

June 24, 2014 - 08:53 AMT  04:53 GMT
Iraq state television said that the army had recaptured both the crossing with Jordan and the al-Waleed crossing with Syria.
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