Ridley Scott adapting

Ridley Scott adapting "Hot Zone" bestseller into Ebola TV series

October 18, 2014 - 13:55 AMT  09:55 GMT
The book covers the Ebola crisis of the 1970s and 1990s, but the series will also highlight the most recent outbreak that started months ago.
Coen Brothers' all-star comedy

Coen Brothers' all-star comedy "Hail, Caesar!" adds four

October 18, 2014 - 13:50 AMT  09:50 GMT
Patrick Fischler, David Krumholtz, Fisher Stevens and Clancy Brown have joined the cast of the Hollywood-set period comedy.
Colin Farrell added to Marvel's

Colin Farrell added to Marvel's "Dr. Strange" contenders list

October 18, 2014 - 13:41 AMT  09:41 GMT
Marvel is also paying attention to fans' demand, considering to hire Keanu Reeves who has been one of geeks' favorites.
Netflix, Leonardo DiCaprio team for

Netflix, Leonardo DiCaprio team for "Virunga" documentary

October 18, 2014 - 13:36 AMT  09:36 GMT
The doc will be release simultaneously on Netflix and in theaters in New York and Los Angeles on Nov. 7.
Google Nexus 9 tablet

Google Nexus 9 tablet "as powerful as a 2012 Mac Pro," test suggests

October 18, 2014 - 13:27 AMT  09:27 GMT
HTC's Android slate scored 1,903 in Geekbench's assessment, while the previous-generation Apple computer was pegged at 1,925.
Fingerprint-sensing payment cards unveiled

Fingerprint-sensing payment cards unveiled

October 18, 2014 - 12:50 AMT  08:50 GMT
Zwipe and Mastercard have joined forces to develop the world's first contactless payments card with an embedded fingerprint scanner.
Russia, Ukraine reach surprise gas deal in Milan talks

Russia, Ukraine reach surprise gas deal in Milan talks

October 18, 2014 - 12:43 AMT  08:43 GMT
"We agreed on all the parameters of this deal," Putin said, but he urged European countries to help Ukraine meet a debt for gas.
Palestinians want UN Security Council's Israel pullout vote this year

Palestinians want UN Security Council's Israel pullout vote this year

October 18, 2014 - 12:25 AMT  08:25 GMT
Palestinian UN envoy said the Palestinians will not go back "to the same kind of negotiations that have led us nowhere for more than 20 years."
Ankara

Ankara "doesn't want adventures" as inaction against IS criticized

October 18, 2014 - 12:14 AMT  08:14 GMT
Western diplomats have repeatedly made clear they want to see the key NATO member play a key role in the coalition against the militants.
EU says 30,146 registered as human trafficking victims in 2010-2013

EU says 30,146 registered as human trafficking victims in 2010-2013

October 18, 2014 - 12:04 AMT  08:04 GMT
The European Commission report says 80% of the victims were women and 69% of all those trafficked were victims of sexual exploitation.
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