Leo Tolstoy's “War and Peace” to get miniseries treatment at BBC

Leo Tolstoy's “War and Peace” to get miniseries treatment at BBC

December 29, 2014 - 12:28 AMT  08:28 GMT
Paul Dano will star as Pierre Bezukhov, Lily James as Natasha Rostova and James Norton as Prince Andrei Bolkonsky.
Controversial “The Interview” becomes Sony' top online film ever

Controversial “The Interview” becomes Sony' top online film ever

December 29, 2014 - 12:16 AMT  08:16 GMT
The movie also opened in limited release on Christmas Day in movie theaters, where it has grossed about $3 million.
Gmail blocked in China after months of disruptions

Gmail blocked in China after months of disruptions

December 29, 2014 - 12:09 AMT  08:09 GMT
"We've checked and there's nothing wrong on our end," a Singapore-based spokesman for Google said in an email.
Final “Hobbit” tops foreign box-office with nearly $600 million

Final “Hobbit” tops foreign box-office with nearly $600 million

December 29, 2014 - 12:04 AMT  08:04 GMT
Elsewhere, Fox's family-friendly Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb crossed the $100 million mark globally.
Leonardo DiCaprio’s

Leonardo DiCaprio’s "Wolf of Wall Street" most pirated movie in 2014

December 29, 2014 - 11:49 AMT  07:49 GMT
Trailing behind the drama is super popular animated film "Frozen (2013)" with 29.919 million downloads and "RoboCop" with 29.879 million.
Turkey’s top business organization against presidential system

Turkey’s top business organization against presidential system

December 29, 2014 - 11:02 AMT  07:02 GMT
Dincer also drew a dark picture on corruption in the country, saying the business world was not surprised by the scandal in Dec 2013.
Twitter suffers partial outage

Twitter suffers partial outage

December 29, 2014 - 10:33 AMT  06:33 GMT
Sony earlier this month was hit by a sophisticated hacking attack that stole massive amounts of data from its servers.
South Korea proposes unification talks with North

South Korea proposes unification talks with North

December 29, 2014 - 08:26 AMT  04:26 GMT
The Koreas share the world's most heavily fortified border as the Korean War ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty.
NATO formally ends 13-year combat mission in Afghanistan

NATO formally ends 13-year combat mission in Afghanistan

December 29, 2014 - 08:20 AMT  04:20 GMT
Commanders lowered the flag during a ceremony in Kabul - raising the flag of the new mission named Resolute Support.
AirAsia plane goes missing, presumably crashes into sea

AirAsia plane goes missing, presumably crashes into sea

December 29, 2014 - 08:02 AMT  04:02 GMT
"Based on our coordinates, we predict that the plane is on the sea, for now it could be in the bottom of the sea," Soelistyo said.
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