‘Jurassic’ filmmakers recall video effects nightmare
The makers of the original "Jurassic Park" film are recalling the "nightmare" of using pioneering visual effects, as a 3D version of the Oscar-winning movie is released. Steven Spielberg's 1993…
N. Korea warns it cannot protect embassies after 10 April
North Korea has said it cannot assure the safety of embassies in Pyongyang after 10 April, and has urged Britain, Russia and other European nations to evacuate diplomatic staff amid…
Could North Korea hit its neighbours with nukes?
North Korea is widely recognized as being years away from perfecting the technology to back up its bold threats of a pre-emptive strike on the United States. But some nuclear…
Leonardo da Vinci gets ‘Batman’ treatment on Starz
In these 500 years since Leonardo da Vinci, he has upstaged every genius multi-tasker in his wake. (OK, not you, Benjamin Franklin and James Franco.) Da Vinci was a whiz…
North Korea lacks means for nuclear strike on US: Experts
North Korea's explicit threats this week to strike the United States with nuclear weapons are rhetorical bluster, as the isolated nation does not yet have the means to make good…
Sixth H7N9 bird flu death as China culls poultry
A sixth person has died of H7N9 bird flu in China, state media said Friday, after authorities slaughtered poultry in a mass cull at a Shanghai market where the virus…
Russian man takes hostages, demands pizza and Sprit
A MAN in southern Russia took four people hostage for several hours yesterday in a bizarre abduction where his only demand was a takeaway pizza and Sprite, police said. A…
Little magic in ‘The Incredible Burt Wonderstone’
The only incredible thing about ‘The Incredible Burt Wonderstone’ is the way it makes Steve Carell so thoroughly and irreparably unlikeable. In a film about magic tricks, this is the…
US to send missile defences to Guam over North Korea threat
The United States said it would soon send a missile defence system to Guam to defend it from North Korea, as the U.S. military adjusts to what Defense Secretary Chuck…
