NBC on Thursday has given ‘Taken’ a straight to series order. The hit thriller, which stars Liam Neeson as a former CIA agent on a mission to rescue her kidnapped daughter, is now in development to be adapted for television.

"Kick Ass" star Chloe Moretz has been seen in the set at Atlanta, Georgia with the rest of the cast members of "Neighbors 2." New addition to the roster of the movie sequel are American hip-hop rapper Nora Lum and comedy actress Clara Mamet.

The current Asia-Pacific Wealth Report 2015 showed Asia Pacific has a larger number of high net worth individuals compared to North America. A recent study indicates Asia Pacific region had exceeded North America with the number of high net worth individuals.

The global markets witnessed major crash in August following the China's economy slow down, Yuan devaluation, discouraging manufacturing numbers, etc, Now, the markets are recovering. But, economists, fund managers caution that the party is not over. China may slip in recession in next quarter or six quarters later.

Oil prices dropped further on Friday trading following the alert from the US Central Bank that global economy is weakening. Adding to this, indications that Organization of Oil Exporting Countries (OPEC) would keep up oil production, in order to maintain its market share, also further dampened the market confidence. Equities on the US and European stock markets opened lower. The fundamentals seem to have turned bearish, fell the analysts. Oil price is expected to be $80 per barrel by 2020.

Cuba renews its annual campaign urging the United Nations to condemn the US economic embargo. Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez told media the Cold War-era embargo had cost Cuba some $833.7 billion over five decades. "Seventy-seven percent of the Cuban population was born and has lived under the cruel effects of the blockade, the humanitarian impact and damage is extreme and cannot be measured (only) in numbers," he said.

American Airlines halted flights due to technical issues on Thursday, 12 noon. Chicago, Miami and Dallas airports have been affected. The operation was resumed around 2 pm. The Federal Aviation Authority tweeted that American Airlines flights to and from Chicago O'Hare, Dallas-Fort Worth and Miami were halted temporarily, "@AmericanAir requested a ground stop for all of their traffic in and out of DFW/ORD/MIA due to their computer issue," The Independent reported.

The latest “Maze Runner: The Death Cure” update is that Wes Ball will still be directing the third and final sequel of the film which he openly shares his pleasure for being given the opportunity. He and 20th Century Fox reveal their ultimate goal for all three films.

Attackers can bypass lockscreen Android devices through long password. This compromises the security of users, but Google has already sent patch for this loophole.

Elton John just recently insisted that he was happy that he got pranked, but said that homophia a topic that's less humorous to talk about. But Sir Elton claimed that the hoax call is actually helpful in highlighting gay discrimination.