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22 May 2017 • 10:14 AMT
“Rotterdam, I Love You” & “Berlin, I Love You” to shoot this summer

The films are the fourth and fifth cities in the series, after “Paris Je’ t’Aime” in 2006, “New York, I Love You in 2009” and “Rio, I Love You,” in 2014.

22 May 2017 • 10:08 AMT
24 wounded in bomb attack at Thailand hospital: police

There was no claim of responsibility for the blast at the hospital, which is popular with soldiers and their families.

22 May 2017 • 09:57 AMT
Armenia among leaders in terms of workforce education: PM

The publication explains the current economic reforms, investment opportunities, regulatory environment and changes taking place in Armenia.

22 May 2017 • 09:38 AMT
Man set alight amid rising death toll in Venezuela

On the same day, an opposition activist was shot dead, bringing the total number killed in recent protests to 48.

22 May 2017 • 09:25 AMT
Major epidemic of cholera feared in Yemen

Almost 250 people have died of the disease this month alone, with hundreds of suspected cases being reported every day.

22 May 2017 • 09:04 AMT
Studio Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki to work on his final film this fall

Ghibli struggled after Miyazaki left in 2013 and announced a hiatus less than a year later to restructure the company.

22 May 2017 • 08:47 AMT
Lorde shares tracklist for new album “Melodrama”

The New Zealand popstar has previously released lead singer “Green Light” and the stripped-back “Liability” from the follow up to 2013’s Pure Heroine.

22 May 2017 • 08:17 AMT
Slipknot, Bush and more pay tribute to Chris Cornell at Ohio festival

The Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman died after performing in Detroit. The band were due to headline the first night of the festival.

22 May 2017 • 07:58 AMT
IFC Films acquires “The Tribes of Palos Verdes” bestseller adaptation

The film, starring Jennifer Garner, centers on a teenager who struggles to adjust to life in an affluent beach community.

22 May 2017 • 07:46 AMT
Stephane Brize reteams with Vincent Lindon for “Un Autre Monde”

Lindon is currently in Cannes to present Jacques Doillon’s competing film “Rodin” in which he plays the French artist and sculptor.

22 May 2017 • 07:39 AMT
China to detail its ambitions in Antarctica at treaty meeting

About 400 representatives from 42 countries and 10 international organizations are expected to attend the 40th Antarctic Treaty meeting.

22 May 2017 • 07:31 AMT
The Chainsmokers score 2nd ever song to reach 1bn streams on Spotify

Drake was the first artist to achieve the feat, racking up the most streams in the history of the service with his hit “One Dance”.

22 May 2017 • 07:28 AMT
Bitcoin surges past $2,000 for the first time

Bitcoin first broke the $1,000 valuation mark way back in 2013, but a combination of factors saw the currency drop in value.

22 May 2017 • 07:18 AMT
Levon Aronian to participate in Norway Chess 2017

Also taking part in the event are world champion Magnus Carlsen, Wesley So, Vladimir Kramnik, Fabiano Caruana and five others.

22 May 2017 • 07:14 AMT
Cher nabs Icon Award at Billboard Music Awards 2017

Cher has now joined the list of past recipients of the honor which include Celine Dion, Prince, Jennifer Lopez, Stevie Wonder and Neil Diamond.

22 May 2017 • 07:07 AMT
Swiss vote to phase out nuclear power

Opponents had warned the move away from nuclear energy would cost too much money and lead to the landscape being “disfigured”.

22 May 2017 • 06:57 AMT
Cannes: “Meyerowitz Stories” gets standing ovation at world premiere

The film’s stars as Dustin Hoffman, Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller and Emma Thompson all had tears in their eyes after the screening.

22 May 2017 • 06:56 AMT
Ford Motor reportedly replacing Mark Fields as CEO

As recently as last week, Fields, 56, had been trying to strengthen Ford’s bottom line by cutting 1,400 salaried jobs.

22 May 2017 • 06:42 AMT
Cannes: Dean Devlin’s “Bad Samaritan” sells worldwide

The film centers on two car valets who use their business as a front to burglarize the houses of their unsuspecting customers.

22 May 2017 • 06:31 AMT
“Alien: Covenant” barely defeats “Guardians of Galaxy 2” at box office

The “Prometheus” sequel had a lower opening compared to its predecessor, which in the end successfully nabbed $403.4 million worldwide.

22 May 2017 • 06:18 AMT
Real Madrid snatch 33rd La Liga title

Elated fans cheered and lit flares when the squad arrived on an open-top bus bearing the word “Campeones” (champions) at the Plaza de Cibeles.

22 May 2017 • 06:16 AMT
“SNL” scores most-watched season finale since 2011

The closer featured guest appearances by Alec Baldwin as President Trump, Scarlett Johansson and Tom Hanks.

22 May 2017 • 05:56 AMT
80 ceasefire violations by Azerbaijani army registered overnight

Nagorno Karabakh defense army troops mainly refrained from retaliating to continue protecting their positions.

22 May 2017 • 05:46 AMT
Venezuela possesses 5,000 Russian surface-to-air MANPADS missiles

The missiles, which are shoulder-mounted and can be operated by one person, pose a serious threat to commercial and military aircraft.

22 May 2017 • 05:36 AMT
North Korea confirms ‘successful’ launch of ballistic missile

Kim Jong-Un oversaw the missile test, which has sparked a fresh chorus of int’l condemnation and threats of tougher UN sanctions.

22 May 2017 • 05:30 AMT
Iran foreign minister scorns Trump for arms deal with Saudi

Introducing Trump, Saudi King Salman described Tehran as a mutual foe and a source of terrorism they must confront together.

22 May 2017 • 05:16 AMT
NASA plans emergency spacewalk on Int’l Space Station on May 23

The primary device failed on Saturday, leaving the ISS to depend on a backup system to route commands to its solar power system.

22 May 2017 • 05:08 AMT
Trump visits Jerusalem in bid to find paths to Israeli-Palestinian peace

His first stop will be the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, built at the site where Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected.

20 May 2017 • 13:48 AMT
Media Luna nabs “Volver” star Carmen Maura’s “Oh Mamy Blue”

Maura plays Laura, a legendary Spanish rock singer who ruined her career and now lives in an elderly people’s home.

20 May 2017 • 13:46 AMT
Libya death toll rises to 140 at Brak El-Shati airbase

It was originally thought 60 people died when a government-allied militia tried to take over the Brak al-Shati base.