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18 April 2017 • 12:06 AMT
Two held over attack plot days before French election

French Interior Minister Matthias Fekl said the “radicalised” men intended to strike “in the next few days in France”.

18 April 2017 • 11:59 AMT
UN rights chief alarmed over Burundi militia ‘rape’ song

An online video showed members singing in the local Kirundi language: “Impregnate those opponents, so that they give birth to Imbonerakure.”

18 April 2017 • 11:58 AMT
North Korea “will test missiles weekly,” top official says

Tensions have been escalating on the peninsula, with heated rhetoric from both North Korea and the U.S.

18 April 2017 • 11:41 AMT
Israel says won’t negotiate with Palestinian hunger strikers

1,000 Palestinians launched the hunger strike, issuing a list of demands ranging from better medical services to access to telephones.

18 April 2017 • 11:18 AMT
British PM May says early election only way to guarantee stability

May said this was a one-off chance to get an election done while the EU was agreeing on its negotiating position.

18 April 2017 • 11:06 AMT
Azeri authorities use jail, militia to snuff out protest movement

The protests, which erupted across the oil and gas-producing country in January last year, raised the specter of instability in Azerbaijan.

18 April 2017 • 10:59 AMT
Lana Del Rey unveils new song she wrote after Coachella

Del Rey, who filmed Father John Misty’s set at the California festival over the weekend, has recently unveiled the cover art for her new album “Lust For Life”.

18 April 2017 • 10:35 AMT
Queen & Adam Lambert announce massive UK and Ireland arena tour

Lambert, who rose to fame on U.S. talent show American Idol, has been the touring frontman and replacement of Freddie Mercury with the band since 2011.

18 April 2017 • 10:17 AMT
Elections: Opposition party seeks to remove Armenia’s RPA from arena

“Our target is, of course, the Republican Party, and we are coming to remove them from this political arena,” Postanjyan told reporters.

18 April 2017 • 10:11 AMT
IMF chief says Greece needs debt restructuring

Lagarde has warned that the IMF is adamant that Greece needs debt relief – and it won’t join its bailout programme until this is tackled.

18 April 2017 • 10:04 AMT
“GOT” star Michael McElhatton to play secret role in “Justice League”

Besides starring on “Game of Thrones”, McElhatton will appear on “Genius” as Dr. Philipp Lenard.
McElhatton’s movie credits include “Mammal” and “The Zookeeper’s Wife”.

18 April 2017 • 10:01 AMT
2.5 million Turkish referendum votes “could have been manipulated”

“There is a suspicion that up to 2.5 million votes could have been manipulated, said an Austrian member of parliament, a Green.

18 April 2017 • 09:49 AMT
Scarlett Johansson, Charlize Theron “battling for “Batgirl” role”

Among the actresses who previously played Batgirl are Yvonne Craig, Alicia Silverstone and Danielle Judovits.

18 April 2017 • 09:33 AMT
Google Maps for iOS gets location sharing via iMessage app

Besudes, users can now share their current location in Messages by activating the included Google Maps applet for iMessage.

18 April 2017 • 09:31 AMT
Google taking on LinkedIn with its own job listings site

Details are rather sparse, but there are already privacy concerns with the public-facing new site, which asks users to sign in with their personal Google account.

18 April 2017 • 09:15 AMT
NASA uses new detection technique to seek comet “crumbs”

This could lead to a comprehensive map of the inner Solar System’s dust, with clouds traced back to individual space rocks.

18 April 2017 • 09:02 AMT
Lenovo reportedly brings back the headphone jack in Moto Z2 Force

The second thing to note is that the design is a bit of a mix between last year’s Moto Z and this year’s Moto G5 and G5 Plus.

18 April 2017 • 08:52 AMT
YouTube opens up mobile livestreams to more users

It hasn’t been that long since YouTube rolled out livestreaming for those who want to broadcast directly from their phones.

18 April 2017 • 08:44 AMT
INCJ looking at Toshiba chip unit auction

INCJ Chairman Toshiyuki Shiga said that INCJ is not conducting due diligence and that it would be unable to bid by itself.

18 April 2017 • 08:40 AMT
Intel cancels developer events as it moves beyond PCs

Apple, Microsoft and other big names have gradually moved away from unveiling everything at a handful of major events toward smaller gigs.

18 April 2017 • 08:22 AMT
Levon Aronian snatches first win in Grenke Chess Classic Round 3

Aronian now ties for the second spot with Fabiano Caruana of the United States and Germany’s Arkadij Naiditsch with 2 points each.

18 April 2017 • 07:49 AMT
Russia’s FSB detains one of St. Petersburg terror attack masterminds

“At the moment, Abror Azimov has been brought to the Russian Investigative Committee for investigative activities,” the FSB said.

18 April 2017 • 07:42 AMT
Ridley Scott’s RSA Films launches virtual reality division

The first project out of RSA VR is for Scott’s “Alien: Covenant,” in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox’s FoxNext and Technicolor’s MPC.

18 April 2017 • 07:29 AMT
Rhode Island State House recognizes Armenian Genocide

The speaker of the House ​read the names of the representatives ​in support of the resolution and ​concluded with the following words.

18 April 2017 • 07:26 AMT
Valiant rolls out new comic book line “Icons”

The next “Icons” launch will be “Britannia: We Who Are About to Die,” set for later this month.

18 April 2017 • 07:16 AMT
Boeing to reportedly lay off hundreds more engineers

The additional layoffs are due to start June 23, according to a memo from the vice president of engineering at Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

18 April 2017 • 07:09 AMT
Unusual amospherics abound at Beijing Film Fest opening

Jury members including Jean Reno, Rob Minkoff, Mabel Cheung, Emir Kusturica and Bille August trod the red carpet.

18 April 2017 • 07:03 AMT
Trump congratulates Erdogan on disputed Turkey referendum

Trump’s congratulations on April 18 were in contrast with EU leaders who have been reserved in their reaction to the narrow victory.

18 April 2017 • 06:59 AMT
Amy Schumer to star in “I Feel Pretty” comedy

Schumer recently dropped out of the “Barbie” live-action movie due to scheduling conflicts.

18 April 2017 • 06:57 AMT
Azerbaijan uses firearms, sniper rifles in ceasefire violations overnight

To suppress the rival’s attacks, the Nagorno Karabakh troops retaliated and continued protecting their positions.