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17 April 2017 • 09:56 AMT
China Q1 GDP grows 6.9% year-on-year, exceeds expectations

“The Chinese government has a tendency to rely on infrastructure development to sustain growth in the long term,” economists at ANZ said.

17 April 2017 • 09:53 AMT
“The Fate of the Furious” smashes global box office records

The action thriller earned $432.3 million internationally after bowing in 63 foreign markets.

17 April 2017 • 09:32 AMT
Aronian, Carlsen draw in Round 2 of Grenke Chess Classic

Hou Yifan leads the tournament after two rounds, followed by Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Aronian and Arkadij Naiditsch.

17 April 2017 • 09:31 AMT
Lady GaGa and Bradley Cooper to film “A Star Is Born” at Coachella

“A Star Is Born” is a musical based on William Wellman’s 1937’s movie of the same name.

17 April 2017 • 09:23 AMT
Lena Dunham talks “Girls” series finale, main character’s evolution

“Girls” wrapped up Hannah’s story on an appropriate point, as she has evolved from a selfish girl into a lady who thinks about another person other than herself.

17 April 2017 • 09:06 AMT
United Airlines removes couple traveling to wedding from plane

The couple “repeatedly attempted to sit in upgraded seating would not follow crew instructions to return to their assigned seats,” United said.

17 April 2017 • 09:03 AMT
Far-left candidate Melenchon draws big crowd ahead of French elections

The elections take place with France on heightened security alert following a spate of attacks by Islamist militants since January 2015.

17 April 2017 • 08:57 AMT
U.S., South Korea agree ‘early’ deployment of THAAD missile system

The decision to activate the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) system came during talks between Hwang Kyo Ahn and Mike Pence.

17 April 2017 • 08:41 AMT
At least 126 killed in Aleppo bus convoy bomb attack

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, which pro-Damascus media said was carried out by a suicide car bomber.

17 April 2017 • 08:39 AMT
15 ceasefire violations by Azeri forces registered overnight

The Karabakh troops remained committed to the ceasefire to continue controlling the situation along the entire line of contact.

17 April 2017 • 08:31 AMT
Trump aide McMaster says “time for tough talks with Russia”

The U.S. early this month bombed a Syrian air base in reaction to what Washington said was a nerve gas attack by the Assad government.

17 April 2017 • 08:29 AMT
South Korea prosecutors charge ousted leader Park with bribery

South Korean prosecutors on April 17 charged ousted president Park Geun-hye and Lotte Group chairman Shin Dong-bin with bribery.

17 April 2017 • 08:19 AMT
Islamic State attacked Iraq forces “with chemical weapons”

The attack on Saturday did not result in any deaths but did cause “limited injuries” among security personnel, the military said.

17 April 2017 • 08:17 AMT
Turkey’s Erdogan declares referendum win as opponents plan challenge

Erdogan said 25 million people had supported the proposal, which will replace Turkey’s parliamentary system with an all-powerful presidency.

15 April 2017 • 19:59 AMT
Court rejects ORO fingerprint database claim after elections

“The move once again proved that Armenia’s justice system serves the forgery imposed by the authorities,” the bloc said.

15 April 2017 • 13:54 AMT
Sri Lanka rubbish dump landslide death toll rises to 16

The estimated 300-foot (91 meter) dump collapsed after flames engulfed it late on the island nation’s traditional new year’s day

15 April 2017 • 13:16 AMT
U.S. army taps reservists with cyber skills to fight IS militants

That means finding Guard and Reserve members with technical expertise in digital forensics, math crypto-analysis and writing computer code.

15 April 2017 • 13:03 AMT
Users protected from alleged NSA malware: Microsoft

Phillip Misner said that the software giant had already built defenses against nine of the 12 tools disclosed by TheShadowBrokers.

15 April 2017 • 12:36 AMT
AMC renews “Fear the Walking Dead” for 4th season

“Fear the Walking Dead” saw a sharp ratings decline in its second season, averaging a 1.83 rating in the 18-49 demo and 4.19 million viewers.

15 April 2017 • 12:31 AMT
Researchers find a new way to make water from air

The device is an open air chamber containing a lattice-like structure made from zirconium metal and adipic acid.

15 April 2017 • 12:26 AMT
At least 25 killed in Iran floods

Many others are said to be missing after torrential rains hit four provinces. The areas of Ajab Shir and Azar Shahr in East Azerbaijan are the worst hit.

15 April 2017 • 12:21 AMT
Pakistan army foils major terrorist attack on minority Christians

The latest raid came hours after Christians celebrated Good Friday by worshipping at city churches.

15 April 2017 • 12:03 AMT
North Korea says “ready for nuke attack” amid show of force

A huge parade in Pyongyang was held amid speculation current leader Kim Jong-un could order a new nuclear test.

15 April 2017 • 11:59 AMT
Turkey sees final day of campaigning ahead of landmark vote

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seeking to replace the parliamentary system with an executive presidency.

15 April 2017 • 11:47 AMT
EU Parliament could summon Le Pen before French presidential runoff vote

French judges have asked the EU parliament to lift the immunity of the National Front leader to permit further investigations over alleged misuse of funds.

15 April 2017 • 11:42 AMT
Thousands of Syrians stuck in and around Aleppo as evacuation deal halts

In the latest deal, hundreds of rebels and their families evacuated the town of Madaya near Damascus, and were taken to the government-held city of Aleppo.

15 April 2017 • 11:33 AMT
“The Hitman’s Bodyguard” comedy new poster spoofs “The Bodyguard”

Featuring stars Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson, the poster is designed in the style of Whitney Houston’s movie “The Bodyguard”.

15 April 2017 • 10:58 AMT
Royal Blood roll out video for new single “Lights Out”

The returning Brighton rock duo announced that their long-awaited second album would be called ‘How Did We Get So Dark?‘ and released on June 16.

15 April 2017 • 10:30 AMT
New experimental e-book gets edited every time it changes hands

These changes are saved to a public database using blockchain, the technology that’s the backbone of bitcoin.

15 April 2017 • 10:16 AMT
Trump administration kills its open data portal

Officials argue that the portal had become redundant and closing it would save $70,000 over the next three years.