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08 April 2017 • 11:54 AMT
India pledges $4.5 billion line of credit to Bangladesh

The two sides also signed an agreement on civil nuclear cooperation under which India will help Bangladesh develop its civilian nuclear program.

08 April 2017 • 11:36 AMT
Russia warns of “extremely serious” consequences from U.S. Syria strike

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev charged that the U.S. strikes were one step away from clashing with Russia’s military.

08 April 2017 • 11:15 AMT
Basque militants ETA surrender arms to end half a century of conflict

It is not yet clear if the process will receive the full backing of the Spanish and French governments.

08 April 2017 • 11:02 AMT
Russia says no plans to lift food imports embargo

In December of 2016, the European Union extended its economic sanctions against Russia for another six months.

08 April 2017 • 10:22 AMT
Microsoft Translator turns your words into spoken Japanese

The technology’s end-to-end speech translation capability works by using two neural-network based AIs.

08 April 2017 • 09:59 AMT
WikiLeaks latest CIA dump focuses on tools to hack Windows

Documents dated 2014 list what antivirus products and configurations Grasshopper could bypass on Windows XP, 7 and 8.1 systems, with varying levels of success.

08 April 2017 • 09:37 AMT
Adobe shows how AI can work wonders on your selfie game

The video includes some tools we already knew about — mainly the ability to copy one photo’s style and look to another in a couple of taps.

08 April 2017 • 09:19 AMT
Iran’s Rouhani wants probe into chemical attack in Syria

“We are asking for an impartial fact-finding body to be set up… to find out where these chemical weapons came from,” Rouhani said.

08 April 2017 • 08:58 AMT
Armenian Renaissance won’t run in Yerevan municipal elections

The party declared, however, that it will be actively engaged in public and political processes taking place in the country.

08 April 2017 • 08:55 AMT
Ricky Martin joins FX’s “Versace: American Crime Story”

Martin will take on the role of Antonio D’Amico, Gianni Versace’s longtime partner who had a shaky relationship with his family.

08 April 2017 • 08:44 AMT
Beijing to release more land for 1.5 million homes

Of the land supplied over the next five years, 70 percent will be used to build homes that have property rights.

08 April 2017 • 08:44 AMT
Magnolia acquires Harry Dean Stanton comedic drama “Lucky”

In a rave review, Variety’s Joe Leydon wrote, “an unassumingly wonderful little film about nothing in particular and everything that’s important.”

08 April 2017 • 08:16 AMT
“Genocide after genocide” exhibition to open in Paris

A travelling exhibition will open in Paris as part of events marking the 102nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

08 April 2017 • 08:14 AMT
“Ghost in the Shell” hit manga getting a new anime

The live-action film, directed by Rupert Sanders and starring Scarlett Johansson, was largely inspired by Mamoru Oshii’s classic animation film from 1995.

08 April 2017 • 07:45 AMT
“Game of Thrones” season 7 teaser hints at a character’s surprising return

The most intriguing part is the appearance of Hodor (Kristian Nairn), who was presumed dead after the “hold the door” scene.

08 April 2017 • 07:33 AMT
Google’s VR team hires developer behind SoundStage

SoundStage came out of its Early Access state on Steam last month with a 1.0 release that brought several new features.

08 April 2017 • 07:28 AMT
Uber ordered to leave Italy after nationwide ban

The court said Uber could not use its Black, Lux, Suv, X , XL, Select and Van phone applications nor could it promote or advertise its services.

08 April 2017 • 07:21 AMT
“Criminal Minds” gets season 13 renewal on CBS

The long-running series stars Joe Mantegna, Paget Brewster, Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness among others.

08 April 2017 • 07:21 AMT
Cortana will help you set up new Windows 10 PC with your voice

New machines that ship with the Windows 10 Creators Update preinstalled will see Cortana greet them at the beginning of the setup process.

08 April 2017 • 07:14 AMT
Kumail Nanjiani’s comedy “The Big Sick” to open Seattle Film Festival

“The Big Sick” also stars Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Anupam Kher, Bo Burnham and Aidy Bryant.

08 April 2017 • 07:11 AMT
Sweden arrests man for ‘terrorist crime’ after Stockholm truck attack

According to the Aftonbladet newspaper, the same man is a 39-year-old of Uzbek origin and a supporter of the Islamic State group.

08 April 2017 • 07:04 AMT
Miles Teller to join Shailene Woodley in survival story “Adrift”

Teller will be seen next in Lionsgate’s firefighting drama “Granite Mountain” and Universal’s drama “Thank You for Your Service.”

08 April 2017 • 06:55 AMT
Tatev Hakobyan wins European Weightlifting Championships bronze

Diana Mstieva of Russia won the the gold medal with her overall score of 241kg – 109kg in the snatch section and 132kg in the clean and jerk.

08 April 2017 • 06:54 AMT
Carrie Fisher to appear in “Star Wars: Episode IX”

Returning cast members include Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, Lupita Nyong’o and Andy Serkis.

08 April 2017 • 06:39 AMT
Tom Cruise’s “The Mummy” unveils international trailer

Starring alongside Cruise, Johnson and Boutella in the movie are Russell Crowe, Annabelle Wallis and Courtney B. Vance.

08 April 2017 • 06:34 AMT
20 ceasefire violations by Azerbaijani army registered overnight

According to Artsakh defense army, Azeri forces also used a 60-mm mortar in the northeastern section of the frontline.

08 April 2017 • 06:22 AMT
ACLU: State Dept. memo proves Trump travel ban unconstitutional

Rex Tillerson issued instructions to implement Trump’s order in a series of four cables to consular officers worldwide last month.

08 April 2017 • 06:14 AMT
Venezuela bans key opposition leader from running against Maduro

State comptroller Manuel Galindo imposed a “sanction of disqualification from exercising public office for a period of 15 years.”

08 April 2017 • 06:06 AMT
Twitter drops lawsuit over anti-Trump account as summons withdrawn

It was not clear why the government had withdrawn the summons, or whether it had closed an investigation it said it was conducting.

08 April 2017 • 05:56 AMT
Syrian warplanes launch raids from base hit by U.S. – monitor

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the aircraft “took off from inside the Shayrat base, which is partially back in service.”