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07 October 2016 • 12:52 AMT
Sofia Coppola’s “The Beguiled” adds cast

The film has put together a strong cast with Nicole Kidman, Elle Fanning, Kirsten Dunst and Colin Farrell attached to star.

07 October 2016 • 12:49 AMT
Kremlin comments on possibility to restore bases in Vietnam, Cuba

Pankov said the Defence Ministry was currently “rethinking” past decisions on closure of the bases, but declined to go into detail.

07 October 2016 • 12:34 AMT
Two tonnes of ivory seized in Vietnam

Although ivory trade is banned in Vietnam, the country remains a top market for ivory products prized locally for decorative and medicinal purposes.

07 October 2016 • 12:30 AMT
Turkey warns against Shiite militias’ involvement in Mosul offensive

Mevlut Cavusoglu said their remaining after the offensive would only compound the region’s problems in the long term.

07 October 2016 • 12:22 AMT
Former British PM Tony Blair hints at political comeback

“I don’t know if there’s a role for me… There’s a limit to what I want to say about my own position at this moment,” Blair said.

07 October 2016 • 12:16 AMT
Germany opens door to sanctions against Russia

“Russia has a lot of influence on Assad. We must end these atrocious crimes,” Angela Merkel told party members in Magdeburg.

07 October 2016 • 12:00 AMT
Europe vows no compromise with Brexit Britain

“There must be a threat, there must be a price, otherwise we will be in negotiations that will not end well,” Hollande said.

07 October 2016 • 11:55 AMT
New Israeli settlement plan risks peace: EU

Germany also spoke out this week, reiterating a long-held EU position that settlements are illegal under international law.

07 October 2016 • 11:48 AMT
Nagorno Karabakh ready for another war: The National Interest

“We are strengthening our front line very actively, very intensively,” the spokesman for Nagorno Karabakh’s Prime Minister said.

07 October 2016 • 11:21 AMT
Finland jets monitor Russian fighters on border flights

A Russian Su-27 fighter was detected in the Gulf of Finland south of Porvoo late on October 7 the ministry said.

07 October 2016 • 11:11 AMT
Pakistan passes legislation to stop “honor killings”

Previously, killers could be pardoned by a victim’s family to avoid a jail term. Now forgiveness will only spare them the death penalty.

07 October 2016 • 10:34 AMT
Controversies and facts about Nobel Peace Prize winners

The 2016 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded October 7, 2016, to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, who became president in 2010 and signed a historic peace deal with FARC rebel leader Rodrigo Londono in September.

07 October 2016 • 10:30 AMT
Will Smith’s “Bad Boys for Life” to start filming in March

Joe Carnahan is on board to direct the third “Bad Boys” movie from a script provided by “Safe House” scribe David Guggenheim.

07 October 2016 • 10:17 AMT
“War for the Planet of the Apes” releases first teaser

Andy Serkis returns to do a motion-capture performance for Caesar and lends his voice to the character.

07 October 2016 • 10:06 AMT
Long-awaited Oculus Touch controller release date set

Among the first wave of Touch titles coming to Oculus Rift are survivalist first-person shooter game Arktika.1 (4A Games).

07 October 2016 • 09:58 AMT
Vibrant village festival seeks to develop Armenia agrotourism

According to one of the organizers, visitors can take part in activities, attend master classes and spend the night at villagers’ homes.

07 October 2016 • 09:54 AMT
Samsung Galaxy S8 “to drop the traditional headphone port”

Despite the mass of early leaks, the Samsung Galaxy S8 isn’t expected to drop until next February 2017.

07 October 2016 • 09:35 AMT
Colombian President wins Nobel Peace Prize

The award excluded FARC guerrilla leader Rodrigo Londono, better known by his nom de guerre Timochenko, who signed the deal with Santos.

07 October 2016 • 09:32 AMT
Quentin Tarantino to open 2016 Lumière Fest

Tarantino has also programmed a now 15-feature retrospective for the 2016 Lumière Festival, entitled “1970”.

07 October 2016 • 09:14 AMT
Zvartnots airport passenger traffic grows by 28.6% in September

In the reporting period, 11,477 tons of cargo has been transported in 2016, up by 76% against the same period in 2015.

07 October 2016 • 09:09 AMT
Anthony Mackie, Margaret Qualley join sci-fi drama “IO”

The film tells the story of one girl’s coming-of-age while examining the dangers of humanity’s current relationship with the planet.

07 October 2016 • 09:05 AMT
First look at Patrick Stewart as Professor X in “Logan”

Based on the old Logan story, it will reportedly mark Jackman’s last appearance in the “X-Men” movie franchise.

07 October 2016 • 08:45 AMT
First look at Taylor Kitsch on “American Assassin” set

“American Assassin” follows Mitch Rapp who is a gifted college scholar/athlete long before he begins hunting terrorists.

07 October 2016 • 08:42 AMT
Prisma’s filters can turn videos into moving paintings

It will take iPhone 7 up to 30 seconds, iPhone 6s a full minute and iPhone 6 two minutes to reveal your 15-second masterpiece.

07 October 2016 • 08:29 AMT
“Blade Runner” star-studded sequel title announced

Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling, Jared Leto, Robin Wright, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Carla Juri, Barkhad Abdi and Dave Bautista are starring.

07 October 2016 • 08:24 AMT
Disney taps Adam Shankman to helm “Enchanted” sequel

The story is set ten years after “Enchanted,” with Adams’ Giselle character questioning her happily ever after.

07 October 2016 • 08:18 AMT
Hurricane Matthew kills scores in Haiti, lashes Florida

Hurricane Matthew was carrying extremely dangerous winds of 195 kph after pounding the northwestern part of the Bahamas.

07 October 2016 • 08:11 AMT
Mauritius wing debris from missing MH370, Australia says

The composite debris is the latest fragment found along western Indian Ocean shorelines linked to Malaysia Airlines MH370.

07 October 2016 • 08:10 AMT
Emily Mortimer joins Disney’s “Mary Poppins Returns”

The actress can next be seen in CBS Films’ “The Sense of an Ending” alongside Michelle Dockery and in Legendary’s “Spectral”.

07 October 2016 • 07:58 AMT
Matthew McConaughey discovers a gold mine in new “Gold” teaser

It shows the Oscar-winning actor as Kenny Wells, a failing businessman and modern-day prospector desperate to get back on his feet.