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07 April 2016 • 13:15 AMT
EU “mulls requiring visas from Americans and Canadians”

Washington and Ottawa both demand entry visas from Romanians and Bulgarians, whose states joined the EU in 2007.

07 April 2016 • 13:08 AMT
UN envoy calls for rapid Libya handover as fragile peace holds

From 2014 the country had two pairs of rival parliaments and governments in Tripoli and the east, both backed by loose coalitions of armed brigades.

07 April 2016 • 12:27 AMT
Frank Zappa movie smashes Kickstarter documentary record

The previous record was held by the “Bill Nye Film” project, which raised $859,425 from 16,850 backers.

07 April 2016 • 12:24 AMT
“The Equalizer” scribe to adapt “The Second Life Of Nick Mason” novel

Richard Wenk scripted co-wrote the upcoming “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back” and “Magnificent Seven.”

07 April 2016 • 12:08 AMT
Dutch voters reject EU-Ukraine partnership deal

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko insisted his country would “continue our movement towards the EU”.

07 April 2016 • 11:48 AMT
Iraqi Shi’ite paramilitaries say will join govt. to retake Mosul from IS

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has declared 2016 the year of “final victory” over Islamic State.

07 April 2016 • 11:45 AMT
Key suspect in Paris attacks to be extradited to France from Belgium

The shooting and bombing rampage by Islamic State militants killed 130 people in Paris on Nov 13.

07 April 2016 • 11:29 AMT
No serious grounds for moving EEU summit to Moscow: Armenian PM

The PM said that if all the other heads of governments decided to hold the meeting in Moscow, he would further inform on his participation.

07 April 2016 • 10:57 AMT
Aerosmith’s next tour could be their last

The rock icons last performed together last Autumn in Moscow, before the band took some time apart for Tyler to focus on his solo career.

07 April 2016 • 10:52 AMT
Country music legend Merle Haggard dies at 79

Haggard was often called The Poet of The Common Man, and came out of the honky tonk scene of California in the 1960s.

07 April 2016 • 10:39 AMT
Lavrov: All arrangements for Karabakh settlement “on the table”

“At ministerial level, we regularly meet with Armenian and Azerbaijani colleagues in bilateral and trilateral formats,” Sergey Lavrov said.

07 April 2016 • 10:39 AMT
Skydance, Alibaba Pictures team up on WWII pilot story “Flying Tigers”

The film is a story of brotherhood centered on the Flying Tigers, also known as the 1st American Volunteer Group of the Chinese Air Force.

07 April 2016 • 10:32 AMT
Ryan Reynolds to topline “The Rosie Project” romantic dramedy

The move reanimates the project that was in development last summer with Jennifer Lawrence to star and Richard Linklater to direct.

07 April 2016 • 10:25 AMT
OSCE Minsk Group due in Karabakh to discuss recent violence

“Traveling with OSCE Co-chairs to Karabakh to meet with authorities and hear firsthand about the violence,” James Warlick said.

07 April 2016 • 10:22 AMT
Greek public sector workers walk off job in pension reform strike

Air traffic controllers joined the strike, shutting down Athens’ international airport and forcing airlines to cancel flights.

07 April 2016 • 10:11 AMT
Facebook pays major news outlets to use its livestreaming service

“We’re working with a few partners, and in some of the cases that includes a financial incentive,” a Facebook product director said.

07 April 2016 • 09:59 AMT
Iraqi troops enter center of IS-held strategic town

Since the operation was relaunched in the western town last week the U.S. led coalition launched more than 18 strikes on the town.

07 April 2016 • 09:55 AMT
Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets in Iraq: news agency

F-16 and F-4 jets destroyed the Kurdistan Workers Party targets in the Zap area of neighboring Iraq, where PKK militants are based.

07 April 2016 • 09:24 AMT
Saudi coalition used U.S.-supplied bomb in Yemen market strike: report

The March 15 bombing in Mastaba marked the second-deadliest airstrike conducted by the Saudi-helmed campaign.

07 April 2016 • 09:21 AMT
Armenian soldier killed in Damascus fighting

The Syrian government and opposition groups accepted a ceasefire agreement that called for a “cessation of hostilities” in from February 27.

07 April 2016 • 09:10 AMT
Lavrov says Russia has proposals on Karabakh conflict

Sergey Lavrov met with President Ilham Aliyev in the Azeri capital, Baku, according to the presidential website, which gave no details.

07 April 2016 • 09:01 AMT
Around 250 Syrians feared kidnapped after IS attack east of Damascus

A Syrian security source said that IS fighters had also tried to seize the nearby Dmeir airbase and power plant.

07 April 2016 • 08:43 AMT
Azeri Captain killed in own failed subversive attack

On the night of April 6-7, the Azerbaijani forces initiated a subversive attack in the northeastern direction of the contact line.

07 April 2016 • 08:31 AMT
Indonesia cracking down on child exploitation as raft of cases revealed

Tens of thousands of children are trafficked annually in Indonesia, with the majority forced into prostitution and manual labor.

07 April 2016 • 08:19 AMT
Baku was not allowed to use Russian ammo in Karabakh: expert

Azerbaijan was apparently the one who violated the ceasefire as the country is not interested in maintaining the status quo, the expert said.

07 April 2016 • 08:18 AMT
“Let It Snow” bestseller adaptation release date moved

“Let It Snow” is based on the short story collection written by John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle.

07 April 2016 • 08:12 AMT
Cillian Murphy, Christopher Nolan to reteam for “Dunkirk” action-thriller

Murphy was last seen opposite Chris Hemsworth and Benjamin Walker in Warner Bros.’ whale tale “In the Heart of the Sea.”

07 April 2016 • 08:05 AMT
Weapons put up for sale on Facebook in Libya

The report covered 18 months and found sales of a wide range of items – from handguns to rocket-propelled grenades.

07 April 2016 • 07:55 AMT
Iran’s President supports moderate interaction with world: state TV

Iran emerged from years of economic isolation when the UN’s nuclear watchdog ruled it had curbed its nuclear program.

07 April 2016 • 07:47 AMT
Angola seeks IMF assistance in wake of oil price drop

A Finance Ministry statement said the government would work with the IMF to improve economic and financial stability.