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08 April 2015 • 10:53 AMT
Hundreds of flights to and from France cancelled over strike

Short-haul flights have been the worst affected but France’s largest airline, Air France, said long-haul flights were still operating.

08 April 2015 • 09:26 AMT
Saudi-led coalition strikes al-Anad airbase in Yemen: residents

Saudi Arabia and four other Gulf Arab states, along with regional allies, have waged two weeks of air strikes against Houthi forces.

08 April 2015 • 09:11 AMT
Spain arrests 9 as part of operation against Islamist militants

“The arrested are accused, amongst other crimes, of belonging to a terrorist organization,” a police spokeswoman said.

08 April 2015 • 08:40 AMT
Keanu Reeves’ “John Wick” helmers eyed for DC Comics movie

Chad Stahelski and David Leith reportedly have caught the attention of Warner Bros. with their movie which starred Keanu Reeves.

08 April 2015 • 08:31 AMT
Brie Larson to join Luke Evans in “Free Fire” thriller

“Free Fire” is set in 1978 in a deserted warehouse where a meeting between two gangs turns into a deadly shootout and all-out survival.

08 April 2015 • 08:06 AMT
Samsung’s rumoured ‘Orbis’ smartwatch “to include 3G calling”

The Samsung ‘Orbis’ – also known as the Samsung Gear A – won’t be the company’s first smartwatch to boast 3G calling support.

08 April 2015 • 05:55 AMT
Greek PM arrives in Moscow for talks with Putin

The two are expected to discuss ties between the EU and Russia, which were badly strained by the Ukraine crisis.

08 April 2015 • 05:53 AMT
Facebook unveils new feature aimed at parents, Scrapbook

The service automatically compiles images of the user’s children into a customisable scrapbook that is viewable to friends of both the mother and father.

08 April 2015 • 05:46 AMT
Singtel to buy U.S. cybersecurity firm Trustwave for $810mln

“We aspire to be a global player in cybersecurity,” Singtel group chief executive Chua Sock Koong said in the statement.

08 April 2015 • 05:43 AMT
Netflix to release Eric Bana comedy “Special Correspondents”

Bana plays a struggling New York-based radio journalist, whose arrogance and decadent lifestyle has hindered his career.

08 April 2015 • 05:36 AMT
Iranian Foreign Minister due in Pakistan to discuss Yemen crisis

“All countries must work toward establishing stability and preventing the spread of insecurity in the region,” Zarif said last month.

08 April 2015 • 05:34 AMT
“Arrested Development” hit series new season in the works: producer

Created by Mitch Hurwitz, “Arrested Development” follows the Bluths, a formerly wealthy, habitually dysfunctional family.

08 April 2015 • 05:28 AMT
Paul Weitz‘s comedy “Grandma” to open Los Angeles Film Fest

“Grandma” stars Lily Tomlin as a woman who must help her granddaughter come up with $600 before sundown.

08 April 2015 • 05:25 AMT
Millions to see award-winning “Orphans of the Genocide”

Over the last several years, “Orphans of the Genocide” has been broadcast on PBS stations nationwide, reaching over 12 million viewers.

08 April 2015 • 05:20 AMT
Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde to return for “Tron: Legacy” sequel

The first movie was released by Disney in 1982 with Jeff Bridges and Bruce Boxleitner playing the key roles.

08 April 2015 • 05:13 AMT
Pentagon head discusses defense guidelines in Japan

Ashton Carter, who travels to South Korea later this week, is on his first trip to Asia since becoming defense secretary in February.

08 April 2015 • 04:35 AMT
U.S. moving closer to remove Cuba from terrorism list

Cuba was added to the list of terrorism sponsors – a distinction it has shared with Iran, Sudan and Syria – in 1982.

07 April 2015 • 13:57 AMT
Cobie Smulders, Steve Buscemi among Tribeca Film Fest jurors

The actors are among 34 industry leaders, including award-winning filmmakers, actors, authors selected to be on juries for the festival this year.

07 April 2015 • 13:31 AMT
Twitter, Facebook vow to fight Turkish ban

“The laws are being used as weapons by authorities,” said Mehmet Ali Koksal, a lawyer specializing in IT cases.

07 April 2015 • 13:29 AMT
We’re ready to go to war in case of Azeri provocation: President

“The states and officials dealing with the problem have no doubt Azerbaijan is responsible for escalation,” Sargsyan said.

07 April 2015 • 13:25 AMT
Samsung forecasts quarterly operating profit of $5.44bn

Samsung’s mobile division has been struggling to maintain its dominance against rivals such as Apple and Chinese smartphone-makers.

07 April 2015 • 12:55 AMT
UN says fighting in Yemen killed over 540

“Children are paying an intolerable price for this conflict,” UNICEF Yemen Representative Julien Harneis said in a statement.

07 April 2015 • 12:32 AMT
Armenian officer dies in Azeri ceasefire violation

The incident occurred in military unit N. located in the northeastern direction of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.

07 April 2015 • 12:26 AMT
Turkish opposition party names ethnic Armenian to top candidate list

Born in 1977, Selina Özuzun Doğan is a graduate of Notre Dame De Sion French High School and studied law at Galatasaray University.

07 April 2015 • 12:03 AMT
Andy Serkis talks “exciting role” in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”

The Lord of the Rings actor said that it is a “dream to be part of an incredible franchise” like “Star Wars.”

07 April 2015 • 11:39 AMT
Rooney Mara joins Nicole Kidman, Dev Patel in “Lion”

Adapted from the true story “A Long Way Home” by Saroo Brierley, “Lion” is directed by Garth Davis (“Top of the Lake”).

07 April 2015 • 11:32 AMT
Oil prices fall as Iran delegation in Beijing pushes for more sales

Energy information group Genscape said its data showed Cushing stocks rose by only 169,000 barrels in the week to April 3.

07 April 2015 • 07:55 AMT
Greece urges Germany to pay €278.8bn for Nazi era-crimes

Germany has rejected Athens’ demands, saying it settled the matter with a payment of 115 million deutschmarks in 1960.

07 April 2015 • 07:50 AMT
Rihanna debuts “American Oxygen” music video

The powerful ballad is the third song to have surfaced from the Bajan beauty’s upcoming eighth studio album, which she’s been referring to as “R8”.

07 April 2015 • 07:43 AMT
Frank Zappa’s final album, “Dance Me This” to be released in June

Zappa first discussed “Dance With Me” in an interview with Guitarist Magazine released in June 1993, months before his death.