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25 killed 30 injured in suicide attacks in Niger

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:20:21 -0400

At least 25 people were killed and 30 got injured after two suicide bomb attacks Thursday at a military base and a plant run by French nuclear giant Areva in northern Niger, reported Xinhua. A total of 20 Nigerien soldiers and 5 assailants died in twin suicide attacks against a military barracks in Agadez, the main town in northern Niger, and another one at a factory owned by Somair, a ...

Rosario Dawson suffers wardrobe malfunction by flashing undies at Cannes

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:30:02 -0400

Rosario Dawson suffered a fashion mishap on the Cannes red carpet by accidently flashing her underwear to cameras while posing on the steps, on Monday. The 34-year-old actress looked gorgeous in a white beaded Elie Saab gown as she attended the premiere of 'As I Lay Dying', but she flaunted the front high-slit a little too much on the red carpet, Us magazine reported. After the mishap, Dawson ...

More Jewels Go Missing During the Cannes Film Festival This Time $2.6 Million in Diamonds

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:38:37 -0400

reports that a suspected jewelry heist of even larger proportions has occurred just a few miles away on the Cte d'Azur. Unlike the first incident, in which jewelry (and the safe holding it) was burgled from a hotel room, this time a diamond necklace worth $2.6 million went missing from a party showcasing the work of the Swiss jewelers De Grisogono--despite "80 bodyguards, local police, ...

France says dropping idea of cap on executive pay

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:37:48 -0400

Reuters © France's Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici reacts as he visits a leather goods maker during a one-day visit focused on employment in rural areas at Avoudrey, eastern France, May 3, 2013. REUTERS/Charles ...

Child actor 87 takes Cannes by storm

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:36:51 -0400

Video: Lewis, MDA mum on reasons for comedian's exit from telethon When the cameras stop flashing, he leans into the microphone in front of him: "What a great table! I can see everybody!"The kid is Jerry Lewis, and he has been in show business for 82 of his 87 years, beginning with his parents' Catskills act in the early thirties. He's in Cannes to promote a new film in ...

FRENCH OPEN 2013 Capsules on women to watch

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:35:10 -0400

Major Titles: 15 - French Open ('02), Wimbledon ('02, `03, `09, `10, `12), U.S. Open ('99, `02, `08, `12), Australian Open ('03, `05, `07, `09, ...

Quebec film wins screenplay prize at Cannes

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:17:29 -0400

a movie by Quebec director Sebastien Pilote, has won one of the main prizes of sidebar program Critics Week at the Cannes Film Festival. The film, which translates ...

Psy Imposter Crashes Cannes VIP Parties

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:16:28 -0400

A man pretending to be South Korean pop star Psy has blagged his way into some of the biggest parties at the Cannes film festival, it has emerged. The imposter bears a resemblance to the Gangnam Style singer and had been spotted at VIP events at the world famous festival. He partied with stars, picked up freebies, danced on a French TV show, and even signed a deal to take part in a Monaco ...

Cannes Bidder Pays $1.5 Million for Trip to Space with Leonardo DiCaprio

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:08:41 -0400

A trip to the stars -- with one of the world's biggest -- has sold at a Cannes charity auction for 1.2 million euros ($1.5 million US). The winning bidder at the AmFAR Cinema Against AIDS charity dinner held on Thursday night the Hotel du Cap won an unforgettable journey into orbit on Virgin Galactic, seated next ...

Cannes Sundance Selects Nabs North American Rights to Clio Barnard’s The Selfish Giant

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:08:37 -0400

with the backing of British Film Institute and Film4, made its world premiere in Directors’ Fortnight at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Sundance Selects/IFC Films ...

The Best Film at Cannes Is the French Lesbian Answer to Brokeback Mountain

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:08:30 -0400

Abdellatif Kechiche's film about young female lovers beautifully explores the effects class and upbringing have on romance. Plus: Alexander Payne's new road-trip film is a ...

Successful conclusion of Abu Dhabi Investment Forum in Paris

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:54:28 -0400

WAM PARIS, May 23rd, 2013 (WAM)-- The Abu Dhabi Investment Forum in Paris, organized by Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development with the participation of over 200 businessmen and investors, successfully concluded yesterday in the French capital. The six-panel discussion forum enabled senior officials from a number of government departments, institutions and authorities in Abu Dhabi to ...

10 Things to Know for the French Open

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:28:32 -0400

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IMFs Lagarde questioned over French arbitration case

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:23:32 -0400

By Chine LabbPARIS (Reuters) - IMF chief Christine Lagarde was questioned in court by French magistrates on Thursday over her role in a 285-million-euro (242 million pounds) arbitration payment made to a supporter of former president Nicolas Sarkozy.Lagarde, in court the entire day, risks being placed under formal investigation when the hearing wraps up on Friday for her 2007 decision as ...

Video Why is Ryan Goslings new film being panned by critics at Cannes

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:22:20 -0400

The Globe's film critic Liam Lacey joins Madeleine White from the Cannes film festival to discuss which films are panning and which films are quickly becoming ...

Rafa Nadal Serena Williams enter French Open as clear favourites

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:22:12 -0400

Used to be the French Open was the scene for clay-court specialists and surprise champions.Scan the list of past winners and runners-up. There's Gaston Gaudio and Albert Costa, Guillermo Coria and Martin Verkerk, Andres Gomez and Mariano Puerta. Not so much a "Who's Who." More like a "Who's He?"The women's list features fewer out-of-nowhere names, yet does ...

Nadal favored but not seeded No. 1 at French Open

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:20:23 -0400

FILE - In this April 20, 2013 file photo, Spain's Rafael Nadal plays a return to France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga during their semifinal match of the Monte Carlo Tennis Masters tournament in Monaco. Nadal already owns a record seven titles at Roland Garros. The French Open begins Sunday, May 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, ...

New Jewelry Theft Reported in Cannes Festival

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:19:03 -0400

Paris, May 23 (Prensa Latina) A diamond necklace valued at nearly two million euros disappeared at a party in a hotel during the Cannes Film Festival, it was reported today in the French Riviera. The jewel belongs to the Swiss house De Grisogono and the theft occurred during a gala in honor held on Tuesday in the presence of several movie stars attending the festival. Sources of Cannes police ...

Thieves make off with $2.62-million necklace in 2nd heist during Cannes film festival

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:02:09 -0400

A $2.6-million necklace was stolen from an exclusive French Riviera hotel during the Cannes Film Festival this week. Thieves last week stole about $1 million worth in jewelry from the Riviera’s Novotel hotel, ...

Imperial and ‘monarchic’ scent–it could only be French

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:58:27 -0400

CHARRIOL Royal White eau de parfum formen There's a certain kind of attitude and swagger--the French way of doing things. "The French behave as kings," Philippe Charriol explained the idea behind and the name of his house's new men's fragrance, Royal White, in last week's launch at The Peninsula Manila. "It's very monarchic," he said, enumerating the ...