cinema
Cannes draws to a closeThe Cannes Film Festival attracts a multitude of characters drawn by the sea, sun, glamour and… 22/05/11 01:43 CET
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Lag Ba-Omer celebrations in IsraelA Jewish youth prays during celebrations for the Lag Ba-Omer holiday at the tomb of Rabbi Shimon… 22/05/11 14:24 CET
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Strauss-Kahn lawyer ‘confident’ of acquittalA lawyer for Dominique Strauss-Kahn has said he is confident the former head of the International… 22/05/11 23:43 CET
Greens celebrate historic second in GermanyGermany’s Greens are celebrating as they beat the ruling Christian Democrats into third place in… 22/05/11 21:53 CET
Ashton in Benghazi promises rebels EU supportThe European Union’s head of foreign policy has gone to Benghazi in Libya promising support for the… 22/05/11 18:53 CET
Final British forces leave IraqThe last British forces left Iraq on Sunday after eight years. Marines from the Royal Navy… 22/05/11 17:43 CET
Northern army takes Sudan’s Abyei regionSudan’s northern army has taken control of the disputed Abyei region and is clearing it of southern… 22/05/11 17:23 CET
No risk to European flights from Icelandic eruptionExperts say the eruption of Iceland’s most active volcano this weekend is unlikely to create the… 22/05/11 16:23 CET
Spaish vote expected to hit governmentSpanish Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, has cast his vote in local elections that are… 22/05/11 15:03 CET
Police move in on Georgian protestPolice in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi have fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters… 22/05/11 13:03 CET
Spain votes amid widespread protestsProtests against the government’s economy policies continue in Spain as the country goes to the… 22/05/11 12:04 CET
Volcano clouds Icelandic skies againIceland’s most active volcano has erupted again shutting the county’s airspace. Grimsvertn in… 22/05/11 12:03 CET
China, S. Korea put on show of solidarity with quake-hit JapanChinese and South Korean leaders visited the Fukushima in northeast Japan on Saturday in show of… 22/05/11 10:45 CET
Baghdad rocked by deadly bombingsA series of bombings killed at least 13 people and wounded more than 65 in the Iraqi capital of… 22/05/11 09:03 CET
Icelandic volcano erupts againIceland’s most active volcano has erupted again on Saturday but officials downplayed the chance of… 22/05/11 08:33 CET
Lawyers hunt for evidence in DSK caseAfter spending time in Rikers Island, ex-IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn has started life as an… 22/05/11 06:03 CET
Another day of death in SyriaSyrian security forces have opened fire on mourners in the central city of Homs during a mass… 22/05/11 05:33 CET
Socialists face heavy losses amid protestsTens of thousands of people camped out in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol on Saturday despite a ban on… 22/05/11 03:23 CET
