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Syria's leaders must answer for 'murderous folly': France

Mon, 28 May 2012 10:00:21 +0200

Syria's leaders will have to answer for their "murderous folly", the French president's office said Monday, a day after the UN Security Council condemned the slaughter of...

Syria's leaders must answer for 'murderous folly': France

Mon, 28 May 2012 09:00:21 +0200

Syria's leaders will have to answer for their "murderous folly", the French president's office said Monday, a day after the UN Security Council condemned the slaughter of...

Basque party condemns arrest of ETA military chief

Mon, 28 May 2012 08:00:27 +0200

Basque separatist group ETA's outlawed political wing lashed out at France Monday for the arrest of a man authorities say is the ETA's military commander, calling it a sign of...

Calling bluffs in the eurozone crisis

Mon, 28 May 2012 13:00:10 +0200

In mid-June, Greece will have renewed elections. If opponents of austerity win, a Greek exit from the eurozone seems more likely. The consequences would be fatal for Greece and...

Colombia rebels to free French journalist Wednesday

Mon, 28 May 2012 11:00:28 +0200

Colombia's leftist FARC rebels said they will free on Wednesday a French television journalist who has been held in captivity by one of their units for almost a month.Romeo...

Cannes crowns 'Love' as Europe sweeps awards

Mon, 28 May 2012 06:00:36 +0200

Cannes crowned "Love" by Austria's Michael Haneke, the wrenching tale of a man and his dying wife, with its Palme d'Or prize Sunday as Europe swept the awards at world cinema's...

Cannes win confirms Haneke as Europe's top director

Mon, 28 May 2012 01:00:33 +0200

Austrian director Michael Haneke on Sunday secured his spot as the most important film-maker working in Europe today with his second Palme d'Or in three years at Cannes.His...

'Love' conquers all in Cannes

Mon, 28 May 2012 01:00:33 +0200

"Love", the wrenching tale of an elderly Parisian caring for his dying wife, scooped top prize in Cannes on Sunday, handing a second Palme d'Or in three years to Austria's...

Mungiu, poster boy of Romania's New Wave film-makers

Mon, 28 May 2012 01:00:33 +0200

Cristian Mungiu, who won best screenplay prize at Cannes Sunday for "Beyond The Hills", is a part of a new wave of Romanian directors that emerged after the country's communist...

Denmark's Mads Mikkelsen wins Cannes best actor

Mon, 28 May 2012 01:00:33 +0200

Danish heart-throb Mads Mikkelsen clinched the best actor prize at Cannes on Sunday for his role in Thomas Vinterberg's taut psychological thriller "The Hunt".Italian jury...