Saturday 19th May, 2012
Hollande to meet Obama at White House before G8
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama and new French President Francois Hollande are to meet at the White House on Friday, in a brief meeting scheduled ahead of the Group of Eight nations summit at ...
2 killed as car crashes at French rally
TOULON, France -; A car competing in a road race through a village in southern France lost control and smashed into a crowd of spectators Saturday, killing two and injuring at least 15, police ...
Shia LaBeouf returns to Cannes with film 'Lawless'
If Shia LaBeouf has his way, this year's Cannes Film Festival is just a beginning. After previous trips to the festival with blockbusters "Transformers" and "Wall Street: Money ...
Bilateral Meeting between President Holland and President Obama
Embassy of France In The USWell, it is my great pleasure to welcome President Hollande to the United States, to the Oval Office, and this evening to Camp David. We all watched the remarkable election, and I offered him ...
Photos: Sexy celebrities hit Cannes
Vancouver SunActress Salma Hayek (R) and her husband Francois-Henri Pinault (L) arrive on the red carpet for the screening of the animated film "Madagascar 3: Europe's most wanted", at the 65th ...
France's Hollande wants Greece to stay in euro zone
General Sourcescommitments . "The message I gave was the hope that Greece stays in the euro zone, respects its commitments and is supported by Europe to stimulate its growth," he said. Hollande said ...
France's Hollande says G8 agree on Annan Syria peace mission
General SourcesKofi Anan 's mission so that observers can provide protection of the Syrian people from their leaders," Hollande said referring to U.N. personnel operating in the country. (Reporting ...
G8 summit: Barack Obama says leaders in agreement over Iran and Syria – video
guardian.co.ukThe US president, Barack Obama, welcomes the leaders of the G8 countries to a summit at Camp David in Maryland. Obama says they have discussed issues around global security, including the situations ...
Cannes 2012: Malaysia Aims To Be Regional Film Hub
Hollywood ReporterCANNES – Malaysia has not traditionally been a cinema powerhouse. But with a raft of new financial and cultural initiatives, the southeast Asian nation is looking to become a film industry hub ...
Cannes 2012: Simon Pegg Signs Up to Find 'Happiness'
Hollywood ReporterIt details the story of an eccentric yet irresistible London psychiatrist in crisis -- largely because his patients are just not getting any happier -- who decides to go on his own quest to find a ...
Cannes 2012: 'Cut Bank' With Armie Hammer, John Malkovitch Attracts a Slew of Thriller Seekers
Hollywood ReporterPHOTOS: Cannes 2012: The Market's Most Outrageous Movie Posters EOne Film International, the international sales division of Canada's Entertainment One, has inked a slew of deals on the ...
US film Lawless is presented at Cannes
Euro NewsThere is an unusually high number of American productions at Cannes this year including Lawless. The prohibition-era drama is one of five US movies in the film festival’s main competition of ...
Cannes: Hardy, Chastain bow with "Lawless"
CBS News--> British actor Tom Hardy poses during the photocall for "Lawless," a new film presented in competition at the 65th Cannes Film Festival, May 19, 2012 in Cannes. Hardy, who starred ...
Secretary-General discusses range of global issues with France's Foreign Minister
UN News CentreSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon met today with the Foreign Minister of France, Laurent Fabius, for talks which covered a range of issues on the global agenda. During their meeting, held in New ...
Rally Car Hits Crowd in South France, Two Killed
International Herald TribunePARIS (Reuters) - Two people were killed and 15 others injured when a rally car ploughed into spectators during a race in the Var region of southern France, emergency services said on Saturday. ...
Face of the new French government
New Zealand HeraldThirty years ago, a 4-year-old Moroccan girl emigrated to France to join her father. Now she is the official "face" of the new French Government. Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, 34, is the youngest member ...
Turkey hopes France will drop objections to its EU bid
The NationalISTANBUL // As Abdullah Gul, Turkey's president, prepared for the first meeting with his new French counterpart, Francois Hollande, today on the sidelines of a Nato summit, officials in Ankara ...
Bond students take short film to Cannes
Gold Coast BulletinA GROUP of Bond University students have been catapulted into the spotlight after their short film was selected to be shown at the Cannes International Film Festival.Titled Soldier On, the 10-minute ...
LaBeouf returns to Cannes, this time with pride
InquirerCast members from left, Dane Dehaan, Tom Hardy, Jessica Chastain, director John Hillcoat, Mia Wasikowska, Jason Clarke, Shia LaBeouf, screenwriter Nick Cave and Guy Pearce pose during a press ...
Audiard brings odd love story to Cannes
UPIFrench director Jacques Audiard says after his film "A Prophet" dominated the 2009 Cannes film festival, he wanted his next project to have women and sunshine. Audiard will follow up his ...
Gay Marriage In France: Will Francois Hollande Create Push To Legalize?
Huffington PostFollowing Barack Obama's surprise public support for gay marriage, incoming French President Franois Hollande may be poised to push through legislation to give same-sex couples in France the ...
Cannes 2012: Garrett Hedlund, Jennifer Hudson, Amy Adams Sign Up for Andrew Levitas' 'Lullaby'
Hollywood Reporterexplores the power of life and the reconnections between loved ones. Estranged from his family, Hedlund's character receives word that his father has chosen to take himself off of life support. ...
French rally car crash kills two
BBCServices 'overwhelmed' It appears a driver made a mistake at an intersection where they were supposed to turn right and instead drove straight ahead, crashing into the crowd. Of those ...
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