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Rooney Mara, Emmanuelle Bercot share Cannes best actress award
Art news
May 24, 2015
Rooney Mara, Emmanuelle Bercot share Cannes best actress award
In a surprise decision, the Cannes jury on Sunday split the best actress award between up-and-coming Hollywood star Rooney Mara…
Renault makes concessions to striking workers in Turkey
Life & Style
May 24, 2015
Renault makes concessions to striking workers in Turkey
French car giant Renault has offered a cash payment to striking workers in western Turkey where a wage dispute has…
Afghan weddings: bigger, fatter and hard to tame
Life & Style
May 24, 2015
Afghan weddings: bigger, fatter and hard to tame
With a burst of confetti, dancers clap and twirl around a garland-bedecked groom as Afghanistan's wedding season kicks into high…
NATO General: IS is recruiting, but not operational in Afghanistan
World
May 24, 2015
NATO General: IS is recruiting, but not operational in Afghanistan
The Islamic State group is recruiting fighters in Afghanistan, the commander of foreign forces in country has said, but they…
‘Beautiful Mind’ mathematician John Nash killed in car crash
Life & Style
May 24, 2015
‘Beautiful Mind’ mathematician John Nash killed in car crash
Nobel prize-winning US mathematician John Nash, famously portrayed in the movie "A Beautiful Mind," was killed with his wife Alicia…
Russia’s new ‘undesirables’ law draws Western ire
World
May 24, 2015
Russia’s new ‘undesirables’ law draws Western ire
The United States led criticism of Russia's new law targeting "undesirable" NGOs, which activists fear will stifle critical voices at…
Liberia struggles with violence along insecure Ivory Coast border
World
May 24, 2015
Liberia struggles with violence along insecure Ivory Coast border
In February last year a gang of men with machetes ambushed two villages in western Ivory Coast, disembowelling a soldier…
Liberia struggles with violence along insecure Ivory Coast border
World
May 24, 2015
Liberia struggles with violence along insecure Ivory Coast border
In February last year a gang of men with machetes ambushed two villages in western Ivory Coast, disembowelling a soldier…
Burundi activists suspend govt talks as opposition figure killed
World
May 24, 2015
Burundi activists suspend govt talks as opposition figure killed
Activists in Burundi behind weeks of protests against against President Pierre Nkurunziza's controversial bid to seek a third term said…
War pushes South Sudan’s economy to the brink
World
May 24, 2015
War pushes South Sudan’s economy to the brink
Soaring inflation and a likely currency collapse are adding to South Sudan's woes after 17 months of civil war characterized…