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Peru declares state of emergency in anti-mining protest area
World
May 23, 2015
Peru declares state of emergency in anti-mining protest area
Peru has declared a state of emergency in the country's south, where a violent protest against the Tia Maria copper…
Cannes’s jury of stars deciding the Palme d’Or
Art news
May 23, 2015
Cannes’s jury of stars deciding the Palme d’Or
Cannes' Palme d'Or and other prizes to be handed out at the closing ceremony of the film festival on Sunday…
IS enters Syria’s Palmyra museum
Archaeology
May 23, 2015
IS enters Syria’s Palmyra museum
Islamic State group fighters have entered the museum in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, placing guards at its doors,…
‘Fragile’ African cinema clinging on at Cannes
Cinema/TV
May 23, 2015
‘Fragile’ African cinema clinging on at Cannes
Africa's "fragile" cinema has kept a toe-hold at the Cannes Film Festival, with a veteran Malian director and the first-ever…
Fassbender, Cotillard in ‘Macbeth’ close Cannes race
Cinema/TV
May 23, 2015
Fassbender, Cotillard in ‘Macbeth’ close Cannes race
A version of "Macbeth" starring a "dream team" of Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard closed the Cannes Film Festival's competition…
Myanmar to deport migrants as UN chief urges further rescues
World
May 23, 2015
Myanmar to deport migrants as UN chief urges further rescues
A group of migrants recently rescued by Myanmar will be deported to Bangladesh, officials confirmed Saturday, as the United Nations…
Morsi, secular camp in dock again for ‘insulting’ Egypt judiciary
Egypt
May 23, 2015
Morsi, secular camp in dock again for ‘insulting’ Egypt judiciary
Ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi along with several secular figures behind Egypt's 2011 uprising go on trial Saturday, as the…
Dutch immigrant kids take to street demanding ‘white’ classmates
World
May 23, 2015
Dutch immigrant kids take to street demanding ‘white’ classmates
Faced with an increasingly segregated education system, Dutch immigrant children have taken to the streets of their ethnically mixed Amsterdam…
Aishwarya Rai: An interview with the Queen of Bollywood
Cinema/TV
May 22, 2015
Aishwarya Rai: An interview with the Queen of Bollywood
She was thrust into the international arena when she won the Miss World pageant 20 years ago. Aishwarya Rai soon…
Turkey strike tensions ease as Fiat resumes work
World
May 22, 2015
Turkey strike tensions ease as Fiat resumes work
ne of the worst strikes in Turkey's thriving car industry for years that has affected several manufacturers eased on Friday…