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British, US films compete for Venice Golden Lion prize Hollywood honchos and aspiring stars will be boating into Venice for a dark, crisis-themed film festival, with British and American films dominating the race for the coveted Golden Lion award.

23 August 2013

French court leaves Kazakhstan's Ablyazov in custody French court has denied release on bail to the ex-chairman of Kazakhstan's BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov.

23 August 2013

Long-term study backs early HIV drugs for children A landmark five-year trial has strengthened evidence that early use of antiretroviral drugs helps children combat the AIDS virus.

22 August 2013

UK Islamic TV channel fined for inciting violence Britain's broadcasting watchdog fined an Islamic television channel £85,000 ($133,000, 99,700 euros) after a presenter said anyone disrespecting the Prophet Mohammed should be killed.

22 August 2013

Thieves pinch 70,000-euro ring from Cannes store Two thieves stole a 70,000 euro ($93,000) diamond ring from a Cannes jewellery store on Tuesday, pocketing the gem while a saleslady had her back turned.

21 August 2013

Earliest iron artefacts came from meteorite The earliest iron artefacts ever found -- funeral beads strung around bodies in a 5,000-year-old Egyptian cemetery -- were made from a meteorite.

20 August 2013

French animation fuels Hollywood French animators are enjoying global success, most recently with the blockbuster comedy "Despicable Me 2", US studio Universal's most profitable film ever.

20 August 2013

Merkel to make historic visit as chancellor to Nazis' Dachau camp Angela Merkel will become the first German chancellor to visit the former Nazi concentration camp Dachau.

20 August 2013

Germany considering halting arms exports to Egypt: Merkel German chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday that stopping arms shipments to Egypt would be an appropriate way to put pressure on the country as it is gripped by deadly violence.

19 August 2013

Jobless Spaniards flood in for slave wages in 'Exodus' Thousands of Spaniards are queueing up to play the role of slaves in film-maker Ridley Scott's Biblical epic "Exodus", hoping for a way out of unemployment.

18 August 2013

European leaders vow strong response to Egypt crisis European leaders vowed Friday to send a strong message on Egypt's bloody crackdown on supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, with Germany pledging to review ties with the country.

17 August 2013

Presidents of Kazakhstan and Turkey discuss cooperation prospects Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev had a meeting with Turkish President Abdullah Gul in Gabala, Azerbaijan.

16 August 2013

Football: Kazakhstan fears crowd violence of Scottish during Shakhter-Celtic match Use of pyrotechnics during the play-off match between Kazakhstan’s Shakhter and Scottish Celtic in Astana will be qualified as petty crime.

16 August 2013

France's 'Devil's advocate' lawyer Verges dies at 88 Jacques Verges, the provocative French lawyer who earned the nickname "Devil's advocate" by defending a series of high-profile criminals from Klaus Barbie to Carlos the Jackal.

16 August 2013

Ikea recalls children's beds due to laceration hazard The world's leading furniture chain Ikea on Thursday issued a recall of two models of children's beds after several reported cases of a broken metal rod that exposed sharp edges.

16 August 2013

Gibraltar leader 'happy' with Spain plans to take row to court Gibraltar is pleased that Spain is "at last" thinking of taking its longstanding dispute over the sovereignty of the British outpost to international courts.

15 August 2013

Climate change seen behind ancient civilizations' fall A cold, dry spell that lasted hundreds of years may have driven the collapse of Eastern Mediterranean civilizations in the 13th century BC.

15 August 2013

Spoon in underwear saving British youths from South Asia forced marriage Campaigning group says the trick of putting a spoon in their underwear has saved some youngsters from a forced union in their South Asian ancestral homelands.

15 August 2013

Germany's Merkel launches whirlwind election campaign German Chancellor Angela Merkel chose a picturesque small town to launch into full campaign mode for an election in which she is seen likely to stay at the helm of Europe's biggest economy.

15 August 2013

Bone-munching worms found on sea floor Scientists said Wednesday they had discovered two new species of a strange bone-devouring worm thriving in the mysterious waters that surround the Antarctic continent.

15 August 2013

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