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Cannes kicks into high gear with 'Mad Max' film The Cannes Film Festival slipped into high gear on its second day by screening the new "Mad Max" blockbuster and starting the competition for its Palme d'Or.
15 May 2015 11:20
Kerry says 'critical moment' for Russia to fulfil Ukraine truce US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Russia this was a critical time to fulfil a fragile peace deal to end the fighting in Ukraine.
13 May 2015 14:51
Airbus holds first A400M test flight since deadly crash Airbus on Tuesday carried out the first test flight of a new A400M since one of the military transport planes crashed in Spain over the weekend.
13 May 2015 14:32
Uber offers helicopter rides to Cannes Film Festival Uber is pulling out all the stops to get noticed at the glitzy Cannes Film Festival opening by offering not only its usual taxi-hail car service -- but also helicopter rides.
13 May 2015 12:07
Turkey urges action against 'IS threat' at NATO talks Turkey called for determined action from NATO member states against the "significant" threat posed by Islamic State jihadists.
13 May 2015 10:29
France's Jean-Marie Le Pen to found own 'grouping' after FN suspension Jean-Marie Le Pen announced he would create his own "grouping" after being suspended from the party for remarks downplaying the Holocaust.
12 May 2015 12:07
Airbus continues A400M tests, crash victims honoured Airbus said it would carry on with test flights of its A400M military transport plane despite the crash of one of the aircraft in Spain that killed four employees.
12 May 2015 11:53
Cameron could hold British EU membership vote in 2016 David Cameron could bring forward a referendum on Britain's EU membership to next year instead of 2017 to cut short an impending battle on two fronts.
12 May 2015 10:54
Polish president's re-election bid falters at first hurdle Conservative opposition challenger Andrzej Duda pulled off a surprise first-round lead in Poland's presidential ballot.
11 May 2015 15:52
Greece to plead leeway as IMF cash crunch looms Greece will plead for leeway from an unwavering Europe, in a fresh effort to free up cash after months of deadlock in bailout talks.
11 May 2015 15:05
Nato head Stoltenberg urges 'restraint' in Macedonia crisis NATO head Jens Stoltenberg urged restraint by all parties involved in deadly clashes in Macedonia as violence erupted for a second day.
11 May 2015 13:01
Turkey's Erdogan rallies supporters in Germany Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan rallied thousands of supporters in Germany, weeks before his Islamic-rooted party will contest June parliamentary elections.
11 May 2015 12:47
Putin defends notorious Nazi-Soviet pact Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday defended the infamous pact between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.
11 May 2015 12:36
Selfie-hating Deneuve says real stars are 'discreet' Selfies and social media have been the death of film stars, iconic French actress Catherine Deneuve said in an interview published Sunday.
11 May 2015 12:24
Black boxes of crashed A400M plane found, aircraft grounded Spanish authorities found the two cockpit recorders of the Airbus A400M military plane that crashed near Seville airport, killing four people.
11 May 2015 12:12
Queen Elizabeth marks WWII anniversary at London service Britain's Queen Elizabeth II attended a thanksgiving service at London's Westminster Abbey on the final day of commemorations.
11 May 2015 12:11
Nazarbayev congratulates Conservatives leader David Cameron on his party's election victory Nursultan Nazarbayev has sent a telegram to the leader of the Conservatives Party David Cameron congratulating him on the win of his party in the UK parliamentary elections.
11 May 2015 04:33
Yaroslava Shevedova of Kazakhstan wins Mutua Madrid Open Kazakhstani tennis Yaroslava Shvedova won Women’s Doubles with Australian Casey Dellacqua at the 2015 Mutua Madrid Open.
10 May 2015 22:52
EU wakes up to 'Brexit' nightmare after British vote Europe woke up to the cold certainty of an unprecedented British referendum after David Cameron's election win.
08 May 2015 17:49
Ukraine's Poroshenko slams 'appeasement' of Moscow Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko criticised what he termed a policy of appeasement towards Russia in the context of the separatist conflict in Ukraine's east.
08 May 2015 16:34
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