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Putin calls Hillary Clinton a 'weak' woman Russian President Vladimir Putin waded into US politics Wednesday describing former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton -- and possible 2016 presidential candidate -- as "weak" in some sarcastic comments about women.

05 June 2014

Modigliani painting sells at auction for 13.5 mn euros A painting by Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani sold at an auction in Paris Wednesday for 13.5 million euros ($18.3 million), a record for the artist's work in France, auction house Sotheby's announced.

05 June 2014

Russian and Ukrainian representatives to attend Ablyazov's trial in France Russian and Ukrainian representatives will be able to attend the court hearings in Lyon involving the former head of Kazakhstani BTA bank Mukhtar Ablyazov.

05 June 2014

Soldier quizzed over Alps murders dies in apparent suicide A former French Legionnaire, questioned during the course of the investigation into the 2012 murder of four people in the French Alps, committed suicide on Tuesday, police said.

04 June 2014

France says proposed US fine on BNP Paribas 'unreasonable' France's foreign minister on Tuesday labelled as "unreasonable" a $10-billion-dollar fine the US is reportedly seeking from BNP Paribas bank on charges of violating sanctions on Iran, Sudan and Cuba.

03 June 2014

Frenchman 'admits to' Brussels shooting in video A Frenchman who spent over a year in Syria has claimed responsibility for last week's deadly shooting at a Jewish Museum in Brussels in a video recording, prosecutors said Sunday.

02 June 2014

Charles Aznavour dazzles London at 90 Legendary French-Armenian singer Charles Aznavour, who celebrated his 90th birthday on stage in Berlin last month, defied the years to charm 5,500 spectators at London's prestigious Royal Albert Hall.

02 June 2014

Accor buys 97 hotels in Europe for 900 mn euros Hotel group Accor on Tuesday announced the purchase of 97 hotels in Europe through its HotelInvest business for a total of 900 million euros ($1 billion).

28 May 2014

Epic Turkish drama 'Winter Sleep' wins Cannes top prize Turkey's Nuri Bilge Ceylan won the Palme d'Or top prize at the Cannes Film Festival Saturday for "Winter Sleep" and dedicated the honour to victims of his country's political strife.

26 May 2014

Dogs triumph in Cannes as canine thriller wins prestigious prize Dogs triumphed in Cannes Friday as Hungarian canine thriller "White God" won the film festival's prestigious prize for innovative work, just hours after its four-legged stars scooped up the unofficial Palm Dog award for pooch talent.

24 May 2014

Tennis: Kazakhstan's Zarina Diyas beats world's No 22 in France A professional tennis player from Kazakhstan Zarina Diyas has advanced into the second round of the WTA Internationaux de Strasbourg.

20 May 2014

Stallone, Schwarzenegger revive old rivalry in Cannes One-time rivals Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger grabbed the opportunity of their testosterone-fuelled promotion of "Expendables 3" in Cannes to poke fun at each other in a rollicking press conference.

19 May 2014

Syrian woman's siege of Homs film gets standing ovation at Cannes A Syrian woman whose horrifying footage of the siege of Homs was turned into a film by an exiled director was on Friday given a standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival, a few hours after the pair met for the first time.

17 May 2014

Cannes film fest opens with 'Grace of Monaco' mauling The world's biggest film festival opened in Cannes Wednesday with a blast of controversy as critics mercilessly savaged the opening movie about Hollywood-darling-turned-princess Grace of Monaco.

15 May 2014

Biopic hits and flops: film-makers grapple with great lives A great or glittering life is no guarantee of a gripping biopic, say film-makers, as the Cannes Film Festival prepares to open Wednesday with the first big screen adaptation of the life of Monaco's Princess Grace.

15 May 2014

Military brass bands parade to take place in Astana The second international festival of military brass bands will take place in Astana on May 21-25, 2014.

14 May 2014

UN condemns killing of French journalist in CAR The UN Security Council has condemned the killing of a French journalist in the Central African Republic, and stated those responsible "shall be held accountable".

14 May 2014

Kazakhstan bans European alcohol import Kazakhstan will introduce a temporary ban on import of alcohol from a number of foreign countries that do not meet the Customs Union standards.

13 May 2014

Kaas Sings Piaf in Almaty French singer Patricia Kaas visited Almaty as a part of her Kaas Sings Piaf tour.

12 May 2014

International effort widens for missing Nigerian schoolgirls International efforts have widened to trace more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamists militants in Nigeria, while France has called for African leaders to hold a summit focused on the issue.

12 May 2014

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