Nicole Kidman vamps it up in Cannes film noir
CANNES, France (AFP) - Nicole Kidman sizzles as a small-town vamp drawn to a convicted murderer in Lee Daniels' "The Paperboy", marking the US director's return to Cannes Thursday after his harrowing hit "Precious".
May 25, 2012, 8:19 amBOSTON (Reuters) - The son of fallen Chinese politician Bo Xilai graduated from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government on Thursday, capping a tumultuous academic year that also placed him in the center of his homeland's biggest leadership crisis in two decades.
May 25, 2012, 8:07 amNEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Universal wants to bring Legos to the big screen.
May 25, 2012, 8:07 am
P.Diddy's son graduates
P.Diddy feels blessed that his oldest son, 18-year-old Justin, has graduated high school although shocked it has come around so quickly.
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Scotland sets minimum price for booze
LONDON (AFP) - Scotland on Thursday became the first part of Britain to introduce a minimum price for alcohol in an attempt to change its unhealthy relationship with booze.
May 25, 2012, 7:48 amPARIS (Reuters) - Al Jazeera, best known for its Middle Eastern news coverage, aims to become a global powerhouse in sports broadcasting over the next five years, its director told Reuters.
May 25, 2012, 7:46 amCANNES, France (AFP) - Cannes was treated to a grisly slice of black comedy with "Sightseers", the story of a pair lovebird serial killers who smear a trail of blood along the British tourist trail.
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Founding member of 3 Doors Down leaves band
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Matt Roberts, a founding member of Mississippi rock band 3 Doors Down, is leaving the group after nearly two decades due to health issues, the band said on Thursday.
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Charlize Theron gets baby help from dogs
Charlize Theron's two dogs, Berkley and Blue, are helping her raise baby son Jackson as they are absolutely smitten with the adorable tot.
15 minutes agoNEW YORK (Reuters) - "Stolen Prey" jumped straight to the top of Publishers Weekly best-sellers list on Thursday.
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UK appointed pro-Murdoch minister to News Corp Bid
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron gave the job of ruling on a multi-billion dollar takeover by News Corp to a minister he knew supported the deal, an inquiry heard on Thursday, reigniting accusations he was in hock to Rupert Murdoch.
40 minutes agoLOS ANGELES (AFP) - Elton John has canceled shows in Las Vegas this week after being hospitalized for a "serious respiratory infection" in Los Angeles, his publicists said Thursday.
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Shanghai-set 'Dangerous Liaisons' seduces Cannes
CANNES, France (AFP) - Take a timeless French classic, "Dangerous Liaisons", and whisk it to 1930s Shanghai: a South Korean director pulled off the unlikely stunt in Cannes on Thursday.
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Asian casinos fight world's best cheats: experts
HONG KONG (AFP) - As billions of dollars pour into Asia's gleaming casinos, they are becoming the front line of a sometimes hugely lucrative battle between cheats and the house, say experts.
1 hour, 6 minutes ago(Reuters) - Shareholders of Astral Media Inc signed off on telecom company BCE Inc's takeover of the Montreal-based television and radio firm on Thursday, leaving only regulatory hurdles in the way of the C$3 billion ($2.92 billion) deal.
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