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23/05/2012 - Report: Cannes Film Festival 2012

Salles gets up close to the beats in daring On the road adaptation

Brazilian director Walter Salles’ road movie of the Jack Kerouac modern classic novel On the road is in competition for the Golden Palm award at the Cannes Film ...

23/05/2012 - France

Google in court over automatic search identifying Jewish celebrities

Google has been ordered to go to mediation over complaints in France that its search engine automatically associates the word “Jew” with the names of certain well-known people.

22/05/2012 - Report: Cannes Film Festival 2012

Brad Pitt in Killing them Softly

Another gangster film set in the US directed by film antipodean Andrew Dominik and starring Brad Pitt was screened in competition at the Cannes Film festival on Tuesday.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai with French President François Hollande at Nato summit in Chicago
22/05/2012 - France - United States - Nato

France has done its duty in Afghanistan, says Hollande

French President François Hollande said France had done "more than its duty" in Afghanistan, as officials said a calendar to pull out troops would be drawn up in the coming ...

20/05/2012 - United States

Afghanistan exit strategy to dominate Nato summit

Representatives from the 28 member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) military alliance are meeting in the United States.

19/05/2012 - Report: Cannes Film Festival 2012

Lawless in Cannes

American filmmakers are fairing particularly well at the Cannes Film Festival this year. Lawless, a film by John Hillcoat, is one of five films in competition for the Golden Palm this year.

19/05/2012

French press review 19 May 2012

President François Hollande’s maiden visit to the United States is the cover story in most French papers.

18/05/2012 - Analysis: France's new president

How will Obama and Hollande get along at G8, Nato summits?

France’s new President François Hollande can expect a qualified welcome from Barack Obama when he arrives at the G8 summit at Camp David on Friday.

17/05/2012 - Report: Cannes Film Festival 2012

Cannes opener Moonrise Kingdom - young love and Noah's flood

 The Cannes Film Festival opened last night with the eagerly awaited cortege of stars climbing the red-carpeted stairs to the sound of frantic camera clicking.

South Africa under pressure to cut Iranian oil imports
15/05/2012 - African news explained

South Africa under pressure to cut Iranian oil imports

South Africa is one of several countries under pressure from the United States to either cut imports of Iranian oil before a 28 June deadline or face sanctions.

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