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Avoid traffic and hold-ups with a helicopter at the Cannes Film Festival
25/05 19:36 CET
The last weekend of the Cannes Film Festival draws in an increasing number of stars and star-gazers. More celebrities will arrive to grace the red carpet at closing ceremony on Sunday night. Organisers cannot afford to have the stars stuck in traffic jams as they make…
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AMERICAS | 25/05 18:23 CETWorldwide protests against US biotech giant Monsanto
Demonstrations have been taking place in dozens of countries against…
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25/05 18:07 CETEx-Yugoslavia war crimes tribunal marks 20 years of business
This weekend marks the 20th anniversary of the creation of the …
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EUROPE | 25/05 18:05 CETGermany’s Greens probe 1980s paedophilia link
With federal elections in Germany less than four months away, the…
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EUROPE | 25/05 17:06 CETLondon turns red and yellow for Bayern-Borussia Champions League final
Supporters of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund have been sampling…
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EUROPE | 25/05 15:38 CETCourt ban does not stop Ukraine’s first ever gay pride event
After a Kiev court banned Ukraine’s first gay pride event from…
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AFRICA | 25/05 13:06 CETAfrican Union celebrates 50 years and looks to next half century
The 50th anniversary celebration of the organisation now known as the…
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24/05 00:46 CET
Cannes: thefts, comebacks and lesbian love scenes
Cannes has become a victim to its glamour once again, as a second suspected jewellery theft of a diamond necklace worth almost 2 million…
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EUROPE | 25/05 11:15 CETRiots prompt focus on Sweden’s poor immigrant suburbs
Almost a week of rioting in parts of Stockholm has highlighted social…
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ASIA | 25/05 08:56 CETIran presidential candidate Jalili vows to stand up to West
Iran’s top nuclear negotiator, who is one of the favourites in…
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EUROPE | 25/05 06:06 CETPortugal author under investigation for presidential clown jibe
Portuguese author Miguel Sousa Tavares has landed himself in hot water…
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EUROPE | 25/05 04:55 CETFriend of suspect in UK soldier death arrested
Police have arrested a friend of one of the suspects in the killing of British soldier Lee Rigby in Woolwich after a TV interview in the …
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EUROPE | 25/05 02:55 CETIMF chief Lagarde avoids formal investigation in Tapie case
A French court has decided against placing International Monetary Fund…
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- 24/05 - Europe - Spain: Princess Cristina faces new tax probe
- 24/05 - Americas - Correa sworn in for third term as President of Ecuador
- 24/05 - Europe - Kiev court cites security reasons for banning gay pride rally
- 24/05 - Europe - IMF chief Christine Lagarde escapes formal investigation
- 24/05 - Europe - Family of soldier killed on London street hold emotional press conference
- 24/05 - Europe - UK minister defends security services after London soldier killing
- 24/05 - Asia - Taliban launch attack in central Kabul
- 24/05 - Europe - Wintry spring costs Western Europe
- 24/05 - Europe - Western Europe wallows in wintry weather
- 24/05 - Asia - Syria conflict spills over into Lebanon with more sectarian fighting
- 24/05 - Europe - UK police arrest two men after security alert on Pakistan plane
- 24/05 - Geek chic: how geek became mainstream in 10 steps
- 24/05 - Americas - Volunteers travel to help Oklahoma clean-up after tornado
- 24/05 - Europe - BA plane makes emergency landing after engine fire
- 24/05 - Europe - Syria government may attend Geneva peace talks with opposition
- 24/05 - Europe - IMF boss Lagarde faces more grilling over payment to tycoon
- 24/05 - Europe - Stockholm riots provoke questions about Sweden’s immigrants
- 24/05 - Europe - The David Beckham phenomenon in numbers
- 24/05 - Americas - Dramatic bridge collapse near Seattle
- 24/05 - Africa - Niger suicide attacks fuel fears Mali conflict could spread
- 24/05 - Americas - US Boy Scouts vote to end ban on gay youth members
- 24/05 - Europe - UK police arrest two new suspects in soldier murder
- 24/05 - Europe - Fear and anger in southeast London after murder of British soldier
- 24/05 - Americas - US President Obama pledges to limit drone strikes
- 24/05 - Africa - Extra UN troops for D R Congo
- 24/05 - Europe - Georges Moustaki dies
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- 19:42 CET Egypt court rejects religious slogans in election law
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- 1Family of soldier killed on London street hold emotional press conference
- 2Stockholm riots provoke questions about Sweden’s immigrants
- 3London turns red and yellow for Bayern-Borussia Champions League final
- 4Riots prompt focus on Sweden’s poor immigrant suburbs
- 5Iran presidential candidate Jalili vows to stand up to West
