What better place than the Cannes film festival for actor Antonio Banderas and film-maker Pedro Almodovar to revive a long-dormant

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Japan has slipped back into recession after the economy shrank much more than expected in the early part of this year. The follows the March

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Dominique Strauss-Kahn has arrived earlier than expected for his second bail hearing in New York. A policeman confirmed he was in the court

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The royal wedding holiday and the warmest April weather on record helped drive up Britain’s retail sales last month by their fastest in a

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Three bombs have killed more than 27 people in Iraq’s northern oil city of Kirkuk. Interior Ministry and hospital sources also said some 70 were

Three bombs have killed more than 27 people in Iraq’s disputed northern oil city of Kirkuk. Interior Ministry and hospital sources also said some 70

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Barack Obama is set to present a new US strategy for relations with the Arab world. He will try to dispel regional suspicions of American favouritism

Here are some more extracts from our discussion between lifelong friends Daniel Barenboim and Zubin Mehta.