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Cannes closer is call to arms on climate change 23 May 2015 - 10:43 pm

Cannes, France---The Cannes Film Festival's closing film on Saturday was a call to arms to tackle climate change featuring the scientific pioneer who...

Young actors chase dreams at Cannes 23 May 2015 - 08:15 pm

Cannes, France---Movie stardom is still just a fantasy for most young actors but those with the right stuff can still make their dreams...

Cannes race wide open on awards eve 23 May 2015 - 07:32 pm

Cannes, France---The competition for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival wrapped up Saturday with a clutch of favourites jockeying for one...

French adventurer seeks Pacific record with 'flying' boat. 23 May 2015 - 06:09 pm

Los Angeles - Skimming across the surface of the vast Pacific, Alain Thebault scans the horizon with his blue Breton eyes. He is...

Olsen twins to skip 'Full House' reboot. 23 May 2015 - 05:57 pm

Los Angeles - Twin sisters Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen will not appear in the rebooted version of hit US sitcom "Full House," US...

Google aims to patent child toy that pays attention. 23 May 2015 - 05:27 pm

San Francisco - Google has filed a patent for toys that pay attention to who is in a room and can interact with...

Sold! to the man with $12,400: a pair of Japanese melons 22 May 2015 - 02:43 pm

TOKYO - A single pair of premium melons fetched an eye-watering 1.5 million yen ($12,400) at an auction in Japan on Friday. The...

Bob Belden, global-minded jazz saxophonist, dies at 58 22 May 2015 - 02:17 pm

New York - Bob Belden, a global-minded saxophonist and arranger who brought a jazz lens to music ranging from chart-topping pop to classical...

Cannes films divide critics ahead of awards weekend 22 May 2015 - 01:16 pm

Cannes, France - As the Cannes Film Festival bears down on its weekend awards ceremony, a look at the movies seen so far...

Boogaloo, didgeridoo: Eurovision turkeys and triumphs 22 May 2015 - 12:59 pm

Vienna - Love it, hate it or both, Europe's unashamedly over-the-top and enduringly popular annual Eurovision Song Contest, which is set to shake...

Star power: Troubled ITER nuclear fusion project looks for new path 22 May 2015 - 12:47 pm

Saint-Paul-les-Durance, France - In 1985, then Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and US president Ronald Reagan launched one of the unlikeliest ideas of the...

Brain implant senses 'intent' to move robotic arm 22 May 2015 - 11:57 am

Miami - A new kind of brain implant senses a patient's intent to move a robotic arm, offering new promise to people who...

Ukrainians don embroidered shirts to show unity 22 May 2015 - 10:18 am

Mariupol, Ukraine - Ukrainians led by President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday donned the country's traditional embroidered dress -- a yearly celebration that has...

SpaceX cargo ship returns to Earth in ocean splashdown 21 May 2015 - 11:59 pm

Miami - SpaceX's unmanned Dragon supply ship left the International Space Station Thursday and hours later splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off...

Tamil thriller takes refugee crisis to Cannes 21 May 2015 - 03:51 pm

Cannes, France--A former Tamil Tiger fighter fleeing the mayhem of his native Sri Lanka must do battle on the mean streets of a...

Depp storms off Pirates set in pursuit of wife: report 21 May 2015 - 01:16 pm

Johnny Depp Sydney---Johnny Depp has reportedly stormed off the Australian set of "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" to return...

Cannes stars reject patronising 'Year of Women' tag 20 May 2015 - 01:16 pm

Cannes, France---This year's Cannes Film Festival has been dubbed the "Year of the Women" for its focus on female issues and filmmakers, but...

Caine, Fonda and Keitel show their 'Youth' at Cannes 20 May 2015 - 01:06 pm

Cannes, France---Michael Caine, Jane Fonda and Harvey Keitel are combining their legendary acting heft to one of the Cannes Film Festival's most-anticipated movies...