Gun scare jewellery stolen at Cannes

West Australian - Friday 17th May, 2013

A man has been arrested after shots were fired at the Cannes Film Festival, sparking panic on a dramatic day that also featured a jewellery heist.Chaos erupted briefly on Cannes' main thoroughfare yesterday when the suspected assailant allegedly fired two blank shots near the filming of a live television program.Police said the man, who was quickly detained, also had a fake grenade.The ...

France’s first Asian cabinet minister a rising force

The Globe and Mail - Friday 17th May, 2013

France's Junior Minister of Small Business, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Fleur Pellerin, arrives to attend the first cabinet meeting of the Hollande government at the Elysee Palace in Paris, May 17, 2012. (REGIS ...

Whittier grandmother appears in movie at Cannes International Film Festival Whittier Daily News

Hispanic Business Magazine - Friday 17th May, 2013

WHITTIER -- Never did Angela McEwan dream that on her third visit to Cannes in the south of France, she would be there to go to the premiere of a movie she appears in at the city's famed international film festival. But, there she will be Wednesday, alongside Oscar-winning screenwriter Alexander Payne and actors Bruce Dern and Will Forte at the premiere of the movie, "Nebraska." ...

France opposes Syria conference if Iran attends

The Daily Star - Friday 17th May, 2013

Iran is invited, clouding the prospect for a U.S.-Russian initiative to end the 2-year-old war. No date has yet been agreed for the international meeting, which appears to face growing obstacles, including the announcement by a top U.S. military officer Friday that a Russian shipment of advanced missiles to Syria could embolden Assad. Western leaders have been cautious about the prospects of ...

Director Farhadis hopes for The Past in Cannes

China Daily - Friday 17th May, 2013

Iranian Oscar-winner Asghar Farhadi drew enthusiastic applause on Friday for one of the most-keenly awaited films at Cannes, a Paris-set tale about shifting ...

Gunshots at Cannes Film Festival send TV crew and guests scrabbling for cover

The Telegraph - Friday 17th May, 2013

A live outdoor television broadcast from the Cannes Film Festival was briefly interrupted Friday when what sounded like gunshots sent crew and spectators scurrying for ...

Readout of Secretary Hagels Meeting with French Minister of Defense Jean-Yves Le Drian

U.S. Defense Department - Friday 17th May, 2013

Pentagon Press Secretary George Little provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel met with French Minister of Defense Jean-Yves Le Drian this afternoon the Pentagon. Secretary Hagel commended Minister Le Drian for France's decisive actions in Mali and for their extensive cooperation in the broader Sahel region. Secretary Hagel conveyed that the United ...

Russia France Planning 7 Kourou Launches by 2015

RIA Novosti - Friday 17th May, 2013

MOSCOW, May 18 (RIA Novosti) – Russia and France will carry out seven Soyuz-ST carrier rocket launches from the Kourou space center in French Guiana by the end of 2014, Russia’s Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said. Roscosmos head Vladimir Popovkin and President of France’s Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES) Jean-Yves Le Gall reaffirmed the launch schedule ...

Cannes Jewel Heist How to Protect Your Valuables

Hollywood Reporter - Friday 17th May, 2013

Worried about sticky fingers on your jewels when traveling? There are a number of steps jewelry houses and individuals can take to avoid the fate that befell Chopard, when a reported $1.4 million’s worth of its jewelry was taken from an employee’s hotel room in Cannes sometime between late Thursday evening and early Friday ...

The euro zone economy is declining for six consecutive quarters. Nine of the 17 countries are in recession Spain France Italy Finland Netherlands Portugal Cyprus Greece and Slovenia. The austerity policy imposed by the troika and the German govern

Pravda - Friday 17th May, 2013

The euro zone economy is declining for six consecutive quarters. Nine of the 17 countries are in recession: Spain, France, Italy, Finland, Netherlands, Portugal, Cyprus, Greece and Slovenia. The austerity policy imposed by the troika and the German government of Angela Merkel is sinking Europe. Eurostat data was released on Wednesday (15th) and are relative to GDP in the euro area in the first ...

Trove of jewels stolen in Cannes during festival

MSNBC - Friday 17th May, 2013

By Nancy Ing and Erin McClam, NBC News Premiering this year at Cannes: "To Catch a Thief."Someone stole a hotel room safe Friday and made off with hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of gems by Chopard, a Swiss jeweler that decks the stars in its ritzy wares for the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival, the most celebrated gathering in cinema. The festival opened Wednesday, ...

Mexican gangland film contends Cannes Palme d’Or

Global Post - Friday 17th May, 2013

MEXICO CITY, Mexico -- The Mexican contender for top honors at this year's Cannes Film festival is a brutal depiction of the country's poverty and the gangland carnage it's helped spawn. The initial signs have been good: Director Amat Escalante's latest film "Heli" received a 15-minute ovation when it was shown in ...

Cannes Film Festival Arrest After Gun Scare

Sky News - Friday 17th May, 2013

A man has been arrested after firing a starting pistol at the Cannes Film Festival, sending actors Christoph Waltz and Daniel Auteuil running for cover. Police arrested a suspect at the scene and found he was also carrying a dummy grenade an a knife. The alert occurred during a live TV broadcast on the resort's waterfront. French station Canal+ was interviewing the two actors when a ...

Harvey Weinstein charms party-goers at Cannes

The Guardian - Friday 17th May, 2013

Harvey Weinstein attractive. But on Friday night here in Cannes, the cyclical business of finding Harvey sexy - for both men and women - began again in a big way as the great man unveiled his slate of upcoming projects at his annual party at the Majestic Hotel.At this same bash last year, things were far more subdued: a few cocktails, a few trailers and we were all back outside, milling about on ...

Arts Briefly Just Like a Movie Jewel Heist at Cannes

International Herald Tribune - Friday 17th May, 2013

Thieves ripped a safe from the wall of a hotel room near the Cannes Film Festival and made off with around $1 million worth of jewelry in a late-night burglary just hours after the screening of a film about break-ins at the homes of Hollywood celebrities, French officials said Friday. The robbery at the Novotel hotel took place in the room of a representative of Chopard, the Swiss-based watch ...

Cannes-Fashion Photos A Victoria’s Secret Angel and a Bespoke Biscuit-Tin Gown Overtake the Riviera

Vanity Fair - Friday 17th May, 2013

investigating a nearby jewel heist , gunshots reportedly rang out over the Promenade on Friday--spurring a French television crew and festival-jury member Christoph Waltz, who was being interviewed, to duck for cover mid-broadcast . The interruption was brief, though. Once police apprehended a suspect, the Riviera revelry resumed and a wave of eye-catching looks--including a sprawling gown ...

Video Jewelry heist shocks Cannes during film festival

The Globe and Mail - Friday 17th May, 2013

More than $1 million dollars worth of Chopard jewels have been stolen from a French hotel room during the famous Cannes film festival. Alicia Powell ...

Banner year for PH indie films in Cannes

Inquirer - Friday 17th May, 2013

LAV DIAZ . INQUIRER FILE PHOTO CANNES--Once a year, this sleepy resort town south of France transforms into a "mecca for cineastes," in the words of internationally acclaimed Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz. Scattered all over the city are giant black-and-white billboards featuring photos of Oscar winners like filmmaker Quentin Tarantino and actress Cate Blanchett taken on the Cannes red ...

Cannes Sonet Film Launches TV Production Company

Hollywood Reporter - Friday 17th May, 2013

The company behind Lasse Hallstrom's "The Hypnotist" will produce TV series together with such Scandi crime authors as Henning Mankell and Lars ...

French court clears way for gay marriage

Euro News - Friday 17th May, 2013

France’s constitutional court has cleared the way for allowing same-sex marriage and adoption. President Francois Hollande has promised to sign the bill as soon as possible raising the prospect of the first gay weddings within weeks. Politicians adopted the law last month after a series of pro and anti street ...

Grace Kelly Mandela Salinger biopics previewed at Cannes

CBS News - Friday 17th May, 2013

Australian actress and member of the Feature Film Jury Nicole Kidman smiles on May 15, 2013 as she arrives for the screening of the film "The Great Gatsby" ahead of the opening of the 66th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes. Cannes, one of the world's top film festivals, opens on May 15 and will climax on May 26 with awards selected by a jury headed this year by ...

Divided Europe veers between urgent growth and bleak austerity

Middle East Times - Friday 17th May, 2013

Angela Merkel 's pro-austerity policies soon after becoming president in May last year, blamed the tough cutbacks regime imposed on troubled economies for much of Europe's economic problems. "What is hitting Europe is a recession provoked by the austerity policy," Hollande said at a Paris news conference. The president was especially keen to pin the blame on European ...