A list of previous Palme dOr winners at Cannes Film Festival

Star Tribune - Saturday 25th May, 2013

CANNES, France - For 66 years, the Cannes Film Festival's highest prize, the Palme d'Or, has been one of the most prestigious in movies. Winners have ranged from classic American films (Martin Scorsese's "Taxi Driver," Francis Ford Coppola's "The Conversation") to European classics (Federico Fellini's "La Dolce Vita"). Ahead of ...

Iranian director facing jail appears in Cannes

San Diego Union-Tribune - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Director Mohammad Rasoulof poses for photographers during a photo call for the film Manuscripts don't Burn at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Lionel ...

PH cineastes celebrate in the French Riviera

Inquirer - Saturday 25th May, 2013

MODEL Teresita "Tetta" Agustin and French husband Dr. Christian Baverey welcome the Filipinos to Cannes. CANNES--Delegates from all over the world toasted the Philippines in a party held on Wednesday night in a tent set up beside the home of former Givenchy model Teresita "Tetta" Agustin and her French husband Dr. Christian Baverey in the trs upscale Isola Bella area in this ...

David Beckham left out of final Paris St-Germain match of the season

The Independent - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Former England football captain David Beckham has played his last competitive match, having been dropped from the Paris St-Germain team to face ...

Djokovic and Cold Weather Threaten Nadals Paris Bid

New York Times - Saturday 25th May, 2013

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France begins withdrawing from Mali

Middle East Times - Saturday 25th May, 2013

France began the first stage of a withdrawal from Mali Saturday in what it says is a plan to pull out most of its troops and equipment by the end of the year. A convoy carrying unneeded equipment and vehicles left a French base outside the capital, Bamako, headed for Abidjan ...

Comoran island Mayotte is now a French department

afrol News - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Despite strong protests from the government of Comoros, the island of Mayotte has officially become the 101st department of France; or an integral part of the French ...

Mayotte issue to split or join Comoros France

afrol News - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Despite heavy protests from Comoros, the Comoran island Mayotte soon will become a department and an integrated part of France. The move could further divide France and Comoros, or bring them closer ...

World French army begins Mali withdrawal

Standard Digital - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Saturday's withdrawal comes just two days after Islamist rebels targeted an army barracks and French-run uranium mine in neighbouring Niger, killing 21 people. French special forces helped Nigerien soldiers end a hostage siege at the barracks on ...

Mali Conflict French forces begin Mali withdrawal completely Africa News

National Turk - Saturday 25th May, 2013

The convoy according to local reporters headed to the south where it is believe there were on their way to the Ivory Coast. It is however unclear what the troops will be doing in Ivory Coast but there have been suggestions from political analyst that the troops will assist in providing some military advice to the Ivorian military before eventually departing to Paris. But an anonymous French ...

Djokovic blocks Nadals path to French Open super eight

Mail and Guardian - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Having pulled clear of Bjorn Borg's record of six wins at Roland Garros with a seventh championship in 2012, the 26-year-old has already confounded the critics who had written him off during a seventh-month injury absence. Since his return to the tour in February, Nadal has shaken off the heartbreak of missing the Olympics, as well as the US and Australian Opens, to collect six titles from ...

War Of Words France Debates Teaching Courses In English

General Sources - Saturday 25th May, 2013

On Thursday in Paris, demonstrators protest against a measure to teach more university courses in English. Will teaching English in France's universities undermine the French language? That's up for debate in the country now, and the arguments are heated. The lower house of the French Parliament approved a measure Thursday that would allow courses to be taught in English, ...

Mom kids die in French chalet fire

IOL - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Toulon, France - A woman and two children, aged seven and eight, died in a blaze at a chalet in southern France overnight Friday, the local fire chief said, with the cause of the blaze ...

Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival

Associated Press - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun stirred up some emotion and national pride when he premiered his new movie "Grigris," at the Cannes Film Festival this ...

France We can start bombing Libya tonight

afrol News - Saturday 25th May, 2013

The French Defence Minister has confirmed that military action against the Ghaddafi regime can start only hours after the UN Security Council approves of ...

Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood CCFC Praises France Baby TV Ban Urges FTC Action in the US

progressive newswire - Saturday 25th May, 2013

CCFC Praises France Baby TV Ban; Urges FTC Action in the US WASHINGTON - August 19 - Yesterday, ...

Piracy forces Comoros into French military coop

afrol News - Saturday 25th May, 2013

After an 11-year suspension, France and Comoros have signed a new military cooperation agreement in response to the ever-approaching Somali pirates. At the same time Comoros condemned France in the ...

The hottest French It girl of 2013 Julia Restoin Roitfeld

The Guardian - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Her mother is the former editor of French Vogue, she was photographed by Mario Testino at 10, and her new baby blog rivals Gwyneth'sJulia Restoin Roitfeld is 2013's ultimate It ...

French spiderman Jean-Michel Casanova scales 172-meter tall elevator in Hunan

whatsonsanya - Saturday 25th May, 2013

French rock climber Jean-Michel Casanova climbs the 172-meter tall metal elevator frame in Zhangjiajie, a scenic spot in Central China's Hunan province, May 18, 2013.(Photo/ ...

One more French soldiers killed in Mali Elysee

SINA - Saturday 25th May, 2013

PARIS, April 29 (Xinhua) -- A French soldier was killed on Monday in northern Mali, bringing the total death toll of French servicemen in the conflict-torn country to six since French forces started a military operation in January, the Elysee Palace said. French President Francois Hollande expressed in an online statement "his great sadness" for the death of one more French soldier in ...

Far-right figure commits suicide in Paris’ Notre Dame to protest gay marriage

wsws.org - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Just after 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Dominique Venner, 78, a prominent figure in French far-right circles, shot himself dead in front of the altar in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.In a blog posted that day, headlined "The May 26 demo and Heidegger", referring to an upcoming anti-gay marriage protest, Venner exhorted demonstrators not to ignore "the reality of African and North African ...

Marion Cotillard attends premiere of The Immigrant at Cannes

Global Times - Saturday 25th May, 2013

French actress Marion Cotillard (C) attends the premiere of "The Immigrant" with director James Gray (L) and actor Jeremy Renner at the 66th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, May 24, 2013. (Xinhua/Zhou ...