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  • Preity Zinta makes her debut as producer in Ishkq in Paris in Mumbai

    Bollywood actress Preity Zinta has made her debut as a producer with the promotion of her romantic comedy Ishkq in Paris in Mumbai. Zinta is set to return to the silver screen after a three-year sabbatical. Directed by Prem Raj, the film is shot partly in Paris and India and is a story about a couple, two complete strangers, after having met on a train from Rome to Paris, end up spending the ...

  • Ancelotti warns Chelsea-bound Mourinho to beware of sack

    Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho has been warned by Paris Saint Germain boss Carlo Ancelotti that he may also be sacked by Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich if he returns to the club. Sources said that Mourinho has agreed to return to Stamford Bridge, where he won two Premier League titles as boss between 2004 and 2007, on a 12 million pounds-a-year contract, although the move will be confirmed ...

  • General Assembly adds French Polynesia to UN decolonization list

    Print 18 May 2013 &#150 The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday to place French Polynesia back on the UN list of territories that should be decolonized and requested the French Government to 'facilitate rapid progress […] towards a self-determination process.' Adopting a consensus resolution tabled by Nauru, Tuvalu and Solomon Islands, the Assembly affirmed ...

  • France Becomes 14th Country To Turn Marriage Equality Into Law

    After lots of controversy, marriage equality is finally the law of the land in France. French President Francois Hollande signed a bill legalizing not only marriage between members of the same sex, but also adoption by gay and lesbian couples. Marriage equality became law after the Constitutional Council shot down a challenge by the right-wing opposition, ruling on Friday the measure does not ...

  • Taxes on some wealthy French top 100 pct of income paper

    PARIS (Reuters) - More than 8,000 French households' tax bills topped 100 percent of their income last year, the business newspaper Les Echos reported on Saturday, citing Finance Ministry ...


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A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin) [DVD]

A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin) [DVD]

Asghar Farhadis A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin) is a devastating, slow-burn portrait of how dozens of seemingly insignificant actions and decisionssome conscious, some otherwisecan accumulate into a ruinous scenario. The film opens in the midst of a judicial hearing ... ...

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  • France signs gay marriage in to law

    The French leader made the historic move after it was cleared by the constitutional council, which turned down a challenge by the right-wing opposition.Hollande, who had made ''marriage for all'' a key election pledge, made the announcement saying it was ''now time to respect the law and the Republic'' after the top French institution cleared the bill on ...

  • Save the date Frances first same-sex wedding is set for May 29

    No sooner had the inked dried on the new law approving same-sex marriage in France than the first couple had announced their nuptials. Invitations to the marriage of Vincent and Bruno in Montpellier have been sent out for May 29 after they officially registered their intention to marry at the town hall, though arrangements were underway for some weeks before. ';Vincent and Bruno are ...

  • French proposal to teach university classes in English sparks outrage

    PARIS - There was a time, not so long ago, when anyone with a proper education spoke French. Diplomacy and business were conducted in French. Knowledge was spread in French. Travelers made their way in French and, of course, lovers traded sweet nothings in French. Viewed from France, the trouble with modern times is that many of those activities are now conducted in English, even by the French. ...

  • Russia May Change Adoption Law Over French Gay Marriage

    MOSCOW, May 18 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's children's rights ombudsman Pavel Astakhov said on Saturday Russia may change its adoption agreement with France in response to the country’s new gay marriage law. Earlier on ...

  • French probe finds LVMH built up Hermes stake in secret-paper

    to build a stake, and not merely make a financial investment as the luxury group has claimed, a newspaper reported.LVMH said it would fight the findings of the watchdog's probe before its sanctions committee when it meets on May 31 to hear the company's defence.Hermes was not immediately available for comment.LVMH, which owns 22.6 percent of Hermes, surprised the market in October 2010 ...

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