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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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • France gets Pentagon backing to buy U.S.-made drones paper

    Le Monde newspaper said on Saturday. With its current hardware increasingly outdated, France is urgently trying to build up a modern fleet of drones for surveillance operations in countries such as Mali. Le Monde said France intended to eventually buy a total of five or seven Reapers, built by privately held General Atomics, for 300 million euros ($385 million). The French-led military ...

  • French president Francois Hollande signs gay marriage and same-sex adoption into law despite national protests

    Francois Hollande's signature means the first gay marriages may be celebrated in France within the month. His office said he signed the bill this morning, a day after the Constitutional Council struck down a challenge to the law. Hollande made legalising gay marriage one of his campaign pledges in last year's election. While polls for years have shown majority support for gay marriage ...


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The Two of Us (Le vieil homme et l'enfant) [DVD]

The Two of Us (Le vieil homme et l'enfant) [DVD]

The beauty of Claude Berri's debut film, The Two of Us (Le vieil homme et l'enfant), is that it doesn't serve up an obvious lesson at the end. It is a sweet, unadorned story about love and bigotry, and were it to be remade in Hollywood (God forbid), it would surely end with o ... ...

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  • Gay Marriage Legal In France Despite Protest

    France has became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage. President Francois Hollande signed the measure into law after months of bitter political and public debate Mr Hollande acted a day after the Constitutional Council threw out a legal challenge by the right-wing opposition, which had been the last obstacle to passing the bill into law. The legislation also legalises gay ...

  • Fiji receives second new Airbus in France

    Fiji A Fijian delegation has accepted the delivery of another A330 aircraft from Airbus in France.The state-run airline Fiji Airways now has two A330 planes.Fiji's interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimirama has thanked the aircraft manufacturer for delivering the new plane in Toulouse on schedule.The plane, which has been named Namuka-i-Lau, is expected to arrive at Nadi Airport ...

  • France OKs gay marriage

    By Leigh Thomas and Mark John, Reuters PARIS -- French President Francois Hollande has signed into law a bill allowing same-sex marriage, making France the 14th country to legalize gay weddings.France's official journal announced on Saturday the bill had become law after the Constitutional Council gave it the go-ahead on Friday.The bill, a campaign pledge by the Socialist president, has ...

  • France becomes 14th country to allow gay marriage

    By Leigh Thomas and Mark John, Reuters PARIS -- French President Francois Hollande has signed into law a bill allowing same-sex marriage, making France the 14th country to legalize gay weddings.France's official journal announced on Saturday the bill had become law after the Constitutional Council gave it the go-ahead on Friday.The bill, a campaign pledge by the Socialist president, has ...

  • Same-sex marriage bill signed into law in France

    Supporters march near Notre Dame Cathedral during a pro-gay marriage demonstration in Paris on December 16, 2012. The demonstration, one of several organized nationwide this weekend, is meant to put pressure on French President Francois Hollande to keep his campaign promise to legalize gay marriage. UPI/David ...

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