Best-selling French author Marc Levy: I'm not a 'writer'
AFP - Friday May 16, 02:31 PM
LONDON (AFP) - His novels have sold 15 million copies in 39 languages, one even adapted by Steven Spielberg into a Hollywood hit, but self-exiled French author Marc Levy said he "would not dare call myself a writer."
Kashmiris uncork old habits as violence ebbs
AFP - Friday May 16, 01:25 PM
SRINAGAR, India (AFP) - As violence ebbs in the Muslim-majority state wracked by insurgency since 1989, Kashmiris are queuing in front of the two liquor shops open in the summer capital Srinagar.
Gays celebrate California ruling, conservative critics
AFP - Friday May 16, 07:08 AM
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Joy and anger greeted California's decision to overturn a ban on gay marriage Thursday, with supporters hailing a historic victory as critics railed against the ruling as an attack on the institution of marriage.
Private eye guilty in Hollywood wiretapping trial
AFP - Friday May 16, 06:43 AM
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - The private detective at the center of a wiretapping scandal that gripped Hollywood was found guilty here Thursday after a two-month trial on racketeering and conspiracy charges.
IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands gets Cannes biopic premiere
AFP - Friday May 16, 06:26 AM
CANNES, France (AFP) - A biopic on Northern Irish prisoner Bobby Sands who died after 66 days on hunger strike, part of an epic battle of wills with British premier Margaret Thatcher, got its world premiere Thursday in Cannes.
More panda-monium at Cannes as Jolie steals show
AFP - Friday May 16, 06:05 AM
CANNES, France (AFP) - Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman and Jack "Po the Panda" Black brought Hollywood to Cannes with feel-good movie for kids "Kung Fu Panda", that premiered at the film festival Thursday.
Landmark Libeskind tower under construction in Poland
AFP - Friday May 16, 05:57 AM
WARSAW (AFP) - Work has begun on a landmark futuristic residential skyscraper designed by acclaimed US architect Daniel Libeskind in Poland's capital Warsaw, the Orco Property Group announced Thursday.
Israeli writers feted at Warsaw book fair
AFP - Friday May 16, 05:43 AM
WARSAW (AFP) - Israeli writers were guests of honour at the 53rd annual Warsaw international book fair which opened Thursday featuring 600 publishing houses from 29 countries, organisers said.
Want to lose weight? Study suggests a liquid lunch
AFP - Friday May 16, 02:09 AM
GENEVA (AFP) - A "liquid lunch" could no longer mean a few pints down the pub, but instead a healthy way to lose weight, according to a study presented Thursday by scientists from food giant Unilever.
Pompidou Centre apologizes for broken artwork
AFP - Friday May 16, 01:29 AM
PARIS (AFP) - The Pompidou Centre said Thursday it had apologized to US contemporary artist Corey McCorkle after one of his artworks broke when it fell to the floor of the Paris museum.