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Shanghai opens star-packed film festival - 06/16/2013

SHANGHAI- Shanghai on Saturday opened its annual film festival packed with star power in acknowledgement of China's role as the second largest box office in the world. The government-backed Shanghai...

Tunisia rapper jailed for two years - 06/14/2013

BEN AROUS, Kaouther Larbi- A Tunisian rapper was handed a two-year jail sentence on Thursday for insulting the police in a song, with the court ruling sparking clashes between his supporters and...

Italian conductor Bruno Bartoletti dies - 06/10/2013

ROME- Italian conductor Bruno Bartoletti, a maestro of contemporary music who specialised in opera, died Sunday in the central city of Florence on the eve of his 87th birthday, ANSA news agency...

Kate Winslet expecting little rock and roller - 06/05/2013

LOS ANGELES- Oscar-winning British actress Kate Winslet is expecting her first child with third husband Ned Rocknroll, whom she married last year, a spokeswoman said Tuesday. "Kate and Ned are...

Michael Douglas denies blaming oral sex for his cancer - 06/04/2013

LOS ANGELES- A spokesman for Michael Douglas denied Monday that the veteran Hollywood actor had blamed his throat cancer on oral sex, in a British newspaper interview. But the paper involved, the...

Jolie 'moved' by public support following surgery - 06/03/2013

LONDON- Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie said Sunday she had been "moved" by public support after she revealed she had had a double mastectomy to reduce her high risk of breast cancer. And she...

Matt Smith quits BBC's Doctor Who - 06/02/2013

LONDON- The BBC is on the hunt for a new Time Lord after British actor Matt Smith announced on Saturday that he is quitting as the star of cult sci-fi drama Doctor Who. Smith, who has played the...

Berenice Bejo wins best actress at Cannes - 05/27/2013

CANNES, France- French actress Berenice Bejo on Sunday fought back emotion as she won best actress at the Cannes Film Festival for her turn in Iranian director Asghar Farhadi's film "The Past" for...

Jackson make-up artist warned star could die of drugs - 05/24/2013

LOS ANGELES- Michael Jackson's make-up artist warned in the 1990s that the star could die due to his drug addiction, she testified Friday, adding that people were initially lying after his 2009...

Star's cancer candor prompts cheers, but also caution - 05/15/2013

WASHINGTON, Robert MacPherson- Cancer campaigners cheered Angelina Jolie for going public Tuesday about her double mastectomy, but warned women against rushing out to be tested for the gene mutation...
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