French President Nicolas Sarkozy allegedly received nearly 42 million pounds from former Libyan dictator Colonel Muanmmar Gaddafi during his election campaign in 2007, a media report said. French......
Canada's French-speaking Quebec province's legislature has unanimously voted to ban the kirpan from assembly premises, weeks after four Sikhs were denied entry for a parliamentary hearing for......
Experts and observers of India-China ties have warned that the current war of words between the two countries could spin the traditional Asian rivalry out of control. "The most urgent present job......
Tamil journalist Jayaprakash Sittampalam Tissainayagam, who was sentenced to 20 years rigorous imprisonment in Sri Lanka for links with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, and whose case has been......
No French scriptwriter could have dreamed of such a great script for the Cannes festival. Even Bollywood could probably not have thought of it. Flashback: May 9, 2002: It is early morning for the......
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe joined Great Expectations actress Holliday Granger as the young actors announcedthe 2012 British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) nominations this......
Let me tell you a secret or three. Jesus Christ married Mary Magdalene, whose sarcophagus is buried under the crystal pyramid at the Louvre. Their progeny, born after Jesus' was crucified, was......
Ethan Hawke and Laurence Fishburne could not make impressive inroads into box-office territory with Assault on Precinct 13. The hostage drama, which got strong reviews from some major critics,......
After a hectic shooting schedule of over 50 days, Hari Om is set to hit the marquee in May. The film stars French actors Camille Natta (right) and Jean Marie Lamour (remember the waiter in......
Juventus hit the woodwork three times and had a goal controversially disallowed as they were held 0-0 at Genoa on Sunday, their sixth draw in seven Serie A games leaving them further behind leaders......
Juventus's new signing Mirko Vucinic scored and then got sent off before halftime as Juventus were held 1-1 at home by Bologna on Wednesday to drop their first points in Serie A this season. The......
Riders were in a state of shock on the first rest day of the Tour de France after Sunday's chaotic and crash-strewn ninth stage. Four riders were forced out of the race after a huge pile-up on a......
Sylvain Chavanel's Tour de France chances were nearly ruined by a crash two months ago but more drama on the same Belgian roads gave him the race leader's jersey after the second stage on......
Tour de France winners since the event was first staged in 1903 (no races during the World Wars):2009 Alberto Contador (Spain)2008 Carlos Sastre (Spain)2007 Contador2006 Oscar Pereiro (Spain) *2005......
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