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News for Wednesday, 16 May 2012

Hilary Swank sues home-audio firm

Actress Hilary Swank has filed a lawsuit against a home-audio company for using her pictures without her permission. The actress filed the lawsuit in a Los Angeles court against Robert’s...

Kristen Stewart wants to go dark side

Actress Kristen Stewart wants to get rid of her Bella Swan persona from the ‘Twilight Saga’ film series. After portraying a warrior in ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ and playing...

Cannes 2012: Five things to know about this year’s sun-soaked film festival

Mon dieu! The 65th Cannes Film Festival started yesterday. Twenty-two films will be in competition this year, comprising a wide swath of global art-house fare and good-old-fashioned star-driven vehicles. Here...

Germany pledges post-withdrawal cash for Afghanistan

Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Hamid Karzai hailed Wednesday a “milestone” in their relations as Germany pledged 150 million euros ($190 million) a year after international forces withdraw from Afghanistan. Signing...

Mladic masterminded ethnic cleansing, court told

Former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic went on trial Wednesday accused of carrying out a brutal campaign of ethnic cleansing and Europe’s worst massacre since World War II. Mladic’s trial...

Queen of austerity Merkel gets pay rise

Chancellor Angela Merkel will soon have an extra 930 euros ($1,182) in her pocket each month after Germany’s cabinet awarded themselves their first pay rise in 12 years. The salaries...

France’s new prime minister readies fresh cabinet

French President Francois Hollande’s new Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault got to work selecting a cabinet on his first day on the job Wednesday, vowing to get the crisis-hit country back...

Bangladesh court denies bail of 33 opposition figures

A Bangladesh court denied bail to 33 opposition figures Wednesday including lawmakers and senior officials ahead of their trial over violence at a series of anti-government protests, a state prosecutor...

13 more killed as south Yemen clashes rage into 5th day

An all-out army offensive against Al-Qaeda in south Yemen raged into a fifth straight day on Wednesday with battles around the restive town of Loder leaving another 13 people dead,...

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