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$1m gems meant to be loaned to stars stolen from Cannes

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:20:07 -0400

Daring thieves fled off with 1 million dollars worth of jewellery - which were to be worn by actresses at Cannes - on Friday. They jewellery stolen was made by Swiss luxury jeweller Chopard and its pieces had been worn at this year's Cannes by Cara Delevingne, Cindy Crawford and Julianne Moore. Thieves broke into a hotel room being used by a Chopard employee at around 2.30am and looted an ...

Sharapova pulls out of Rome meet to boost French Open chances

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:20:02 -0400

World No. 2 Maria Sharapova admitted Friday that the upcoming French Open played a part in her decision to pull out of the Rome Masters. Sharapova withdrew citing illness Friday, hours before she was due to play world No. 6 Sara Errani in the Rome quarterfinals. "I usually don't withdraw from tournament and all the competitions I play in mean a lot to me, but in the run-up to the French Open ...

Doting dad Becks retirement decision down to spending time with kids

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:20:02 -0400

It was only a few months ago that David Beckham had decided to join Paris Saint-Germain, and now he has already decided to retire. A pop star wife, an estimated annual salary of 46 million dollars and the most iconic player of this generation-but to those who know the "real" David Beckham, he is just a "normal guy" and a "devoted dad". When Beckham announced his decision to retire from ...

Frances Hollande signs gay marriage bill into law

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:32:43 -0400

Reuters © People gather outside Marseille's town hall to attend a demonstration to support the passage of the same-sex marriage bill in Marseille, April 23, 2013. REUTERS/Jean-Paul ...

Emirati announces new film project at Cannes

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:25:05 -0400

Gillian Anderson is fired up in 'The Fall', but Whicher is suspiciously dull ; The former 'X-Files' star channels her inner Helen Mirren in a new crime drama set in ...

Emirates inks new sponsorship deal with Frances PSG

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:19:15 -0400

The announcement was revealed by Thierry Antinori, Emirates executive vice president, Passenger Sales Worldwide and Nasser Al-Khelafi, president of Paris Saint Germain in ...

Shots fired near Cannes festival jury members

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:15:23 -0400

A man is detained by police and local security after shooting on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival yesterday evening. Photograph: Jonathan ...

Cannes loses sparkle after R36m jewel heist

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:11:31 -0400

Cannes - Robbers made off with a haul of jewels worth €300 000 (about R3,6 million) on Friday during a raid on a Cannes hotel, hours after the screening of a film about a gang who stole luxury goods and cash from the rich and ...

Drama at Cannes - but this time off the red carpet

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:06:08 -0400

A touch of drama came to the Cannes Film Festival in an unexpected guise on Friday night when a man disrupted a live television broadcast by firing a starting pistol. Predictably security was then stepped up and the man arrested but not before the whole incident had sent everyone running for cover. But in true showbiz spirit the glitz and the glamour and of course the competition for the ...

France becomes 14th country to approve same-sex marriage

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:05:55 -0400

French President Franois Hollande has signed gay marriage into law, making way for the first nuptials to take place in June. This makes France the ninth country to legalise same-sex marriage, and the 14th worldwide. The bill passed the final hurdle on Friday as the Constitutional Council gave it the all-clear. It is the country’s largest social reform since abolishing the death penalty. ...

The bling ringed at Cannes Chopard jewels worth 1.4 million stolen in a daring heist

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:06:01 -0400

More than $1 million worth of jewels due to be lent to movie stars at the Cannes film festival were stolen from a hotel room in the French Riviera town, a police source said.The jewels were in the safe of the room rented by an employee of Chopard, a luxury jeweller, the source said on condition of anonymity.The incident at the hotel in central Cannes took place on the night of Thursday to Friday ...

French President Signs Same-Sex Marriage Into Law

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:19:32 -0400

the BBC reports , after the Senate and National Assembly approved the bill, it "was quickly challenged on constitutional grounds by the main right-wing opposition UMP party of former president Nicolas Sarkozy." Friday, a ruling by the Constitutional Council cleared the way for the president's signature. The council found the bill in accordance with constitution, ...

Cannes film festival 2013 Like Father Like Son - first look review

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:57:47 -0400

Hirokazu Kore-eda's baby-swap film is another good-natured domestic drama set in contemporary Japan, but it lacks the nuance and innovation of his earlier ...

Cannes Former EMI Boss Launches Entertainment Finance Production Venture

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:57:10 -0400

and three partners from the entertainment, finance and brand worlds on Friday unveiled a new entertainment finance, production and distribution venture ...

France legalises gay marriage

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:56:25 -0400

France became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage on Saturday after President Francois Hollande signed it into law following months of bitter political debate. 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 adoption. French ...

Cannes rocked by bling burglary

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:14:25 -0400

About $1 million in jewelry was stolen at the Cannes Film Festival early yesterday as Hollywood stars partied at a nearby gala, police said.The heist occurred at a four-star Novotel hotel - opposite a police station and a few hours after the screening of Sofia Coppola’s "The Bling Ring," a film about a string of robberies at the homes of Hollywood stars.The burglars removed an ...

Cannes shooting sends stars scurrying for cover

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:09:46 -0400

French actor Daniel Auteuil, centre, and Austrian actor Christoph Waltz, right, flee a stage on May 17, 2013 during the Cannes Film Festival in France. A man was held after shooting a starter's pistol into the air next to an outdoor TV studio, police said. (LOIC VENANCE/AFP/Getty ...

France to buy American drones for Mali operation

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:03:26 -0400

War Two of America's medium-altitude Reaper drones will be sold to France as backup for the country's operations against Islamist rebels in Mali. The news comes from the 'Air et Cosmos' specialist magazine, which reported online that a deal had been reached between France and the United States for the sale of two non-armed MQ-9 units. The French air force had already ...

France legalises same-sex marriage

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:59:31 -0400

France became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage Saturday after President Francois Hollande signed it into law following months of bitter political debate. 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 adoption. French ...