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Kore-eda says first South Korean film is a 'universal story'
Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda, whose first South Korean film "Broker" helped its male lead to a best actor prize at Cannes, said the movie about unwanted children is a "universal" story that defies cultural barriers.
Borgen returns with dark power struggle over Arctic oil
After a 10-year hiatus, smash hit political drama Borgen returns to screens this week for a new season that sees Denmark wage a high-stakes power struggle over the Arctic after Greenland strikes oil.
French journalist killed during Russian bombardment in Ukraine
A French journalist was killed Monday during a Russian bombardment that struck a vehicle evacuating civilians from eastern Ukraine, French and Ukrainian officials said.
Statuette of architect among new cache of ancient Egyptian artifacts
Egypt on Monday unveiled a cache of sarcophagi and bronze statuettes -- including one of pioneering architect Imhotep -- at the Saqqara archaeological site south of Cairo.
Iran rejects Cannes movie award as 'biased, political'
Iran on Monday rejected as "biased and political" last week's award at Cannes for a film about a serial killer who targeted sex workers in an Iranian Shiite shrine city.
Man arrested after smearing Mona Lisa with cake at Louvre
A 36-year-old man has been arrested and placed in psychiatric care after he smeared a glass screen encasing the Mona Lisa with cake, prosecutors said Monday, in a purported protest against artists not focusing enough on "the planet".
Key talking points of Depp vs Heard trial
After weeks of explosive testimony, the jury is finally deliberating in the defamation case between actors Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard.
Race to save undersea Stone Age cave art masterpieces
To reach the only place in the world where cave paintings of prehistoric marine life have been found, archaeologists have to dive to the bottom of the Mediterranean off southern France.
High and low points of Depp vs Heard trial
After weeks of explosive testimony, the jury is finally deliberating in the defamation case between actors Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard.
Exiled Iranian Zar Amir Ebrahimi wins best actress at Cannes
Iranian Zar Amir Ebrahimi, who lives in exile following a smear campaign about her love life, wept with joy as she won the best actress award at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday.
The winners at the 75th Cannes Film Festival
The 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival ended Saturday in the South of France with the awarding of its top prize, the Palme d'Or.
Berlusconi's bad break-up with Putin reveals Italy-Russia ties
After a tycoon bromance, Italy's Silvio Berlusconi is struggling to break up with Russia's Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine war -- like many in his country, where ties with Moscow run deep.
Pakistani trans drama wins Cannes 'Queer Palm' award
A Pakistani movie featuring a daring portrait of a transgender dancer in the Muslim country on Friday won the Cannes "Queer Palm" prize for best LGBT, "queer" or feminist-themed movie, the jury head told AFP.
ABBA superfans flock to avatar show in London
Glammed up in satin knickerbockers, sequins and platform boots, ABBA fans streamed into a concert hall in east London Friday for the opening night of "ABBA Voyage", the Swedish supergroup's digital avatar show.
Blockbuster Depp vs Heard defamation case goes to the jury
A jury began deliberations on Friday in the blockbuster defamation case between Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard after a six-week trial featuring blistering mutual accusations of domestic abuse.
US regulators scrutinize Musk's Twitter stock buys
US market authorities have asked Elon Musk to explain an apparent delay in reporting his Twitter stock buys, the agency revealed Friday, the latest questions on the methods and intent of his troubled bid for the platform.
Jury begins deliberations in blockbuster Depp vs Heard trial
A jury began deliberations Friday in the defamation case between Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard after a six-week trial featuring blistering mutual accusations of domestic abuse.
Baby bumps and hot pink lips: Cannes fashion highlights
It is one of the special aspects of the Cannes Film Festival that it serves as much as a parade of extremely expensive clothing as it does as a showcase for devastating films that often focus on poverty, inequality and social crises.
Vomit, fighter planes and donkeys: Cannes highs and lows
No clear frontrunner has emerged in the race for the Palme d'Or, to be announced on Saturday, but the Cannes Film Festival has certainly delivered some memorable scenes in its 75th year.
'Princess of the Wall of Death': Indonesian daredevil defies gravity and stereotypes
Karmila Purba revs her motorbike under the lights of an Indonesian night carnival and rides up horizontally inside a wooden cylinder called Satan's Barrel, drawing gasps from spectators looking down into the drum.
'Like a family': exercise clubs build unity in Burundi
It's a Tuesday in Burundi's biggest city, and like every week just before sundown, crowds young and old huff and puff in lockstep as a coach shouts encouragement and blasts his whistle.
Closing arguments set in Depp vs Heard defamation trial
Closing arguments are to be held on Friday in the bitter multi-million dollar defamation case between "Pirates of the Caribbean" star Johnny Depp and his former wife Amber Heard.
Depeche Mode keyboardist Andy Fletcher dies
Andrew Fletcher, a founding member of the British electronic band Depeche Mode, had died aged 60, the band announced Thursday.
Twitter shareholder lawsuit accuses Musk of 'market manipulation'
Elon Musk faces a lawsuit accusing him of pushing down Twitter's stock price in order to either give himself an escape hatch from his $44 billion buyout bid, or room to negotiate a discount.
'Goodfellas' actor Ray Liotta dead at 67
Actor Ray Liotta, who starred in Martin Scorsese's gangster classic "Goodfellas," has died suddenly in the Dominican Republic, the country's cinema authority said Thursday. He was 67.
'Goodfellas' actor Ray Liotta dead
Actor Ray Liotta, who starred in Martin Scorsese's gangster classic "Goodfellas," has died in the Dominican Republic, the country's cinema authority said Thursday. He was 67.
'Goodfellas' actor Ray Liotta dead: US media
Actor Ray Liotta, who starred in Martin Scorsese's gangster classic "Goodfellas," has died in the Dominican Republic at age 67, the country's cinema authority said Thursday.
Iran film rules are 'extreme and tedious': director at Cannes
Saeed Roustaee is only 32 years old but already looks to be joining the ranks of world-class Iranian directors, despite severe restrictions imposed by the country's Islamic authorities.
Zsa Zsa Gabor museum opens in Budapest
A museum dedicated to the glamourous Hungarian-born actress Zsa Zsa Gabor, who died in 2016, was opened in Budapest on Thursday by her widower Frederic Prinz Von Anhalt.
Burning Love or Suspicious Minds? 'Elvis' divides Cannes
Australian director Baz Luhrmann's long-awaited fever dream of a biopic about the King of Rock'n'Roll, "Elvis", split Cannes down the middle on Thursday between cheering admirers and barb-throwing critics.
Japan's Kore-eda back at Cannes with Korea collaboration
Acclaimed Japanese film-maker Hirokazu Kore-eda is back in competition at this year's Cannes Film Festival, with his first South Korean film which explores the country's controversial practice of "drop boxes" for unwanted babies.
'How to murder your husband' writer found guilty of killing spouse
A US romance novelist who wrote an essay entitled "How To Murder Your Husband" has been convicted of killing her spouse.
Abuse accusations by ex-wife Amber Heard are 'insane': Johnny Depp
Actor Johnny Depp testified on Wednesday at his defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard that it has been "unimaginably brutal" to listen to her "heinous" accusations of domestic abuse.
Cannes can't help falling in love with 'Elvis'
Cannes was shaken, rattled and rolled on Wednesday as the world premiere of "Elvis" rocked the film festival on the French Riviera, in what has proven a vintage year for music-lovers.
Elvis fever set to shake Cannes
Cannes is set to be shaken, rattled and rolled on Wednesday as the world premiere of "Elvis" rocks the film festival on the French Riviera, in what is proving a vintage year for music-lovers.
'The state of being lonely': South Korean horror writer shortlisted for Booker
A head pops out of the toilet, a woman gets pregnant from birth control pills -- South Korean Booker Prize nominee Bora Chung's short stories are full of horror, inspired by her own lonely life.
In Brazil, Lula fights to boost social media presence
At a bar in Brasilia, two longtime members of Brazil's Workers Party retweet messages supporting Luis Inacio Lula da Silva on their cell phones, as part of his campaign's drive to fight the overwhelming presence of President Jair Bolsonaro on social media.
Take a chance on me: ABBA pass the torch on to avatars
In one of the longest awaited musical reunions, Swedish pop legends ABBA return to the concert stage on Friday in London but only as avatars of their 1970 selves shimmering with shiny costumes, glitter and platform boots.
'Pushing boundaries': Indian film industry seeks new horizons in Cannes
India's film industry, the world's most prolific, is taking centre stage at the Cannes Film Festival, but insiders say it's a challenge to please global audiences without losing its massive fanbase at home.