50 years after Beatles' first gig, Hamburg pays tribute
| DATE: 2010-08-19
BERLIN, Aug 17, 2010 (AFP) - The club where the Beatles played their first gig 50 years ago in the German city of Hamburg is hosting four anniversary concerts featuring a tribute band starting from Tuesday, the organisers said.
The Beatles -- at that time a not-so-fab five-piece grouping..[Full Story]
Gaming giants bet on 3D for next big boost
| DATE: 2010-08-19
COLOGNE, Germany, Aug 19, 2010 (AFP) - The global gaming industry is jumping on Hollywood's 3D bandwagon but the bet is risky as consumers appear reluctant to shell out for the necessary screens and glasses, insiders said Wednesday.
At the start of Gamescom, Europe's biggest trade fair for..[Full Story]
Farmer suicide joke falls flat for some in Bollywood hit
| DATE: 2010-08-19
MUMBAI, Aug 19, 2010 (AFP) - A satirical Bollywood film about farmer suicides and the divide between urban and rural India has led to protests, calls for it to be banned and even the threat of a hunger strike.
The film "Peepli Live" has been a box office hit since its release last weekend but..[Full Story]
DiCaprio's 'Inception' pounds 'Salt' at box office
| DATE: 2010-07-28
LOS ANGELES, July 26, 2010 (AFP) - "Inception," the sci-fi thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio, topped the North American box office for a second straight weekend, holding off a challenge by Angelina Jolie's spy action film "Salt," final receipts showed Monday.
The mind-warp summer..[Full Story]
Daniel Craig stars in Hollywood's first Millennium Trilogy
| DATE: 2010-07-28
LOS ANGELES, July 27, 2010 (AFP) - British actor Daniel Craig will star in "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," Hollywood's first adaptation of one of late Swedish author Stieg Larsson's record-setting Millennium Trilogy, a Sony Pictures official said.
The newest James Bond impersonator will..[Full Story]
'I've become a football fanatic' at World Cup: Shakira
| DATE: 2010-07-10
JOHANNESBURG, July 10, 2010 (AFP) - Colombian superstar Shakira said Saturday that following the World Cup in South Africa has made her "a football fanatic."
"I really never in my life imagined that I would go straight to the sports section in the newspaper," she told journalists ahead of..[Full Story]
Nobel-winning novelist Saramago dead at 87
| DATE: 2010-06-20
MADRID, June 18, 2010 (AFP) - Nobel literature laureate Jose Saramago, who left his native Portugal in a dispute with his country's government, died Friday on the Spanish Canary island of Lanzarote aged 87, his foundation said.
The author known for his atheist, communist views suffered multiple..[Full Story]
After World Cup, Shakira to tackle Bollywood
| DATE: 2010-06-20
MUMBAI, June 17, 2010 (AFP) - Columbian pop queen Shakira, the star of the World Cup song "Waka Waka," is to sing for a Bollywood film in the latest move by a global star to target the Indian market, a music director said Thursday.
Shakira, whose catchy Africa-themed football anthem has had a..[Full Story]
'Karate Kid' kicks way to top of North American box office
| DATE: 2010-06-14
LOS ANGELES, June 13, 2010 (AFP) - The Karate Kid smashed its way to number one at the North American box office in its debut weekend, bumping animated ogre Shrek out of the top spot, weekend estimates showed Sunday.
The remake starring Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith wowed moviegoers and took in a..[Full Story]
S.Korea, Japan, China to launch 700 million fund
| DATE: 2010-05-02
SEOUL, May 2, 2010 (AFP) - South Korea, Japan and China agreed Sunday to launch a 700-million-dollar regional credit fund in a bid to help develop Asia's bond markets, Seoul's finance ministry said in a statement.
Finance ministers from the three countries agreed on the fund during a meeting on..[Full Story]
2010-08-19
2010-07-28
| DATE: 2010-08-19
BERLIN, Aug 17, 2010 (AFP) - The club where the Beatles played their first gig 50 years ago in the German city of Hamburg is hosting four anniversary concerts featuring a tribute band starting from Tuesday, the organisers said.
The Beatles -- at that time a not-so-fab five-piece grouping..[Full Story]
Gaming giants bet on 3D for next big boost
| DATE: 2010-08-19
COLOGNE, Germany, Aug 19, 2010 (AFP) - The global gaming industry is jumping on Hollywood's 3D bandwagon but the bet is risky as consumers appear reluctant to shell out for the necessary screens and glasses, insiders said Wednesday.
At the start of Gamescom, Europe's biggest trade fair for..[Full Story]
Farmer suicide joke falls flat for some in Bollywood hit
| DATE: 2010-08-19
MUMBAI, Aug 19, 2010 (AFP) - A satirical Bollywood film about farmer suicides and the divide between urban and rural India has led to protests, calls for it to be banned and even the threat of a hunger strike.
The film "Peepli Live" has been a box office hit since its release last weekend but..[Full Story]
DiCaprio's 'Inception' pounds 'Salt' at box office
| DATE: 2010-07-28
LOS ANGELES, July 26, 2010 (AFP) - "Inception," the sci-fi thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio, topped the North American box office for a second straight weekend, holding off a challenge by Angelina Jolie's spy action film "Salt," final receipts showed Monday.
The mind-warp summer..[Full Story]
Daniel Craig stars in Hollywood's first Millennium Trilogy
| DATE: 2010-07-28
LOS ANGELES, July 27, 2010 (AFP) - British actor Daniel Craig will star in "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," Hollywood's first adaptation of one of late Swedish author Stieg Larsson's record-setting Millennium Trilogy, a Sony Pictures official said.
The newest James Bond impersonator will..[Full Story]
'I've become a football fanatic' at World Cup: Shakira
| DATE: 2010-07-10
JOHANNESBURG, July 10, 2010 (AFP) - Colombian superstar Shakira said Saturday that following the World Cup in South Africa has made her "a football fanatic."
"I really never in my life imagined that I would go straight to the sports section in the newspaper," she told journalists ahead of..[Full Story]
Nobel-winning novelist Saramago dead at 87
| DATE: 2010-06-20
MADRID, June 18, 2010 (AFP) - Nobel literature laureate Jose Saramago, who left his native Portugal in a dispute with his country's government, died Friday on the Spanish Canary island of Lanzarote aged 87, his foundation said.
The author known for his atheist, communist views suffered multiple..[Full Story]
After World Cup, Shakira to tackle Bollywood
| DATE: 2010-06-20
MUMBAI, June 17, 2010 (AFP) - Columbian pop queen Shakira, the star of the World Cup song "Waka Waka," is to sing for a Bollywood film in the latest move by a global star to target the Indian market, a music director said Thursday.
Shakira, whose catchy Africa-themed football anthem has had a..[Full Story]
'Karate Kid' kicks way to top of North American box office
| DATE: 2010-06-14
LOS ANGELES, June 13, 2010 (AFP) - The Karate Kid smashed its way to number one at the North American box office in its debut weekend, bumping animated ogre Shrek out of the top spot, weekend estimates showed Sunday.
The remake starring Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith wowed moviegoers and took in a..[Full Story]
S.Korea, Japan, China to launch 700 million fund
| DATE: 2010-05-02
SEOUL, May 2, 2010 (AFP) - South Korea, Japan and China agreed Sunday to launch a 700-million-dollar regional credit fund in a bid to help develop Asia's bond markets, Seoul's finance ministry said in a statement.
Finance ministers from the three countries agreed on the fund during a meeting on..[Full Story]
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'I've become a football fanatic' at World Cup: Shakira- After World Cup, Shakira to tackle Bollywood
- Nobel-winning novelist Saramago dead at 87
- 'Karate Kid' kicks way to top of North American box office
- S.Korea, Japan, China to launch 700 million fund
- Justin Bieber's Australia concert pulled over safety fears
- Bollywood's Bachchan rules out retirement
- Bollywood, Hollywood join hands against piracy
- Risque sex film arouses interest in Bollywood
- Black Eyed Peas, Shakira to star at World Cup kick-off concert