Drinks on the table at World Health Organisation summit
AFP - Sunday May 18, 03:32 PM
GENEVA (AFP) - The World Health Organisation faces pressure to take a tough stance on alcohol consumption at its annual assembly in Geneva this week amid fears industry lobby groups will water down any proposals.

Hello Kitty to be appointed Japan's tourism ambassador: report
AFP - Sunday May 18, 02:42 PM
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan will on Monday appoint the mouthless feline cartoon character Hello Kitty as a goodwill tourism ambassador in China and Hong Kong, with the aim of promoting visits here, Kyodo News has reported.

From refugee camp to red carpet, Penn brings aid movie to Cannes
AFP - Sunday May 18, 02:38 PM
CANNES, France (AFP) - A small flick went from refugee camp to red carpet Friday as Sean Penn, backed by rock star Bono and film-maker Michael Moore, brought an Australian aid worker's tsunami film to the Cannes fest.

Grail or whip for Indy at Cannes?
AFP - Sunday May 18, 02:29 PM
CANNES, France (AFP) - Indiana Jones on Sunday faces his most perilous quest, a whipping by the critics or the Holy Grail of success.

Edgy Philippine drama enters the race at Cannes
AFP - Sunday May 18, 12:09 PM
CANNES, France, (AFP) - A hard-hitting Filipino film about a family living in a porn movie theatre, "Serbis", enters the running for Cannes gold Sunday in a boost to the country's struggling independent cinema sector.

Brothers seek path out of poverty in Brazil film
Reuters - Sunday May 18, 12:07 PM
CANNES, France, May 17 (Reuters) - A tough yet touching Brazilian drama follows four brothers in Sao Paulo who turn to football, religion and crime as they try to escape the poverty and monotony of life in the slums.

Director Jia shows pace of change in China at Cannes
Reuters - Sunday May 18, 12:05 PM
PARIS, May 17 (Reuters) - Director Jia Zhangke took his vision of the upheavals of modern China to the Cannes film festival on Saturday with a study of a state-owned factory shut down to make way for a luxury apartment complex.

Woody Allen finds love is hard in "Vicky Cristina"
Reuters - Sunday May 18, 12:04 PM
CANNES, France (Reuters) - His new movie deals with women, men and multiple lovers, but when it comes to real-life romance, director Woody Allen, 75, says more than a single sex partner is far too many these days.

Tyson grateful after 'wild, strange' past
Reuters - Sunday May 18, 12:02 PM
CANNES, France, May 17 (Reuters) - Heavyweight Mike Tyson, one of the most fearsome and notorious fighters in boxing's history, said on Saturday it was a miracle he was still alive after the drugs and violence of his past.

'Prince Caspian' underwhelms at box office
Reuters - Sunday May 18, 12:01 PM
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The second movie in the "Chronicles of Narnia" movie series took a commanding early lead at the weekend box office in North America, but will likely fall short of industry expectations, according to preliminary data issued Saturday.