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This hard-line Iranian general is a major player in talks with US over war

New Delhi, May 22 -- As negotiations with the United States hang in the balance, a hard-line Iranian general linked to notorious attacks at home and abroad over the past decades is believed to have se... Read More


Maika Monroe, much more than 'Scream Queen,' returns to Cannes

New Delhi, May 22 -- Maika Monroe's career essentially began at the Cannes Film Festival. Her breakthrough role in "It Follows" premiered in Cannes' Critics Week sidebar in 2014. "I was a newbie," re... Read More


How 'Navalny' filmmaker Daniel Roher's post-Oscar creative depression inspired 'Tuner'

New Delhi, May 22 -- For Daniel Roher, making things is kind of a compulsion. Perhaps it's not surprising for someone who was able to direct two movies at the same time: A documentary about artificial... Read More


Dying star resembles a billowing crystal ball in new telescope photo

New Delhi, May 22 -- A dying star has never looked so lovely. The Gemini North Telescope atop Hawaii's tallest peak, Mauna Kea, captured the star in its last gasps. The image was released Thursday by... Read More


In Iran's capital, weapons demonstrations send a signal at home and abroad as threat of war remains

New Delhi, May 22 -- Iranian Revolutionary Guard members now regularly show the public in Tehran how to handle Kalashnikov-style assault rifles. Parades through the capital feature military vehicles m... Read More


Cannes' amfAR Gala raises millions for AIDS research with sales of artwork, jewelry and lavish goods

New Delhi, May 22 -- Actors and celebrities at the Cannes Film Festival were coaxed off the Croisette and up the French Riviera coast to Antibes on Thursday for dinner, performances and the annual amf... Read More


Cambodian villagers honor guardian spirits to pray for rain and good fortune

New Delhi, May 22 -- Hundreds of Cambodians on Thursday morning honored their village's guardian spirits by holding a colorful centuries-old ceremony to pray for good fortune, rain and prosperity. Th... Read More


Queen Elizabeth II was eager for ex-Prince Andrew to become trade envoy, documents show

New Delhi, May 22 -- The late Queen Elizabeth II was "very keen" for former Prince Andrew to be named Britain's trade envoy in 2001, according to documents released Thursday that showed his appointmen... Read More


Elim Chan hired as San Francisco Symphony's first female music director

New Delhi, May 22 -- Elim Chan was hired as first female music director of the San Francisco Symphony on Thursday, two years after Esa-Pekka Salonen announced he was leaving because he did not share t... Read More


Montenegro at 20: After breaking with Serbia and joining NATO, EU is the next frontier

New Delhi, May 22 -- Montenegro marks 20 years of independence from a union with Serbia this week, celebrating a two-decade transformation that has already brought the Balkan country into NATO. Now it... Read More