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Director Roman Polanski presents the Grand Prix award during the Palme d'Or Closing Ceremony at the Palais des Festivals during the 61st International Cannes Film Festival on May 25, 2008 in Cannes, France.

Citadines Cannes Carnot hotel in Cannes France is a low-key apartment/hotel that is a great alternative for the Cannes Film Festival.

Caption: Roman Polanski The 2008 Cannes Film Festival - Day 12 Palme d'Or Closing Ceremony - Arrivals at the Palais des Festivals Cannes, France .... ROMAN POLANSKI is set to spend his house arrest at a luxury Swiss ski resort, with officials insisting his imminent release from jail will be handled quickly and discreetly.

Fatik, whose brother-in-law Deniz Turkmen was arrested in Bulgaria, was killed in a mafia raid in Sofia in 2003.

Share + Nov 23, 2009 1:24 pm US/Pacific 1 of 1 Alexandra Kerry attends the Akvinta Presents 'A Night of Hollywood Domino' at The House at Cannes during the 62nd Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2009 in Cannes, France.

This article discusses the beautiful region of the Cote d'Azur in the south of France and how holidaymakers can enjoy everything on offer, in this traditionally upmarket region, even if they are traveling on a budget.

Be aware that in France you will not necessarily be following a dive master about the dive.

Share + Comments Nov 19, 2009 12:13 pm US/Eastern LOS ANGELES 1 of 1 Alexandra Kerry attends the Akvinta Presents 'A Night of Hollywood Domino' at The House at Cannes during the 62nd Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2009 in Cannes, France.

Nice, France - A Frenchman known as the "masseur to the stars" because he counted Penelope Cruz, Sylvester Stallone and Tom Cruise among his clients was Thursday in court on date rape charges.

If you're looking for a chance meeting with Robert Pattinson, try "the s---tiest places you can possibly find." That's where the star hangs out to get away from all that comes with being Robert ... Robert Pattinson steps reluctantly The second instalment of The Twilight Saga, A New Moon, opens this Friday.

Hi, These are my thoughts on my meal at Pic at the end of June. For full commentary + photography, please click here: http://foodsnobblog.wordpress.com/2009/06/27/maison-pic-valence/ In the town of Valence, there was once a famous jurist called Jacques Cujas.

Angelina Jolie attends the Inglourious Basterds Premiere held at the Palais Des Festivals during the 62nd International Cannes Film Festival on May 20th, 2009 in Cannes, France.

Singer Celine Dion attends the 2008 NRJ Music Awards held at the Palais des Festivals on January 26, 2008 in Cannes, France.

Official Metallica.com footage from METALLICA 's November 3, 2009 concert at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada a ' including clips of the pre-show tuning-room jam and the actual performance a ' can be viewed below.

London, November 7 : A bust of Julius Caesar, recovered from the Rhone riverbed, is now on display as part of an exhibition of artefacts discovered in the bed of the Rhone river over the last 20 years, at a museum in southern France.

New research sheds light on the possible link between the genes you inherit and the size of your belly.

Caption: Abel Ferrara The 2008 Cannes Film Festival - Day 10 - 'Synedoche, New York' - Premiere Cannes, France .... Moviemaker ABEL FERRARA has quit WESLEY SNIPES' new action film to concentrate on FOREST WHITAKER and 50 CENT's new movie JEKYLL & HYDE.

Martha Delgado, the environment director of Mexico City, has been elected as one of the 36 governors of the World Water Council , an international water policy think-tank, the city government said Sunday in a statement.

Modern cuisine owes many of its practices to the great French chef Auguste Escoffier.

Caption: Annie Lennox 2009 Cannes International Film Festival - Day 9 amfAR Cinema Against AIDS 2009 cocktail party held at the Hotel du Cap - Auction Cannes, France .... ANNIE LENNOX was left far from impressed when she returned to her old studio in London to record guest vocals on singer/songwriter DAVID GRAY's new album DRAW THE LINE - because ...