Month: May 2014
The director of a Russian film about corruption that received favourable reviews in Cannes said on Friday Russia’s culture minister disapproved of it but he hoped it would be seen there despite pending curbs on profanity in entertainment. Director Andrei Zvyagintsev, whose film Continue Reading
Pakistan has accepted an invitation to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to attend the inauguration of Indian Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi, an official said on Saturday. The Pakistani premier’s attendance will be a first in the history of the nuclear-armed rivals, which have fought Continue Reading
Four heavily armed insurgents attacked the Indian consulate in western Afghanistan’s main city near the border with Iran on Friday, wounding at least two policemen, officials said. Syed Akbarrudin, a spokesman for the Indian Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi, said on Twitter all Continue Reading
A California man accused of abducting a 15-year-old girl and holding her captive for a decade was charged on Thursday with rape and kidnapping, as his lawyer suggested the teenager went with him willingly and was treated “like a queen.” Police say the woman, now 25, told detectives Continue Reading