Toronto Film Festival launches with Robertson doc
The Toronto International Film Festival opened on a decidedly Canadian note on Thursday with a documentary about influential rockers The Band kicking off 10 days...
Masked man tasers Russian election chief before regional vote
A masked man broke into the home of Ella Pamfilova, the head of Russia’s Central Election Commission, in the early hours of Friday morning and...
‘The Third Man’ marks 70th anniversary with 4K release
Orson Welles’ ‘Harry Lime’ noir thriller returns remastered for the big screen at the end of September. Rough cut (no reporter narration)...
Saudi women directors bring empowerment message to Venice
Female Saudi Arabian directors Haifaa Al-Mansour and Shahad Ameen brought a message to the Venice Film Festival along with their movies: Women must be seen...
Kate Moss picks up her Style Icon honor at the Daily Front Row Awards
The British model is honoured at the fashion publication’s 7th-year event that celebrates leaders in the fashion industry. Rough cut (no reporter narration)....
Hong Kong protesters stage fresh rallies as leader says bill withdrawal a first step
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Friday said measures announced this week to help restore order in the Chinese-ruled city were a first step, and...
Lebanon’s Aoun warns Israel would bear consequences of any attack
Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun warned on Friday that Israel would bear the results of any attack on his country, days after a flare-up at the...
Hurricane Dorian skirts U.S. Carolinas’ coast with high winds and rain
Hurricane Dorian, downgraded to a Category 1 but still packing 90 mph (150 kph) winds, crawled north on Friday, skirting the Carolinas and flooding coastal...
Mosquito spray, diapers, flashlights cannot beat cash for Dorian relief
Americans are piling power generators, bottled water and other critical supplies into well-meaning mountains of Bahamas hurricane relief, but disaster response leaders say gathering goods...
In Europe, U.S. defense secretary calls for greater effort to counter China, Russia
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper, in his first major speech, on Friday called for a greater European focus on tackling what he called growing security...