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Weinstein showcases Grace Kelly, Mandela flicks

CANNES, France (AP) -- The Weinstein Company's fall slate of awards contenders will feature a glamorous Grace Kelly, a brawny Nelson Mandela and a mysterious J.D. Salinger....

AP PHOTOS: Cuba's LGBT community celebrates

HAVANA (AP) -- A week of drag shows, colorful marches and social and cultural events in Havana culminates Friday with celebrations of the International Day Against Homophobia....

Canada abuzz over purported crack video of mayor

TORONTO (AP) -- A video purportedly of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack has caused an uproar in Canada. Ford on Friday called the allegations "ridiculous."...

Iran's Farhadi and China's Jia make Cannes splash

CANNES, France (AP) -- Two directors from countries with tough film censorship brought bold and probing movies to the Cannes Film Festival on Friday - one exploring China's social problems, the other delving into the mysteries of the human heart....

Venezuela's military enters high-crime slums

PETARE, Venezuela (AP) -- Stern-looking soldiers clutching assault rifles wave down the beat-up Chevy Caprice entering this sprawling slum on the outskirts of Caracas....

A look at `enforced disappearances' worldwide

The U.N. Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances is pressing governments to provide information about open cases. Over the past two decades, it received nearly 54,000 cases, of which nearly 43,000 in 84 states remain unsolved. The number of cases is believed to be only a fraction of those who disappeared after being taken by security forces....

Rights groups: Syria holds thousands incommunicado

BEIRUT (AP) -- About 30 security agents showed up just after midnight, breaking down the door to an apartment in the town of Daraya near the Syrian capital of Damascus. They grabbed a 24-year-old university student and drove off....

Hints of political change on horizon in Algeria

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) -- The Arab Spring may finally be en route to Algeria....

IMF says Cyprus at risk of even deeper recession

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The International Monetary Fund says serious economic risks remain for Cyprus even after a big international bailout....

IMF says Cyprus at risk of even deeper recession

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The International Monetary Fund says serious economic risks remain for Cyprus even after a big international bailout....