Moscow, May 19 (Xinhua) Russia and the US have started the first round of talks here on a new strategic arms reduction treaty, the Russian foreign ministry said Tuesday.
The US delegation is led by Rose Gottemoeller, US assistant secretary of state and the Russian side is headed by Anatoly Antonov, director of the security and disarmament department of the Russian foreign ministry.
London, May 19 (IANS) Oscar winning actor Sean Penn is set to play a Nazi-hunting rockstar in a new movie.
The “Milk” star is in talks to headline Italian director Paolo Sorrentino’s first English-language film “This Must Be the Place” and is slated to play a wealthy, retired rocker who embarks on a quest to find the German officer who executed his father, reports contactmusic.com.
London, May 19 (IANS) Legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg is set to fulfill his longtime dream of bringing the life of legendary civil rights activist Martin Luther King to the big screen as he has been granted permission to make a biopic on him.
King, who was assassinated in 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee at the age of 39, was a leading campaigner for equality for African-American citizens.
London, May 19 (IANS) Socialite heiress Paris Hilton is so fascinated by David and Victoria Beckham that she wants to name her children after the superstar couple.
Contactmusic.com reports that the controversial queen has become friends with the pair after dining with the former Spice Girl and her soccer star partner in California and she was so impressed by the British celebrities that she is planning to give her future babies the Beckham’s first names.
London, May 19 (IANS) “Desperate Housewives” star Eva Longoria is planning to celebrate her Latina roots on the big screen, eyeing a biopic about the life of legendary Mexican film star Maria Felix.
Longoria admits she has always wanted to play Felix, who passed away in 2002 at the age of 88 and cites her Mexican genes as one of the major reasons why she is determined to land the role for herself, reports contactmusic.com.
London, May 19 (IANS) “Desperate Housewives” star Eva Longoria is planning to celebrate her Latina roots on the big screen, as she is eyeing a movie about the life of legendary Mexican film star Maria Felix.
Longoria Parker admits she has always wanted to play Felix, who passed away in 2002 at the age of 88 and cites her Mexican genes as one of the major reasons why she is determined to land the role herself, reports contactmusic.com.
Geneva, May 19 (DPA) The UN Human Rights Council will hold a special session on the situation in Sri Lanka next week, after finally gathering enough signatures of member states.
“The Human Rights Council cannot be silent when innocent civilians are caught up in armed conflicts,” the council’s President Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi said in a statement.
Manila, May 19 (Xinhua) Twenty-six people have died in landslides caused by the incessant rains in southern Philippines, officials said Tuesday.
The authorities have urged the residents in the affected areas to move to safer places.
New York, May 19 (Xinhua) The Wall Street opened lower Tuesday as the record plunge of the housing sector in April overshadowed the better-than-expected earnings of the Home Depot.
The US Commerce Department said the construction of new homes and apartments fell 12.8 percent in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 458,000 units. Economists had expected the construction sector to post a modest increase in April.
Dubai, May 19 (IANS) Archaeologists in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have discovered potsherds dating back to around 3,000 B.C., WAM reported Tuesday.
The discovery was made in the Ed-Dur archaeological site in the emirate of Umm Al Qaiwain.