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Paul Waters and Kevin Voecks: reflecting on five years of marriage in California

2013-06-19 16:26:44

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U.S. and EU agree to launch free-trade talks

2013-06-17 14:12:00

� WASHINGTON -- The U.S. and the European Union will begin talks next month on an ambitious free-trade deal between the two rich regions that exchanged more than $645 billion in goods last year. But the announcement, made Monday ahead of the Group...

Obama returns to Berlin, no longer a 'superstar'

2013-06-15 15:51:00

WASHINGTON — Five years ago, when Americans had not yet made up their minds on their choice for president, Europe had. More than 200,000 people crowded the streets of Berlin — a favorite backdrop for U.S. politicians reaching for history...

Costa-Gavras' 'Capital' ideas come to Los Angeles Film Festival

2013-06-17 05:30:00

Even at 80, Costa-Gavras is fighting the good fight. The Greek-born, naturalized French writer-director best known for his politically charged films such as 1969's Oscar-winning "Z" and 1982's "Missing," found himself in the middle of police action in...

Palm Springs International ShortFest lines up 330 films

2013-06-10 12:13:00

The 2013 Palm Springs International ShortFest & Short Film Market, now in its 19th year, will feature 330 films from 49 countries, including 70 world premieres, 55 North American premieres and 14 U.S. premieres. The films will be showcased in 53...

Fees for airline extras have made the trip to Europe

2013-06-10 00:00:00

The era of passenger fees — charges for checked bags, seat upgrades and onboard food — began to take hold in the U.S. when airlines tried to offset their losses from surging fuel prices in 2008. Now, with Europe in the grip of the longest...

Watch man with flare interrupt French Open to protest gay marriage

2013-06-10 07:44:00

� So Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer are busy playing in the men's final of the French Open when something unexpected happens: A shirtless man with a flare and wearing a mask jumps onto the court and starts running around. Was it Roger Federer, mad he...

Rafael Nadal wins a record eighth French Open tennis title

2013-06-09 18:00:00

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'The Daily Show' mocks gay marriage opponents around the globe

2013-06-14 11:15:00

Given the rapidly evolving status of gay rights here in the U.S, where the Boy Scouts of America recently lifted a ban on gay youths and the Supreme Court prepares to rule on two same-sex marriage cases, �John Oliver decided it was time to check up on the...

Cate Blanchett, Isabelle Huppert debut in 'The Maids' in Australia

2013-06-12 08:00:00

It's a pairing that theater producers in New York and London would no doubt go ga-ga over. But for the time being at least, only audiences in Sydney,�Australia, can catch Cate Blanchett and French film icon Isabelle Huppert performing a frightening...

Europe rethinks its pursuit of austerity

2013-06-14 18:03:00

LONDON — After years of unrelenting austerity, Europe seems to have turned a corner on its debt crisis — right into a dead-end street. Since the turmoil erupted in 2009, countries from Ireland to Greece have focused almost exclusively on...

Warming temperatures taking the sparkle out of some wines

2013-06-14 18:08:00

Business is not so bubbly for sparkling wine makers. Climate change is bringing higher temperatures to regions like Champagne, France, where delicate vines are succumbing to heat. In interviews with wine publication Decanter, winemakers in France's...

The peloton makes its way through rural France during stage nine of the Tour de France on July 13, 2004 from Saint Leonard de Noblat to Gueret, France.

2013-06-18 17:45:24

The peloton climbs the Col Du Lautaret during stage nine of the Tour de France from Bourg d'Oisans to Gap in France.

2013-06-18 17:45:23

TO GO WITH AFP STORY DELPHINE TOUITOU French aircraft interior designer Jacques Pierrejean poses on June 18, 2013 in the business class section he designed for a Qatar Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner at Le Bourget airport, near Paris, during the 50th International Paris Air show.

2013-06-18 00:00:00