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Held hostage in Goa row over property, claims French actress

A 75-year-old French actor has alleged she is being held "hostage" in her house at Calangute in North Goa since earlier this week over a property dispute and finds herself in a......

Painting the town red: La Tomatina festival

Thousands of revelers hurled tomatoes at each other, cavorting in the red pulp beneath their feet in the Spanish town of Bunol. Organisers of the annual Tomatina festival tossed 145 tonnes of......

2015 in PHOTOS: From bloodshed to brotherhood

From the rise of the Islamic State to the violent terror attack on Paris to Europe's migrant crisis, there was no lack of news in 2015. In this series, Rediff.com presents a selection of the......

Spain's King Juan Carlos abdicates: PM

Spain's King Juan Carlos is abdicating after almost 40 years on the throne and his son Prince Felipe will succeed him, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Monday in a surprise announcement. "His......

The TOMATINA album: World's biggest food fight, now at a price

It was raining tomatoes yet again, but this year at a price. Facing a squashed budget, the Spanish town of Bunol charged a few for the first time. Revellers paid at least 10 Euros for the privilege......

2 Indians in Asia's 10 best stock pickers

After a dip from the late 1990s financial crisis and postmillennial bubble, stock trading volume in Asia has been on the rise. Outside the US 1,700 sell-side analysts track these equity markets.......

10 movie gems from Berlin

Here are Aseem Chhabra's picks -- 'films that mattered to me, entertained me and will stay with me through the year.' With nearly 400 films in several different sections, this year's Berlinale was......

Nagesh Kukunoor's Dhanak makes waves in Berlin

Hollywood stars had a strong presence at this year's Berlinale, but the results were mixed.The biggest disappointment at the Berlinale is the very small representation of Indian films. Aseem......

Review: Rise of the Planet of Apes is awesome

Sukanya Verma feels Rise of the Planet of the Apes is an awesome film with breathtaking visuals. Post YOUR reviews here!This ongoing strife between Hollywood producers and multiplexes over monetary......

Freida Pinto in Planet of the Apes prequel?

Freida Pinto is in talks to star opposite Spider Man star James Franco in the Rise of the Apes, the prequel to the Planet of the Apes. The 25-year-old actress, who shot to global fame with her......

Gus Van Sant and Sean Penn shine in Milk

The history of Hollywood is littered with tales of personal projects that filmmakers obsessed over for years (sometimes decades) only to have people wondering what all the fuss was about when the......

Man City's winning streak shattered; Real humiliated at home

Gyokeres grabs hat-trick as Sporting maul Man City IMAGE: Sporting CP coach Ruben Amorim and players celebrate after the match. Photograph: Pedro Nunes/Reuters Sporting marked the final home......

Soccer Wrap: Argentina hand Maffeo maiden call-up; Italy recall Calabria

IMAGE: Mallorca's Pablo Maffeo handed maiden call-up. Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters Argentina have called up Mallorca's Spanish defender Pablo Maffeo for the first time ahead of this......

All Squads: Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup

The FIFA 2022 World Cup will kick-off in Qatar on Sunday, November 20. Here is a list of the 26-man squads playing in the quadrennial global football extravaganza. ARGENTINA......

Europa League PHOTOS: Arsenal join Chelsea in quarters, Inter out

IMAGES from the Europa League matches played on Thursday IMAGE: Arsenal's Ainsley Maitland-Niles celebrates after scoring their second goal against Stade Rennes during their Europa League, round......

Five talking points from the weekend in La Liga

Real Madrid's woes continued in La Liga as they lost at home to Levante, while Barcelona forward Lionel Messi fractured his right arm and will miss El Clasico next weekend. Here are five talking......

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