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  • Gay marriage can now take place in France Gay marriage can now take place in France

    France has legalised same-sex marriage, becoming the 14th country to do so. President Francois Hollande signed the bill into law following months of bitter political debate, including a legal challenge by the right-wing opposition. On Friday the Constitutional Council threw out the challenge, allowing the president to sign the documents. The legislation also legalises gay ...

  • Denmark wins Eurovision song contest 2013

    Denmark has been crowned the winner of Eurovision song contest 2013 that were held in the Swedish city of Malmo. Emmelie de Forest, 20, won the title with 281 points thanks to her splendid rendition of the song 'Only Teardrops', while Azerbaijan stood second 234 points, the BBC reported. UK entrant Bonnie Tyler, 61, who is best known for her 1983 hit 'Total Eclipse of the Heart', had high ...

  • Russia reviews adoption law over French gay marriage

    Russia's children's rights ombudsman Pavel Astakhov has said Moscow may change its adoption agreement with France in response to the country's new gay marriage law. Earlier Saturday French President Francois Hollande signed into law a controversial bill allowing same-sex marriage. The bill has sparked mass protests throughout the nation. Russian President Vladimir Putin said late last month ...

  • Washington Week Focus on Burma US Government Scandals

    WASHINGTON -- A groundbreaking visit by Burma’s president and continuing probes of U.S. government scandals highlight a busy week ahead in Washington. Six months after President Barack Obama visited Rangoon, President Thein Sein reciprocates Monday with a visit to the White House. Last November, Obama hailed democratic reforms in Burma. "A dictatorship of five decades has ...

  • Turkish bond yields reach record lows

    But there are problems associated with economic growth and Erdogan, who is visiting Washington, is concerned that investor enthusiasm is attracting money into the country too quickly, and is artificially boosting the value of the Turkish ...

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The Giant Leeches [DVD]

The Giant Leeches [DVD]

In the argument of quality versus quantity, producers Roger Corman and Samuel Z. Arkoff happily opted for the latter. Both Corman and Arkoff are hallowed names in the annals of exploitation and cheapie horror movies of the 1950s and '60s. The amount of cinema these two men are responsible for is staggering: Combined, they have production credits on at least 430 movies spanning more than five ... ...

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  • Divorced Briton admits killing his 2 children in France

    Photo taken on Sunday, May 19, 2013, in Saint-Priest shows the balcony of the apartment where the bodies of two children, aged 5 and 10, were discovered with their throats cut at their father’s place. The father, a 48-year-old man involved in a bitter child custody battle was being held by French police on Sunday. AFP PHOTO/JEFF PACHOUD LYON--A 48-year-old divorced Briton locked in a ...

  • Henrik Sedin leads Sweden to gold at Worlds with 5-1 win over Switzerland

    Team USA's Alex Galchenyuk scores the winning shootout goal against Finland goalie Antti Raanta during bronze medal final action at the world hockey championship in Stockholm, Sweden, on Sunday, May 19, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques ...

  • Reprisal heat on EU for carbon levy

    New Delhi, May 19: India is gearing up to retaliate against the European Union's plan to slap penalties on two domestic airlines ' Air India and Jet Airways ' for failing to pay carbon emission fees. India has made it clear that it will oppose the EU measure. "We have not received any information regarding the fines. As far as we know, the scheme has been postponed," ...

  • Soccer-European roundup-Arsenal Milan qualify for Champions League

    Arsenal beat North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur to England's fourth Champions League spot, their 1-0 victory over Newcastle on the final day of the Premier League season enough to ensure their place in Europe's showpiece competition. In Serie ...

  • HM Led Labor Breakthrough by European Retailers

    the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh collapsed in one of the worst industrial disasters in history, a brash human-rights ad went viral. It paired a smiling photo of the chief executive of H&M, the Swedish retailer that is world's largest buyer of clothes from Bangladesh, with a picture of an anguished woman at the Rana Plaza ...

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