James Bond
May defends deployment of extra 3,500 Olympic troops
Jul 12, 2012 09:33 EDT
The home secretary defended the handling of Olympic security Thursday after the government said it would deploy an extra 3,500 troops after a private security firm failed to provide enough guards.
US beefs up protection of economic data
Jul 11, 2012 17:03 EDT
The US Labor Department's adversaries are "profit-driven, technically sophisticated individuals who may have considerable resources at their disposal."
Roger Moore croons 007 birthday song
Jul 11, 2012 12:36 EDT
One-time 007 Roger Moore has teamed up with a former Bond Girl to record a song marking 50 years of the spy's on-screen adventures, a James Bond fan club said on Wednesday.
Bond exhibition marks 50 years shaken, not stirred
Jul 05, 2012 15:47 EDT
Tuxedos, bikinis and vodka martinis are among hundreds of items going on show in London to mark 50 years since James Bond made the jump from Ian Fleming's novels to the silver screen.
British Queen to lead giant river pageant
Jun 03, 2012 06:34 EDT
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II sails on a royal barge down the River Thames Sunday as part of a huge pageant marking her diamond jubilee, in one of the biggest events of its kind in London's history.
Queen Elizabeth to lead giant jubilee river pageant
Jun 03, 2012 02:14 EDT
Queen Elizabeth is to sail on a royal barge down the River Thames Sunday as part of a huge pageant marking her diamond jubilee, in one of the biggest events of its kind in London's history.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth leads giant river pageant
Jun 03, 2012 02:06 EDT
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is to sail on a royal barge down the River Thames Sunday as part of a huge pageant marking her diamond jubilee, in one of the biggest events of its kind in London's history.
Queen to lead giant jubilee river pageant
Jun 03, 2012 01:17 EDT
Queen Elizabeth sails on a royal barge down the River Thames Sunday as part of a huge pageant marking her diamond jubilee, in one of the biggest events of its kind in London's history.
Britain's queen to lead giant jubilee river pageant
Jun 02, 2012 23:35 EDT
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II sails on a royal barge down the River Thames Sunday as part of a huge pageant marking her diamond jubilee, in one of the biggest events of its kind in London's history.
1,000-boat flotilla sails for diamond jubilee
May 28, 2012 03:12 EDT
Celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee reach their climax on June 3 when a flotilla of 1,000 boats sails up the River Thames in a spectacle that presents formidable security challenges.
Denmark's Mads Mikkelsen wins Cannes best actor
May 27, 2012 16:45 EDT
Danish heart-throb Mads Mikkelsen clinched the best actor prize at Cannes on Sunday for his role in Thomas Vinterberg's taut psychological thriller "The Hunt".
'Love' conquers all in Cannes
May 27, 2012 14:29 EDT
"Love", the wrenching tale of an elderly man caring for his dying wife, scooped top prize at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, handing a second Palme d'Or to Austria's Michael Haneke.
Danish hysteria drama 'The Hunt' blows away Cannes
May 20, 2012 13:47 EDT
"The Hunt", a taut psychological thriller starring Danish heart-throb Mads Mikkelsen as a man falsely accused of molesting a child, emerged Sunday as a hot contender at Cannes.
William and Kate to join queen on jubilee river barge
May 17, 2012 13:33 EDT
Prince William and his wife Catherine will sail with Queen Elizabeth II on her royal barge as it leads a huge flotilla down London's River Thames for her diamond jubilee, officials said Thursday.
Italian perfumer celebrates 400-year anniversary
Apr 13, 2012 08:30 EDT
Wafts of perfume thrill visitors as soon as they set foot in the frescoed halls of the Santa Maria Novella pharmacy in Florence, a perfumer to poets, film stars and noblewomen through the ages.
Ancient Italian perfumer celebrates 400-year anniversary
Apr 13, 2012 01:48 EDT
Wafts of perfume thrill visitors as soon as they set foot in the frescoed halls of the Santa Maria Novella pharmacy in Florence, a perfumer to poets, film stars and noblewomen through the ages.
William Boyd to pen new Bond adventure
Apr 11, 2012 19:52 EDT
Author William Boyd is to follow in the footsteps of fellow novelists Kingsley Amis and Sebastian Faulks by penning a new adventure for 007 superspy James Bond, it was revealed on Thursday.
Inventors limber up for Geneva showcase
Apr 11, 2012 15:17 EDT
A ultra-quick sock drier and a device to repel pesky bugs are among about 1,000 inventions being showcased at the 40th International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva next week.
Pakistan censors ban 'India's James Bond'
Mar 27, 2012 09:49 EDT
Pakistan has banned India's James Bond, outlawing a high-octane Bollywood action flick in which an Indian secret agent thwarts Pakistani spies from detonating a nuclear bomb in Delhi.
Branson congratulates 'incredible' Cameron dive
Mar 26, 2012 14:41 EDT
British billionaire and adventurer Richard Branson may have lost his unwritten race to the bottom of the ocean with James Cameron, but he told AFP Monday he wants to team up with the Hollywood director.
