French documentary filmmaker Severin Blanchet killed in Kabul

French filmmaker Severin Blanchet killed in Kabul

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Kabul lodge honors ‘Flashy,’ scoundrel of fiction

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Uzbek film director convicted for ’slanderous’ documentary on wedding rituals

Uzbek filmmaker convicted for slander

MOSCOW — An Uzbek film director says she has been convicted of slander for making a documentary on wedding rituals in the authoritarian ex-Soviet state.

ABC’s Diane Sawyer heads to Afghanistan for ‘World News,’ traveling with top US commander

ABC’s Sawyer heads to Afghanistan

PASADENA, Calif. — Diane Sawyer is in Afghanistan, her first overseas trip as anchor of ABC’s “World News.”

TV executive: Contact made with hostage-takers of 2 French journalists in Afghanistan

French journalists held hostage in Afghanistan

‘Today’ show’s Lauer, Roker broadcasting from Afghanistan this week

NBC sends Lauer, Roker to Afghanistan

NEW YORK — NBC’s “Today” show will broadcast from Afghanistan this week.

TV footage shows insurgents handling what appears to be US ammo in east Afghanistan

TV footage show insurgents with US ammo

KABUL — Television footage shows insurgents handling what appears to be U.S. ammunition in eastern Afghanistan that American forces left last month following a deadly firefight that killed eight troops.

Vlad the Promoter: Putin suggests song contest for Russia, Central Asia, China

MOSCOW — From the Cold War to a Battle of the Bands.

Russian spacecraft with circus tycoon, Russian and US astronauts lands safely in Kazakhstan

MOSCOW — The Russian Soyuz capsule carrying Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte and two other space travelers landed safely in Kazakhstan on Sunday, ending the entertainment tycoon’s mirthful space odyssey.

Canadian circus billionaire Guy Laliberte, crew mates blast off for space station

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan — Canadian circus tycoon Guy Laliberte turned space into his big top Wednesday, boarding a Russian rocket and lifting off on a mission that mixes a serious message on water shortages with some clowning around in the cosmos.

Billionaire clown Guy Laliberte, crew mates head for space station aboard Russian Soyuz craft

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan — A Canadian circus tycoon, an American astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut blasted off in a spacecraft from the Kazakh steppe Wednesday on a journey to the International Space Station.

Even in quarantine, the space clown’s enthusiasm is infectious

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan — Even in a sterile quarantine bay, the world’s first space clown couldn’t resist the urge to perform.

Circus tycoon: I’ll tickle astronauts on International Space Station in their sleep

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan — The man who hopes to be the first clown in space, Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte, said Tuesday he would tickle fellow astronauts as they sleep aboard the International Space Station.

Billionaire clown Guy Laliberte boards Russian Soyuz capsule for flight to space station

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan — The man who plans to become the first circus clown in space, and who may be among the last of the space tourists, was greeted by a raucous crowds of friends and family Wednesday as he prepared to blast off for the International Space Station.

PR firm hired by Pentagon examines coverage by reporters before they travel with troops

WASHINGTON — Military commanders in Afghanistan are not rejecting requests from reporters who want to accompany U.S. troops in Afghanistan because their prior coverage of the military has been negative, the Pentagon said Monday.

Britain’s Prince William hopeful he may one day fight on the front line

SHAWBURY, England — Britain’s Prince William has hinted he would like to follow in the army-booted footsteps of his younger brother and fight on the front line.

Outgoing war commander Gen. David McKiernan valued reaching out to Afghan elders

KABUL — Gen. David McKiernan’s private U.S. military jet raced south toward Kandahar, the Taliban’s former stronghold. Inside, McKiernan adjusted his reading glasses and turned a page of the Muslim holy book.

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