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Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Comedy horror film "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" had a strong showing in its second weekend out, taking in $51. 7 million and again helping shock new...

New York (AFP) - Talks between Boeing and striking US factory workers will resume Tuesday under a federal mediator, the union said, after workers voted overwhelmingly to reject a proposal...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - The biggest French television hit of the past 20 years arrives on American screens Tuesday with "High Potential," a family-friendly detective comedy with an...

Washington (AFP) - The Federal Reserve is gearing up to announce its first interest rate cut for more than four years on Wednesday, with policymakers expected to debate how big...

Caracas (AFP) - Three Americans, two Spaniards and a Czech citizen have been detained in Venezuela on suspicion of plotting to destabilize the country, the government said, as the United...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Historical epic "Shogun" -- a tale of warring dynasties in feudal Japan -- could make history Sunday at the Emmy Awards, television's equivalent of...

(AFP) - At a low, squat building in Springfield, Ohio, housing a Haitian community center, the FBI has arrived to investigate menacing phone calls telling this small US town's immigrant...

Didim (Turkey) (AFP) - Mourners gathered in southwest Turkey on Saturday for the funeral of a US-Turkish activist, who was shot dead while protesting Israeli settlements in the West Bank....

Washington (AFP) - From talks on social issues to topics like constitutionalism and religion, bookseller Yu Miao wanted Jifeng Bookstore in Shanghai to be a place for public discussions. "But...

Tokyo (AFP) - The samurai in "Shogun" don't swing their arms as they walk -- just one of many authentic historical details that have helped make the hit television drama...