IFIL SpA said it is investing 42.5 million euros in Paris-based Mangas Capital Entertainment with the aim to launch MCE as a new player in the European television production sector.
MCE was founded by businessman Stephane Courbit, who has solid experience in developing TV programme formats and producing content, IFIL said.
The investment is in the framework [...]

Indiana’s controversial photo identification rule may not have made a major dent in the state’s high turnout, but it did frustrate a small group of voters more accustomed to divine law.
About 12 elderly Roman Catholic nuns were turned away Tuesday from a polling place because they didn’t have state or federal identification bearing a photograph.
Sister [...]

“I’m not going to use the Olympics as a platform for any of the issues I feel strongly about,” gymnast David Durante said. “The Olympics are about competition. It’s about the athletes and bringing the world together on a stage that is very positive. I feel like it’s unfortunate that these issues get brought up [...]

Debate will intensify this week as Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top commander in Iraq, and Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker testify to Congress. Clouding their testimony is fighting that erupted late last month as U.S.-trained Iraqi forces attempted to oust Shiite militias from Basra in southern Iraq.McCain planned to highlight a sharp drop in violence [...]

There was barely a contribution from either player over the second half of the season but both filled their boots enough through the first four of eight rounds that their tallies of runs and wickets couldnt be matched.
New Zealand opener Bell finished with a competition-best 727 runs at an average of 90.87.
Because of national duties, [...]

Whether they have succeeded in prolonging their international careers also remains to be seen.
Bell and Sinclair might have made their biggest contributions of a poor campaign against the English yesterday, but scores of 29 and 39 are not exactly compelling evidence for retention for the return tour in May.
It is unlikely their frustrating knocks will [...]

“After a struggle of 11 years, the state has failed to prove any case against Mr. Zardari,” his attorney, Farooq Naek, told reporters in Rawalpindi, a city near the capital, Islamabad. “After a long darkness in the tunnel, the light has come.”Zardari took control of Bhutto’s party after she was assassinated in December. The party [...]

BEIJING (Reuters) - At least five political allies of Chinese President Hu Jintao are likely to become senior advisers to parliament as he moves to further consolidate power, two independent sources with ties to the leadership said.
Hu, who doubles as Communist Party and military chief, has promoted his men to key positions as he seeks [...]

The foundation has claimed ownership of discoveries made by James Thomson since 1995. Thomson was the first person to isolate human embryonic stem cells, from which virtually all organs, cells and other body tissue arise.
His discoveries made Wisconsin a key stop on the path to commercializing any products developed from the cells.
The foundation announced Thursday [...]