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4:20pm, 10th May, 2019

North Carolina man charged with 1985 murder of top Hollywood director

A North Carolina man has been charged in the long-unsolved murder of a top Hollywood television director and world-class bridge player who was found slain at his Los Angeles home in 1985, prosecutors said on Friday.

Elle Fanning, 'The Favourite' director Lanthimos picked for Cannes jury

5:56pm, 29th April, 2019

Entertainment

Elle Fanning, 'The Favourite' director Lanthimos picked for Cannes jury

U.S. actress Elle Fanning, French graphic novelist Enki Bilal and the Oscar-nominated director of "The Favourite", Yorgos Lanthimos, will be among jury members at the Cannes Film Festival next month, organizers said on Monday.

U.S. film director John Singleton dead at age 51

4:15pm, 29th April, 2019

US

U.S. film director John Singleton dead at age 51

John Singleton, who made his movie directorial debut with the acclaimed "Boyz n the Hood" about young men struggling in a gang-ridden Los Angeles neighborhood, died on Monday at the age of 51, his family said.

U.S. film director John Singleton to be taken off life support: family

2:26pm, 29th April, 2019

Entertainment

U.S. film director John Singleton to be taken off life support: family

Oscar-nominated director John Singleton, best known for his 1991 film "Boyz n the Hood," will be removed from life support on Monday, his family said in a statement.

White House ex-security director to ignore Congress' subpoena: report

9:11am, 23rd April, 2019

Politics

White House ex-security director to ignore Congress' subpoena: report

A former White House security director on Tuesday plans to ignore a congressional subpoena to answer U.S. lawmakers' questions about allegations that the Trump administration overruled career officials' security clearance decisions, the Was...

National Cancer Institute director to serve as acting FDA chief - HHS

11:53am, 12th March, 2019

US

National Cancer Institute director to serve as acting FDA chief - HHS

National Cancer Institute Director Norman Sharpless will serve as acting commissioner for the Food and Drug Administration following Scott Gottlieb's recent resignation, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Tuesday.

Apple holders vote down proposal to disclose ideology of director nominees

8:29am, 2nd March, 2019

Business

Apple holders vote down proposal to disclose ideology of director nominees

Apple Inc shareholders on Friday defeated a shareholder proposal from a conservative group that would have required the company to disclose the "ideological perspective" of nominees for its board of directors.

Director Stanley Donen, famed for landmark film 'Singin' in the Rain,' dies at 94

12:59pm, 23rd February, 2019

Entertainment

Director Stanley Donen, famed for landmark film 'Singin' in the Rain,' dies at 94

Stanley Donen, the former dancer who directed some of Hollywood's greatest musicals including Gene Kelly's landmark "Singin' in the Rain," "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" and "On the Town," has died at age 94, according to media repo...

Nissan panel to recommend outside director to chair board: Nikkei

11:26pm, 16th February, 2019

Business

Nissan panel to recommend outside director to chair board: Nikkei

A Nissan Motor governance committee will recommend the appointment of an external director as board chairman, a role distinct from company chairman, in a move to decentralize power at the top level, the Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday.

Israeli director Nadav Lapid's 'Synonyms' wins Berlinale

5:45pm, 16th February, 2019

Entertainment

Israeli director Nadav Lapid's 'Synonyms' wins Berlinale

Nadav Lapid's "Synonyms", an anarchic story about an Israeli who tries to suppress his origins after moving to Paris, won the Berlin Film Festival's coveted Golden Bear award on Saturday.

Israeli director Nadav Lapid's 'Synonyms' wins Golden Bear

3:40pm, 16th February, 2019

Entertainment

Israeli director Nadav Lapid's 'Synonyms' wins Golden Bear

Israeli director Nadav Lapid's film "Synonyms", about an Israeli man who tries to suppress his origins after moving to Paris, starting with his own language, won the Berlin Film Festival's coveted Golden Bear award on Saturday.

BAFTA suspends 'Bohemian Rhapsody' director Bryan Singer nomination

9:46am, 7th February, 2019

Entertainment

BAFTA suspends 'Bohemian Rhapsody' director Bryan Singer nomination

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has suspended "Bohemian Rhapsody" director Bryan Singer's nomination for Sunday's awards ceremony following allegations of sexual misconduct.

North Korea hospital director says Warmbier torture charges 'total distortion'

10:49am, 27th October, 2018

World

North Korea hospital director says Warmbier torture charges 'total distortion'

The director of the hospital in North Korea that treated an American student who died last year after detention in the country has rejected fresh charges that he died as a result of torture.

China trumps Russia in counterterrorism threat to U.S.: FBI Director

9:59am, 10th October, 2018

Politics

China trumps Russia in counterterrorism threat to U.S.: FBI Director

China is waging an unprecedented campaign to influence American public opinion as November congressional elections approach and presents the greatest long-term counterintelligence threat to the United States, U.S. security officials said on Wednesday...

Former U.S. CDC director Frieden arrested for sexual abuse

11:56am, 24th August, 2018

US

Former U.S. CDC director Frieden arrested for sexual abuse

Thomas Frieden, a former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), was arrested in New York City on Friday on charges of sexual abuse, forcible touching and harassment of a woman last year, the New York Police Department...

Trump revokes security clearance of former CIA director Brennan: White House

2:25pm, 15th August, 2018

Politics

Trump revokes security clearance of former CIA director Brennan: White House

U.S. President Donald Trump revoked the security clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan on Wednesday, accusing Brennan of using his access to classified information in order to "sow division and chaos" about the Trump administration.

U.S. housing finance agency director Watt says he is under investigation

3:18pm, 27th July, 2018

Politics

U.S. housing finance agency director Watt says he is under investigation

The director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Mel Watt, confirmed on Friday he is under investigation after Politico reported he is being probed for alleged sexual harassment of an agency employee.

U.S. Senate confirms Haspel to be first woman CIA director

3:30pm, 17th May, 2018

Politics

U.S. Senate confirms Haspel to be first woman CIA director

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate confirmed Gina Haspel on Thursday to be director of the CIA, ending a bruising confirmation fight centered on her ties to the spy agency's past use of waterboarding and other brutal interrogation techniques...