Israeli lobby puts pressure on Obama to strike Iran The world's largest pro-Israeli lobby - AIPEC - is gathering in Washington this weekend to put more pressure on Barack Obama over attacking Iran. With the Jewish state intensifying war rhetoric, threatening military action against the Islamic Republic, the US has been accused of being ambiguous on the matter. RT's Gayane Chichakyan reports on the conflicting pressures on Obama - from those for and against war.
This is a list of some of the coolest umbrellas. However, many people hate rain, they despise when even a drop falls on their skin, but when they have to go out, they take an umbrella with them. But is there a better way than to have fun while walking or singing in the rain then to shield you with an awesome umbrella.
Iran conducts 'grossly unfair' election amid sanctions and threat of war
Tehran's attempt to portray vote - from which opposition was banned - as sign of unity derided by Human Rights Watch
Iran's opposition, crushed in recent years and banned from running in the elections, largely called for a countrywide boycott of the vote. Many activists sympathetic to the Green movement took to social networking websites to urge Iranians to embarrass the regime by staying at home. Some even distributed leaflets, reading "I won't vote". For the opposition it was a non-event, although some Iranian politicians affiliated to the opposition, including former presidents Mohammad Khatami and Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, participated in the vote. Some believe they were forced to.
Olivier Bonnard, correspondant du Nouvel Observateur à Los Angeles, a rencontré Jean Dujardin après avoir obtenu son Oscar du meilleur acteur pour "The Artist".
Jean Dujardin est un homme comblé ! Sacré hier soir de l'Oscar du meilleur acteur, il a conquis l'Europe tout entière et les États-Unis qui ne jurent plus que par l'acteur au sourire et à l'humour ravageurs. Mais ce dernier aurait dû tourner sept fois sa langue dans sa bouche lors de son discours. En effet, les Américains n'auraient pas apprécié la vulgarité de l'acteur !
Jean Dujardin aurait-il prononcé le mot de trop ? Il semblerait que oui ! Lors de son discours aux Oscars 2012 où il a remporté le prix du meilleur acteur, l'acteur a tenu à s'exprimer en anglais pour son discours. Peu sûr de lui et parlant un anglais approximatif, le comédien a décidé de terminer ses déclarations en français. Mais ce dernier a lâché le mot de trop, "putain", ce qui n'a pas plu aux Américains !
En remerciant l'académie de l'avoir placé sur le toit du monde cinématographique, Jean Dujardin n'a pas assuré au moment de son discours. Il a donc juré en français, ce qui n'a pas été du goût des Américains qui estiment qu'il s'agissait là du discours le plus important de sa vie.
Déjà sur les réseaux sociaux, la polémique enfle. Sur Twitter, cette déclaration a été aussitôt commentée et reprise avec moqueries et indignation.
From left, Leila Hatami, Mahmoud Kalari, Peyman Moadi, Sarina Farhadi, Thomas Langmann, and Asghar Farhadi arrive before the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles
Oscar Award 2012 Foreign Language Film, A separation by Asghar Farhadi
Oscars 2012: A Separation wins best foreign language film
A Separation, an Iranian drama about a couple considering a divorce, wins best foreign language film at the 2012 Oscars
A Separation has won the best foreign language film Oscar at the Academy Award ceremony currently taking place at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. The Iranian divorce drama, directed by Asghar Farhadi and starring Peyman Maadi and Leila Hatami, has been in pole position for the Oscar ever since it carried off the Golden Globe last month.
A Separation was up against four other contenders, including Agnieszka Holland's second world war drama In Darkness and the Israeli father-son rivalry story Footnote. It was confidently expected to win the award after Pedro Almodovar's The Skin I Live In, which beat it to the best foreign film Bafta a fortnight ago, was not submitted as Spain's official entry.
A Separation, which examines the moral and social conflicts that arise in a Tehran family after a couple apply for a divorce, was recently criticised as a "dirty picture" by Iranian hardliners, despite its commercial success in the country.