LONDON: Christopher Nolan has reportedly entered the race to direct the next James Bond movie - with reports suggesting he is ‘in talks’ for the job. Efforts to secure the services of the Dark Knight Rises helmer for the Skyfall follow-up are said to be in the early stages, with Nolan ...

MILAN : Italy's borrowing costs fell in a bond auction on Monday that raised $10.4b, taking advantage of greater liquidity in the market due to central bank policy action. Italy raised 3.5b euros with bonds due in 2016 at 1.92pc compared to 2.29pc last month, 1.5b euros in bonds due in 2026 at ...

LONDON: The true identity of James Bond’s MI6 boss has finally been revealed by a fan watching Skyfall. Mystery has long surrounded 007’s mentor, known only by her codename M, but her real name has been unveiled as Olivia Mansfield. A fan freeze-framed a single camera shot in Skyfall ...

manama - Oman is considering whether to issue a U.S. dollar-denominated sovereign bond, its first international bond since 1997 and its second ever, to facilitate debt sales by its private sector, finance minister Darwish al-Balushi told Reuters.“This year we do not plan but maybe for next ...

LONDON/ATLANTA: British film studio Pinewood Shepperton, home of the James Bond movies, plans to build its first movie, television and music studio in the United States, part of an international expansion strategy launched in 2009. The owner of Europe’s largest film studio, Pinewood said on ...

  LOS ANGELES TS PIERCE Brosnan was the deadliest James Bond - but he thinks society is being damaged by violence in films and video games. The actor, who relinquished his licence to kill in 2004, told The Sun he does not let his two teenage sons play shoot ‘em up style computer games in ...

London (BBC)The next James Bond book will be called Solo, author William Boyd has announced. “Sometimes less is more,” said Boyd about the “Bondian” title of his novel, which continues Ian Fleming’s series. “Not only did it fit the theme of the novel perfectly, ...

los angeles : Pierce Brosnan has backed Colin Salmon to play the first black James Bond, saying it is "absolutely essential" he takes on the role of 007. Brosnan, who played the secret agent in four films, said there was no rush to replace Daniel Craig, who he said was "doing superbly well". But ...

Danny KempMargaret Thatcher was credited with restoring Britain’s reputation on the world stage and her close bond with US president Ronald Reagan was seen as a key factor in ending the Cold War.From “handbagging” European leaders in demanding Britain’s money back to sending ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth was awarded one of Britain’s most prestigious entertainment honours for her support for the film and television industry.Actor and director Kenneth Branagh presented the 86-year-old monarch with an honourary BAFTA award - Britain’s equivalent of ...

SKYFALL star Ben Whishaw has hinted that Bond 24 could begin production by the end of the year. The Hour actor, who played MI6’s new Q in last year’s action blockbuster, said that he and Daniel Craig will “probably be back together again in about ten months”. “Well, ...

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DUNEDIN (Reuters) - The fictional James Bond always had a license to kill, and research from New Zealand suggests the suave spy’s movies have gotten more violent through the years.“In fact, they got quite a bit more violent over time,” said Robert Hancox, senior author of a study ...

DANIEL Craig has sent new mom Adele a package of baby gifts. The actor - who’s enjoying box office success with his new bond flick Skyfall - was so thrilled that the 24-year-old singer agreed to sing the theme song for the flick that he put together some limited edition memorabilia from the ...

LONDON (AFP) - James Bond actor Daniel Craig on Sunday surprised British servicemen at the Camp Bastion base in Afghanistan when he dropped in for a visit shortly before a screening of his new film “Skyfall”. Craig introduced the film to the 800 troops and then toured the camp, met ...

TORONTO (AFP) He’s got gadgets, girls and a great suit. James Bond turns 50, and as the superspy’s latest movie “Skyfall” opens in North America this week Toronto hosts the first global stop for the show “Designing 007 — Fifty Years of Bond Style.” The ...

LONDON - James Bond fans on Friday celebrated 50 years of the suave British spy’s adventures on the silver screen with a day of 007-themed events around the world.Bond appeared in a film for the first time in the now classic “Dr. No”, released on October 5, 1962, introducing ...

THEIR Bond girl characters never met during their onscreen escapades. But 007 beauties Britt Ekland, Eunice Gayson and Tania Mallet came face-to-face with each other - at a posh hotel in Buckinghamshire.The trio met up for a special one-off event to mark the 50th anniversary of the James Bond ...

LONDON (WO)JAMES Bond fans will be able to smell like the superspy after studio bosses decided to release a fragrance to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 007 franchise. Daniel Craig will return as the suave secret agent later this year when the series’ 23rd installment, Skyfall, is ...

LONDON  - Hollywood is helping London developers weather the financial crisis by turning empty offices into film sets, providing cash and publicity for landlords struggling to fill buildings with tenants because of the uncertain economic outlook. In addition to films and television shows, a ...

LONDON  - The largest collection of James Bond vehicles in the world opens to the public on Tuesday in Britain featuring classics such as the Aston Martin DBS from “Quantum of Solace.”From earlier Bond films, the Phantom III Rolls-Royce from “Goldfinger” and the Lotus ...

British actor Ben Whishaw has been cast as Q in the new Bond film Skyfall, his agent has confirmed. The role of 007s gadget designer was played by Desmond Llewelyn in From Russia With Love and most recently by John Cleese, opposite Pierce Brosnan, in 2002s Die Another Day. At the age of 31, Whishaw ...

LAHORE - Brooke Bond has over 140 years of tea expertise and has been catering to the diverse preferences of consumers across the country. As one of the major players in the tea industry, Brooke Bond has always been at the forefront of new initiatives in the category, says a press release. With ...

PATTOKI - Kasur District and Sessions Judge Hamayun Imtiaz while talking to Judges and lawyers of Pattoki Bar has said that relation between the Bar and Bench was unbreakable. He said that he considered himself as a lawyer and not a judge. He assured the gathering that 'Bakhshi Khana would be ...

ISLAMABAD - The management of Pakistan State Oil (PSO) has extended the encashment date of M/S FAL Oils performance bond worth of millions, which reportedly remained failed to sell cargoes of fuel oil to the company. Reliable sources informed that the management of Pakistan State Oil (PSO) agreed ...

The World Bank has issued its first yuan-denominated bond in a move that will help China as it tries to increase the use of its currency in global markets. The Washington-based lender said Tuesday it would raise 500 million yuan (76 million dollars) from the two-year bond issue on Hong Kong's ...

A pistol from a James Bond promotional poster sold at auction in London for 277,250 up to ten times its asking price. The weapon - a Walther air pistol - was used in promotional shots featuring star Sean Connery for the 1963 film 'From Russia With Love and was only expected to reach between 15,000 ...

Civil Line police station has arrested four-member dacoit gang and seized weapon and cash from their possession here from Rawalpindi on the other day. As per details, civil line police station has arrested four-member dacoit gang. The gang has confessed to the robberies in Islamabad and Rawalpindi. ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Privatisation Commission has received proposals and estimates regarding issuance of OGDCL bonds from ten big international financial institutions which would be submitted before the Cabinet Committee on Privatization (CCOP) next week. The international financial institutions are: ...

WASHINGTON (AFP) - China cut back its Treasury bond holdings in January but remained the top owner of US government debt, the Treasury Department said Monday. China held 889.0 billion dollars in Treasury securities at the end of January compared with 894.8 billion dollars in December, the ...