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The raid on Kim Kardashian’s apartment has all the hallmarks of the Pink Panthers, a gang of super-criminals who have got away with tens of millions of pounds in jewels in high-profile heists since 1984. The gang, whose members mostly hail from Serbia and Montenegro, have stolen more than 280 million pounds.

The beloved and biggest film festival in the Greek capital, the Athens International Film Festival – “Opening Nights” returns for its 22nd edition from  September 21st to October 2nd, 2016.

The Albanian and Serbian Prime Ministers, Edi Rama and Aleksandar Vucic, have issued a joint statement on Wednesday, commemorating the life and legacy of the late Bekim Fehmiu, a famous Yugoslav stage and film actor of Albanian ethnicity.

The !f Istanbul Independent Film Festival celebrates its 15th anniversary this year. The festival launches today and will come to Ankara and ?zmir on March 3 and 6 The !f Istanbul Independent Film Festival will take place from Feb. 18-28 in Istanbul, and on March 3 and 6 in Ankara and ?zmir.

The 11-day Berlinale, one of the top three cinema showcases in Europe along with Cannes and Venice, kicks off with a screening of "Hail, Caesar!"George Clooney opened the Berlin film festival Feb. 11 with Europe's refugee influx in the spotlight, saying he would meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel about lending star power to help with the crisis.

As the Academy Awards draw near, Istanbul Modern Cinema will offer a taste of the "Best Foreign Language Film" candidates up for the coveted Oscar award.

"The Foreigners of the Oscars" will present a selection of films slated to compete in the 2016 Oscar race for best foreign film. 

"We ask the government to finally have a clear plan for restoring the country's cinemas," Cannes award winner Mungiu appealed to the Romanian authorities on Monday, saying he was speaking on behalf of all the country's film-makers.

The 29th edition of the annual cinema festival Kinomania will take place at the National Palace of Culture (NDK) in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia between November 12 and 29.

The festival will show some of the major winners at this year's international film festivals in Berlin, Cannes, Venice, and others.

Four people were still missing on Oct.5 after flash floods on the French Riviera killed at least 17 people over the weekend, prompting the government to declare a natural disaster in the southeastern tourist region. 

Some 5,000 homes were still without electricity on Oct.5 morning after as many as 70,000 suffered blackouts the previous evening. 

Violent storms and flooding along the French riviera killed 13 people by early Oct.4, emergency responders and local officials said, including three who drowned in a retirement home inundated when a river broke its banks.