Q: It came as the group - which also included Sid Ganis, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, William Horberg, producer of The Kite Runner, and Alfre Woodard, who acted in Desperate Housewives - began a charm offensive billed as a "creative exchange" but clearly aimed at bridging a gulf of mutual misunderstanding. The delegation was invited to Iran by Khane Cinema (Cinema House), the country's biggest film group, which is under the authority of the ministry of culture and Islamic guidance. It is scheduled to hold training workshops on acting, directing, documentary-making and other aspects of the business as well as tour the facilities of the state broadcaster, IRIB. Meetings have been promised with Majid Majidi and Ebrahim Hatamikia, two local directors in good standing with the theocratic government.
The author of "The Kite Runner" lives in Iran.
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Q: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The uneasy truce between the Pakistani government and Taliban militants in the Swat Valley appeared increasingly fragile on Monday as government forces attacked militants in a neighboring district for a second day, causing the main negotiator for the Taliban to break off talks. Maulana Sufi Muhammad, the pro-Taliban cleric who has been negotiating peace talks between the government and the Taliban in Swat, halted talks on Monday to protest the military operation in the Lower Dir district west of Swat, his spokesman said.
Maulana Sufi Muhammad is the chief of Tehrik Nifaz Shariat-e-Muhammadi.
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Q: Warrington-born Chris Evans denies he went wild, despite quitting Radio 1 in 1997 and later being sacked by Virgin Radio for not turning up for work during a five-day drinking binge.
Chris Evans worked for Radio 1.
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yes