Richard Curtis — the writer of Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill and Love, Actually — is best known for his offbeat romantic comedies, but About Time (12A), which he also directs, is probably his quirkiest yet.

An anti-violence march that began in a central Mexico state with a few hundred people and gathered thousands over a four-day trek has reached Mexico’s capital.

Police have captured a drug kingpin blamed for a vicious turf war that has included bodies hung from bridges and shootouts in central Mexico.

A video released by Colombian guerrillas aired yesterday showing 12 kidnapped lawmakers pleading with their government to work with Venezuela’s leftist President Hugo Chavez to help obtain their release.

Members of Russia’s oldest symphony orchestra struck the wrong chord when they began drinking heavily on board a transatlantic flight and became so rowdy they were ordered off.