FRANKFURT, GERMANY- Far from sapping public resources, spending on the arts has positive long-term effects on the economy, a new German study found Tuesday. At a time when public funding for the arts...

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, James Pheby- British singer Sarah Brightman said Tuesday she was working with ex-husband Andrew Lloyd Webber to perform in space after paying $52-million (48 million euros) to...

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA- June Steenkamp, whose daughter Reeva was killed by her South African athlete boyfriend Oscar Pistorius, said Tuesday she was launching an anti-abuse organisation in her...

PARIS, FRANCE- A December 9 concert in Paris by US pop star Madonna sold out within "five minutes" of going on sale Monday, the organisers of the event said. All 15,000 tickets for the concert,...

BAGHDAD, IRAQ, W.G. Dunlop- The US-led coalition carrying out air strikes against the Islamic State group must try to protect archaeological sites being destroyed by the jihadists, Iraq's tourism and...

BAGHDAD, IRAQ- The reported destruction of the ancient city of Hatra is only the latest in a string of attacks by the Islamic State jihadist group on heritage in Iraq. Here is a short description of...

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA- Oscar-winning Australian actress Cate Blanchett and her husband have adopted a daughter, their fourth child, the couple's management said Saturday. "The Upton family have adopted a...

PARIS, FRANCE, Marc Burleigh and Anne-Laure Mondesert- Kim Kardashian flashed a new, platinum blonde hair-do at the Paris Fashion Week on Thursday as she watched the shows with rapper hubby Kanye...

BAGHDAD, IRAQ, Karim Abou Merhi and Jean Marc Mojon- The Islamic State group began bulldozing the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in Iraq on Thursday, the government said, in the jihadists' latest...