Arts

French couple on trial over 271 'stolen' Picasso works - 02/12/2015

GRASSE, FRANCE, Catherine Marciano- A former electrician and his wife who kept 271 works of art by Picasso in their garage for close to 40 years went on trial in France on Tuesday accused of...

Emotional Mirren brings Nazi-looted art film to Berlin fest - 02/10/2015

BERLIN, GERMANY, Deborah Cole- Oscar winner Helen Mirren presented her new movie about Nazi-looted art in Berlin on Monday, saying Germany and Austria should not rest until all the works are...

'Boyhood' and Hawking biopic dominate BAFTA awards - 02/09/2015

LONDON, UK, Dario Thuburn- The American coming-of-age tale "Boyhood", filmed over 12 years, won a BAFTA for best film on Sunday but the British awards ceremony was dominated by the Stephen Hawking...

Kidman brings 'Arab kingmaker' heroine to big screen - 02/08/2015

BERLIN, GERMANY, Deborah Cole- Nicole Kidman learned to ride a camel and brave a sandstorm for her role as real-life British adventurer Gertrude Bell in the Berlin film festival contender "Queen of...

Dylan turns into music critic in rare speech - 02/08/2015

LOS ANGELES, US, Shaun Tandon- Bob Dylan is notoriously a man of few words when he's not singing, but he opened up at a gala tribute to him as he turned the tables on music critics. The 73-year-old...

South African anti-apartheid writer Andre Brink dies aged 79 - 02/08/2015

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, Susan Njanji- Celebrated South African writer and outspoken apartheid critic Andre Brink, author of the novel "A Dry White Season", has died, his university said Saturday....

Free visits at Louvre as French archaeologists protest - 02/06/2015

PARIS, FRANCE- French archaeologists protesting the privatisation of their profession gave visitors free entry to the renowned Louvre museum in Paris Thursday. Around 100 protesters blocked the...

Paris Opera offers cut-price tickets to young fans for new season - 02/06/2015

PARIS, FRANCE- The Paris Opera house unveils its line-up for its new season on Wednesday, offering cut-price tickets to young fans as it seeks to attract a new generation of opera buffs. New director...

Magna Carta originals unite for 800th anniversary - 02/05/2015

LONDON, UK, Robin Millard- The four surviving original Magna Carta copies went on display together Monday for the first time as Britain marks the 800th anniversary of a manuscript which has defined...

UNESCO voices alarm over reported book-burning in Iraq - 02/04/2015

PARIS, FRANCE- UNESCO on Tuesday voiced concern over reports of mass book-burning in Iraq, saying it would be one of the most "devastating" such actions in history if confirmed. Referring to reports...
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