Arts

France, Australia to help bring home Aboriginal remains - 11/20/2014

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA- France and Australia agreed Wednesday to work together to help repatriate the remains of Aboriginal people held in French public collections. Australian Prime Minister Tony...

'An American in Paris' musical to premiere in... Paris - 11/18/2014

PARIS, FRANCE, Marie-Pierre Ferey- The stage version of cult 1951 musical "An American in Paris" will this week make its world premiere in the City of Love where it is set, before hitting Broadway...

Napoleon's two-pointed hat auctioned off for 1.9 mln euros - 11/17/2014

PARIS, FRANCE, Antoine Froidefond- One of Napoleon's famous two-pointed hats was sold on Sunday to a South Korean collector for nearly 1.9 million euros ($2.2 million) at an auction outside Paris....

First-ever Elvis record to go on auction - 11/14/2014

WASHINGTON, US - The first record Elvis Presley ever made will go on auction next year, along with his first driver's license, his Graceland estate said Thursday. They are among 68 Presley...

Greece holds breath as skeleton found in Alexander-era tomb - 11/13/2014

THESSALONIKI, GREECE, Sophie Makris- Archaeologists are holding their breath that a skeleton found in a mysterious, richly-decorated tomb from the time of Alexander the Great will solve the riddle of...

Catherine of Aragon's letter the jewel of Paris auction - 11/12/2014

PARIS, FRANCE- More than 1,500 letters and writings from queens, actresses and singers -- including one from Henry VIII's first wife Catherine of Aragon that records a defining moment in British...

Artist sets out to find needle in haystack - 11/12/2014

PARIS, FRANCE- Italian artist Sven Sachsalber is going to try to find a needle in a haystack -- quite literally -- in a performance at a Paris museum. The artist will spend Thursday and Friday...

Bowie interprets WWI horror in new song - 11/11/2014

NEW YORK, US- One hundred years after the start of World War I, innovative rock legend David Bowie has offered an interpretation of the war's horrors in an experimental new song. "'Tis a Pity She Was...

Opera legend Enrico Caruso's love letters revealed - 11/10/2014

LONDON, UK- Alfons Luna- The passionate love letters of the great Italian tenor Enrico Caruso, which shed light on his complicated love life, have been revealed ahead of an auction in London. The...

'The Force Awakens': new 'Star Wars' film has title - 11/09/2014

LOS ANGELES, US, Michael Thurston- "Star Wars" fans were sent into a frenzy Thursday as studio giant Disney revealed the title of the iconic franchise's seventh episode -- "The Force Awakens" -- and...
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