LONDON, UK- British jazz clarinettist Acker Bilk, who became an international star with his 1961 single "Stranger On The Shore", died on Sunday aged 85. The first British act to top US charts in the...
WINNIPEG, CANADA, Michel Comte- A new museum in Canada's western prairies has amassed a unique collection of personal stories from genocide survivors, human rights defenders and others, and wants to...
NEW YORK, US, Jennie Matthew- A bronze sculpture by Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti valued at more than $100 million and 20 works by pop art icon Andy Warhol headline New York's fall art auction...
PARIS, FRANCE, Patrick Fort- A place of fear, legend, inspiration and exploration, Paris's skull and bone-lined Catacombs still draw thousands of visitors each year, many of whom queue for hours to...
VATICAN CITY, HOLY SEE, Ella Ide- High above the altar in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, the halo around Jesus Christ's head in Michelangelo's famous frescoes shines with a brighter glow, thanks to a...
WARSAW, POLAND, Michel Viatteau- Film director Roman Polanski was questioned by Polish prosecutors Thursday on a US arrest warrant for sex offences, but allowed to walk free. The maker of "The...
LOS ANGELES, US, Veronique Dupont- They spend their nights like famished coyotes, hunting fresh meat. "If it bleeds, it leads," as one character in "Nightcrawler" says, summarizing the link between...
NEW YORK, US- The fifth installment of Lil Wayne's "Carter" series -- which the hip-hop giant has said would be the album that caps his career -- has been delayed again. "Tha Carter V," which was...
LOS ANGELES, US, Michael Thurston- Marvel unveiled plans Tuesday for a slate of new superhero films, expanding its already wildly successful comic book universe -- and breaking ground with its first...
TOKYO, JAPAN, Miwa Suzuki- As a Japanese schoolgirl in the 1970s, Kazumi Kaminaga had never seen something as cute as Hello Kitty when she first laid eyes on the moon-faced, mouthless character in a...
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