ATHENS- Just when Greece thought it had come through the worst of the crisis it was hit by a new blow Wednesday -- the Acropolis is crumbling. Engineers have discovered that part of the huge...
PARIS- The Louvre, the Palace of Versailles and the Musee d'Orsay -- France's top three most visited museums -- will soon open seven days a week, the government said Wednesday. The measure is...
ROME- The prizes at this year's Rome's international film festival will be decided by a vote by the viewing public as organisers move to cut costs by doing away with expensive star juries. Under the...
AMSTERDAM, Jan Hennop- The world's first "interactive microbe zoo" opened in Amsterdam on Tuesday, shining new light on the tiny creatures that make up two-thirds of all living matter and are vital...
PARIS- Islamic State jihadists occupying parts of Iraq are destroying age-old heritage sites and looting others to sell valued artefacts on the black market, experts gathered at UNESCO's Paris...
SAN FRANCISCO, Glenn Chapman- Allen Lau considers himself living proof that love of good writing is alive and well in the age of streaming video and terse text messages. He offers as further evidence...
SAINT-TROPEZ, Thibault Le Grand- French screen siren Brigitte Bardot celebrated her 80th birthday in private on Sunday at her French Riviera home, shunning the spotlight and turning attention back to...
BUDAPEST, Eszter Zalan- Balazs Mikusi's heart started racing when he realised what the papers he held in his hand were: the long-lost original score of a famous Mozart sonata scribbled by the...
PARIS-The French illustrator of world-famous cartoon hero Asterix, Albert Uderzo, who had been locked in a bitter, years-long legal feud with his daughter said Friday the pair had finally buried the...
WASHINGTON- Rhett Butler may not give a damn, but fans of "Gone with the Wind" are more than happy to see the 1939 classic return to cinemas for its 75th anniversary. Special screenings are scheduled...
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