VENICE, Ella Ide- Venice is abuzz, with Hollywood stars and the world's paparazzi arriving by gondola for the event of the year: George Clooney's wedding to Amal Alamuddin, his Lebanon-born British...

LONDON, Kilian Fichou- "Downton Abbey", the British period drama that has attracted a cult following worldwide, is back this week, with 8.4 million Britons watching the first episode of the new...

LOS ANGELES- Angelina Jolie is to direct a "sweeping epic" film about veteran Kenyan conservationist Richard Leakey's fight with ivory poachers, the studio behind the movie said Friday. The...

WASHINGTON, Ramon Sahmkow- Washington's stately Kennedy Center is staging its first opera in Spanish -- a dreamy tale of a jungle boat journey and lost love, all inspired by the work of Gabriel...

WASHINGTON, Fabienne Faur- Television's fascination with Washington takes a diplomatic turn in "Madam Secretary," a new CBS drama series whose lead character has more than a few traits in common with...

NEW YORK- The sound of thousands of kazoos may not win points for harmony, but the record-setting performance in New York landed money for charity. Fans played a total of 7,422 kazoos simultaneously...

MEXICO CITY, Leticia Pineda- Italian film legend Sophia Loren inaugurated Thursday an exhibition in Mexico showing off personal treasures including glamorous dresses, silk purses and her Oscar, to...

LOS ANGELES- Nearly three years after her death, an album and DVD of live performances by Whitney Houston is to be released in November, her long-time producer announced Tuesday. "She was without...

NEW YORK- Stevie Wonder will perform his classic album "Songs in the Key of Life" in full as he embarks on a rare tour across North America starting in November. The blind Motown legend will launch...