New York - New York police are investigating film producer Harvey Weinstein on suspicion of rape following an accusation made by US actress Paz de la Huerta, officials said Friday.  De la Huerta...

Los Angeles - Netflix is cutting ties with actor Kevin Spacey as the "House of Cards" star faces a growing number of allegations of sexual assault and harassment, local media reported Friday....

Darmstadt, Germany - Files and recorded tapes from the first of a number of Auschwitz trials in Frankfurt in the 1960s were awarded special heritage by UNESCO on Monday as part of its "Memory of the...

Los Angeles - Another man in Hollywood has come under fire for alleged sexual harassment, prompting the Writers Guild of America, East to call the newest accusations "deeply troubling."  ...

Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders is named winner of the 2017 Man Booker Prize for Fiction. Lincoln in the Bardo is the first full-length novel from George Saunders, internationally renowned...

Frankfurt - Canadian author and activist Margaret Atwood, known for the best-selling novel "The Handmaid's Tale," was honoured Sunday with the Frankfurt Book Fair's acclaimed Peace Prize of the...

LOS ANGELES (dpa)- US actress Meryl Streep on Monday described ousted movie producer Harvey Weinstein's behaviour as "inexcusable" after sexual harassment allegations emerged against the Hollywood...

Iran is for the first time sending a film directed by a woman to the Oscars, seeking to repeat recent successes in the foreign language category. But Narges Abyar's nomination for "Nafas" has been...

BERLIN (dpa)- A major investigation into the origin of more than 1,100 human skulls brought to Germany from Africa has begun, the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation announced Thursday. The exact...