BEIJING- Chinese reports about a giant inflatable toad have been deleted from the Internet after social media users compared the puffed-up animal to a former Communist Party chief. The installation...
OTTAWA, Michel Comte- The upcoming Toronto film festival will showcase a "big year" for Reese Witherspoon, James Gandolfini's final movie and Oscar-bait performances from several major Hollywood...
AVIGNON, Marie-Pierre Ferey- An 18-hour version of Shakespeare's epic "Henry VI" ended to sustained applause early Tuesday at France's top arts festival in Avignon, marking a triumph for the play's...
LONDON- Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine on Monday thanked well-wishers around the world as they prepared to celebrate their son Prince George's first birthday. The couple released two...
LOS ANGELES- James Garner, 86, star of the hit TV series "Maverick" and "The Rockford Files," has died, Los Angeles police told AFP on Sunday. Police and fire department personnel responded to a call...
RIO DE JANEIRO- Brazilian writer, philosopher and theologian Rubem Alves died Saturday aged 80 after a short illness, local media reported. Alves died in hospital in Campinas from multiple organ...
ROME, Laure Brumont- Archaeologists in Italy have uncovered a cemetery in the 2,700-year-old ancient port of Rome where they believe the variety of tombs found reflects the bustling town's...
WASHINGTON- Legendary jazz trumpeter Lionel Ferbos, whose prolific career began with society bands that predated the Great Depression, died in New Orleans Saturday at the age of 103, US media...
WASHINGTON- American actor Morgan Freeman said Friday he became teary-eyed when he watched US astronauts set foot on the Moon for the first time, 45 years ago. "I cried," said Freeman, 77, at a US...
SINGAPORE- Singapore on Friday stopped its national library from destroying two children's books with gay themes following an outcry over literary censorship in the tightly regulated city-state....
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