NEW YORK- Veteran Broadway actress and singer Elaine Stritch, who enthralled theatre audiences for 70 years with her brassy voice and quick-fire comedy delivery, has died. She was 89. Her death at...
LONDON, Alice Ritchie- The Imperial War Museum in London reopens its doors Saturday after a £40-million ($70-million, 50-million-euro) refit, with a new permanent exhibition to the experiences of...
CAPE TOWN, Lawrence Bartlett- On Cape Town's waterfront at the southern tip of Africa, the world's biggest museum of contemporary art from across the continent is being carved from a conglomeration...
JOHANNESBURG, Jean Liou- South African Nobel Prize-winning writer and anti-apartheid activist Nadine Gordimer, who became an icon through her unique insights into the country's social agonies, has...
LAGOS, Aderogba Obisesan- Nigeria's literary icon Wole Soyinka turned 80 on Sunday, with friends and foes alike paying tribute to the first African to win the Nobel literature prize. Dozens of...
WASHINGTON, Veronika Oleksyn- Conductor and composer Lorin Maazel -- whose celebrated international career began when he was a child and later included stints at the New York Philharmonic and the...
SAINT PETERSBURG, Marina Koreneva- It might not be over until the fat lady sings but a patriotic opera in Russia's second city of Saint Petersburg has attempted to cement Moscow's disputed control...
LOS ANGELES- Grammy Award-winning Charlie Haden, a legendary jazz bassist who played with artists including John Coltrane and Chet Baker, died Friday in Los Angeles. He was 76. Haden also joined...
LOS ANGELES, Michael Thurston- Hit fantasy show "Game of Thrones" topped nominations Thursday for the Primetime Emmy awards, while streaming service Netflix upped its challenge to traditional...
TOKYO- In a country known for its high-tech 'smart loos', a Japanese exhibition dedicated to what gets flushed down them and featuring a giant toilet slide is making a splash in Tokyo. Children...
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