PARIS- The reopening of Paris's Picasso museum after an extensive five-year renovation has been pushed back by a month to October 25, France's Culture Minister Aurelie Filippetti said Monday. The...

BENIN CITY, Florian Plaucheur- Two statues from among thousands of works of art looted by British soldiers in the 19th century have been returned to Nigeria, prompting calls for other "stolen"...

DOHA, Karim Jaafar with Michael Mainville- UN cultural agency UNESCO on Sunday granted its prized World Heritage status to a prehistoric cave in southern France containing the earliest known...

DOHA, Karim Jaafar with Roberto Cortijo- UN cultural agency UNESCO on Saturday granted its coveted World Heritage status to a vast and ancient Inca road system spanning six countries in South...

NEW YORK- New York's Metropolitan Opera said Tuesday it had scrapped a live cinema broadcast of an American opera inspired by a 1985 Palestinian hijacking over fears that it might fan anti-Semitism....

JOHANNESBURG, Susan Njanji- Nelson Mandela's long-serving personal assistant has hit out at the "chaos" around his funeral and bickering over his legacy in a hard-hitting memoir published on...

WASHINGTON- Jazz pianist and composer Horace Silver, a pioneer in the development of hard bop in the 1950s, died on Wednesday, Blue Note records said. "Horace passed away this morning at 85 years of...

ROME- Italy appealed Wednesday for sponsors to help restore Emperor Nero's Golden House in the heart of Rome, saying 31 million euros ($42 million) was needed to repair the majestic complex. "This...

SHANGHAI- Shanghai on Saturday kicked off its annual film festival, a nine-day event with a heavy emphasis on Chinese cinema and a sprinkling of Hollywood stars promoting their latest works. The...