BRUSSELS, Claire Rosemberg- After sending Tintin to Hollywood and building a private museum to the glory of his creator Herge, the couple overseeing the boy hero's legacy are plotting their next...

DURBAN- Oscar-winning Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong'o won the personality of the year award at the 2014 MTV African Music Awards (MAMA) held in South Africa's southeastern city of Durban on Saturday....

LOS ANGELES, Michael Thurston- Hollywood power couple Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith announced the end of their 18-year marriage Friday, saying they had agreed to divorce "in a loving and...

BERLIN- An American critic of the digital age has been awarded a prestigious German book prize for his groundbreaking role in exploring the risks of today's Internet technologies, its organisers said...

MILAN, Charlene Pele with Dario Thuburn (in Rome)- A singing nun clinched the final of The Voice of Italy television talent show contest on Friday after winning millions of followers with her lively...

MILAN- Italian nun Suor Cristina said she was putting her trust in God as she prepares for the final of a television talent show after winning over audiences with her soulful singing. "I live in the...

ROME- A 14th-century painting looted by Nazi troops from the Tuscan home of a US collector was put on display in Milan on Tuesday after being recovered by Italy's art police. The painting is a...

MADRID, Daniel Silva- A former television presenter from a modest background, Letizia Ortiz will break the mould of the classic royal when she is crowned queen of Spain. Ortiz, the granddaughter of a...

JOHANNESBURG- An opera telling the life story of the late South African icon Nelson Mandela showed only three performances before it closed down for lack of funds, its producer said Monday. "Madiba:...