ROME, Ella Ide- Thieves have stolen part of an ancient fresco from Pompeii, breaking in to a closed area of the UNESCO World Heritage landmark and chipping off a portrait of a Greek deity. A...
LOS ANGELES, Romain Raynaldy- The studio that produced "Twilight" and "The Hunger Games" is at it again: "Divergent" is the latest teen adventure saga with a fearless female heroine battling the odds...
OSLO, Pierre-Henry Deshayes- A controversial memorial project for the victims of Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik near the site of the massacre has sparked anger among relatives and...
NEW YORK, Jennie Matthew- L'Wren Scott, American fashion designer to the stars and long-time girlfriend of Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, was found dead at her New York apartment on Monday....
TOKYO- Best-selling Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami next month will publish his first compilation of short stories in nine years, including one new offering, his publisher said Monday. The...
LONDON- The late Princess Diana leaked a royal phone directory to the now defunct News of the World tabloid, its former royal editor told Britain's phone-hacking trial on Thursday. Clive Goodman said...
LONDON, Robin Millard- The Queen musical "We Will Rock You" is to close in its London home after 12 straight years, producers said Tuesday. The show, which has played to more than 6.5 million people...
ROME- "The Great Beauty" director Paolo Sorrentino on Friday was made an honorary citizen of Rome, the backdrop for his Oscar-winning film. Part ode to the architectural and artistic glory of the...
TOKYO- A man was arrested Friday for vandalising copies of Anne Frank's "The Diary of a Young Girl" in Tokyo libraries, police said, a case that has sparked alarm over a rightward shift in Japanese...
TOLEDO, Anna Cuenca- The Spanish city of Toledo on Friday welcomed back the master painter El Greco, whose vivid works have returned from around the world to adorn his adoptive city 400 years after...