LIMA- Two pre-Columbian mummies more than a thousand years old were found in a pre-Incan cemetery in a suburb of Lima, archeologists said Thursday. "This is one of the most important finds in more...

WASHINGTON- Metallica has announced it will perform in Antarctica for the first time, in a rare gig that won't be amplified. "After over 30 years as a band, we have been unbelievably fortunate to...

MADRID, Daniel Bosque- Spanish singer Manolo Escobar, whose "E Viva Espana" became one of the best sellers in his country's musical history, died Thursday at the age of 82 after a long fight against...

TEHRAN- Iran's Culture Minister Ali Janati said Monday his department will review a ban imposed on certain books which censors have barred from publication, the official IRNA news agency reported....

BERLIN- Nobel literature laureate Herta Mueller has been hospitalised, according to German media reports Tuesday, as her editor said she had cancelled all remaining appointments this year due to ill...

BUCHAREST, Mihaela Rodina- Forty-five years after capturing the Soviet invasion of Prague, Czech-born photographer Josef Koudelka says he is more interested in "shaping the world" with his camera...

LONDON, Danny Kemp- The violin played by the Titanic's bandmaster as the ship sank beneath the waves sold at auction for £900,000 ($1.45 million, 1.06 million euros) on Saturday, a world record for...

MOSCOW, Dmitry Zaks- A Bolshoi dancer accused of organising a horrific acid attack against the famed Moscow ballet company's artistic director went on trial Wednesday, with hearings expected to shed...

NEW YORK- Guards were on close watch Saturday as British street artist Banksy brought his in-your-face creations to New York City, where some unhappy property owners defaced his work. The Briton,...