LAGOS, Ben Simon- The future of Nigeria's rich theatre legacy, built over decades by artists including Africa's first Nobel literature laureate Wole Soyinka, may be found off stage. Theatre has been...

MARSEILLE- Nestled inside flimsy black fishnet stockings that droop heavily from the ceiling, hundreds of breast implants made by a firm whose faulty products sparked a global health scare have been...

THE HAGUE- Thousands of Dutch citizens rose up Friday in protest against an "imbecilic" official song produced to mark the enthronement of King Willem-Alexander later this month. "I say 'no' to the...

BEIJING- Chinese Nobel literature laureate Mo Yan released a new book Friday charting his experience receiving the award in Sweden last December, state media reported. The book, titled "Grand...

TOKYO- The Japanese publisher of the new novel by Haruki Murakami said Thursday it had ordered one million copies of the book, less than a week after it went on sale. Bungeishunju Ltd. said "Shikisai...

PATNA, India- Plans to create a memorial park for India's independence hero Mahatma Gandhi that would have encroached on the birthplace of British novelist George Orwell have been shelved, officials...

PARIS- Grammy award winning US musician Will.I.Am was allowed into Paris's Louvre museum at two in the morning to record part of a song entitled "Smile Mona Lisa" in front of the famed painting by...

PARIS- Nine films will compete for the short film Palme d'Or at next month's Cannes film festival, including a Palestinian work for the first time, organisers said on Tuesday. New Zealand director...

PATNA, India- The long-neglected birthplace of British novelist George Orwell in eastern India is to be developed into a memorial -- just not one dedicated to the writer, officials said Monday....