NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, Thomas Urbain- Jim Henson, the relentless innovator who gave the world Kermit the Frog and "The Muppet Show," is getting a permanent tribute in New York, nearly 30 years...

MADRID, SPAIN- Surrealist master Salvador Dali's trademark moustache is in perfect shape in its "ten past ten" position, the foundation that runs his estate said Friday, a day after his remains were...

LONDON (dpa), Bill Smith- British actress Jodie Whittaker was named by the BBC on Sunday as the new Doctor Who, the first time a woman has played the role in the internationally popular television...

LONDON (dpa), Anna Tomforde- There is still something mysterious about the small round desk in the dining room where Jane Austen (1775-1817) wrote her world-renowned novels. The young woman chose...

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA- South Korea intends to build a museum in memory of wartime sex slaves for Japanese troops, a government minister said Monday, re-igniting perennial tensions in the two neighbours'...

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM- "Hope" the blue whale took over as the centrepiece of the revamped atrium of London's Natural History Museum on Thursday despite a spirited campaign to keep its much-loved...

LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES, Frankie Taggart- Television industry experts are predicting a wide open race for this year's Emmys when the nominations are announced Thursday, with awards juggernaut...

WARSAW, POLAND- Britain's Lake District, an area of wild beauty that beguiled poets and artists from William Wordsworth to Beatrix Potter, was named Sunday as a World Heritage site by UNESCO. The...

MOSCOW, RUSSIA- Russia's Bolshoi Theatre was battling to calm a storm of speculation on Monday after cancelling the world premiere of a ballet about star dancer Rudolf Nureyev just three days before...