LONDON- British archaelogists hunting for the lost remains of King Richard III on Monday revealed the first image of a battle-scarred skull found at a car park ahead of what they said would be a...
YANGON- Dozens of renowned international and local writers gathered Friday at Myanmar's first international literary festival to celebrate the country's new-found freedom of expression. Authors...
MUMBAI, Rachel O'Brien- The southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu on Thursday defended its ban on a new film by veteran actor Kamal Haasan, which has renewed fears over freedom of artistic expression...
LOS ANGELES- Justin Timberlake will join Elton John, Taylor Swift, Jack White, Rihanna and other stars performing at the 2013 Grammy awards show next week, organizers announced Wednesday. Six-time...
ST. PETERSBURG- The word "paedophile" was scrawled on a wall of the Vladimir Nabokov museum in Saint Petersburg on Tuesday in the latest salvo against the "Lolita" author, management said. "The...
TAIPEI- One of Taiwan's richest men on Monday launched what has been widely touted as the Asian equivalent of the Nobel Prize, and it is even more lucrative than the famed Swedish award. Samuel Yin,...
VIENNA- Authorities in Vienna are refusing to return to Italy the remains of composer Antonio Salieri, Mozart's putative rival, after his native town Legnano launched a new bid to have them...
LOS ANGELES- Sci-fi and action filmmaker J.J. Abrams will direct the next "Star Wars" film, the franchise's creators and owners confirmed Saturday, saying its "legacy couldn't be in better hands."...
MONTERREY, Mexico- At least 20 people from the musical group Kombo Kolombia were reported missing after a concert in northeastern Mexico, officials and relatives said Saturday. Relatives of the...
LOS ANGELES- Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak said Friday that a new film about the late Steve Jobs is factually "wrong," judging by a first clip from the movie that has been released. Wozniak, who...