FLORENCE, Italy, Dario Thuburn- The new Gucci Museum in Florence opened its latest show this month -- a selection of US artist Cindy Sherman's early works -- in a setting where mediaeval architecture...
MARSEILLE, Catherine Hours- Long plagued by a reputation for gang crime and lawlessness, France's port city of Marseille is hoping its year as the European Capital of Culture will finally give its...
LAS VEGAS- Depending on who wins the crown on Saturday, the next Miss America could be the first ever with autism. Or she could go on to get a double mastectomy. The 92nd edition of the venerable US...
LOS ANGELES- This year's nominees for the best actress Oscar include the oldest ever and the youngest, nine-year-old Quvenzhane Wallis, who reportedly lied about her age to get the job. At 85, French...
ROME- Seven Roman statues depicting one of the myths recounted by celebrated Latin poet Ovid have been unearthed in excellent condition during excavations at an ancient villa near the Italian...
LONDON- Steven Spielberg's political drama "Lincoln", the film version of hit stage musical "Les Miserables" and Ang Lee's "Life of Pi" lead the nominations for the BAFTAs announced in London on...
HONG KONG, David Watkins- A debut novel and a work by a Nobel laureate were among five books shortlisted for Asia's most prestigious literary prize on Wednesday, with entries across the region from...
WASHINGTON- The United States on Tuesday returned to Italy a ceramic water vase from the sixth century BC that had been sold to an Ohio museum in 1982 by art dealers using falsified documents. In a...
WARSAW- Polish prosecutors have launched an investigation into a Swedish artist's claims he used the ashes of Holocaust victims in his artwork, an official said Tuesday. The artist, Carl Michael von...
PODGORICA, Montenegro- Gerard Depardieu skipped a drink-driving court appearance in Paris on Tuesday to work on a film in Montenegro in which he will play Dominique Strauss-Kahn, but claimed he had...
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