HONG KONG, David Watkins- Three debut novelists and a Nobel laureate were among the 15 writers longlisted for Asia's most prestigious literary prize on Tuesday, with entries spread across the region...

MARRAKESH, Morocco- Bollywood "demigod and prince charming" Shah Rukh Khan whipped thousands of Moroccans into a frenzy at the Marrakesh film festival when he danced to the tunes of movie songs at...

LONDON- The first book for "grown-ups" by Harry Potter author JK Rowling is to be adapted into a television series, the BBC announced Monday. "The Casual Vacancy", Rowling's darkly comic novel set in...

DUBAI, Lynne Nahhas- A popular map on social networks depicting a "bleeding" war-torn Syria has emerged as the centrepiece of an exhibition in Dubai by digital artist Tammam Azzam. The artwork --...

STOCKHOLM- Swedish author Knut Ahnlund, a member of the Swedish Academy that awards the Nobel Literature Prize and who boycotted its workings over Iran's fatwa against Salman Rushdie, has died aged...

LOS ANGELES- NBC is hoping to breathe new life into a vintage Broadway musical by casting chart-topping country singer Carrie Underwood as the star of its revival of "The Sound of Music" next year....

ROME- Italian conductor Riccardo Muti on Tuesday opens the new season at Rome Opera devoted to Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner with a performance of "Simon Boccanegra" by the great Italian Romantic...

PARIS- Full of flying carpets, genies, love and battle, a Paris show opening Tuesday lifts the curtain on "One Thousand and One Nights", exploring the roots of the folk tales and their powerful...

LONDON- The Rolling Stones rocked London on Sunday as they thrilled a 20,000 crowd in the first of five concerts to mark their 50th anniversary. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie...