DAMASCUS, SYRIA, Maher Al Mounes- With a slender sword in one hand and an antique storybook in the other, Ahmad al-Lahham captivates a packed Damascus coffeehouse with tales of ancient kingdoms and...
LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES, Frankie Taggart- Take away a vampire's teeth and he's just a goth that can't handle garlic. Wait for some decent cloud cover and your average werewolf is about as scary as...
LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES- Oscar-winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis, one of the most acclaimed performers of his generation, has announced he is retiring. In a statement the 60-year-old star's...
DHAKA, BANGLADESH, Shafiqul Alam- In Bangladesh, where morality tales top bestseller lists, the real-life transformation of Naznin Akter Happy from an actress embroiled in scandal to a fully-veiled...
LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES- Pop diva Beyonce and her rap mogul husband Jay Z have welcomed twins, according to US media reports on the two new members of music's royal family that already includes...
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, Shaun Tandon- When the universe was born, what did it sound like? The question underlies an inventive and challenging new exhibition in New York that explores the...
Besançon, France, Angela SCHNAEBELE- To enter the world of Cirque Plume is to fall into a magical wonderland of fairies and otherworldly creatures -- a musical universe where artists flit around the...
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA- Hollywood actor Rebel Wilson on Thursday won a lengthy defamation case against an Australian publisher that portrayed her as a serial liar, which she said cost her lucrative movie...
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES- A writer has charged that rock legend Bob Dylan lifted sections of his Nobel Prize lecture from SparkNotes, the free online study guide aimed at students. Dylan, the surprise...
LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES- "Wonder Woman," the muscular feminist superhero from Warner Bros. and DC Comics, stayed strong over the weekend, easily holding onto the top spot in North American...