Arts

Sean Penn appeals to Obama at Cannes Haiti fundraiser - 05/20/2012

CANNES, France- Actor and activist Sean Penn urged US President Barack Obama to step up his support for Haiti as he hosted a Cannes fundraiser to help the country recover from the devastating 2010...

Algeria pays final respects to Arab singing legend Warda - 05/20/2012

ALGIERS- Mourning Algerians paid tribute Saturday to Arab singing legend Warda, whose body was returned to her homeland after she died of a heart attack in Egypt two days earlier. Known throughout...

Artists lead thousands against Putin in Moscow - 05/20/2012

MOSCOW, Dmitry Zaks- Dozens of Russian artists with brooms in hand carted their most expressive works across the boulevards of Moscow on Saturday in a show of exasperation at Vladimir Putin's return...

Tens of thousands attend 20th Vienna Life Ball - 05/20/2012

VIENNA- Nearly 40,000 people dressed in colourful costumes attended this year's Life Ball, Vienna's glitzy annual AIDS charity, Saturday, with actress Milla Jovovich and former US president Bill...

Legendary singer Warda dies in Cairo aged 72 - 05/19/2012

CAIRO- Algerian singer Warda, whose powerful vocal range and patriotic songs earned her legendary status throughout the Arab world, died of a heart attack late on Thursday aged 72, her family said....

Bardo museum reopens in Tunis after facelift - 05/19/2012

"The Bardo is the flagship of our heritage, but it is not well known among Tunisians," Bardo curator Taher Ghalia told AFP on International Museum Day. "We want to attract more of the national public...

Famed Barnes museum reopens in US after controversy - 05/18/2012

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Daniel Kelley- The small but extraordinary museum at the center of an art world controversy is set to open its doors in a new Philadelphia home on Saturday. The reopening...

'Queen of Disco' Donna Summer dies, aged 63 - 05/18/2012

LOS ANGELES, Michael Thurston- Grammy-winning disco legend Donna Summer, who steamed up the charts in the 1970s and 80s with raunchy hits like "Love to Love You Baby" and "Hot Stuff," died Thursday...

Forbes names Jennifer Lopez 'most powerful' star - 05/16/2012

NEW YORK- Jennifer Lopez is the world's most powerful celebrity, according to Forbes magazine Wednesday in a ranking based on a combination of earnings, press coverage and Internet presence. Lopez...

Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes dead at 83 - 05/16/2012

MEXICO CITY, Jennifer Gonzalez - Carlos Fuentes, who died Tuesday aged 83, was one of the Spanish-speaking world's best known writers, famous for his prolific output and his use of experimental...
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