Arts

In the media, at least, the Titanic proves unsinkable - 04/08/2012

LONDON, Marie-Pierre Ferey- It was dubbed the unsinkable ship, but 100 years after it disappeared beneath the icy waters of the North Atlantic, the Titanic has resurfaced again in cinemas, bookshops...

Nicole Kidman in talks on Grace Kelly role: report - 04/07/2012

LOS ANGELES- Australian actress Nicole Kidman is in talks to play the late Grace Kelly, the screen legend who married the prince of Monaco, in a film by French director Olivier Dahan, Variety...

Online museum launches on 20th anniversary of Sarajevo siege - 04/06/2012

SARAJEVO- A "virtual museum" depicting the deadly siege of Sarajevo, the longest in the history of modern warfare, is due to be launched Thursday, organisers said. The exhibit will be unveiled at...

Kate joins royals at London waxwork museum - 04/05/2012

LONDON- Prince William's wife Kate made her first entry into the world-famous Madame Tussauds in London on Wednesday as new figures of the couple were unveiled for the first time. The Duchess of...

French screen legend Alain Delon hospitalised - 04/05/2012

PARIS- Alain Delon, perhaps France's best known movie actor, said he briefly underwent surgery for an irregular heartbeat in Paris on Wednesday. "I was operated on two hours ago. It was planned. Two...

Redford returns to Watergate with TV documentary - 04/04/2012

NEW YORK- Hollywood film star Robert Redford is returning to Watergate with a documentary on the 1970s scandal that brought down Richard Nixon's presidency, the New York Times reported Tuesday. "All...

Bruce Willis a father again, at 57 - 04/03/2012

LOS ANGELES- Veteran Hollywood action star Bruce Willis has become a father again at 57 after his second wife Emma gave birth to a baby girl, the couple's first child together, a spokesman said...

Jordan play pokes fun at Arab despots - 04/01/2012

AMMAN, Kamal Taha- Week after week Jordanians pack the Concorde theatre in Amman where they shed their usual reserve to laugh uproariously at the shortcomings of their government and regional...

Scary Spice wants to become an Aussie - 04/01/2012

SYDNEY- Former Spice Girl Melanie Brown says she is considering turning her back on Britain to become an Australian citizen.The singer, 36, has spent much of the past 18 months commuting between...

Stars on show for Potter studio tour launch - 03/31/2012

WATFORD- Stars of the "Harry Potter" films and hundreds of screaming fans turned up at the studios where they were made for the red carpet launch Saturday of a tour round the boy wizard's...
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