Arts

France bars London gallery from leaving with 'stolen' art - 11/08/2011

PARIS- France laid claim on Monday to a French baroque painting that it said was stolen 200 years ago, and barred a London gallery that brought the work to Paris for an exhibition from taking it...

Jackson family, fans hail doctor's conviction - 11/08/2011

LOS ANGELES, Michael Thurston- Michael Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray was found guilty Monday over the King of Pop's 2009 death, triggering an explosion of joy from his family and fans. Crowds of...

Creators aim for the world at US 'telenovela' summit - 11/04/2011

"At the third summit, six years ago, the main topic of conversation was the imminent death of the soap opera, because it was said the format didn't fit with what was needed in today's television,"...

German museum piece falls victim to cleaning lady - 11/04/2011

BERLIN- A cleaning woman at a German museum who mistook a sculpture for an unsightly mess has destroyed the valuable artwork beyond recognition, a spokeswoman for the western city of Dortmund said...

First production sparks scandal at restored Bolshoi - 11/04/2011

MOSCOW, Olga Nedbayeva- Russia's Bolshoi Theatre has provoked a scandal with the first production in its reopened historic home which was booed and whistled by part of the opening night audience...

Macau’s 'sweet language' on verge of disappearing - 11/02/2011

MACAU, Judith Evans- Dona Aida de Jesus is 96 years old and still runs the family restaurant in Macau. She is also something even more remarkable: one of the last custodians of a dying language....

New 'Sound of Music' exhibit in Salzburg - 11/02/2011

VIENNA- The Salzburg Museum unveiled Wednesday a new exhibit with all aspects of the "Sound of Music" from the von Trapp family's real lives to the massively successful 1965 Oscar-winning film....

Hugh Grant becomes a dad, but mother's a mystery - 11/02/2011

WASHINGTON- British film star Hugh Grant, 51, has become a father for the first time, it was announced Tuesday, but the identity of the mother remains a mystery. "I can confirm that Hugh Grant is...

Arab teens rap out angry politics in Nazareth - 10/31/2011

NAZARETH, Zab Mustefa- Mai and Amane, Arab Israeli teenagers living in Nazareth, are happy to leave talk about boys and make-up to their peers. They have a political message and they're telling it...

Algerian film wins top award at Qatar festival - 10/31/2011

DOHA- Qatar's annual film festival gave its top award to filmmaker Merzak Allouache's production of "Normal", a movie that follows disillusioned Algerian youth in the wake of the "Arab Spring"...
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