ROME, ITALY- Paolo Sorrentino, the Oscar-winning film director who scored a small-screen hit with "The Young Pope", is to make a follow-up series called "The New Pope." Distributor Fremantle...
LYON, FRANCE- A 19th-century crown, encrusted with almost 1,800 gem stones, has been stolen from a museum of religious art in central France, the museum authorities said Saturday. The thieves broke...
CANNES, FRANCE, Bénédicte Rey- The Cannes film festival -- which starts this week -- is famous for glamour and glitz. With the festival celebrating it 70th anniversary, we look back at some of the...
DJERBA, TUNISIA- Tunisia plans to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the island of Djerba, site of Africa's oldest synagogue and an annual Jewish pilgrimage, its culture minister said on Sunday....
SANAA, YEMEN- Yemen's war has claimed thousands of lives and pushed millions to the brink of famine. Now the conflict threatens to erase a unique part of the country's ancient history. A collection...
VENICE, ITALY, Kelly Velasquez with Ella Ide in Rome- Weary of the modern-day "global disorder" of politics and conflicts? The 57th Biennale art festival promises to lift the spirits of those...
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES- Shakira announced Thursday that she will release a new album later this month after the superstar sported a reggaeton sound on her first single. Shakira, one of the...
LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES- Actor Kurt Russell had his long-time partner and actress Goldie Hawn almost in tears on Thursday as the couple received dual stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. "Goldie...
LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES, Frankie Taggart- Brad Pitt has admitted heavy drinking helped ruin his marriage and revealed he is teetotal and in therapy in his first interview since his shock split...
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM- George Michael fans on Sunday paid their last respects to the late British pop star at a public memorial service they organised themselves. Hundreds of fans from around the...