Arts

Writer Sabato buried, lauded in Argentina - 05/02/2011

BUENOS AIRES, Josefa Suarez- Prize-winning novelist and man of letters Ernesto Sabato, one of Argentina's most revered 20th century writers, was laid to rest Sunday amid high praise for a man many...

Argentine writer Ernesto Sabato dead at 99 - 05/01/2011

BUENOS AIRES, Liliana Samuel- Ernesto Sabato, a prize-winning Argentine novelist and essayist who led a ground-breaking probe into abuses under the country's military dictatorship, died Saturday at...

British travel writer killed in Morocco blast: newspaper - 04/30/2011

LONDON- A British travel writer was among 16 people killed in a bomb attack on a Moroccan cafe, a newspaper that he used to work for said on Friday. Peter Moss, 59, from London, died in the blast...

Newlyweds William and Kate kiss as world watches - 04/29/2011

LONDON, Danny Kemp- Prince William and Kate Middleton married Friday with a mix of glittering pageantry and spontaneity, kissing twice in front of a sea of revellers and breathing new life into...

'Rambo' to the rescue of Hungarian film industry - 04/29/2011

BUDAPEST- Hungary shut down its main film funding body on Friday and said the producer of the "Rambo" and "Terminator" series of films, Andrew Vajna, would steer its domestic film industry out of...

Museum promotes 'Indiana Jones' archeology - 04/29/2011

MONTREAL- A museum exhibit in this Canadian metropolis opened this week showcasing on-screen archeological discoveries of Hollywood's fictional adventurer Indiana Jones. Presented by the National...

Las Vegas to host Michael Jackson show - 04/28/2011

LOS ANGELES- Cirque du Soleil and Michael Jackson's estate unveiled plans Wednesday for a permanent show honoring the pop icon at a Las Vegas casino resort, including items from his Neverland Ranch....

Writer Harper Lee denies taking part in memoir - 04/28/2011

NEW YORK- American writer Harper Lee, who rose to fame a half-century ago with her first and only novel, "To Kill A Mockingbird," denied Thursday that she had agreed to take part in a new biography...

Soviet film classics find new life on YouTube - 04/27/2011

MOSCOW- The Moscow film company behind some of the greatest classics of Soviet cinema on Wednesday said it had agreed to make dozens of its best-known movies freely available on YouTube. The...

Madonna kicks off legal defence against Malawi workers - 04/25/2011

BLANTYRE- US pop icon Madonna has begun her legal defence in a Malawian court as workers at one of the singer's charity projects attempt to sue for unfair dismissal, a tribunal official said Monday....
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