RAS JDIR- US film star Angelina Jolie made a surprise visit to Tunisia's border with Libya on Tuesday and met desperate refugees fleeing fighting in the north African country. Jolie, star of such...

SAINT PETERSBURG, Marina Koreneva- The artists have overturned police cars on one of Russia's most famous squares with dozing officers inside and painted a giant penis on a drawbridge in front of the...

TEHRAN- Iran has cut ties with The Louvre, a top official said on Monday, accusing the renowned Paris museum of violating a commitment made to a Tehran heritage body. "This organisation as of...

VIENNA- American pop singer Janet Jackson will be present at the 19th Life Ball, an annual Aids charity event, in Vienna on May 21 -- 30 years after the disease was first discovered, organisers said...

JENIN, Saif Dahlah- Masked gunmen shot dead a well-known Jewish-Arab actor and director on Monday in the northern West Bank town of Jenin, Palestinian police and medics said. The killing of...

VIENNA- The first-ever staging in Vienna of Gaetano Donizetti's rarely-performed opera "Anna Bolena" received 20 minutes of standing ovations at its star-studded premiere at the Vienna State Opera...

AMMAN- The director of Jordan's antiquities department said Sunday that "treasure of vital historic importance" has turned up in Israel after being smuggled out of his country. "It's about 70...

JAKARTA, Presi Mandari- A painting depicting a 1940s village scene of Indonesia under Dutch rule will be a star attraction at an auction where prices are expected to reflect growing interest in...

LOS ANGELES- Oscar-winning actress Penelope Cruz paid tribute to family and supporters Friday -- including her newborn baby son -- as she was given a star on Hollywood's storied Walk of Fame. In...