Arts

Russia in dramatic farewell to Soviet film queen - 04/03/2011

MOSCOW, Stuart Williams- Thousands of Russians on Saturday queued to pay a final farewell to the grande dame of Soviet cinema whose death this week robbed millions of one of their best-loved links to...

French rock group to play live on Twitter - 04/01/2011

PARIS- In what it's calling a Twitter first, French radio station NRJ said Thursday it plans to tweet a live private concert by pop rockers BB Brunes. "It's never been done before on Twitter,"...

Nixon museum opens new Watergate exhibition - 04/01/2011

YORBA LINDA- US archivists unveiled a new permanent exhibition on Watergate Thursday at the Richard Nixon presidential library, aiming to give a more balanced view of the infamous scandal. The...

He's back! Arnie returns as cartoon Governator - 04/01/2011

LOS ANGELES- Three months after standing down as California governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger is to return as a cartoon superhero version of himself, The Governator, he announced this week. The...

Gorbachev celebrates 80th with glitzy London party - 03/30/2011

LONDON, Robin Millard- A host of stars from the world of politics, music and film gathered to celebrate former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's 80th birthday at a charity gala event in London on...

Berlin opera house reaches out to Turkish minority - 03/29/2011

BERLIN- Berlin's avant-garde Komische Oper opera house said Tuesday it plans to reach out to the German capital's large Turkish minority with translations of performances on screens at every seat....

George Clooney could testify for Berlusconi in sex case - 03/29/2011

ROME- Hollywood star George Clooney and Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo could testify in Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's defence in his upcoming sex trial, a lawyer told AFP...

Moscow approves sale of anti-Semitic text - 03/28/2011

MOSCOW- Moscow's chief prosecutor has refused to ban the sale of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, one of the world's most infamous fake anti-Semitic texts, a top human rights group said Monday....

Egypt museum gets back five stolen artefacts - 03/28/2011

CAIRO- Troops and police have recovered five artefacts stolen from the Egyptian Museum during a revolt that toppled the country's government, the antiquities council said on Sunday. The council...

Reese Witherspoon weds for second time - 03/27/2011

LOS ANGELES- US Oscar-winning actress Reese Witherspoon on Saturday formally married her entertainment agent Jim Toth, People magazine reported on its website. The Hollywood celebrities present at...
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