LOS ANGELES- Family and friends gathered Thursday for the funeral of Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor, in the same celebrity cemetery as her long-time friend pop icon Michael Jackson. A day after...

JOHANNESBURG- A new book containing 2,000 quotes from Nelson Mandela will go on sale ahead of his 93rd birthday in July, his foundation said Thursday. "Nelson Mandela by Himself: The Authorised...

WARSAW- Six letters written by 19th century composer and pianist Frederic Chopin, thought to have been lost since World War II, were Thursday revealed by the Polish museum dedicated to the musical...

LONDON- One of Britain's most prestigious orchestras has performed to a rather unusual audience -- row upon row of plants, in an attempt to see whether the music helps them grow. The Royal...

LOS ANGELES, Michael Thurston- Hollywood legend and violet-eyed beauty Elizabeth Taylor, famed as much for her glamorous but stormy love life as her five-decade Oscar-winning film career, died...

SYDNEY- Hollywood star Russell Crowe has splashed out Aus$10 million (US$10 million) on a Sydney house after a four-year search, a report said Tuesday. The Oscar-winning actor bought a property in...

CHICAGO- Pinetop Perkins, one of the last of the original Mississippi Delta bluesmen who also became the oldest recipient of a Grammy award this year, has died aged 97. He never gave up touring...

NEW YORK- Rock legend Lou Reed and composer Philip Glass will perform next month in New York at a half-day concert to benefit victims of Japan's devastating earthquake, organizers said Monday. The...

VERSAILLES- Nearly 222 years after the French Revolution, a desk made by royal cabinetmaker Jean-Henri Riesener is back in the Versailles Palace after being acquired by the French state for 6.75...