SINGAPORE, Philip Lim- Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew has urged local Muslims to "be less strict on Islamic observances" to aid integration and the city-state's nation-building process....

LOS ANGELES- Ailing actress Zsa Zsa Gabor, who had most of her right leg amputated earlier this month, has made "a remarkable recovery" and has been released early from hospital, her publicist said...

JERUSALEM- Israel's Holocaust museum, Yad Vashem, on Sunday launched a YouTube page entirely in Farsi, saying the "channel" would expand global access to "credible information about the Holocaust."...

MOSCOW, Anna Malpas- Red-headed Russian spy Anna Chapman has made her debut as a television presenter, hosting a programme about unsolved mysteries in her latest career twist. Her weekly show,...

LONDON- Each of William Shakespeare's 38 plays will be performed in a different language, including Arabic, Spanish and Urdu, during a a theatre season in Britain to mark the London 2012 Olympic...

LONDON- The brother of a "Harry Potter" film actress was jailed for six months Friday for assaulting her because her boyfriend was not Muslim. Afshan Azad, 21, who played Potter's classmate Padma...

MADRID- Celebrated Spanish tenor Placido Domingo on Friday said he hopes to keep singing for years to come, as international opera stars put on a gala show in Madrid to mark his 70th birthday. The...

JAIPUR- South Asia's largest book festival kicked off Friday in India's western desert state of Rajasthan, drawing many renowned international writers, critics and thousands of literary fans. This...

NICOSIA, Charlie Charalambous- British pop star Boy George has given back to Cyprus an 18th century icon after unwittingly buying the stolen artefact 26 years ago from a London dealer, the Cyprus...