CHICAGO- A Texas foundation is selling four Henri Matisse sculptures known as "The Backs," which were once displayed in a public park and are currently on exhibit at an art museum in Fort Worth....

BEIJING, Dan Martin- A book by a Chinese-American woman about her no-nonsense child-rearing has sparked an online flurry of criticism and debate over strict "Chinese" parenting methods versus more...

HELSINKI- The foundation that administers the iconic Guggenheim museums has begun studying the possibility of building a state-of-the-art modern art museum in the Finnish capital, the city of...

LONDON- The Michelin restaurant guide for Great Britain and Ireland celebrated its 100th birthday Tuesday by highlighting the culinary excellence of the country's "gastro-pubs", or pubs with fine...

PARIS- A French celebrity TV news anchor, accused this month of plagiarism in his new biography of Ernest Hemingway, now faces trial for allegedly using his ex-lover's letters in a novel, a report...

BEVERLY HILLS, Michael Thurston- "The Social Network" grabbed four awards including best picture at the Golden Globes on Sunday, trouncing top-tipped British drama "The King's Speech" which garnered...

WASHINGTON- US President Barack Obama met community service volunteers Monday as he marked the holiday honoring slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King. "This is part of what America is all...

JOHANNESBURG- Nelson Mandela's foundation has denied reports of his death after the iconic former South African leader fell victim to a hoax on Internet micro-blogging site Twitter over the weekend....

LONDON- British actress Susannah York, a 1960s beauty who was nominated for an Oscar for the 1969 film "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?", has died at the age of 72, a newspaper reported Saturday....