Arts

Family saga to represent Italy at Oscars - 09/29/2010

ROME- A family saga spanning four decades set in Tuscany by director Paolo Virizi will run as Italy's representative for best foreign film at the 2011 Oscars, national news agency Ansa reported...

Egypt mogul gets jail instead of death for pop star murder - 09/28/2010

CAIRO, Ines Bel Aiba- Egyptian property mogul Hisham Talaat Moustafa was jailed Tuesday for 15 years for the murder of a Lebanese pop star and ex-lover, 16 months after he was sentenced to death for...

Film version of 'Carlos' to premier in Abu Dhabi - 09/28/2010

ABU DHABI- "Carlos", a film about the notorious Venezuelan revolutionary who was once the world's most-wanted terrorist, is to premier at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival next month, organisers have...

Kuwait defends banning books at annual fair - 09/28/2010

KUWAIT CITY- Kuwait's information ministry on Tuesday dismissed criticism from liberal MPs for banning books from a fair due next month while Islamists praised the move. The ministry said in a...

George Clooney lends star power to Milan fashion - 09/27/2010

MILAN, Gina Doggett- Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney topped Giorgio Armani's A-list on Monday as the Italian veteran designer unveiled a Tuareg-inspired spring/summer 2011 collection....

Massacre movie to headline Doha Tribeca film fest - 09/26/2010

DOHA- A movie that sparked controversy when it opened on general release in France this week will headline the Doha Tribeca Film Festival next month, the organisers said on Sunday. French-Algerian...

Haitian orphans paint, photograph their tragedy - 09/26/2010

MIAMI, Juan Castro Olivera- Grim pictures of sad faces or houses that are no longer there: Haitian children orphaned by January's devastating quake have focused lenses and taken up paintbrushes to...

Egypt museum employee behind Van Gogh theft: minister - 09/26/2010

CAIRO- Egypt's interior minister said on Sunday that an employee working in a Cairo museum was probably behind the theft of a Van Gogh painting that left Egyptian authorities red-faced. "There are...

Leonardo DiCaprio to help save India's tigers - 09/25/2010

NEW DELHI- Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio will put his fame to work to raise global awareness about India's dwindling number of tigers, an official said Saturday. DiCaprio and India's...

Return of works of art to Church worries Russian experts - 09/24/2010

MOSCOW- Plans to retur religious art seized by the Soviet regime to the Orthodox Church have led to harsh protests by Russain museums who argue that churches would be unable to preserve objects...
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