MONTREAL- Britain's Queen Elizabeth II hailed the special contribution to Canada's culture made by the country's native peoples, attending a performance of indigenous dance and visiting the site of a...
BEIRUT- Deep under Beirut's busiest shopping district lies a treasure trove of the Arab world's film history where movie buff Abbudi Abu Jawdeh has amassed vintage film posters spanning some 80...
TOKYO, Shingo Ito- Protests flared in Tokyo on Saturday as Oscar-winning dolphin hunting documentary "The Cove" was screened at cinemas despite outrage among people who complain the film is...
PARIS- Politicians and artists from the cinema and theatre were unanimous in praise Saturday for a great master and legend of the French stage and film, Laurent Terzieff, who died aged 75.
French...
LOS ANGELES- Oscar-winner Meryl Streep is in talks to play "Iron Lady" Margaret Thatcher in a biopic about the former British Prime Minister, The Hollywood Reporter said Thursday.
Streep, 61, is...
LONDON- Acclaimed British author Beryl Bainbridge, known for her portraits of working class life, has died aged 77, her literary agent and hospital officials said Friday.
Bainbridge's books...
LONDON- American author Barbara Demick on Thursday won Britain's top non-fiction award for her account of life in North Korea, a picture of an Orwellian society drawn from interviews with defectors....
LAUSANNE, Peter Capella- A new exhibition in Switzerland of the works of iconic US painter Edward Hopper offers an unusual chance to discover the intrigue behind his vivid paintings.
Sometimes...
WASHINGTON- Condoleezza Rice, once famously touted as America's diplomatic "rock star," will have the chance to live up to the title next month when she shares the stage with soul legend Aretha...
LONDON- The special effects maestro behind the army of skeletons in "Jason of the Argonauts" and the terrifying Medusa in "Clash of the Titans" handed over his collection to a British museum...
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