LONDON- US author Barbara Kingsolver won Britain's Orange Prize for Fiction, which honours English-language novels by women from around the world, on Wednesday with her sixth novel "The Lacuna"....

MOSCOW- Marina Semyonova, one of the first great Soviet prima ballerinas who made her debut in the 1920s, has died aged 102, Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre said on Wednesday. "All Russian ballet is in...

NEW YORK- The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Evita is returning to Broadway in 2012 with Argentine actress Elena Roger starring as Eva Peron and pop star Ricky Martin in the role of "Che" Guevara, the...

PARIS, M. J. Smith - A stolen letter written by 17th-century thinker Descartes and found in the United States was returned to France on Tuesday, ending a detective tale featuring a Google search and...

WELLINGTON- A treasure trove of 75 long-lost US silent movies has been unearthed in New Zealand, including an early feature film by legendary Oscar-winning director John Ford, officials said...

STRASBOURG- Turkey was punished by the European Court of Human Rights because of the seizure of a book about a pop star that discussed his sexual orientation, the court said on Tuesday. "Tarkan -...

LOS ANGELES- Lovable animated ogre Shrek left his rivals green with envy by claiming top spot at the North American box office for a third straight week, final figures showed Monday. Dreamworks's...

SOFIA- Dozens of art treasures went on display Monday in Bulgaria, eight months after a contested law allowed private collectors to declare ownership of ancient art and artefacts without proving...

ROME- Shochiku Grand Kabuki, a world-famous traditional Japanese theatre troupe, will feature their star Ebizo Ichikawa XI in two performances in Rome later this month, organisers said Monday. It...