ABU DHABI- An Abu Dhabi tower has been recognised as the "furthest-leaning man-made tower" in the world by Guinness World Records, local newspapers reported on Sunday. The 160-metre tower,...

ARGANDA DEL REY- Colombian pop star Shakira performed before 85,000 people Sunday at the Rock in Rio Madrid music festival, organisers said, in one of the biggest concerts of her career. The...

ROUEN- Some 1,250 people held enlarged fragments of a reproduction of a Claude Monet masterpiece above their heads Saturday in a bid to create the world's biggest live Impressionist painting. The...

SYDNEY, Amy Coopes- The glittering sails of the Sydney Opera House went to the dogs on Saturday as hundreds of pugs, poodles and pooches converged on the iconic landmark for a world-first concert for...

BOGOTA- Colombia will donate thousands of flowers for the upcoming wedding of Princess Victoria, heir to the Swedish throne, government and business officials said Saturday. The crown princess,...

BAGHDAD, Mehdi Lebouachera - The Atlas film theatre in central Baghdad is a shadow of its former self -- its red seats are badly torn and white neon lights flicker constantly, stopping only when a...

MOSCOW- Ex-Baywatch star Pamela Anderson has appealed to Russian strongman Vladimir Putin to ban imports of baby seal pelts, a newspaper reported Friday. The prime minister's apparent "fondness"...

TOKYO- Acclaimed Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa, who is suffering from cancer, has cancelled a tour of Europe on advice from his doctor, his office said Friday. The 74-year-old Vienna State Opera...

MADRID- American music legend B.B. King, still on tour at the age of 84, vowed in an interview published Thursday that he would never retire so long as he was still able to play the blues....