LONDON- The late author J.G. Farrell was honoured Wednesday for his novel "Troubles" 40 years after it was first published, in an unusual take on Britain's most prestigious literary award, the Booker...
LONDON- New Zealand opera veteran Dame Kiri Te Kanawa has described Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle as a "whiz bang" star, whose spectacular success would ultimately fizzle.
In an interview...
JERUSALEM- British rocker Elvis Costello has called off planned gigs in Israel, citing what he called the "intimidation" and "humiliation" of Palestinians.
The singer-songwriter is the latest...
LONDON- German supermodel Claudia Schiffer and her British film director husband Matthew Vaughn announced Saturday the birth of their third child, a girl.
The infant, who has yet to be named, was...
OBERAMMERGAU, Simon Sturdee- In 1633, a German village vowed to put on a play about Jesus every 10 years if God rid them of the plague. This weekend, the inhabitants of Oberammergau made good on that...
MUMBAI- A Jewish centre targeted in Islamist militants' deadly attacks on Mumbai nearly 18 months ago will open a museum honouring the people killed there, it was reported Friday.
Rabbi Nachman...
CANNES, Claire Rosemberg- Abu Dhabi's film industry has yet to be born, but the tiny emirate's prime spot at Cannes, overlooking luxury yachts bobbing on the sea, reveals a deep ambition to build a...
VIENNA- The sounds of Hollywood will ring out in the grounds of Vienna's magnificent Schoenbrunn Palace next month, when the Vienna Philharmonic gives its traditional summer concert, organisers...
PARIS- Hollywood star Michael Douglas said Friday he will not sign a petition during the Cannes festival against Roman Polanski's extradition to the United States, despite his admiration for the...
BAGHDAD- The United States has agreed to return millions of documents to Iraq, including Baghdad's Jewish archives, that were seized by the US military after the 2003 invasion, a minister said on...
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