Arts

Japanese pacifist playwright dies: family - 04/12/2010

TOKYO- Japanese playwright Hisashi Inoue, best known for his vehement pacifism, has died of lung cancer, his family said Sunday. He was 75. Inoue was known as a strong proponent of the Japanese...

'Date Night' dines out atop the box office - 04/12/2010

LOS ANGELES- Tina Fey comedy "Date Night" scraped past the Greek mythology blockbuster "Clash of the Titans" to lead the North American box office this weekend, early industry figures showed Sunday....

Seine River is star of first Impressionist festival - 04/12/2010

GIVERNY, Dominique Aubin- Monet lived near it, Caillebotte sailed on it and any number of them likely spent time in the picturesque cafes along its banks. Now one museum in France has set out to...

'Survivor' producer suspect in wife's death in Mexico - 04/10/2010

CANCUN- Mexican police on Thursday detained an Emmy-nominated producer of the "Survivor" TV series after his wife's body was found dumped in a water tank at a luxury beach resort in Cancun. Bruce...

Countries list priceless relics they want returned to them - 04/09/2010

CAIRO, Samer al-Atrush- A conference of countries that want antiquities returned from abroad ended on Thursday with a wish list of priceless relics housed in Western museums, but it fell short of...

Veiled Saudi cleric-basher comes third in poetry contest - 04/09/2010

ABU DHABI- A veiled Saudi housewife who stirred controversy for bashing extremist clerics in verse has failed to win the top cash prize in the popular "Million's Poet" programme on Emirati...

Kirk Douglas pleads clemency for drug-dealing grandson - 04/08/2010

NEW YORK- "Spartacus" star Kirk Douglas and the rest of his celebrity-studded family are pleading for clemency when a New York judge sentences his wayward grandson, Cameron Douglas, for drug dealing...

Audience takes over mission control in Apollo 13 play - 04/06/2010

SYDNEY, Madeleine Coorey - It's the stuff of a NASA nightmare -- mission control decks are left in the hands of untrained enthusiasts as astronauts rocket through space in a capsule fast running out...

Reopened deck of world's tallest tower attracts Dubai crowds - 04/05/2010

DUBAI, Lynne Nahhas - Dozens of visitors lined up to ascend the viewing deck of the world's tallest tower in Dubai on Monday, which reopened after an elevator breakdown forced its closure only a...

'Clash of the Titans' tops weekend box office - 04/05/2010

LOS ANGELES- Greek mythology blockbuster "Clash of the Titans" dominated the North American box office this weekend, final industry figures showed Monday. The film based on the exploits of Perseus...
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