VIENNA- Mexican star tenor Rolando Villazon, who cancelled all his 2009 engagements after a cyst was found on his vocal cords, said his voice "is back" and he will return to the stage next year....

BLANTYRE - More than 100 villagers in Malawi demanded Thursday more compensation from the government for land on which US pop star Madonna is building a girls academy. Madonna, who has adopted two...

LONDON - The X-ray was named the most important modern scientific achievement Wednesday in a poll conducted for Britain's Science Museum, beating Apollo spacecraft and DNA. Nearly 50,000 members...

LONDON - Jim Carrey and other Hollywood stars switched on the Christmas lights in London on Tuesday as part of festivities that included an attempt to stage the world's biggest carol sing-along....

LOS ANGELES - "This Is It," a backstage look at the late Michael Jackson's rehearsals for his last concerts, rocked to the top of the North American box office at the weekend, early estimates showed...

ESSAOUIRA, Brett Kline- Born and raised in Casablanca some 80 years ago but now living in Israel, Rabbi Haim Louk's high-pitched voice instantly captivated festival-goers in this port city, long a...

LONDON- British actor Christopher Lee was knighted on Friday at Buckingham Palace, a far cry from the dark and gloomy Hammer Horror film sets where he made his name playing Dracula in the 1950s....

LONDON - A collection of correspondence by Lord Byron broke the world record price Thursday for a group of letters or manuscript by a British Romantic poet, auction house Sotheby's said. The...

LOS ANGELES, Glenn Chapman - Google stepped onto the Internet music stage on Wednesday, unveiling a service for finding, listening to or buying songs online. Google announced an alliance with...