Arts

Prince Charles in online call for action on deforestation - 05/06/2009

LONDON- Britain's Prince Charles launched an Internet campaign Tuesday to boost awareness of the need to protect tropical rainforests, with a short film starring the Dalai Lama, Pele and Harrison...

Chinese photographer highlights minority's plight - 05/05/2009

HONG KONG, Polly Hui- China's Yi people are one of the country's poorest and most isolated communities, but despite the absence of glamour, photographer Li Fan has dedicated his career to capturing...

Renowned Austrian actor Muliar dies at 89 - 05/05/2009

VIENNA - Austrian stage and film actor Fritz Muliar, one of the most popular performers in the German-speaking world, has died at the age of 89, his entourage said Monday. Born December 12, 1919,...

Painter David Hockney reveals new medium -- his iPhone - 05/03/2009

LONDON - British painter David Hockney revealed Thursday how he uses his iPhone to paint pictures, as a new exhibition of works he produced on his computer opened in London. "I like to draw...

Britain gets first woman -- and gay -- official poet - 05/02/2009

MANCHESTER, Andrew Yates - Britain named its first female -- and openly gay -- poet laureate on Friday, to follow in the footsteps of renowned bards such as William Wordsworth and Alfred Lord...

Ryan O'Neal's son ordered to undergo drug rehab - 05/02/2009

LOS ANGELES- The son of actor Ryan O'Neal has been sentenced to pursue a strict drug rehabilitation program after a series of arrests for drug possession, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's...

Masked men rob Dali painting from Dutch museum - 05/02/2009

THE HAGUE - Masked men held up staff of a Dutch museum Friday and robbed them of two valuable paintings, one by Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dali police said. Three or four men in masks...

'Wuthering Heights' Bollywood-style hits London - 05/01/2009

LONDON - The classic British novel "Wuthering Heights" is moved from the windswept moors of Yorkshire to the searing heat of India in a Bollywood-style production hitting the London stage on...

Britney's ex-manager ordered to steer clear of star - 04/29/2009

LOS ANGELES- The ex-manager of pop star Britney Spears must stay away from the singer and her family for three years a Los Angeles judge ruled Tuesday. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Aviva...

'Bollywood's Clint Eastwood' Feroz Khan dies aged 69 - 04/28/2009

MUMBAI- Bollywood actor Feroz Khan, once dubbed "the Clint Eastwood of the East" because of his maverick roles and manly swagger, died Monday after a long fight against cancer, his publicist said. He...
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