LONDON (AFP) - The BBC has dropped former British premier Margaret Thatcher's daughter from one of its programmes after she used the word "golliwog" to describe a tennis player, a spokesman said...
LONDON (AFP) - A bronze edition of the famous sculpture of a young ballet dancer by Edgar Degas sold at auction in London on Tuesday for a record 13.3 million pounds, auctioneers Sotheby's said....
ANGOULEME, France (AFP) - From the Iranian creator of "Persepolis" to cutting-edge artists from Seoul or South Africa, star authors joined some 200,000 fans in southern France this week for the...
LONDON (AFP) - Burglars broke into the home of troubled singer Amy Winehouse while she was on holiday in the Caribbean, police said Friday.
Guitars and recording equipment were stolen from the...
TOKYO (AFP) - In their heyday during the economic bubble of the 1980s, Tokyo's exclusive hostess bars boomed as well-heeled customers quaffed Moet and even sprinkled gold in drinks. But in times of...
TALLINN (AFP) - A webcam set up in an Estonian forest has proven an unexpected hit among Internet surfers who want to catch a glimpse of wild boars feeding and frolicking in the snow, organisers said...
PARIS (AFP) - With a Cubist-period Picasso, a Brancusi never seen in public and a rare Eileen Gray designer chair, Christie's has great expectations for next month's sale of works owned by late...
NASSAU (AFP) - A Bahamas senator has been charged in connection with a plot to extort money from Hollywood star John Travolta after the death of the actor's son, police said.
The female lawmaker,...
LONDON (AFP) - Scotland on Saturday began a year of events to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of national poet Robert Burns, targeting a tourism boost to its struggling economy....
Penelope Cruz expressed her delight Friday at receiving an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress, telling Spanish fans she hoped to "bring it home". The 34-year-old Spanish star of Woody...
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