GHENT, BELGIUM, Philippe Agret- A painstaking restoration of a 15th-century Flemish masterpiece is revealing the long-lost detail and splendour that helped make the altarpiece one of the world's most...
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, Shahzad Abdul- A first US showing of rare old Korans opens Saturday in a Washington museum, highlighting a different side of Islam at a time when the religion's image in...
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN- A prominent member of the academy which awards the Nobel literature prize slammed this year's laureate Bob Dylan as arrogant on Friday, citing his total silence since the award was...
NOUAKCHOTT, MAURITANIA- A former Guantanamo Bay detainee from Mauritania who wrote a best-selling book about his experiences said Saturday he forgives those who tortured and detained him without...
KRAKOW, POLAND- Heart-felt messages from Solidarity icon Lech Walesa and Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski were read out over the urn of Andrzej Wajda, as the legend of Polish cinema was laid to...
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- Wishful thinking and three heel-clicks whisked Dorothy back home in "The Wizard of Oz," but it will take hard cash to restore her ruby red slippers. The sparkling shoes...
FRANKFURT, GERMANY, Michelle Fitzpatrick- She's a literary sensation whose debut novel has sold over 100,000 copies, yet unless you speak Dutch you've probably never heard of writer Lize Spit. But...
CANNES, FRANCE, Fiachra Gibbons- The Disney princess may not be dead yet, but children's television makers are under pressure to create more adventurous female characters as fears grow over the...
HASTINGS, UNITED KINGDOM, Remi Banet- Chain mail armour, sword fights and flowing mead -- aficionados of the Middle Ages gathered in southern England on Saturday to re-enact the Battle of Hastings,...
VATICAN CITY, HOLY SEE- Who needs a summer palace? Not Pope Francis, who has renounced the delights of Castel Gandolfo outside Rome and opened his private apartments to tourists, the Vatican said...
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