Arts

Winnie-the-Pooh meets the queen in birthday story - 05/27/2016

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM- Winnie-the-Pooh meets Queen Elizabeth II and a little boy who looks just like her great-grandson Prince George in a new story published Thursday to mark both their 90th...

Johnny Depp's wife files for divorce - 05/26/2016

LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES- Johnny Depp's wife has filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences after 15 months of marriage to the Hollywood star, celebrity news media reported on Wednesday....

Beat classic 'Naked Lunch' to be reborn in punk album - 05/25/2016

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES- "Naked Lunch," one of the seminal and controversial novels of the Beat Generation, will be reborn as a punk album based on recordings by late author William S. Burroughs. The...

Secrets of early Shakespeare theatre dug up in London - 05/23/2016

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, Katherine Haddon- British archaeologists raised the curtain Thursday on a 16th century theatre which staged William Shakespeare plays like "Romeo and Juliet" and where the...

Philippine star Jaclyn Jose wins best actress at Cannes - 05/23/2016

MANILA, PHILIPPINES- Philippine soap star Jaclyn Jose won best actress at the Cannes film festival Sunday for her mesmerising performance as a slum matriarch who falls prey to corrupt police. A huge...

Garcia Marquez's ashes arrive in Colombia ahead of tribute - 05/21/2016

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA- The ashes of Latin American literary great Gabriel Garcia Marquez have arrived in his native Colombia ahead of a Sunday ceremony at their final resting place, his son told AFP. The...

NATO ex-deputy commander's book imagines war with Russia - 05/21/2016

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM- The West could find itself at war with Russia by next year unless NATO beefs up its military deterrent, the alliance's former deputy supreme allied commander for Europe warned...

Lincoln documents expected to fetch millions in NY - 05/19/2016

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES- Two documents signed by Abraham Lincoln in his drive to abolish slavery in 19th century America go on auction next week, expected to fetch up to $5 million. Limited edition...

Grandson to auction Miro paintings to help refugees - 05/18/2016

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, Alfons Luna- Some 28 artworks by the Spanish painter Joan Miro will be auctioned in London on Thursday, with the profits going towards helping refugees. The Miro sale at...

Syrian pianist plays to Germans' hearts - 05/18/2016

BERLIN, GERMANY, Yannick Pasquet- A year ago, 28-year-old pianist Aeham al-Ahmad was performing in the ruins of Damascus. But after Islamic State jihadists torched his beloved piano, he fled to...
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