PARIS, FRANCE- French actress Madeleine LeBeau, the last surviving member of the cast of "Casablanca", has died at the age of 92, her family said on Sunday. LeBeau, who died on May 1, played the role...
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, Alice Ritchie- South Korean author Han Kang won the Man Booker International Prize on Monday, sharing the £50,000 ($72,000, 63,500 euros) award with her translator -- who had...
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM- UN special envoy Angelina Jolie Pitt urged the international community on Monday to respond to Europe's worst refugee crisis since World War II with generosity and not the...
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, Max Delany- Russian lawmakers and commentators lashed out at Ukraine's "political" victory in the Eurovision Song Contest, insisting Moscow's entrant was robbed by its arch-foe, as...
CANNES, FRANCE, France Blandy- Outspoken actress Susan Sarandon said Sunday she "has nothing good to say" about director Woody Allen after claims he abused his daughter surfaced again during the...
WINDSOR, UNITED KINGDOM, Leon Neal- Performing ponies, trotting war horses and sturdy steeds hung with glittering decorations pranced in an equine extravaganza at Windsor Castle on Sunday to mark the...
HONG KONG, CHINA- Words most commonly heard on the streets of Hong Kong and Singapore like "yum cha" and "wah" have entered the linguistic mainstream, with the Oxford English Dictionary including...
BEIJING, CHINA, Ludovic Ehret- When the critical eye of Mao Zedong's wife fell upon a non-conforming artist during China's Cultural Revolution the assessment could be devastating. The consequences...
PARIS, FRANCE, Joris Fioriti- The feted star of an internationally-acclaimed film, Afghan actress Marina Golbahari, and her husband have been chased from their home to the brink of suicide in a...
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES- Rapper Kanye West made history on Sunday as the creator of the first album to reach number one in the United States mostly through streaming. The feat is the latest turn in a...