WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, Shahzad Abdul- Some say television is experiencing a new golden era, and America's museums are putting those highly acclaimed shows on display, showcasing popular culture...

QUETTA, PAKISTAN, Khurram Shahzad- Deep inside the dry, biscuit-coloured mountains surrounding Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta lies an unexpected treasure: a honeycomb of tunnels bursting with...

FLORENCE, ITALY- Michelangelo's world-famous statue of David got a clean-up Monday financed by a US non-profit group which has spent some 500,000 euros in recent years preserving such Renaissance...

LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES- George Kennedy, the Oscar-winning star of "Cool Hand Luke" and the "Naked Gun" comedy movies, has died at the age of 91, his family announced. The burly American actor --...

HOLLYWOOD, UNITED STATES, Frankie Taggart- Leonardo DiCaprio won his long-awaited first Oscar for revenge epic "The Revenant" Sunday but journalism drama "Spotlight" took best picture in a surprising...

HOLLYWOOD, UNITED STATES, Frankie Taggart- Hollywood hit the Oscars red carpet Sunday for its annual show of glitz and pageantry honoring cinema's finest -- with a broiling row over diversity an...

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM- The demo vinyl record that persuaded music producer George Martin to sign up The Beatles -- a "unique" piece of British music history -- will be sold off next month,...

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM- Singers at one of Britain's leading opera companies have voted to go on strike in a row over staffing and pay, their trade union said Friday. The chorus at the English...

PARIS, FRANCE, Fran Blandy- France's top film awards ceremony, the Cesars, celebrated diversity on Friday with honours for films about the struggles of life as an immigrant and forced marriage. The...