Arts

Will Smith returns to rap with Colombian band - 10/03/2015

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES- Will Smith, who long ago moved from music to acting, has briefly returned to rap in a collaboration with the Colombian band Bomba Estereo. In his first rap recording in a...

Busan film festival fuels Asia's booming movie market - 10/01/2015

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, Mathew Scott- Asia’s most influential film festival kicks off Thursday in the South Korean port city of Busan, celebrating its 20th anniversary at a time of growing regional clout...

British archaeologist aims to pinpoint Nefertiti's tomb - 09/30/2015

LUXOR, EGYPT, Tony Gamal-Gabriel- Standing before the majestic gold, ochre and white frescos of Tutankhamun's tomb, British archaeologist Nicholas Reeves on Monday passionately defended his daring...

Abu Dhabi's Louvre museum gains star canopy dome - 09/28/2015

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES- The last of nearly 4,500 metal stars was placed Sunday on the outer layer of the dome on Abu Dhabi's Louvre museum, expected to open by the end of 2016. The final...

Amid US fanfare, Pope Francis plans rock album - 09/26/2015

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES- Pope Francis has been called a rock star among religious leaders and soon that will be true literally, with the pontiff out soon with an album. The 78-year-old pontiff, who...

Britain's Emily Watson honoured at San Sebastian festival - 09/26/2015

MADRID, SPAIN- British actress Emily Watson, who starred in "Angela's Ashes" and "The Book Thief", was honoured with a lifetime achievement award on Friday at the San Sebastian film festival in...

Architect Zaha Hadid first woman to win top UK prize - 09/26/2015

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM- Zaha Hadid became the first woman to scoop a top British architecture prize on Thursday but afterwards cut short a testy BBC prime time radio interview. Previous winners of...

Heart of Romania's Queen Marie to be returned to spot where she died - 09/25/2015

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA- The heart of British-born Queen Marie of Romania is to be laid to rest in the palace in the Carpathian Mountains where she died, ending a journey of more than 70 years, the former...

Morrissey's debut novel panned by critics in UK - 09/25/2015

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM- Pop star Morrissey released his debut novel "List of the Lost" in Britain Thursday to howls of derision from critics, who suggested that the ex-Smiths singer should stick to...

Russia digs up remains of last tsar for new probe - 09/24/2015

SAINT PETERSBURG, RUSSIA- Russian investigators on Wednesday exhumed the remains of the country's last emperor Nicholas II and empress Alexandra as part of a new probe into the notorious 1918 slaying...
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