GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, Ben Simon- How to define Nazi-era "loot" is central to what could prove a touchy book launched Tuesday on the controversy surrounding one of Europe's most prestigious private art...
DAMASCUS, SYRIA- Palmyra, the ancient Syrian city that has fallen to the Islamic State jihadist group, has withstood the last 2,000 years with its immaculate temples and colonnaded streets. Listed as...
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM- British pop phenomenon One Direction are to take an indefinite break from next year, according to a media report Monday which has left fans devastated. The four-piece boyband...
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, Jessica Berthereau- The first prose piece by "Lord of the Rings" author J.R.R. Tolkien is to be published in Britain on Thursday, a version of an epic Finnish poem that...
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA- Hollywood star Hugh Jackman revealed Monday he will return to the stage in a personal show in Australia inspired by his successful Broadway performances. The Australian, best known...
DAMASCUS, SYRIA- Islamic State militants on Sunday blew up the ancient temple of Baal Shamin in the UNESCO-listed Syrian city of Palmyra, an official said, the latest in a series of cultural relics...
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM- Britain's intelligence services kept tabs on Nobel winning author Doris Lessing during the 1950s, fearing that her communist sympathies had been "fanned almost to the point of...
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA- Argentina will return thousands of stolen archaeological pieces to South American neighbors, President Cristina Kirchner said Saturday. "We are doing something unusual,...
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK- Two robbers have made off with a bronze bust by French sculptor Auguste Rodin from a Copenhagen museum in a bold theft in broad daylight, the museum said Friday. "So far we have...
LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES- American actress Megan Fox reportedly filed for divorce Friday from Brian Austin Green, an actor best known for playing David in "Beverly Hills 90210," after five years of...
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