NEW YORK, UNITED STATES- The Boston Symphony Orchestra on Monday extended the contract of young Latvian conductor Andris Nelsons, hailing the warm reaction to his performances in his first year. The...

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, Alice Ritchie- The world of showbiz was in mourning Sunday for Cilla Black after the death at 72 of the 1960s pop star, who was championed by The Beatles and later became one...

ISTANBUL, TURKEY- It has 18 rooms, five bathrooms and is spectacularly located on an island off Istanbul. And all the more, it was once the refuge of the exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky....

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN- The Swedish author tasked with writing the upcoming sequel to the late Stieg Larsson's best-selling Millennium trilogy said Sunday that he was "born for" the job. David...

LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES- Grammy-winning country legend Lynn Anderson, who sprang to international stardom with her 1970s hit "Rose Garden," has died at the age of 67, news reports said Saturday....

LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES- A US judge kept the door open Thursday for pop star Katy Perry to buy a former LA convent at the centre of an unholy real estate battle, although a final decision remains...

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA- Scores of middle-aged Japanese women converged on a major Seoul hotel Monday, hoping for a glimpse of their favourite South Korean TV drama star on his wedding day. Actor Bae...

BAYREUTH, GERMANY, Simon Morgan- The Bayreuth Festival, one of the hottest tickets in the world of opera, opened with a well-received new production of Richard Wagner's opera "Tristan and Isolde" on...

BIRMINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM- A Koran manuscript has been carbon dated to close to the time of the Prophet Mohammed, making it one of the oldest in the world, a British university said Wednesday. The...