PARIS, FRANCE, Anthony Lucas- London is partial to local hip hop duo Krept and Kronan and art rock band Everything Everything. Sydney lends its ears to electro dance producer Golden Features. Rio...

KAZANLAK, BULGARIA, Diana Simeonova- In the fields of Bulgaria they are everywhere -- hundreds of mounds like huge molehills concealing the gold-filled tombs of ancient kings who left no other trace...

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- The Smithsonian Air and Space Museum turned to Kickstarter on Monday to raise $500,000 to restore the spacesuit that Neil Armstrong wore when he became the first man to...

DUBLIN, IRELAND, Conor Barrins- A trove of documents from a French chateau has cast doubt on the remains of beloved Irish poet W.B. Yeats but fans have shrugged off the controversy and said there is...

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, Dario Thuburn- Gesticulating and breaking into spine-tingling arias, a jovial Placido Domingo coached young opera singers vying for their big break while perched on a stool in...

MUMBAI, INDIA- India's most expensive film ever, "Baahubali", is close to quickly recouping its massive $40 million-dollar budget after a record-breaking week at the box office, an industry analyst...

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES- US alternative rockers Wilco surprised the music world by releasing for free an unexpected new album, entitled "Star Wars." Reinforcing the band's reputation for innovation,...

TIMBUKTU, MALI, Serge Daniel- The UN's cultural wing has reported the destruction of precious mausoleums during an Islamist takeover of northern Mali to the International Criminal Court, its head...

MADRID, SPAIN, Daniel Silva- Staff at the Prado, Spain's top art museum, usually prevent visitors from touching its priceless treasures. But on a recent morning, with their blessing, Jose Pedro...