KUALA LUMPUR, Beh Lih Yi - A 26-year-old scholar was late Friday named winner of a hugely popular Malaysian TV talent show search for a top young Islamic leader which has gained worldwide attention....
DHAKA- Bangladesh's microcredit pioneer and Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus is set to star in a special episode of hit American TV series The Simpsons, his office said Monday.
Yunus's office...
LONDON- US pop star Madonna was in hot water with her neighbours over a loud party thrown at her London house when she was not there, council officials said Monday.
Staff working for Madonna at...
OSLO- Chess star Magnus Carlsen, the youngest player to ever top the International Chess Federation (FIDE) rankings, has ventured into modelling.
Norway's public broadcaster NRK on Wednesday...
ROSKILDE- One of Europe's biggest music festivals in Denmark will sound a reflective first note Thursday, with American rocker Patti Smith commemorating a fatal crush in 2000, organisers said....
ZAGREB- Croatian president Ivo Josipovic has found a new way to get his message out -- his voice features in a Pixar short being shown with the record-breaking "Toy Story 3", local media said...
PARIS, Emilie Bickerton - The man on the street became catwalk star Friday as a host of Belgian designers showed off an urban cool inspired by mundane reality in their spring-summer collections at...
LONDON, James Pheby- Over 170,000 people are expected to attend Britain's famous Glastonbury festival this weekend as the world's largest open-air music and performing arts event celebrates its 40th...
LONDON- The ashes of late British fashion designer Alexander McQueen have been scattered on the Isle of Skye off Scotland's west coast, in line with his final wishes, his family said Monday....
PARIS, Sarah Shard- Buttons were an invention waiting to happen. Since the dawn of time when early man draped himself in animal pelts, he has needed a way of opening and closing his clothing.
An...
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