CHICAGO- The controversy began as soon as the glittery diamond tiara was lowered on Rima Fakih's dark tresses.
Is she the first Muslim Miss USA? Will she be able to keep the title after photos...
WASHINGTON- A Lebanese-American woman beat out 50 other contestants late Sunday to be crowned "Miss USA," the first woman of Arab descent to win the coveted beauty pageant title.
Rima Fakih, 24, a...
STOCKHOLM- Icelandic singer Bjork and Italian composer and conductor Ennio Morricone on Monday won the 2010 Polar Music Prize for their contributions to music, organisers in Sweden said.
The...
CANNES, Claire Rosemberg- "Life's a pretty grim enterprise, nightmarish, meaningless," Woody Allen said Saturday at Cannes. "The only way to be happy is to lie to yourself."
In his latest loopy...
CANNES- Fashion brands as well as films are fighting it out on Cannes' fabled red carpet.
Gucci, Pucci, Armani and even the house of late British fashion genius Alexander McQueen battled for...
RABAT- British singer Elton John will perform as planned at a festival in Morocco this month despite calls from the country's main Islamic party for the gay star to be banned, organisers said...
PARIS- Jean-Louis Dumas, who chaired the French luxury goods group Hermes for almost three decades until 2006, has died at the age of 72, his spokesman said on Sunday
Dumas took over in 1978 as...
HAEMEENLINNA, Laura Vinha- The usual heavy metal fan may not be a five-year-old girl in pigtails, but she is typical of hardcore following of Hevisaurus, a metal band that has hooked the kiddie crowd...
DHAKA, Shafiq Alam- Bangladesh has lifted a four-decade ban on Indian films in a bid to boost attendance at cinemas, a government minister said Saturday, drawing loud complaints from local actors and...
TAALABAYA, Natacha Yazbeck - Driving through Beirut's maze of alleys can demand a certain death-defying flair. So it comes as no coincidence that the hero of the Arab world's first webdrama is a...
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