Oscars broadcast to celebrate movie heroes
The 86th Academy Awards ceremony on March 2 will pay tribute to movie heroes from past and present, producers said Tuesday of the much-anticipated Oscars, the climax of Hollywood's awards season.
Pakistan gang rape inspires New York opera
To those who complain that opera is an elitist indulgence served up to snobs in dinner jackets, New York's latest world premiere may come as something of a shock.
Ex-Marcos aide sentenced over sale of Monet painting
A US judge sentenced a former personal secretary to Imelda Marcos to two to six years in prison for conspiring to sell Impressionist masterpieces belonging to the Manila government.
14 January 2014
Golden Globes draw biggest US audience for 10 years
Nearly 21 million people watched the 71st annual Golden Globes on US television, its best audience for a decade, according to ratings cited Monday by industry journal Variety.
14 January 2014
'Frozen' wins best animated film Golden Globe
Disney's musical fairy tale adaptation "Frozen" won the Golden Globe for best animated film on Sunday, beating "The Croods" and "Despicable Me 2."
13 January 2014
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Bullock, Timberlake top winners at People's Choice awards
"Gravity" star Sandra Bullock, chart-topping singer Justin Timberlake and blockbuster "Iron Man 3" were the biggest winners at the public-voted People's Choice awards show Wednesday.
Ukrainian novelist Kurkov backs 'school for revolution' protests
The long-running opposition protests on Kiev's central Independence Square are becoming a "school for revolution" as the country's leaders lose touch with society, top Ukrainian novelist Andrey Kurkov told AFP.
08 January 2014
'Downton Abbey' producer sees drama thriving on TV
The global success of "Downton Abbey" is vivid proof that romance and drama are alive and well and thriving on the small screen, its executive producer said Tuesday.
New Bruce Springsteen album 'High Hopes' goes online
Bruce Springsteen's 18th studio album "High Hopes" went online in the United States Sunday, 10 days before its general release -- and on the 41st anniversary of The Boss's debut outing.
06 January 2014
Important library in north Lebanon torched
A decades-old library owned by a Greek Orthodox priest in north Lebanon's majority Sunni city of Tripoli was torched late Friday, a day after a sectarian scuffle, a security source said.
Giant yellow duck explodes in Taiwan...again
A giant yellow duck on display in a northern Taiwan port exploded Tuesday, just hours before it was expected to attract a big crowd to count down the new year.