Upstarts outshine veterans ahead of Berlin film fest awards
The race for the Golden Bear top prize at the 65th Berlin film festival shaped up as a dead heat, with break-out talents looking well placed to pip cinema heavyweights.
Catherine Deneuve the muse on NY Fashion Week day 2
Canadian-Taiwanese designer Jason Wu showed a collection inspired by the strength and seduction of French screen siren Catherine Deneuve.
Party time! Carnival opens in Rio
Brazil opened five days of non-stop partying Friday as Rio de Janeiro's Carnival officially opened.
Kanye West pulls in A-listers for NY fashion debut
Rap star Kanye West grabbed all the attention at New York Fashion Week, presiding over a star-studded celebrity launch of a custom-designed shoe for Adidas.
Aidai Issayeva shares impression about Miss Universe beauty pageant
Miss Kazakhstan-2013 Aidai Issayeva has shared her impression about the participation in the world’s most prestigious beauty pageant Miss Universe-2014.
'Daily Show' host Jon Stewart to stand down
Host Jon Stewart will leave the satirical and pioneering "The Daily Show" later this year, his bosses at Comedy Central said, calling him a "comic genius."
Joy, bemusement as far-flung Australia wins Eurovision berth
Australia has been granted entry into the Eurovision song contest, sparking joy from fans and bemusement from those questioning the antipodean entry.
Pattinson unveils James Dean film at Berlin fest
British actor Robert Pattinson said he learned to sympathise with the paparazzi by playing the photographer who helped make James Dean an icon.
Eminem wins record sixth Best Rap Album Grammy
Eminem won the Grammy Sunday for Best Rap Album for "The Marshall Mathers LP 2," beating out newcomers to cement his role.
Sam Smith, Beyonce, Pharrell all win early Grammys
Sam Smith, the British soul singer whose ballad "Stay With Me" has propelled him to fame in a matter of months, picked up two Grammy Awards including Best New Artist.
Benedict Cumberbatch wins praise for troubled genius
The 38-year-old British actor, who has a best actor nod for playing codebreaker Alan Turing in "The Imitation Game", insists he can and has played idiots.
Sam Smith looks for Grammy glory
Fresh-faced British singer Sam Smith stands to make history Sunday at the Grammys with a chance to sweep all top categoriesю
Bruce Jenner 'gender change' captures US attention
Olympic champion turned reality TV star Bruce Jenner has Americans' rapt attention once again amid talk that he is soon to come out as transgender.
Kazakh make-up artists and hairdressers take part in Paris Fashion Week
A team of make-up artists and hairdressers of Nurlan Alimkhodzhayev from Astana has been invited by a Kazakhstani designer to take part in the Paris Fashion Week.
Kazakh skiing resort Shymbulak full to brink
Shymbulak mountain skiing resort located not far from Almaty has began experiencing difficulties because of a big influx of visitors.
Pistorius stripped of degree by Scottish university
Jailed Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been stripped of an honorary degree awarded to him by Strathclyde University in 2012.
Katy Perry dazzles at Super Bowl halftime show
Singer Katy Perry dazzled at Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show in a spectacular performance featuring dancing sharks.
New book lifts lid on court of Britain's Prince Charles
A new biography of Britain's Prince Charles reveals how his inner circle is riven with backstabbing and infighting.
Tom Petty says no hard feelings on Sam Smith song
Rocker Tom Petty says he never threatened to sue Sam Smith over his smash hit "Stay With Me" and agreed that similarities to his own "I Won't Back Down" were coincidence.
Sundance filmmaker turns focus on Mormon offshoot
The US director of an award-winning film about sex abuse by Catholic priests has unveiled a new documentary, focusing on child sexual assault in a radical offshoot of the Mormon Church.