Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj shine at MTV awards in Scotland
Pop stars Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj sparkled at the MTV Europe Music Awards, held in the Scottish city of Glasgow for the first time.
Astana enters Top 21 Intelligent Communities list
Kazakhstan's capital Astana has entered the Smart21 Communities list.
'English Schindler' receives top Czech award at 105
Sir Nicholas Winton, who saved hundreds of Jewish children in Prague from the Nazis in the run-up to World War II, was given the Czech Republic's top honour.
Nobel laureate Malala wins World's Children's Prize
Girl's rights champion Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate in history, won the World's Children's Prize.
Kazakh fim wins awards in USA and Poland
Kazakh film The Owners has been awarded two presigious awards, one in the United States, another in Poland.
Neil Patrick Harris to host 2015 Oscars
Award-winning US stage and screen actor Neil Patrick Harris will host the next Oscars show, organizers announced Wednesday.
Australian author Richard Flanagan wins Man Booker Prize
Novelist Richard Flanagan said he was ashamed to be Australian after winning the Man Booker Prize for his book "The Narrow Road to the Deep North".
Doyenne of French cinema Deneuve 'touched' by Bollywood award
French cinema queen Catherine Deneuve said she was "pleased and touched" to accept a lifetime achievement award at the Mumbai Film Festival.
Iggy Azalea dominates American Music Award list
Hip-hop newcomer Iggy Azalea dominated the shortlist for the American Music Awards with nods in six categories just months after her debut album.
France's Jean Tirole, a leading economist 'of our time'
French economist Jean Tirole is a master of game theory and industrial organisation, who added a Nobel prize to a gleaming heap of honours for his work.
Nobel economics winners: Usually American, usually pro-austerity
The winner of the Nobel economics prize is notoriously hard to predict, but it's usually an American male opposed to big government and big spending.
Malala dedicates Nobel award to 'voiceless' children
Education rights campaigner Malala Yousafzai dedicated her Nobel peace prize on Friday to "voiceless" children around the world.
Patrick Modiano of France wins Nobel Literature Prize
Patrick Modiano, a historical novelist haunted by France's painful experience of Nazi occupation and his own childhood wounds, won the Nobel Literature Prize.
Japan Nobel winner is salaryman who took on bosses
Japan celebrated three more Nobel prizes, including for a scientist remembered as the salaryman who stood up to a corporation -- and won.
Quincy Jones honoured with top French award
American record producer and musician Quincy Jones was bestowed with the Order of Arts and Letters, one of France's top cultural honours.
Trio win Nobel medicine prize for brain's 'GPS'
British-American researcher John O'Keefe won the Nobel Medicine Prize with May-Britt and Edvard Moser, for discovering an "inner GPS" that helps the brain navigate.
Scientists sound alarm over long wait for Nobel prize
Awarding Nobels decades after the original scientific discovery could lead to the coveted prize becoming irrelevant.
Brooklyn the shooting star in NY Michelin Guide 2015
A record 73 restaurants have won stars in the 2015 New York City edition of the prestigious Michelin guide, 14 of them across the river in Brooklyn and Queens.
Iran photographer pays price for artistic freedom
Iranian photographer Newsha Tavakolian was over the moon when she won a 50,000-euro prize from a French foundation.
Lion King is best-selling production of all time
Blockbuster musical "The Lion King" was named the most successful production in history.