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'Hobbit' tops North American box office
Fantasy blockbuster "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" ruled the North American box office this weekend, holding off a strong festive season challenge from Disney's animated musical "Frozen," estimates showed Sunday.
30 December 2013
Britney Spears gambles on two years in Las Vegas
Britney Spears opened a two-year sojourn in Sin City late Friday with a dazzling performance to a crowd of adoring fans at the city's Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino.
29 December 2013
Boxing: Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin named Fighter of the Year 2013
World WBA middleweight Super Champion Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin from Kazakhstan has been named the Fighter of the Year 2013 by Boxing 101.
25 December 2013
Boxing: Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin acknowledged Most Exciting Fighter of the Year
Kazakhstan's professional boxer Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin has been acknowledged the Most Exciting Fighter of the Year 2013.
20 December 2013
Emir Baigazin proclaimed Kazakhstan's Kim Ki-duk
The Kazakh premier of the most titled Kazakhstan’s movie Harmony Lessons of debuting film director Emir Baigazin took place in Almaty city on December 5.
05 December 2013
Caricatures of famous Kazakhstan figures presented in Astana
Caricatures of prominent Kazakhstan figures have been presented at the exhibition in Astana.
26 November 2013
Obama popularity at all-time low: survey
US President Barack Obama's popularity has slumped to an all-time low, with a majority of Americans for the first time believing him to be dishonest and untrustworthy, a new survey showed Tuesday.
13 November 2013
Golovkin named most talked-about Kazakh since Borat
American newspaper USA Today has named boxer Gennady Golovkin from Kazakhstan the most talked-about Kazakh since Borat.
10 November 2013
Play it again: Vinyl enjoys renaissance in Britain
Vinyl records are back in fashion in Britain where they have recorded their best sales for a decade as devotees and new fans relish what they say is a livelier sound than digital formats.
04 November 2013
Cher & Co won't make room for Miley Cyrus generation
Cher may have her ideal burial place all mapped out, but the veteran pop star is far from having one foot in the grave with a new album and feisty views on feminism and the "genius" of Miley Cyrus.
12 October 2013
Printers' 'Bridget Jones moment' leaves fans nonplused
Fans of Bridget Jones, rushing to find out the London diarist's latest adventures, were left baffled on Thursday after pages from the autobiography of a British actor were mistakenly inserted in her new book.
11 October 2013
Bollywood boards 'Chennai Express' to steam back to Egypt
Crowds of movie lovers cheered as Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's latest film "Chennai Express" screened in Cairo theatres, marking the return of Hindi cinema to Egypt after more than two decades.
10 October 2013
Piaf legend lives on, 50 years later
Even as she lay dying, Edith Piaf carefully controlled the image that made her a star -- and 50 years after her death a legend -- in her native France and around the world.
08 October 2013
Single again: Bridget Jones returns
Bridget Jones returns after a 14-year break on Thursday, in a new book which sees the famed British singleton widowed with two children but still grappling with modern life and unsuitable men.
08 October 2013
Miley Cyrus in tit-for-tat exchange with Sinead O'Connor
Former Disney teen idol turned bad-girl pop star Miley Cyrus hit back Thursday at Sinead O'Connor, rebuffing advice by the Irish singer that she stop prostituting herself for music business bosses.
05 October 2013
Japan's Murakami favourite for Nobel prize -- again
Japanese literary superstar Haruki Murakami is favourite for this year's Nobel Prize in Literature, betting odds showed Friday, after repeatedly being mentioned as a contender for the prestigious global gong.
20 September 2013
'Fifty Shades' a must read for Guantanamo detainees
Sado-masochistic best-seller "50 Shades of Grey" is popular reading among high-value detainees at Guantanamo, officials told a visiting congressional delegation.
02 August 2013
India's 'new generation' of filmmakers feted at Cannes
Unashamedly escapist, with wafer-thin plots and cheesy dialogue, all punctuated by exuberant song and dance routines, Bollywood musicals are beloved by millions despite the critics' reservations.
20 May 2013
Musicians find fame and fortune at YouTube
YouTube is proving to be a powerful launch pad for a new generation of Internet-savvy music stars from Psy to Macklemore and beyond.
06 May 2013
'Iron Man 3' blasts off US blockbuster season
"Iron Man 3" is expected to launch America's summer blockbuster season with a bang this weekend, having already taking global box offices by storm.
03 May 2013