Egyptian-born film legend Omar Sharif, star of Oscar-winning classics such as "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Doctor Zhivago", is suffering from Alzheimer's disease/
Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian went on trial behind closed doors in Iran on charges of spying, a case that has clouded a rapprochement with the United States.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the New York Times of meddling in Turkey's affairs with a critical editorial, angrily telling the US daily to "know your place.''
WBA Super, IBO and WBC Interim middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin has given the big drama show he promised against the American southpaw Willie Monroe Jr on May 16 at The Forum.
US President Barack Obama has described the loss of key Iraqi territory to Islamic State as a tactical setback, while insisting the war against the jihadist group is not being lost.
Memphis, Tennessee, where guitar legend B.B. King started his career, will mourn the late King of the Blues with a procession next week before his burial in his native Mississippi.
A publicist for the latest "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie denied reports that Johnny Depp stormed off the Australian set to be with his wife in the United States.
The king of late-night television, David Letterman, brought the curtain down on a 33-year career in an emotional final show packed with jokes and farewells from US presidents.