4+ day, 51+ min ago   (528+ words) TORONTO, Sept 10 — North America’s largest film festival kicks off today in Toronto with a jam-packed line-up of more than 200 films and high-wattage stars including John Malkovich, Penelope Cruz, Chris Rock and K-pop superstar Lisa. Hot on the heels of Venice and…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (448+ words) AMSTERDAM, Sept 10 — More than 300 works by Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama go on display in Amsterdam from tomorrow, an exhibit that has become a tribute to the “polka dot queen” who died last month. The exhibition at Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (628+ words) VENICE, Sept 10 — A “lacerating” documentary about Elon Musk from acclaimed US director Alex Gibney premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Tuesday with one critic saying it had “thrashed” the erratic provocateur. Gibney in his nearly four-hour work traces South…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (698+ words) LONDON, Sept 3 — It is arguably the most famous date in English history: 1066 — the year of the Battle of Hastings, marking the start of the Norman Conquest and pivotal in England’s development. The battle is told in incredible detail in the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (264+ words) MIAMI, Sept 2 — Tiger Woods, who pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence after crashing his car in Florida in March, is expected to formally change his plea, court documents showed Tuesday. A “change of plea” hearing early Wednesday morning…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (403+ words) LOS ANGELES, Aug 31 — The latest Spider-Man epic held the North American box office in its web yesterday for a fifth consecutive week, displaying major staying power for a summer blockbuster that faced fierce competition from The Odyssey. With its modest…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (677+ words) NGWERERE, Aug 29 — From a distance, the Shaolin Temple outside Lusaka appeared almost like a mirage, a slice of central China dropped into the Zambian landscape. Then the dragons emerged from beneath the pagoda, their brightly coloured fabric bodies hoisted on…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (417+ words) BEIJING, Aug 25 — China sentenced a prominent artist whose works criticised former leader Mao Zedong to three years in prison today for “insulting heroes”, a rights group said. Gao Zhen, 70, and his brother Gao Qiang gained fame in the early 2000s for…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (295+ words) NEW YORK, Aug 25 — A couple who climbed to the top of the Empire State Building and got engaged appeared in a New York court Monday, before giving each other a lingering kiss in full view of the world’s media. Ivan…...