
From Ethiopia to Chile: Day 1 of a 7-year walk
On the eve of an unimaginably long walk — one that starts in Africa, winds through the Middle East, across Asia, hops over to Alaska, goes down the ...

Swansea beats Chelsea 2-0 in League Cup semifinals
Swansea maintained the surprise factor in this season's League Cup by beating Chelsea 2-0 in the first leg of their League Cup semifinal on Wednesday, ...

BBC presenter Andrew Marr suffers stroke
The BBC says broadcaster Andrew Marr has suffered a stroke and is recovering in a hospital. Marr, 53, hosts a popular eponymous Sunday morning show ...
Spanish fashion designer Manuel Mota dies at 46
Manuel Mota, a Spanish dress designer specializing in bridal gowns for top models and high society, has died. He was 46. Mota had been the creative ...

'Lincoln' leads race for British Academy Awards
Historical biopic "Lincoln" leads the race for the British Academy Film Awards, with 10 nominations including best picture and best actor — but ...

Tattooed artist runs for Czech president
He's tattooed from head to toe, a warrior-like mix of blue, green and red. He's also running in a surprising third place ahead of this week's Czech ...
Nominations for British Academy Film Awards
Nominees in major categories for the British Academy Film Awards, announced Wednesday: —Film: "Argo," ''Les Miserables," "Life Of Pi," ''Lincoln," ...
US art museum returns ancient water jug to Italy
An art museum in Ohio is handing over an ancient water jug to the Italian government after investigators determined that it was likely illegally dug ...

Guatemala builds private city to escape crime
The highway climbs toward the edge of Guatemala City, past deep ravines where the poorest residents of the capital live in thousands of cinderblock ...

Opponents take last-ditch aim at Israeli leader
Israel's election campaign entered its home stretch on Tuesday with the beginning of a quirky two-week period of televised political advertisements, ...

Depardieu skips drunk driving hearing in France
In the last three days, Gerard Depardieu met with Vladimir Putin to get Russian citizenship, got a prime seat at soccer's biggest annual gala in ...
Virgin Stores in France filing for bankruptcy
The Virgin Stores chain in France, which includes the flagship Megastore on Paris' famed Champs-Elysees, plans to file for bankruptcy. Virgin Stores, ...

Poland probes artist's claim he used Holocaust ash
Polish prosecutors are investigating a Swedish artist's claim that he used the ashes of Holocaust victims to make a painting, an act that could carry ...

Matisse painting stolen in 1987 recovered in UK
A Henri Matisse painting stolen in 1987 from a Swedish museum by a thief wielding a sledgehammer has been recovered, an art specialist and a dealer ...
Winslet husband wins injunction over party pics
Kate Winslet's new husband won an injunction Tuesday in a British court to stop a tabloid newspaper publishing photos of him at a costume party.

Hockey great Bobby Orr has memoir coming in Oct.
One of hockey's greatest and most private stars, Bobby Orr, is finally telling his life story. "Orr: My Story" will be released in October by G.P.

2nd Winehouse inquest confirms alcohol death
Amy Winehouse died from accidental alcohol poisoning when she resumed drinking after a period of abstinence, a second coroner's inquest confirmed ...

Finnish capital lights up in winter dark
Finland's capital is aglow with colorful lights and lasers piercing the black winter skies and lighting up downtown buildings providing a much-needed ...

Tarantino: Slavery far worse than brutal 'Django'
Quentin Tarantino says the brutal abuse of black slaves shown in his latest movie "Django Unchained" pales in comparison to the violence that was ...
Book reviews vie for dreaded Hatchet Job award
A mauling of Martin Amis and a savaging of Salman Rushdie are in the running for the best bad book review of 2012. Eight finalists were announced ...

David Bowie readies 1st album in 10 years
David Bowie is celebrating his birthday by releasing new music. The English singer announced Tuesday, his 66th birthday, that he has released his ...

Brad Pitt tweets to Chinese that he's coming
Brad Pitt is now on China's version of Twitter, and his first enigmatic tweet drew thousands of comments. Just as mysteriously, it later disappeared.

Depardieu: 'I'm French' despite Russian passport
Actor Gerard Depardieu denied in an interview aired Monday that he accepted a Russian passport to escape the taxman in France, and said that while he ...
Montreux Jazz founder in coma from ski fall
The Montreux Jazz Festival says its founder and general manager Claude Nobs has been hospitalized in a coma due to a cross-country skiing injury over ...