Boston Marathon bombs put world's cities on alert
With two high-profile events in the days ahead — Margaret Thatcher's funeral and the London Marathon — British officials are looking anew at security ...
London Marathon to go ahead after Boston bombings
Determined to put on a show of "solidarity" for Boston, defiant London Marathon organizers will stage the race as planned on Sunday despite the threat ...
Ozzy Osbourne denies marriage split rumors
Rocker Ozzy Osbourne has denied rumors of a split from his wife Sharon and apologized to his family for returning to drink and drugs. The Black ...
Spanish singer sentenced for money-laundering
A Spanish court has sentenced popular Spanish folk singer Isabel Pantoja to two years in jail after convicting her of money laundering. Pantoja is not ...
Zadie Smith on Granta best young novelists list
Newcomer Taiye Selasi and established best-seller Zadie Smith have been named to Granta magazine's list of best young British novelists — a ...
Israeli ban on Galliano dress sparks uproar
Israel's national broadcast authority has banned the country's contestant in the upcoming Eurovision song contest from wearing a dress made by John ...
Pre-dawn rehearsal for Margaret Thatcher's funeral
A pre-dawn military rehearsal was held Monday in preparation for Margaret Thatcher's funeral, while officials announced the familiar bells of the Big ...
Turkish pianist receives suspended jail term
A Turkish court on Monday convicted top Turkish pianist and composer Fazil Say of denigrating religion through comments he made on Twitter and handed ...
London Symphony conductor Colin Davis dies at 85
Colin Davis, the former principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and one of Britain's elder statesmen of classical music, has died at 85.
Rock and soul songwriter George Jackson dies at 68
Songwriter George Jackson, co-author of "Old Time Rock and Roll" and hundreds of other soul, rock and rhythm and blues tunes, has died. He was 68.
Jail inmates, orchestra perform behind bars in US
Strains of classical music echoed — not inside a concert hall, but in a bleak Chicago jail where teenage boys await trial on charges ranging from drug ...
Bieber criticized for Anne Frank comment
Justin Bieber wrote an entry into a guestbook at the Anne Frank House museum in Amsterdam, saying he hoped the Jewish teenager who died in a Nazi ...
London School of Economics denounces BBC tactics
One of Britain's leading academic institutions, the London School of Economics, is accusing the BBC of putting students at risk by using them as cover ...
BBC's Andrew Marr appears 3 months after stroke
Prominent BBC presenter Andrew Marr has made his first television appearance since he had a major stroke more than three months ago. He told viewers ...
Spanish anti-monarchy rally attracts thousands
Thousands of people demonstrated against the Spanish monarchy Sunday, demanding the return of a democratically elected head of state, another blow for ...
Pope taps cardinals to advise on governing, reform
Pope Francis named eight cardinals from around the globe Saturday to advise him on running the Catholic Church and reforming the Vatican bureaucracy, ...
Netherlands' Rijksmuseum opens to the public
Amid brass bands and a daytime fireworks display, the Netherlands' Queen Beatrix on Saturday officially reopened the Rijksmuseum, the country's ...
New Glass opera "The Lost" premieres in Austria
Forget minimalist. It's a term Philip Glass never liked as a term for his musical style, and the rich complexity of "The Lost," his newest opera, ...
Pope faces tough decisions as Vatican reforms loom
Pope Francis has spent much of his first month as pope charming ordinary Catholics with his ordinary yet extraordinary papal ways and making clear he ...
BBC in hot seat as anti-Thatcher song climbs chart
Opponents of the late Margaret Thatcher are taking a kind of musical revenge on the former prime minister, pushing the song "Ding Dong! The Witch is ...
Bosnian toothless gypsy's unlikely accolade
People in this Gypsy village say they will never forget the night they almost fell off their chairs two months ago. Did they really hear the elegant ...
Angry UK 'Apprentice' winner loses job lawsuit
A winner of the British version of "The Apprentice" has lost a lawsuit over her claim she was forced out of the job she won on the show.
Thatcher song joins list of tunes BBC censored
A 70-year-old song is giving the BBC a headache. The radio and television broadcaster has agonized over whether to play "Ding Dong! The Witch is ...
In UK, aristocrats still face 'Downton' dilemma
Viscount Timothy Torrington's story reads like a real-life version of "Downton Abbey," the hit period drama about the family of an earl who has no ...
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