
Putins attend ballet, then announce their divorce
Vladimir Putin pulled off one of his most audacious pieces of stagecraft, attending a ballet with his rarely seen wife, then emerging smiling and ...

UK's Prince Philip enters hospital for operation
Queen Elizabeth II's husband has been admitted to a London hospital for an exploratory operation, Buckingham Palace said Thursday. The palace said the ...

Russell Brand announces 'Messiah Complex' tour
Russell Brand has a "Messiah Complex," and he's taking it on the road. The British comedian announced Thursday that he's launching a world comedy tour ...

Indonesia axes bikinis for 2013 Miss World pageant
Miss World has axed the famed bikinis from this year's pageant in Indonesia, replacing the skimpy swimsuits with conservative beach sarongs amid ...

'Coronation Street' actor faces new charges
A longtime star of British soap opera "Coronation Street" already facing trial for rape was charged Thursday with five counts of indecent assault on ...

Lofty art: Painting visible only from Eiffel Tower
Art is often seen as lofty — but perhaps none more than a new roof installation in Paris that's only visible from the top of the Eiffel Tower.

Comic novelist Tom Sharpe dies at 85
Tom Sharpe was aptly named, a writer who turned a razor-edged eye for absurdity on everything from the racism of apartheid to the squabbles of ...

Indian star Amitabh Bachchan to act in TV series
Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan says he'll make his television acting debut in a new series this year. Bachchan announced the new and not-yet titled ...

Paris Jackson now in all-too-familiar spotlight
Michael Jackson's family is saying little about the hospitalization of his 15-year-old daughter while pleading for privacy and saying nothing about ...

Venezuela frees US filmmaker jailed as alleged spy
A U.S. filmmaker jailed for alleged espionage in Venezuela was expelled from the country and returned to the United States in a gesture that could ...

AP Photos: As case wears on, Manning less visible
In November 2012, after nearly a dozen times photographing the routine arrival and departure of Army Pfc. Bradley Manning for his pretrial hearings ...

Wayne Newton moving out of Las Vegas estate
With a bitter legal fight nearly over, "Mr. Las Vegas" Wayne Newton is moving from his estate of 45 years, "Casa de Shenandoah," to another mansion ...
Director of Salzburg Fest heads to La Scala
Alexander Pereira will arrive at the Milanese opera house La Scala as general manager in 2015 with a unique set of work experience that may be just ...
Actor Stephen Fry reveals suicide attempt in 2012
British actor and writer Stephen Fry says he attempted suicide last year while filming abroad. In an interview recorded with comic Richard Herring, ...

US writer A.M. Homes wins Women's Fiction Prize
American novelist A.M. Homes has won this year's Women's Prize for Fiction with her sixth novel, "May We Be Forgiven." Homes beat bookmakers' favorite ...

Art history under hammer as Berlin Wall is sold
Pieces of the Iron Curtain's most iconic symbol, the Berlin Wall, are being put up for auction in Paris after being decorated by some of the world's ...

Chimp's pics snapped up for $76,000 at auction
They're askew and out of focus, but a set of photos taken by a talented Russian chimpanzee sold at auction Wednesday for 50,000 pounds ($76,680).

Bach proposes changes to Olympic sports process
IOC presidential candidate Thomas Bach is calling for "flexibility" in determining which sports are in the Olympics and proposing a review of the host ...

Rebekah Brooks denies phone hacking charges
Rebekah Brooks — a friend of Prime Minister David Cameron and once one of the most powerful people in the British media — on Wednesday formally denied ...

Now dads, Vaughn and Wilson bond with kids on set
Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson have gone from womanizing "Wedding Crashers" to doting dads who bring their kids to work. The two actors reunite on ...

Former dot.com star wants entrepreneurial Japan
Takafumi Horie, the Japanese dot.com celebrity imprisoned for nearly two years on securities fraud charges, is cooking up dozens of ventures and ...
Czech court clears US musician for fan's death
An appeals court has upheld the acquittal of the frontman of a U.S. heavy metal band accused of causing a teenage fan's death at a concert in the ...

Jack White pays Detroit Masonic Temple's tax bill
Musician Jack White has played springtime Santa, paying a $142,000 back tax bill for Detroit's historic Masonic Temple. The move prevents a threatened ...