
Indian circuses struggle to adapt after court bans
In the early morning heat and dust, daily practice at the Rambo Circus is in full swing. A trapeze creaks as two performers perfect their throws.

Usher to curate music for July 4th fireworks show
Usher will be the spark for Macy's 4th of July fireworks show. The Grammy-winning singer will collaborate with Macy's to curate the concept, music and ...

Michael Jackson show in Vegas more of a good thing
Michael Jackson spent his life breaking music industry records. Four years after his death, the pop star's estate has delivered another first: Jackson ...

Atomic bomb re-enacting dropped from Ohio air show
A popular southwest Ohio air show has canceled plans to stage a re-enactment of the devastating World War II atomic bomb attack on Japan after ...

Kenya acrobat falls during circus show in Moscow
A Kenyan acrobat fell through a safety net during a show at a Moscow circus, suffering severe injuries including a fractured vertebra. An amateur ...

Marvel, circus producer to team up on live show
The people who bring you The Greatest Show on Earth will be taking Spider-Man, the Hulk, Thor and the X-Men on a worldwide road show.

Cirque gives clues to Vegas Michael Jackson show
Las Vegas is combining its love of mega pop-stars and over-the-top theatrics for a new Michael Jackson Cirque du Soleil show opening this summer.

Fewer New Year fireworks in polluted Beijing
The annual Lunar New Year fireworks barrage in Beijing was notably muted following government appeals to reduce the smoky celebrations after air ...

Putin angry over Sochi Olympics cost overruns
A year before the 2014 Winter Olympics are to begin, President Vladimir Putin has demanded that a senior member of the Russian Olympic Committee be ...
Air Force memo outlines sweeping budget cuts
Air Force leaders will cut flying hours by nearly 20 percent and prepare for a possible end to all noncombat or noncritical flights from late July ...

Ivory Coast New Year's death toll rises to 64
Ivory Coast's health minister says the death toll in the New Year's stampede has risen to 64. Health Minister Raymonde Goudou, speaking to the press, ...

Stampede after fireworks kills 61 in Ivory Coast
A crowd stampeded after leaving a New Year's fireworks show early Tuesday in Ivory Coast's main city, killing 61 people — many of them children and ...

World looks to 2013 after violence, economic woes
As the world rang in 2013 with spectacular fireworks displays and showers of confetti, the specter of economic uncertainty and searing violence dimmed ...

US, Europe hope the new year brings better times
From the glittering New Year's ball dropping in Times Square to joyous fireworks in London and cheers in a once-isolated Asian country, the world did ...

Myanmar fetes 2013 with first public countdown
Myanmar rang in 2013 with its first public New Year's Eve countdown and a grand fireworks display, a celebration unprecedented in the former ...
Animal rights group settles lawsuit with Ringling
An animal rights group will pay Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus $9.3 million to settle a lawsuit the circus filed after courts found that ...

'Hobbit' extends No. 1 journey with $36.7 million
Tiny hobbit Bilbo Baggins is running circles around some of the biggest names in Hollywood. Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" took ...

'Pippin' is back, and surrounded by Broadway buzz
"Everything has its season, everything has its time," goes a famous song from the musical "Pippin." Well, maybe, but for the many fans of that '70s ...

Pope greets clowns, acrobats: Circus comes to town
Pope Benedict XVI greeted thousands of clowns, acrobats, puppeteers and even a pair of lion cubs on Saturday as the circus came to town for an unusual ...