A previously unknown Beethoven arrangement for an ancient hymn has been uncovered in Berlin after 192 years. The composer wrote…
Bengali poet and novelist Sunil Gangopadhyay has died in the Indian city of Calcutta aged 78. Sunil Gangopadhyay died early…
This car is made of 17 naked men and women who have been painted and positioned to create this bizarre…
The French translation of British erotic novel Fifty Shades Of Grey was only released on Wednesday, but has already become…
World-famous Turkish pianist Fazil Say has appeared in court in Istanbul charged with inciting hatred and insulting the values of…
A pair of Marie Antoinette's slippers has been auctioned for 50,000 euros ($65,600) on the anniversary of the French queen's…
Paintings by artists including Picasso, Matisse, Monet, Gauguin and Freud have been stolen from Kunsthal Museum in Rotterdam. Police in…
Oil painting Abstraktes Bild by the German artist Gerhard Richter has sold for £21 million ($34 million) - an auction…
Chinese author Mo Yan has been awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize for literature. A prolific author, 57-year-old Mo Yan has…
Of many celebrations that still mark the discovery of America, the biggest ones for consumers are the annual Columbus Day…