Influential Australian art critic and writer Robert Hughes has died in New York after a long illness aged 74. Robert…
Romanian pianist Mihaela Ursuleasa was found dead in her apartment in Vienna, Austria. The 33-year-old international musician was found dead…
Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo has usurped Orson Welles's Citizen Kane as the greatest film of all time in a poll by…
Arirang Mass Games will be held in North Korean capital Pyongyang from August 1st until September 9th, 2012. Mass Games takes place…
Catholic and veterans groups in Poland are protesting against Madonna’s concert in the Polish capital because it falls on the…
Celebrated author and political commentator Gore Vidal has died aged 86, his family has confirmed. Gore Vidal, born Eugene Luther…
Irish author Maeve Binchy has died aged 72 after a short illness. Best-selling Maeve Binchy, born in Dalkey, Co Dublin,…
Rome's world famous Colosseum is now around 40 cm (16 inches) lower on the south side than on the north.…
Russian opera singer Yevgeny Nikitin has pulled out of a star role at this year's Bayreuth Festival in Germany following…
Artist and dissident Ai Weiwei’s appeal against a tax evasion fine has been rejected by a Chinese court, his lawyer…