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Tibetans stage march on 51st anniversary of Tibetan uprising
Hundreds of Tibetans-in-exile along with foreign tourists marched in Dharamshala to mark the 51st anniversary of the uprising against the Chinese rule on Wednesday (March...


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Bollywood music, Indian classical dance liven up wintry Beijing
Beijing came alive this weekend with blazing Bollywood music; film and classical Indian dances mostly by Chinese artists at an Indian consumer show...
PCB imposes life term ban on Yousuf, Younis, slaps hefty fine on others
Acting on the recommendations of the inquiry committee probing the disastrous tour Down Under, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday imposed a life term ban on captain Mohammed Yousuf and experienced middle-order batsman Younis Khan and slapped hefty fines on various players, holding them responsible for the team's pathetic...
`Anna Nicole' opera to premiere next February
LONDON — The world premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage's "Anna Nicole" will be presented by the Royal Opera next Feb. 17, starring Dutch soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek as the late model and Playboy...
`Anna Nicole' opera to premiere next year in London
LONDON - The world premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage's "Anna Nicole" will be presented by the Royal Opera next Feb. 17, starring Dutch soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek as the late model and...
Homestead acting city manager gets the job permanently
A sharply divided Homestead City Council decided Tuesday night to give their acting city manager the permanent job. At a special meeting Tuesday, Homestead's council voted 4-3 to begin negotiating a...
TicketNetwork Advisory -- Finding the Best Deals for New Broadway Shows
VERNON, CT--(Marketwire - March 10, 2010) - Most theater fans know that Wicked is one of the hottest shows in NYC, but what if you want to try something different? There are a number of...
In pictures: Curse of the Black Gold: 50 Years of Oil in the Niger Delta
1 / 20 An oil spill, polluting groundwater and ruining cropland, from a well owned by Shell that had been left abandoned for over 25 years. Badly maintained equipment is the cause of many leaks, but...
Seinfeld set as guest co-host Thursday on 'Live!'
Jerry Seinfeld, right, and his wife Jessica arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar party on Sunday, March 7, 2010, in West Hollywood, Calif. (AP Photo/Peter...
Royal Opera to stage Anna Nicole Smith story
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Britain's Royal Opera will stage the world premiere next year of "Anna Nicole," a work about the life of former Playboy model, actress and tabloid favorite Anna Nicole Smith...
Osmonds return to stage after death of Marie's son
LAS VEGAS — Marie Osmond told a Las Vegas Strip audience as she returned to the stage less than two weeks after her son's apparent suicide that she has relied on her spirituality to cope with...
'Phantom of the Opera' sequel gets mixed reviews
Andrew Lloyd Webber 's new musical "Love Never Dies" garnered mixed first reviews Wednesday, after the world premiere of the highly-anticipated sequel to "The Phantom of the Opera." The musical...
Wheel deal: the London Eye turns 10 | Jonathan Glancey
Despite its wobbly beginnings, the capital's giant ferris wheel has become a much-loved symbol of London. And even urban sprawl seems beautiful from the...
Grieving Marie Osmond Returns to Stage
Donny & Marie Osmond To Resume Show (AP) Entertainer Marie Osmond told a Las Vegas Strip audience as she returned to the stage less than two weeks after her son's apparent suicide that she has relied...
Evotec Gets FDA Nod To Initiate Mid-Stage Study Of Depression Drug - Update
News ) announced Wednesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, has given permission to initiate a phase II proof of concept study with its investigational depression drug EVT 101.The...
Marie Osmond's emotional return to the stage
Marie Osmond has returned to her show on the Las Vegas Strip, saying singing is the way her family is coping with the death of her 18-year-old son. The Donny & Marie show at the Flamingo Las...
Guardian Camera Club: Eric Hands on night photography
Eric Hands participates in the night photography monthly assignment.This portfolio evokes a crowded, lonely and confusing city, and one image stands out as defining London life perfectly. The sweaty...
Guardian Camera Club: Nikonpap on night photography
Nikonpap participates in the night photography monthly assignment.This is a reasonable nighttime portfolio, however it's really just the two 'Reflection' images that show any originality. Both of...
Jennifer Hudson to perform 'One Shining Moment'
A February 2010 photo released by CBS shows Grammy- and Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson recording "One Shining Moment," in Los Angeles. The song is used each year at the end of the CBS broadcast of the...
Robert De Niro set to play Vince Lombardi in movie
US actor Robert de Niro poses near a painting by his late father, Robert De Niro Sr, at the opening of the exhibition devoted to his father at the Matisse Museum, in Nice , southern France, Monday,...
Barker donates $2.5 million to create PETA offices
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES -- Bob Barker has donated $2.5 million to help the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals open a new location in Los Angeles. The retired game show host and...
U-turn on National Heritage fund
The National Heritage Memorial Fund helped save the Flying Scotsman. Photograph: WA Sharman/Corbis The government today said it would maintain the...
Viewer or voyeur? The morality of reportage photography
a series by an Associated Press photographer, Farah Abdl Warsameh, entitled Stoned to Death, Somalia, 13 December . The four images are shocking in a way that even the most graphic war reportage...
'Phantom of the Opera' sequel cheered in London
'Phantom' sequel cheered in LondonA star-studded audience -- including actors Michael Caine, Rowan Atkinson and musical singer Elaine Paige -- rose to their feet and cheered at the conclusion of the...
Taliah Performing Arts Center for Women Official Opening Night Launch Party March 13th
Taliah Performing Arts Center, a women's-only studio for acting and dance located in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, is officially opening this spring. To celebrate the launch, the opening night party...
Arts women to watch list revealed
An inaugural list of 50 women to watch in the arts has been chosen by a panel including the BBC's Jenni Murray and playwright and actor Kwame Kwei-Armah.The list includes directors, producers and...
RJD SP members stage walkout in Rajya Sabha
RJD and Samajwadi Party members on Wednesday staged a walked out in Rajya Sabha demanding revocation of the suspension of seven members who were marshalled out from the House for their "unruly"...
Top musical acts set tone for race
THE stage is set for performances by top musical names this weekend as part of the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix entertainment line-up. Arab singer Hussain Al Jasmi, American rappers Timbaland and Flo...
TV Providers Seek New Federal Rules on Retransmission Rights
Trying to prevent the kind of brinkmanship that had ABC removing its affiliate station from millions of New York area homes hours before the Oscar broadcast, a group of television providers asked the...
Advertising: ‘Mad Men’ Dolls in Barbie’s World, but Cocktails Stay Behind
AFTER three seasons, “Mad Men,” the television series about advertising in the 1960s, has attained a level of popular-culture cachet. There have been magazine cover articles, calendars...
MGM Said to Be Considering an Arranged Bankruptcy
With about 10 days to go before the next round of bids are due, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is still considering other options to help reorganize its almost $4 billion debt load. The options include a...
Movie Review Leads to Suit Against Variety
LOS ANGELES — In a step that is unusual even for litigation-heavy Hollywood, the maker of “Iron Cross,” a small independent film that has yet to find a distributor, charged in a...
Charles B. Pierce, Director of ‘Boggy Creek,’ Dies at 71
“The Legend of Boggy Creek” influenced the hit film “The Blair Witch Project” decades later, died on Friday at a nursing home here. He was...
RJD, SP members stage walkout in Rajya Sabha
RJD and Samajwadi Party members today staged a walked out in Rajya Sabha demanding revocation of the suspenion of seven members who were marshalled out from the House for their "unruly"...
'The Sorcerer' Light opera company conjures up frolicsome, frivolous fun
Ah, spring. When love is in the air ... or perhaps in the tea you're drinking. That's the central premise of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan's 1877 comic opera, "The Sorcerer," in which a love...
Mukta Arts' Subsidiary Signs MoU With Centum Learning
(RTTNews) - Whistling Woods International, an institute of film, T.V. Animation and Media arts and a subsidiary of Mukta Arts signed a memorandum of understanding with Centum Learning. This...
Osmonds Return to Stage After Death of Marie's Son
Marie Osmond has returned to her Las Vegas Strip show, saying singing is the way her family is coping with the death of her 18-year-old son. The Donny & Marie show at the Flamingo Las Vegas hotel...