Lebanon has banned the screening of Hollywood blockbuster "Wonder Woman" because of its lead actress Gal Gadot, who served in the Israeli military, on the grounds of a long-standing boycott of the Jewish state.
Leading Czech maestro, Jiri Belohlavek, former chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, has died aged 71 after a long illness, the Czech Philharmonic said on Thursday.
President Donald Trump announced America's shock withdrawal from the Paris climate accord Thursday, a policy shift with potentially wide-ranging repercussions for the environment and Washington's ties with the world.
India's growth slowed to 7.1 percent last year, according to official data released Wednesday, weaker than analysts expected but still the fastest rate of growth of any major economy.
Fifty years ago, The Beatles transformed from floppy-haired boy wonders who wanted to hold your hand to abstruse philosophers whose vision spanned civilizations. And the effect is still being felt.
For Iranian viewers sitting down for this year's primetime historical drama during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, there was a shock: you could see women's hair.
A general election protest song branding British Prime Minister Theresa May a liar was heading for the top of the charts on Wednesday -- despite the BBC refusing to play it."Liar, Liar GE2017" by seven-piece band Captain Ska was released last Friday and currently stands at number three。
A US-led coalition air strike on eastern Syria has killed a founder of the Islamic State group's notorious Amaq propaganda agency, Syrian opposition activists said on Wednesday.
Bollywood superstar Priyanka Chopra hit back at critics Wednesday for trying to shame her over a dress she wore during a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
President Donald Trump teased an imminent decision Wednesday on whether to withdraw from the Paris climate accord, promising an announcement "very soon" as aides reportedly said a US pullout was likely.
Actress Keri Russell, best known for her role as a ruthless KGB operative in the long-running series "The Americans," was honored on Tuesday with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Hollywood has always adapted the classics but film and television's voracious appetite for new material now has film-makers raiding the bookshelves like never before.
The International Monetary Fund said on Friday it will only release a new tranche payment to Ukraine once parliament approves a long-stalled pension system overhaul and land privatisation legislation.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will depart Monday for a four-nation tour of Europe that will include strategic talks with historic ally Russia and with key trading partner Germany.
Egypt launched six air strikes on jihadist camps in Libya Friday after masked gunmen attacked a bus of Coptic Christians south of the Egyptian capital, killing at least 28 people.
"Twilight" star Robert Pattinson earned the best reviews of his career at Cannes on Thursday playing a New York bank robber -- and revealed he had to outsmart the paparazzi in order to play the part.
A Playboy model who secretly took a picture of a naked 70-year-old woman at a gym and posted it on social media with a snide remark was placed on three years' probation on Wednesday.
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