RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil, like other countries, is facing a very electronic election. WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter are the weapons of choice to sway the...
PANAMA CITY: From the Panama papers to the impeachments of the presidents of Brazil and South Korea, 2016 was a year marked by corruption scandals, and by...
MANAGUA: Some liken them to the power-hungry presidential couple in the American TV show “House of Cards.” Others say they think of Lord and Lady Macbeth....
Athens: Greece's government on Sunday looked to have won a 'No' it had been seeking in a referendum on bailout terms, but the euro immediately plummeted on...
PARIS: “I’m old but I’m not obsolete,” Arnold Schwarzenegger says of his return as the fearsome cyborg from the future in his new movie “Terminator Genisys,”...
PARIS: Arnold Schwarzenegger reflected about being “back” as the Terminator in a new sequel to the sci-fi film series that made him famous – and about how...
PARIS: Lenny Kravitz is busy. Just turned 51, he’s still looking like the rock sex symbol he’s always been, and he’s also expanding his artistic horizons as a...
CANNES: As the Cannes festival bears down on its weekend awards ceremony, a look at the movies seen so far and their reviews reveal deep divisions among the...
Cannes, France: Looking for a tattooed demon to be killed by an undercover virgin in your sex club? Well, as any good horror film producer knows, the best...
CANNES: “Mad Max: Fury Road” roared into the Cannes Film Festival Thursday, injecting a thunderous dose of commercial horsepower and introducing...
PARIS: Cannes’ Palme d’Or, which goes to the top movie at the film festival on the French Riviera, will be decided by a jury mostly made up of...
PARIS: The Palme d’Or is the Cannes Film Festival’s most prestigious award. This year, 19 films are vying for the trophy. Eleven are from Europe,...
PARIS: France’s waif obsession means its fashion sector snubs many women with bigger body types, but there is no need for a ban on ultra-thin models, said the...
PARIS: With the Cannes Film Festival set to open in just over a month's time, speculation is swirling over which films -- and which top directors and actors...
PARIS: Iranian filmmakers, at home and in exile, are breaking free from restrictions – imposed both by their repressive government and by audience...
PARIS: British music legend Paul McCartney created a sensation in Paris on Monday as he led a celebrity invasion of his daughter Stella's fashion show that...
KIEV: Pro-Russian forces massing near Ukraine's port city of Mariupol tried to overrun a troop position overnight, Kiev said Monday, fueling concerns for...
DEBALTSEVE, Ukraine: Pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine promised Friday to start exchanging prisoners, in a possible boost to a cease-fire still supported by the...
KIEV: A plea from Ukraine for international peacekeepers to enforce a shattered cease-fire in the east ran into strident opposition Thursday from pro-Russian...
PARIS: An American food critic has put France's famed restaurant bible, the Michelin guide, to the test -- and found most of its top Paris listings not worth...
PARIS: The Coen brothers, award-winning U.S. directors of hits like “Fargo” and “The Big Lebowski,” will jointly head the jury at this year’s Cannes Film...
PARIS: Increased Internet surveillance and tighter border checks are “urgently” needed to foil attacks of the sort that rocked Paris this week, European, U.S....
Paris: A new book imagining a future France coming under Islamic rule hits French bookshops on Wednesday in a literary sweep likely to fuel creeping European...
PARIS: A movie adaptation of a kiss-and-tell bestselling book that deeply embarrassed French President Francois Hollande is in the works after his journalist...
KIEV: Ukraine relaunched military operations against pro-Kremlin separatists late Tuesday, hours after US Vice President Joe Biden ended a two-day visit to...