MEDIA & CULTURE

The Vienna shows, part of the European leg of Swift's record-breaking "Eras" tour, were cancelled after authorities warned of a terror plot by sympathizers of the Islamic State armed group.

AFP news Aug 22, 2024

The pair, who were nicknamed "Bennifer" when they first dated in the frenzied tabloid celebrity days of the early 2000s, had rekindled their relationship almost two decades later.

AFP news Aug 21, 2024

Swift has not yet publicly thrown her weight behind any presidential candidate in the November 5 election, but she backed President Joe Biden in 2020 and has previously been critical of Trump.

AFP news Aug 20, 2024

The latest film in a series that began with Ridley Scott's 1979 blockbuster "Alien" earned an estimated $41.5 million for the Friday-through-Sunday period, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported.

AFP news Aug 19, 2024

No national tribute has been planned, as Delon had made it clear he did not want one. He said he wanted to be buried near his dogs on his property in Douchy in central France where he died.

AFP news Aug 19, 2024

Claimed by the artist on Instagram, the mural outside London Zoo showed a gorilla lifting the shutter to free birds and a seal, with some animals staring out from the inside.

AFP news Aug 14, 2024

The Hindu sacred month of Shravan honours the god of destruction Lord Shiva, and in northern India, it has become increasingly associated with mob violence by saffron-clad devotees.

AFP news Aug 14, 2024

The giant Hollywood studio is enjoying a blockbuster summer, with irreverent superhero movie "Deadpool & Wolverine" becoming its latest film set to pass $1 billion at the global box office this weekend.

AFP news Aug 12, 2024

The daredevil star, who famously insists on doing his own leaps, chases and plunges, is widely predicted to perform a death-defying but top-secret stunt on the roof of the Stade de France for the Paris Olympics closing ceremony on Sunday.

AFP news Aug 12, 2024

Banksy -- whose identity is publicly unknown and the subject of feverish speculation -- confirmed on Instagram that the latest to appear overnight, in the City of London financial district, was his own.

AFP news Aug 12, 2024

The music star, whose real name is Jacques Bermon Webster, was arrested in Miami Beach in June for trespassing and disorderly intoxication, records showed.

AFP news Aug 09, 2024

The piece was the fourth animal-themed artwork that Banksy had installed in various parts of the UK capital this week.

AFP news Aug 09, 2024

Authorities had earlier confirmed the arrest of a 19-year-old sympathizer of the armed group for allegedly planning an attack in the Vienna region, warning he had a "focus" on Swift's three upcoming shows.

AFP news Aug 08, 2024

As usual, the enigmatic artist gave no explanation when he claimed them on Instagram. What is unusual is how quickly they have appeared -- usually Banksy's works are spaced several months apart.

AFP news Aug 08, 2024

Lim Young-woong may not have as many fans as BTS, but the trot singer is rivalling the global superstars, showing there's more to South Korean music than K-pop with his billions of streams and a sold-out stadium tour.

AFP news Aug 06, 2024

The three-day Porto Novo Mask Festival drew participants from across Benin as well as neighboring Togo and Burkina Faso.

AFP news Aug 06, 2024

Croatia has been long renowned for its spectacular Adriatic coastline dotted with over a thousand islands and islets.

AFP news Aug 05, 2024

The comedy production "TERF" imagines the "Harry Potter" film actors staging an intervention with the British author about her view that biological sex is immutable.

AFP news Aug 02, 2024

Irish prime minister Simon Harris said the country had "lost an icon" and "a brave, gifted, dignified and magnetic person".

AFP news Jul 29, 2024

World-famous stars are in line to perform at Friday's opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, which will take place along the Seine river.

AFP news Jul 26, 2024

Part of a Mexican-owned global chain, KidZania typically offers young children the chance to play at dozens of different jobs, from firefighter to dentist, in giant indoor centers, including one in Seoul that receives hundreds of thousands of visitors a year.

AFP news Jul 23, 2024

The weak yen is attracting large crowds to Japan, with tourists splashing out on everything from kimonos to knives and pricey meals.

AFP news Jul 19, 2024

On a hillside near Palestinian landowner Olayan Olayan's olive groves, young Israeli settlers are hammering out a new, illegal outpost in a UNESCO-protected zone.

AFP news Jul 17, 2024

Ambani's youngest son Anant and fiancee Radhika Merchant, both 29, will tie the knot over the weekend in the financial capital Mumbai following months of pre-marriage parties that have set a new benchmark in matrimonial extravagance.

AFP news Jul 12, 2024

Despite the nickname, they are a geriatric bunch, with an average age of 80. They are also overwhelmingly white and male -- a controversial image to project in diverse, multicultural Brazil.

AFP news Jul 11, 2024

Maria Gioanca, 69, one of two dozen women who still hand sew the black-and-white garment in the village, told AFP she "won't let the costume be stolen" for fancy beach wear.

AFP news Jul 11, 2024

A regulatory filing showed shareholders overwhelmingly voted to approve the deal, which caps a tumultuous year for the British firm, including a bidding war that followed investor concerns over the fund's tumbling share price.

AFP news Jul 10, 2024

The Hollywood A-lister was pointing a prop gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a scene rehearsal when it fired a live round, killing her and wounding the movie's director.

AFP news Jul 09, 2024

In the footage, uploaded as part of a live blog on YouTube for fans but subsequently removed even as copies of it spread across the internet, Jennie appears to exhale vape smoke while a bevvy of hair and make-up artists work closely on her face.

AFP news Jul 09, 2024