Gunman dies after police storm London house
A gunman died when armed police stormed a house in the fashionable Chelsea area of London to end a siege late on Tuesday.
Fashion
Fishburne wins case in rather dry "Thurgood"
By Frank Scheck NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - More effective as history lesson than theater, "Thurgood" is the sort of biographical one-person show that once populated Broadway stages...
Tropical drama "Rains" not steamy enough
By Frank Scheck NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - The sort of steamy tropical melodrama that Hollywood used to produce with regularity in its golden age, "Before the Rains" depicts the...
Russian army to show off new uniform at Red Square parade
When the Russian army marches onto Red Square for the annual May 9 parade, they will be kitted out in stylish new uniforms designed to evoke the military's golden age.
Music and weddings in Basra, for now
Last week Haider Lefta took the boards off his shop renting out musical instruments and session bands for parties, and dusted off a wooden "oud" -- the traditional Arabic lute central to...
Barca prepare major overhaul at the end of the season
Barcelona are preparing a major overhaul at the club after the team's failure to live up to expectations this season. "The poor performance means we have to make changes," sporting...
Removal of Aussie model sparks up skinny debate
By Belinda Goldsmith SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Australian Fashion Week organizers said on Wednesday that tighter rules on skinny models were not needed for its catwalks, despite one...
Burberry up on market talk of Coach bid
Shares in fashion brand Burberry Group gained almost 4 percent on Wednesday as traders cited market talk of a possible bid from U.S. handbag maker Coach . Burberry was not immediately...
France enjoys nostalgia for May '68
Forty years after May 1968, France is enjoying a wave of nostalgia for the student revolt that rocked the streets of the Latin Quarter in Paris, fuelled by a never-ending debate about...
Miley Cyrus takes heat over sexy photos
"Hannah Montana" star Miley Cyrus took a drubbing on Monday in the media and from some parents of her young fans who were angry over sexually provocative pictures of the 15-year-old...
Rich get richer despite credit crunch
Britain's rich are getting richer despite the global credit crunch and are now worth more than 400 billion pounds.
Lingerie factory brings Russian sexy to Britain
Holding up a lacy black G-string, one of the seamstresses in this derelict Russian town beams with pride at the thought that her work could soon be sold on Britain's high streets.
Rich get richer in Britain despite credit crunch
Britain's rich are getting richer despite the global credit crunch and are now worth more than 400 billion pounds.
Radio telescopes capture black hole mid-belch
Using powerful radio telescopes, scientists have captured a supermassive black hole just as it was belching out a jet of supercharged particles, offering a first look at how these cosmic...
Megan Fox crowned sexiest woman in the world
Actress Megan Fox was named the world's sexiest woman on Wednesday by an annual online poll, while the world's most Googled woman, Britney Spears, barely scraped in at No. 100 after a...