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Original 'Harry Potter' cover art sells for $1.9 m...
The original watercolor illustration for the first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" -- the book that introduc...
US reporter Evan Gershkovich on trial in Russia
US reporter Evan Gershkovich's closed-door espionage trial in Russia began Wednesday, 15 months after he was arrested on charges t...
Designer vestments and furniture for Paris's rebor...
Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is getting a modern makeover for its reopening in December, with designer furniture and colourful pr...
US reporter Evan Gershkovich's closed-door trial b...
US journalist Evan Gershkovich's closed-door trial for espionage began in Russia on Wednesday, 15 months after his shock arrest on...
The 500-plus artisans working on Olympics costumes
An army of artisans is racing to complete thousands of costumes for the Paris Olympics ceremonies that the designers say will each...
WikiLeaks founder Assange pleads guilty in US deal...
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pleaded guilty in a US court in Saipan on Wednesday, AFP reporters said, in a plea bargain that w...
Chanel shows at Paris Opera as it seeks new design...
Chanel held its haute couture show on Tuesday just three weeks after the very abrupt departure of creative director Virginie Viard...
Chanel shows without dumped designer at fashion we...
Awkward! Chanel held its haute couture show on Tuesday just three weeks after the very abrupt departure of creative director Virgi...
WikiLeaks founder Assange to be 'free man' after U...
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is to be a "free man", his wife said Tuesday, once a judge signs off on a plea deal with US autho...
WikiLeaks says Julian Assange is 'free' after US p...
Julian Assange has been released from prison and left Britain, WikiLeaks said, as he reached a landmark plea deal with US authorit...
Almodovar's love affair with Madrid explored in ne...
Oscar-winning director Pedro Almodovar's decades-long love affair with Madrid is the focus of a new exhibition in the Spanish capi...
Indonesia's all-girl Muslim metal band heads to Gl...
When three Indonesian teen girls formed a metal band 10 years ago to sing about gender equality and peace over bone-crunching guit...
WikiLeaks says Julian Assange is 'free,' has left...
Julian Assange was released from prison Monday and has left Britain, WikiLeaks said, as he reached a landmark plea deal with US au...
Vogue World brings together fashion and sport in P...
Paris played host Sunday to an ultra-glitzy collision between fashion and sport as Vogue put on its latest branding event in the h...
'Inside Out 2' keeps emotion at heart of N. Americ...
"Inside Out 2," the animated tale of teen emotion, continued its triumphant run at the North American box office in its second wee...
Paris fashionistas says au revoir to design legend...
Fashion great Dries Van Noten made an emotional farewell at Paris Fashion Week on Saturday as he headed into retirement at just 66...
Prince William celebrates birthday at Taylor Swift...
Taylor Swift got the London-leg of her Eras tour off to a good start, with the UK's Prince William posting a backstage picture of...
A guide to French political fashion
France is in the midst of two of its favourite pastimes: political turmoil and fashion week -- two worlds that increasingly collid...
Original 'Harry Potter' cover art to go under hamm...
The original watercolor illustration for the first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" -- the book that introduc...
Dior offers laid-back style on a feline cat-walk
Dior offered a more light-hearted collection featuring giant cats at Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday, with designer Kim Jones tellin...
Mercedes boss rails at Hamilton 'sabotage' email
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff confirmed on Friday the police were investigating an email from "a lunatic" claiming his team were sabota...
How France's far-right is winning the TikTok battl...
If social media statistics were a solid predictor of voting intentions, France's far-right leader Jordan Bardella would be a shoo-...
LGBTQ Greeks battle online hate in landmark year f...
A torrent of online abuse and disinformation has soured a breakthrough year for Greece's LGBTQ activists as the country hosts Euro...
Actor Donald Sutherland dead at age 88
Donald Sutherland, the enigmatic actor whose lengthy career encompassed films including "The Dirty Dozen" and "The Hunger Games,"...
Actor Donald Sutherland dead at age 88: son
Donald Sutherland, the enigmatic Canadian actor whose lengthy career encompassed films including "The Dirty Dozen" and "The Hunger...
London's V&A celebrates Naomi Campbell, 'fashion l...
In 1987, Naomi Campbell became the first black model to grace the cover of UK Vogue in 20 years, and her trailblazing career is no...
US rapper Travis Scott arrested in Miami for tresp...
US rapper Travis Scott was arrested in Miami Beach overnight Thursday for trespassing and disorderly intoxication, records showed.
Vogue World: Paris mega-party mixes fashion and sp...
Vogue World, one of the major fashion events of the year, hits Paris on Sunday, bringing together top French designers for a rare...
US political trailblazer Shirley Chisholm honored...
She was the first African American woman in Congress and the first woman and African American to seek the presidential nomination...
US billionaire eyes TikTok takeover to save intern...
Frank McCourt, a US real estate billionaire, aims to buy TikTok to rescue the internet from the clutches of major platforms that h...
German rappers spark buzz with rhubarb-bar blabber
A tongue-twisting German rap about rhubarb has become the latest unlikely musical hit to storm the internet, racking up millions o...
Christian studio eyes 'culture wars' challenge to...
Hollywood's alleged "wokeness" is a frequent target for right-wing commentators and politicians.