Seeds of Arab Spring sown in Islam's past, author says
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eight year-old Mustafa Akyol was looking at a book in his grandfather's library when he saw something that shocked him:...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates will pen two forthcoming books -- firstly a memoir expected to be released in...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sapphire's first book became the unlikely Oscar-winning movie "Precious," but the author isn't expecting more Hollywood...
Get the full story >>Dissident artist Ai Weiwei accepts Berlin post
BERLIN (Reuters) - Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has accepted a visiting teaching post at the Berlin University of the Arts, the...
Get the full story >>Rediscovered Da Vinci painting to go on show
LONDON (Reuters) - A painting sold for as little as 45 pounds ($70) in the 1950s but since hailed as a lost masterpiece by Leonardo Da Vinci...
Get the full story >>France makes Liza Minnelli Legion of Honour officer
PARIS (Reuters) - France made U.S. actress Liza Minnelli, the singing legend with the powerful vibrato and jet-black pixie hairdo, an...
Get the full story >>Texas artist's work hurtling through space with Atlantis
HOUSTON (Reuters) - It's a rare person who can say that her artwork is hurtling through space.
Get the full story >>"Different Trains" rattle through historic Jerusalem site
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A disused Ottoman-era jail in Jerusalem has been taken over this month for performances of American composer Steve...
Get the full story >>'A Dance with Dragons' delivers, say critics
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap) - "Game of Thrones" fans seem to be happy with author George R.R. Martin again.
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