Afghan Women Defy Taliban, Will Participate in Asian Games
Exiled Afghan female athletes are participating in the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, which end Oct. 8. They say they want to raise awareness of the plight of women
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Michael Gambon, Actor Who Played Prof. Dumbledore in 6 ‘Harry Potter’ Movies, Dies at Age 82
Veteran actor Michael Gambon, who was known to many for his portrayal of Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in six of the eight “Harry Potter” films, has died, his publicist said
Read MoreLate-Night TV Shows in US Announce Their Return After Hollywood Writers Strike Ends
TV’s late-night hosts planned to return to their evening sketches and monologues by next week, reinstating the flow of topical humor silenced for five months by the newly ended Hollywood’s
Read MoreHollywood Writers Guild Ends Strike Ahead of Final Contract Vote
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) said its members could return to work on Wednesday while a ratification vote takes place on a new three-year contract with Hollywood studios. Union
Read MoreSpain Charges Pop Singer Shakira With Tax Evasion for Second Time
Spanish prosecutors have charged pop star Shakira with failing to pay $7.1 million in tax on her 2018 income, authorities said Tuesday, in Spain’s latest fiscal allegations against the Colombian
Read MoreDavid McCallum, Star of ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’ and ‘NCIS,’ Dies at 90
Actor David McCallum, who became a teen heartthrob in the hit series “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” in the 1960s and was the eccentric medical examiner in the popular “NCIS” 40
Read MorePlay by Ukrainian Director About War Back Home Debuts in Washington, DC
“My Mama and the Full-Scale Invasion,” a play by Ukrainian playwright Sasha Denisova, made its debut at Washington, D.C.’s Woolly Mammoth theater earlier this month. The play was inspired by
Read MoreNorth America Box Office Hits Low Point
The North American box office hit a 2023 low this weekend, with top film “The Nun II” estimated to take in a paltry $8.4 million, industry watchers said Sunday. “The
Read MoreChina Wins First Gold Medals of Asian Games
The first gold medals at the Asian Games were all won by host nation China on Sunday in rowing, shooting and wushu after President Xi Jinping opened the two-week multisport
Read MoreSudanese Filmmakers Who Fled War Screen Work in Nairobi
When an award-winning Sudanese filmmaker documented the journey of Sudan’s martial arts team, which traveled by road to Kenya for an international championship in 2019, he did not know that
Read MoreAsian Games Open Saturday in China
The Asian Games are an attention grabber. For starters, they involve more participants than the Summer Olympics. Organizers say more than 12,000 will be entered when the opening ceremony takes
Read MoreRupert Murdoch, Creator of Fox News, Stepping Down as Head of News Corp. and Fox Corp.
Rupert Murdoch, the 92-year-old media magnate who created Fox News, is stepping down as leader of both Fox’s parent company and his News Corp. media holdings. Fox said Thursday that
Read MoreVirginia Visitors Splatter Stress Away in Paint Room
Just outside of Washington, D.C., in Northern Virginia, there is a place where anyone can release their inner painter and splatter their stress away. Maxim Adams has the story. Videographer: Sergey Sokolov; Video editor:
Read MoreLondon’s Historic Blue Plaques Seek More Diversity as 1,000th Marker Is Unveiled
A resounding thump breaks the silence as Jaulia Land drops a lump of grey-brown clay onto the slab roller before Ned Heywood cranks it through the machine once, twice, three
Read MoreIranian Soccer Fans Flock to Ronaldo’s Hotel After Saudi Team Arrives in Tehran
Hundreds of soccer fans stormed into a hotel in Tehran on Monday, hoping for a glimpse of star player Cristiano Ronaldo after he arrived with his Saudi teammates ahead of
Read MoreNY Fashion Show Aims to Educate, Dispell Stigma of Sexual Assault
New York Fashion Week is generally known as a showcase for fashion designers, and the celebrities that wear their clothes. But several shows held on the sidelines are trying to
Read More‘American Fiction’ Wins People’s Choice Award at Toronto Film Festival
Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction,” a biting satire starring Jeffrey Wright as a disillusioned academic, has won the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival, a much-watched bellwether in
Read More‘Nun 2’ Narrowly Edges ‘A Haunting in Venice’ Over Quiet Weekend in Movie Theaters
“The Nun 2” and “A Haunting in Venice” virtually tied for the No. 1 spot in U.S. and Canadian theaters over the weekend, with a slight edge carrying the horror
Read MoreUN Committee Votes to List Ruins of Ancient Jericho as World Heritage Site
A U.N. conference voted Sunday to list ruins of the ancient West Bank city of Jericho as a World Heritage Site, a decision likely to anger Israel, which controls the
Read MoreBeer Flows, Crowds Descend on Munich for Oktoberfest
The beer is flowing and millions of people are descending on the Bavarian capital to celebrate the official opening of Oktoberfest. With the traditional cry of “O’zapft is” — “It’s
Read MoreUN Committee Votes to List Ruins of Ancient Jericho as World Heritage Site in Palestine
A U.N. conference voted Sunday to list ruins of the ancient West Bank city of Jericho as a World Heritage Site in Palestine, a decision likely to anger Israel, which
Read MoreRolling Stone Co-Founder Removed from Rock Hall Leadership After Controversial Comments
Jann Wenner, who co-founded Rolling Stone magazine and also was a co-founder of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, has been removed from the hall’s board of directors after
Read MoreUNESCO Puts 2 Ukraine Locations on its List of Historic Sites in Danger
The U.N.’s World Heritage Committee on Friday placed two major historical sites in Ukraine on its list of such sites that it considers to be in danger. The iconic St.
Read MoreAfter 4 Years. Pro Tennis Resumes in China as WTA Ends Boycott
A four-year absence of elite women’s tennis in China is set to end with the Women’s Tennis Association holding seven tournaments in the next six weeks as part of the
Read MoreHong Kong Tries to Woo Back Mainland Chinese Tourists
Chinese tourists used to flock to Hong Kong before the pandemic, bringing empty suitcases to fill with everything from baby milk powder, to cosmetics and nonprescription drugs. Large tour groups
Read MoreIs Giant Panda Program in US a Victim of US-China Tensions?
The giant pandas that have been living at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington for 23 years will return to China by the end of this year. VOA’s Veronica Balderas
Read MoreMet Opera, Lincoln Center Theater Commission Work About Detained Ukrainian Children
A Ukrainian composer has been commissioned to write an opera about mothers from that country going into Russia to rescue their forcibly detained children. The Metropolitan Opera and Lincoln Center
Read MoreNYC’s Famous Courtroom Sketch Artist Talks About Her Unique Job
Jane Rosenberg started her courtroom sketch artist career drawing prostitutes in New York’s night court in 1980. Four decades later, she is still making court sketches, but these days some of her portraits are of much more well-known
Read MoreZambian Film Focuses on Hardships Faced by Boy With Albinism
A 2022 film highlighting the plight of a person with albinism in Zambia is streaming on Netflix. “Can You See Us” is based on the true story of a boy
Read More‘The Nun II’ Conjures $32.6 Million to Top Box Office
Like many horrors before it, bad reviews didn’t scare off moviegoers from buying tickets for ” The Nun II.” The sequel to the 2018 hit, released in 3,728 theaters by
Read MoreIsraeli Delegation Attends UN Heritage Conference in Saudi Arabia
An Israeli delegation arrived in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to attend a U.N. conference on world heritage sites, in the first public visit by government officials to the kingdom, an
Read MoreYorgos Lanthimos’s ‘Poor Things’ Wins Top Prize at Venice
The Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival was awarded Saturday to a hilarious and shockingly explicit reworking of Frankenstein, Poor Things, starring Emma Stone as a sex-mad reanimated corpse.
Read MoreFor US Government, Art in Federal Buildings Is a Must
Budget for new public buildings includes allotment for original artworks …
Read MoreIn US, Funding for Original Art Part of Most New Federal Buildings’ Budgets
Since its founding, the United States has incorporated art into its federal buildings. These days, one-half of one percent of a new building’s budget usually goes to funding original art
Read MoreAiling US Explorer Trapped 1,000 Meters Deep in Turkish Cave Awaits Difficult Rescue
Rescuers from across Europe rushed to a cave in Turkey on Thursday, launching an operation to save an American researcher who became trapped almost 1,000 meters below the cave’s entrance
Read MoreSudanese Artists Work to Heal From Trauma of War
It has been nearly five months since civil war erupted in Sudan. The U.N. refugee agency estimates that by year’s end, 1.8 million people will have fled to neighboring countries.
Read MoreActivists Screen Climate-Themed Films During Africa Climate Summit
As delegates gather in Kenya for the inaugural Africa Climate Summit, seeking ways to combat the effects of climate change, activists are screening films illustrating the impacts of global warming
Read MoreIn Photos: Nevada Burning Man Festival Exodus
Thousands of Burning Man attendees readied to make their “exodus” on Monday as the counter-culture arts festival in the Nevada desert ends in a sea of drying mud instead of
Read MoreDeserted NY Subway Glitters with Chandeliers, Skylights, Vaulted Ceilings
Decommissioned in 1945, the Old City Hall Station remains the ‘jewel in the crown’ for NY transit system …
Read MoreSpain’s Men’s National Team Denounces Rubiales Over World Cup Kiss
Spain’s men’s national team Monday denounced the “unacceptable behavior” of the country’s suspended football chief Luis Rubiales over his infamous World Cup kiss. Rubiales, 46, has defied expectations and refused
Read MoreGet It Back: New Hunt for Missing Beatles Bass Guitar
A guitar expert and two journalists have launched a global hunt for a missing bass guitar owned by Paul McCartney, bidding to solve what they brand “the greatest mystery in
Read MoreChinese Artists Bring Art Installations to Burning Man
Burning Man, the annual weeklong festival in Nevada closed its entrance Saturday due to flooding from recent storms. Some of the thousands of festivalgoers are being warned to shelter in
Read More‘Equalizer 3’ Cleans Up, ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ Score New Records
The third installment in the Denzel Washington-led “Equalizer” franchise topped the domestic box office this weekend with $34.5 million according to studio estimates Sunday. By the end of the Monday
Read MoreIsraeli-Iranian Movie, Filmed Undercover to Avoid Suspicion, Premiers in Venice
The first production co-directed by Iranian and Israeli filmmakers had to be shot in secret to prevent possible interference by Tehran, directors Zar Amir Ebrahimi and Guy Nattiv told Reuters
Read MoreCorgis Parade at Buckingham Palace, Marking Year After Queen Elizabeth’s Death
The changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace may draw tourists from far and wide, but Sunday visitors to the landmark were treated to a different sort of spectacle: a
Read MoreAmericans Have Long Wanted The Perfect Endless Summer; Jimmy Buffett Offered Them One
It seemed wistfully appropriate, somehow, that news of Jimmy Buffett’s death emerged at the beginning of the Labor Day weekend, the demarcation point of every American summer’s symbolic end. Because
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