Lost images of pre-war Jewish life unearthed
AFP - Thursday November 12, 06:04 AM
LINZ, Austria (AFP) - A Hanukkah dinner in Odessa, bathers in the Baltic Sea, a tailor in front of his shop in Serbia -- just some of the 25,000 images of pre-war Jewish life garnered from the private collections of survivors for a new exhibition.

Iraq touts for tourists at London fair
AFP - Wednesday November 11, 11:52 PM
LONDON (AFP) - Babylon, Sinbad, the Garden of Eden -- war-scarred Iraq touted its attractions for tourists, as it sent a delegation to a major industry fair for the first time in a decade.

Paris tries horror to scare youths off binge-drinking
AFP - Wednesday November 11, 09:34 AM
PARIS (AFP) - The city of Paris launched a mini-horror movie competition on Tuesday as part of a campaign against binge drinking by the young.

Iran's Kiarostami, Tanavoli exhibit in Dubai
AFP - Wednesday November 11, 08:24 AM
DUBAI (AFP) - Art works of Iranian filmmaker and photographer Abbas Kiarostami as well as by sculptor Parviz Tanavoli have gone on display at a joint exhibition in Dubai.

St Laurent's country hideaway revealed before sale
AFP - Wednesday November 11, 05:58 AM
PARIS (AFP) - A billiard table, several giant chandeliers, and even pots and pans; items from Yves Saint Laurent's private country hideaway went on show on Tuesday ahead of the second instalment of this year's record-smashing YSL-Pierre Berge "sale of the century".

Georgia steps up efforts to woo foreign filmmakers
AFP - Wednesday November 11, 05:34 AM
TBILISI (AFP) - Buzzing with anticipation after hosting its first Hollywood film production, ex-Soviet Georgia is stepping up efforts to attract foreign filmmakers and their multi-million-dollar budgets.

Vintners approach fickle Chinese market with caution
AFP - Wednesday November 11, 05:15 AM
HONG KONG (AFP) - Chinese wine imports have soared more than ten-fold in the past few years but foreign producers hoping to cash in on the boom are warning the market is fickle and not for the faint of heart.

'Christmas Carol' hits high note at box office
AFP - Tuesday November 10, 12:59 PM
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - The festive season lured North American movie-goers at the weekend to leave "Disney's A Christmas Carol" on top of the box office rankings, final figures showed Monday.

NASA on crusade to debunk 2012 apocalypse myths
AFP - Tuesday November 10, 08:54 AM
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The world is not coming to an end on December 21, 2012, the US space agency insisted Monday in a rare campaign to dispel widespread rumors fueled by the Internet and a new Hollywood movie.

Paltrow joins Kidman for gender-bending 'Danish Girl'
AFP - Tuesday November 10, 07:18 AM
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Oscar-winners Gwyneth Paltrow and Nicole Kidman are to play husband and wife in an upcoming film about the world's first transsexual, it was reported Monday.