Entertainment & Arts
‘Parasite’ makes Oscars history with stunning best picture win
Movie history was made at the Oscars Sunday as South Korea’s black comedy “Parasite” became the first non-English-language film to win the ...Egyptian Youtube star held for videos criticizing president
Egyptian authorities have arrested an online comedian who criticized President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in a Youtube video, according to a rights lawyer and ...Miss Jamaica crowned Miss World 2019
Jamaican psychology student Toni-Ann Singh was crowned Miss World 2019 Saturday at a ceremony in London, with Miss France and Miss India ...Israel in suspense after exit polls show tight race
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger Benny Gantz awaited results from the country\'s general election after exit polls showed ...Sudan court accepts corruption charges against al-Bashir
A Sudanese court said it accepted prosecutors\' corruption-related charges against autocratic former president Omar al-Bashir, who appeared in court in a cage ...Netherlands mulls host city for Eurovision 2020
Several Dutch cities threw their hat in the ring to host Eurovision 2020 after the Netherlands won this year\'s glitzy song contest ...Ukraine drops Eurovision singer over Russia row
Ukraine\'s national broadcaster has dropped the singer who was meant to represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest due to apparent ...Spike Lee finally wins first competitive Oscar
Veteran director Spike Lee on Sunday won his first competitive Oscar, taking home a statuette for best adapted screenplay for the film ...Sydney, Hong Kong kick off 2019 parties with dazzling fireworks
Sydney and Hong Kong put on stunning fireworks displays to welcome to the New Year, among the first in a wave of ...New Zealand Prime Minister Ardern gives birth to baby girl
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gave birth to her first child, a girl, on Thursday, Ardern said in a posting on ...