Rome band brings Eurovision back where song contests began
ROME — Italy woke up Sunday to news that a glam rock band who got their start busking on Rome’s main shopping drag had...
Drake, The Weeknd poised for big night at Billboard Awards
NEW YORK — Some of the Grammys' biggest critics, who felt they've been overlooked at the famed awards show, will take center stage at...
Red Star Belgrade fans riot during Serbian title celebration
BELGRADE, Serbia — Several people have been injured and more than 100 Red Star Belgrade fans were arrested after violent clashes during boisterous celebrations...
Berlin’s nightclubbers sip their drinks, await better times
BERLIN — Battered by the pandemic, Berlin’s legendary nightclubs are starting to reopen. Sort of.
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Last cat out of the Tiger King Park bag as seizure completed
THACKERVILLE, Okla. — Federal officials have removed the last of the 68 big cats from the private zoo in Oklahoma that had been the...
Kennedy Center honorees still relish slimmed-down tribute
WASHINGTON — This year’s Kennedy Center Honors may be a slimmed-down affair as the nation emerges from the coronavirus pandemic — but honoree Dick...
Daily readings at tomb honor Dante 700 years after his death
RAVENNA, Italy — As she has each evening for the last eight months, Giuliana Turati opened her well-worn copy of Dante’s “Divine Comedy” as...
Get the party started! Live audience for Eurovision final
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — After more than a week of rehearsals, two semifinals and 53,000 COVID-19 tests for fans, staff and performers, the Eurovision Song...
Ex-BBC head quits gallery job amid Diana interview fallout
LONDON — Tony Hall, who was director of BBC news and current affairs at the time of the public broadcaster's explosive 1995 interview with...
UNESCO exhibit in Venice focuses on rebuilding Mosul sites
VENICE, Italy — The United Nations’ cultural agency has opened an exhibit detailing plans to restore multicultural landmarks in the Iraqi city of Mosul,...