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Sweden's never-give-up Eurovision winner 24 May 2015 - 10:44 am

Mans Zelmerlow Vienna---Multitalented and modest Mans Zelmerlow, winner of Sweden's sixth Eurovision Song Contest, is not the sort of guy to throw in...

Sweden narrowly beats Russia in Eurovision nail-biter 24 May 2015 - 10:07 am

Vienna---Swedish singer Mans Zelmerlow won a nail-biting 60th edition on Saturday of the Eurovision Song Contest, Europe's annual pop extravaganza, narrowly beating Russia....

Bearded queen Conchita kicks off Eurovision jamboree 24 May 2015 - 09:44 am

Vienna, Austria---Austrian bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst, resplendent in a sparkly, backless purple outfit, floated onto the stage in Vienna Saturday to begin...

Eurovision Song Contest starts in Vienna 24 May 2015 - 09:42 am

Vienna---The Eurovision Song Contest, Europe's often outrageous and enduringly popular annual pop fest now in its 60th year, kicked off in Vienna on...

Icelandic sheep-breeder comedy wins sidebar Cannes prize 24 May 2015 - 09:36 am

Cannes, France---A jury led by Italian-US actress Isabella Rossellini at the Cannes Film Festival awarded the best picture prize in the sidebar Un...

Cannes closer is call to arms on climate change 23 May 2015 - 10:43 pm

Cannes, France---The Cannes Film Festival's closing film on Saturday was a call to arms to tackle climate change featuring the scientific pioneer who...

Young actors chase dreams at Cannes 23 May 2015 - 08:15 pm

Cannes, France---Movie stardom is still just a fantasy for most young actors but those with the right stuff can still make their dreams...

Cannes race wide open on awards eve 23 May 2015 - 07:32 pm

Cannes, France---The competition for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival wrapped up Saturday with a clutch of favourites jockeying for one...

French adventurer seeks Pacific record with 'flying' boat. 23 May 2015 - 06:09 pm

Los Angeles - Skimming across the surface of the vast Pacific, Alain Thebault scans the horizon with his blue Breton eyes. He is...

Olsen twins to skip 'Full House' reboot. 23 May 2015 - 05:57 pm

Los Angeles - Twin sisters Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen will not appear in the rebooted version of hit US sitcom "Full House," US...

Google aims to patent child toy that pays attention. 23 May 2015 - 05:27 pm

San Francisco - Google has filed a patent for toys that pay attention to who is in a room and can interact with...

Sold! to the man with $12,400: a pair of Japanese melons 22 May 2015 - 02:43 pm

TOKYO - A single pair of premium melons fetched an eye-watering 1.5 million yen ($12,400) at an auction in Japan on Friday. The...

Bob Belden, global-minded jazz saxophonist, dies at 58 22 May 2015 - 02:17 pm

New York - Bob Belden, a global-minded saxophonist and arranger who brought a jazz lens to music ranging from chart-topping pop to classical...

Cannes films divide critics ahead of awards weekend 22 May 2015 - 01:16 pm

Cannes, France - As the Cannes Film Festival bears down on its weekend awards ceremony, a look at the movies seen so far...

Boogaloo, didgeridoo: Eurovision turkeys and triumphs 22 May 2015 - 12:59 pm

Vienna - Love it, hate it or both, Europe's unashamedly over-the-top and enduringly popular annual Eurovision Song Contest, which is set to shake...

Star power: Troubled ITER nuclear fusion project looks for new path 22 May 2015 - 12:47 pm

Saint-Paul-les-Durance, France - In 1985, then Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and US president Ronald Reagan launched one of the unlikeliest ideas of the...

Brain implant senses 'intent' to move robotic arm 22 May 2015 - 11:57 am

Miami - A new kind of brain implant senses a patient's intent to move a robotic arm, offering new promise to people who...

Ukrainians don embroidered shirts to show unity 22 May 2015 - 10:18 am

Mariupol, Ukraine - Ukrainians led by President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday donned the country's traditional embroidered dress -- a yearly celebration that has...