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France

The power of the pen: Cartoonists worldwide react to the Charlie Hebdo attack

The attack on the Charlie Hebdo offices and the deaths of cartoonists Jean Cabut (Cabu), Georges Wolinski, Stéphane ‘Charb’ Charbonnier, Bernard

08/01/2015

USA

Tributes paid after British rock singer Joe Cocker dies of cancer

With a career that spanned more than 50 years, Joe Cocker was best known for a 1968 rendition of the Lennon & McCartney song 'With a Little Help From My Friends'.

23/12/2014

Switzerland

Austrian singer-songwriter Udo Jürgens dies

The Austrian singer-songwriter Udo Jürgens who sold more than 100 million records in career that began more fifty years ago has died in Switzerland

21/12/2014

Egypt

Egypt's first tattoo expo aims to break taboos

The first ever tattoo expo in Egypt and the Middle East has taken place in Cairo. The two-day exhibition and workshops brought together both local

20/12/2014

Culture news

Police officers in Australia swap guns for paintbrushes

Police officers in Australia have been swapping guns and handcuffs for a canvas and a paintbrush. For the fourth year running, the Wollongong Art

18/12/2014

Culture news

Globe-trotting artist exhibits work in Moscow

Russian artist and world-famous explorer Fyodor Konyukhov has set up camp at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art for a unique exhibition of his works

15/12/2014

Culture news

Christmas at Nagytétény Castle

It’s Christmas at the Castle Museum of Nagytétény, one of the finest monuments of Baroque architecture in Hungary. Every year the castle opens its

10/12/2014

Travel News

Saint Petersburg: The Art of Life

08/12/2014

Netherlands

Van Gogh paintings have lost their original colours

To many people, Van Gogh means light blue and soft yellow. But now scientists say he used different colours. The original colours have aged. The

07/12/2014

France

Original sketch from "The Little Prince" goes under the hammer in Paris

An original watercolour illustration from the children’s book “The Little Prince” is up for auction in Paris next week. The sketch from Antoine de

07/12/2014

Culture news

Super rich descend on Miami Beach for Art Basel Fair

The super-wealthy have descended on Miami Beach for the Art Basel fair, a spin-off of the contemporary art fair held each June in Switzerland

05/12/2014

Culture news

Fears for Hong Kong protest artwork

27/11/2014

Culture news

Eksperimenta!: Promoting art in education

20/11/2014

Culture news

Make them smile: volunteer work in Romanian children's hospital

21/04/2014

China

Was €2.67-million painting thrown out with the rubbish?

10/04/2014

China

Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei asks Chinese authorities for his passport back

25/03/2014

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Elixir of youth

17/02/2014

Next Series

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17/02/2014

Hungary

Cannes-winning Hungarian director Miklós Jancsó dies

31/01/2014

USA

All razzle but no dazzle at Hollywood's anti-awards ceremony

15/01/2014