Hannah Khalil’s new play sprang from her surprise at seeing the great Egyptian actor had performed at the Festival theatre in the 1980s. She explains how it entwined with a story of her mixed-heritage ...

On 9 May 2001, 127 people died and dozens more were injured at the Accra Stadium in Ghana. It is Africa's worst football ...

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One hour until curtain up, and Omar Sharif isn’t happy. The show went well last night, but he feels aggrieved that he was upstaged by his fellow actor, again. He puts on his makeup and longs for a ...

From Gladiator to Titanic, explore the most beloved epic films ever made, where scale, emotion, and legacy collide ...

In May 1942, a team of Norwegian resistance fighters in occupied Norway were getting ready to blow up a railway carrying ...

Saving Private Ryan, The Great Escape, and Platoon are all among the best and most universally loved war movies of all time.

Clint Eastwood's agency pushed for an American-made Western with big names that ultimately flopped. Good thing he turned it down.

The Pakistan Peoples Party Lahore chapter workers staged a protest outside the People’s Secretariat here on Monday against the alleged violence targeting party members. The protesters submitted a ...

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Now that we’re all taking a post-Draft breath, it’s marathon time! But don’t worry, all of you non-runners out there.

Several big miniseries hit the small screen in the '90s, but here are five you probably haven't heard much about recently ...