Aung San Suu Kyi Accepts Nobel Peace Prize In her Nobel lecture, the opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi spoke of the hope the award kindled as she was under house arrest, and urged the world not to succumb to “compassion fatigue.” More
Suu Kyi, in Myanmar since 1988, starts world tour For 24 years, Aung San Suu Kyi was either under house arrest or too fearful that if she left Myanmar, the government would never let her return. Now, in a sign of how much life there has changed, the democracy activist and long-time political prisoner is resuming world travels, arriving Tuesday night in neighboring Thailand after an 85-minute flight from her homeland. More
Blind Chinese lawyer-activist escapes house arrest Chen Guangcheng, the blind, self-taught lawyer known for his outspoken opposition to China’s forced abortion and sterilization policies, has escaped from house arrest and posted a dramatic YouTube video calling on Prime Minister Wen Jiabao to investigate his case and protect his family. More
Costa Concordia captain may be jailed Italy's highest court is expected to rule Tuesday on whether the captain of the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship will remain under house arrest. More
The Osmond family is grieving the loss of one of their own.
Wayne Osmond, the brother of Marie Osmond and Donny Osmond and former member of their family’s singing groups The Osmond Brothers and
Kieran Culkin has confessed. The star of “A Real Pain” and “Succession” admitted that he once swapped a prop joint for one spiked with real marijuana when he was cast in a stage production alongside Mark Ruffalo in 2000. “I was 17 and stupid,” Culkin said in a new interview with The Guardian.
“Happy New Year. For me, this is a dream come true,” said Frances Ford Coppola, surveying the audience that had come to see his passion project, “Megalopolis,” at an American Cinematheque conversation-and-screening event to kick off 2025. The dream part of it, for him, was the chance to spend 100 minutes talking not very much […]
Ariana Grande’s voice might actually be changed for good.
The Wicked star—who is nominated for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture at this weekend’s
The new year is starting off golden.
That's because the 2025 Golden Globes are signaling the start of an award season that will bring Hollywood's biggest stars together to celebrate the best in
Kobe Bryant’s daughters are growing so fast.
Vanessa Bryant shared a peek into her holiday with her and the late NBA star’s daughters Natalia Bryant, 21, Bianka Bryant, 8, and Capri Bryant, 5. In