‘Bullet Train’ tops for second week as ticket sales slow down to a trickle

Sony's "Bullet Train" held the top spot for the second week running in the North American box office during a relatively flat mid-August period of moviegoing.

Man killed, tens injured in stage collapse at Spanish festival

Organisers of the Medusa music festivals said the winds caught them off guard and that the festival was evacuated immediately after the danger was perceived.

Actress Anne Heche declared 'legally dead' after crash

Heche, best known for 1990s movies "Donnie Brasco" and "Six Days, Seven Nights", crashed her car into a two-storey house in the Mar Vista neighbourhood of Los Angeles.

Legendary French children's book illustrator Jean-Jacques Sempe dies

The hardworking French illustrator has had an unlucky start in life, but later succeeded with his creation with Rene Goscinny: The adventures of "Le Petit Nicolas", a mischievous but loving schoolboy, were translated into dozens of languages.

How a female rapper touched success without internet in Central Africa

A 27-year old singer who goes by the name "Cool Fawa" manages to bring out crowds and has fans singing along to her catchy songs. Her mother turns a blind eye to criticisms, and says she is "proud".

'Life is just like a golgappa': Bollywood announces 'Forrest Gump' remake

The adaptation promises to take people through India's history in the same way Gump stumbled through and influenced major US events like the Vietnam War, and will keep several iconic scenes from the original.

Grease star and Grammy-winning singer Olivia Newton-John dies at 73

Newton-John, who had 14 top 10 singles just in the US and starred with John Travolta in “Grease”, had battled breast cancer for 30 years.

Beyonce tops US songs chart for first time in over a decade

Eminently danceable and rife with nods to disco and EDM history, Beyonce's latest album burst onto the summer scene primed for its needle drop at the club.

A short film from Türkiye makes it to Venice Film Festival after decades

“Rutubet (Moisture), running at a well-paced 20 minutes, takes place in a remote village in which we witness the disappearance of a young girl through the eyes of an elementary school teacher.

'Bullet Train' arrives with not-so-impressive $30.1M debut

The Sony Pictures release, starring Brad Pitt, will need to maintain its momentum in the coming weeks as it tries to break even or turn a profit.

‘Tracing Sagalassos’: an exhibition to benefit an ancient town in Anatolia

Equipped with an architectural background, Murat Germen captures the details that make the ancient city of Sagalassos, in Türkiye’s Burdur province, in an exhibition featuring photos whose sales will fund archaeological excavations at the site.

'Predator' prequel 'Prey' highlights fighting prowess of Comanche warriors

Prequel film "Prey," is out on August 3, 2022 on Hulu in the US. It is part of the "Predator" franchise, which first hit screens with Arnold Schwarzenegger's 1987 action classic.