Culture

News Hour: Black Sabbath, the pioneers of heavy metal, ended their last-ever tour with a final concert in Birmingham, their home town where it all began nearly 50 years ago. The godfathers of the genre bowed...

News Hour: A country’s dark secret is the subject of an Oscar-nominated film, as a Danish filmmaker tells the true story of German prisoners of war ordered to disable and remove Nazi-planted land mines in Denmark...

News Hour: Spain’s village of Casavieja observed its annual celebration of Saint Blaise on Friday, where masked 18-year-olds dress as “zarramaches”, a reference to their outlandish costumes topped by a multicoloured conical hat. Teenagers gather at...

News Hour: Actress and human rights advocate Angelina Jolie on Thursday said U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order barring travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries hurts vulnerable refugees and could fuel extremism. Without directly naming Trump, Jolie,...

News Hour: Frank Ocean, the hip-hop star hailed for his artistic sensitivity, is facing a lawsuit from his own father after the singer criticized him in a plea for LGBT rights. In an angry and often...

News Hour: An Emmy-winning producer was found guilty on Thursday of stabbing his tenant in a fit of rage after the victim mocked his claims that he would one day win five Oscars. Andre Bauth, the...

News Hour: In a city best known for fashionable beaches and world-class surf, bathers at one local watering hole take pride in the exact opposite – the no-fuss atmosphere of a giant, artificial pond. Known as...

News Hour: World food prices rose to a near two-year high in January and look set to be higher and more volatile in 2017, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday. Food prices on the...

News Hour: The French judge in charge of the investigation into Kim Kardashian’s armed robbery last year in Paris was in New York on Wednesday to interview the U.S. TV reality star in the case, a...

News Hour: British singer Vera Lynn will celebrate her 100th birthday by releasing an album of remastered classic songs next month, which could make the wartime singer the first centenarian to hit the UK charts. The...