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A workshop preserves unique art

2010-03-09 17:19:37

A school in Indonesia is keeping traditional music alive. After school everyday, about 50 Indonesian children gather at the Mang Udjo Angklung musical workshop.

FMs open Ottoman art exhibition

2010-03-07 15:24:01

The foreign ministers of Germany and Turkey opened an exhibition of Ottoman art in the eastern German city of Dresden on Saturday night.

Makeup artists discuss their work

2010-03-07 15:03:25

The day before Oscar Sunday, one low-key group of nominees celebrated by talking to hundreds of people about their work in top films.

Preparations for the Oscars are underway

2010-03-07 14:48:52

The red carpet outside the Kodak Theatre is still buzzing with activity. On Saturday the day before the Oscars, production staff and news crews worked side-by-side in making their final preparations for Oscar today.

Sales set for intense bidding

2010-03-05 16:51:50

Sotheby's Hong Kong will hold the Spring Sale of fine Chinese paintings on April 6, offering paintings by important Chinese masters and pieces from a private collection.

"Manga" to represent Turkey

2010-03-04 17:10:12

The Turkish rock band, Manga, will represent Turkey at the 55th Eurovision song contest with a song "We could be the Same".

VIDEO: Well-known jockey passes away

2010-02-15 18:18:20

Best-selling crime writer Dick Francis, who drew on his experience as a successful steeplechase jockey for his racing thrillers, has died aged 89, yesterday.

New Orleans celebrates

2010-02-15 17:01:48

Just a week after the New Orleans Saints' victory in Super Bowl fourth four, quarterback Drew Brees headlined the city's Krew of Bacchus in a Mardi Gras parade.

French sailor starts his voyage

2010-02-15 16:55:23

A French sailor left Bangladesh to travel down rivers and across oceans to go back to Paris to promote a new, environment-friendly boat made of jute and fibreglass.

Seven-year-old drum queen

2010-02-15 16:53:39

In the first night of Rio de Janeiro's top samba troupes' parades, a 7-year-old girl led the drum corps of Viradouro school after almost being banned of the Sambadrome by a children's rights group.

Dancers perform in Cuba

2010-02-14 16:32:33

Members of Russia's Bolshoi Ballet performed in Cuba for the first time in 30 years on Saturday.

Throat singers defend tradition

2010-02-11 14:36:17

A patriotic Mongolian audience crowded into Ulan Bator's Central Cultural Palace for an evening designed to celebrate Mongolian throat singing, and to assert the nation's claim to an art it holds to be part of its cultural heritage.

VIDEO: Iran pays homage to Khomeini

2010-02-01 20:12:58

Bells have chimed across Iran to mark the anniversary of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's return from the airport, 31 years ago.

Activities will be launched on Sat.

2010-01-15 14:44:56

The activities will begin with an official ceremony at the Halic Congress Center on January 16.

2010 Celebrates Culture and Art

2010-01-15 14:07:55

The activities will begin with an official ceremony at the Halic Congress Center on January 16.

New information changes theories

2010-01-11 15:20:34

New tombs found in Giza support the view that the Great Pyramids were built by free workers and not slaves, as widely believed, Egypt's chief archaeologist said on Monday (January 11). Films and media have long depicted slaves toiling away in the desert to build the mammoth pyramids only to meet a miserable death at the end of their efforts.

Public diplomacy takes stage in Mardin

2010-01-11 09:49:00

Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu toured the southeastern city of Mardin as part of a brand-new strategy to explain Turkey’s foreign policy throughout the country, especially in long-neglected Anatolia.

Number of tourists in Istanbul rises

2010-01-06 17:41:06

Istanbul, Turkey attracted 7-point-5 million tourists in 2009.

Chinese brave the cold to tie

2010-01-06 12:03:34

Twenty-eight couples get married en-masse in sub-zero temperatures at the annual ice and snow festival in Harbin, capital of China's frosty Heilongjiang province.

New Year resolutions in calligraphy

2010-01-05 19:20:30

Japan celebrates its annual calligraphy competition as people from all over the country spell out their New Year's resolutions.