Entertainment - AFP

STOCKHOLM (AFP) - The live-in companion of Stieg Larsson, the Swedish crime author who died before his "Millennium" trilogy became a cult hit worldwide, has rejected a 2.82-million-dollar settlement to end an inheritance row, reports said Friday. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Pop icon Michael Jackson and Canadian singer Leonard Cohen will headline a group of talent receiving lifetime achievement awards at the Grammys in January, organizers announced Thursday. Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - Critics heaped praise on Friday on "Avatar", the new epic film by Oscar-winning director James Cameron, calling it a worthy successor to his landmark 1997 blockbuster "Titanic". Full Story »

WELLINGTON (AFP) - New Zealand musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords confirmed Friday they would not be returning for a third season of their Emmy-nominated US television series. Full Story »

MONTEVIDEO (AFP) - Three weeks ago, Federico Alvarez was an obscure movie hobbyist who made the occasional film for a lark. Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - Its story unfolds on an alien planet in the 22nd century, but director James Cameron says his new film "Avatar" is a metaphor for the way humankind treats Earth today. Full Story »

BAKU (AFP) - Lifting his daf, a traditional Azerbaijani tambourine, to his ear, Mutalim Damirov begins to sing. Full Story »

BUCHAREST (AFP) - The controversial trial and execution of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife on Christmas day 1989 will be the focus of a play presented Thursday in Bucharest. Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - Sales of a little-known British scientist's book have soared after it was pictured in Tiger Woods' crashed car, he said Thursday. Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - A self portrait by Anthony van Dyck painted in the last months before he died sold for 8.3 million pounds in London, beating the previous auction record for his work, Sotheby's said. Full Story »