Entertainment - AFP

BEVERLY HILLS (AFP) - Futuristic epic "Avatar" and downsizing drama "Up In the Air" led the field as nominees for the 67th Golden Globes were unveiled on Tuesday, signaling the start of Hollywood's awards season. Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - Superstars like Elton John and Sting may pour scorn, but TV talent shows have long kept viewers happy -- and Britain's "The X Factor" has just proved their enduring appeal with a record-breaking show. Full Story »

PARIS (AFP) - French rock legend Johnny Hallyday awoke from an induced coma and was talking to family and friends, his spokesman said. 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) - 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 »

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) - 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 »

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Senator Orrin Hatch has written a song for Hanukkah, which one critic described Wednesday as an American miracle and a catchy tune that breaks with the tradition of dreary music for the Jewish holiday. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - The oldest remaining US daytime soap opera will air its final episode in September after 54 years and over 13,000 episodes, CBS television announced. Full Story »