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BUDAPEST (AFP) - Thieves on Thursday stole a laptop computer from Hungarian conductor Zoltan Kocsis containing his version of Arnold Schoenberg's unfinished opera "Moses und Aron", MTI news agency reported. Full Story »
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KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - A Legoland theme park will open in Malaysia's south in 2012 at a cost of 700 million ringgit (206 million dollars), one year earlier than scheduled, developers said Thursday. Full Story »
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DAKAR (AFP) - Malian musician Rokia Traore has set up a foundation in Bamako to help young artists and sound engineers and to promote "the establishment of a cultural industry in west Africa," she has announced. Full Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Despite a career which has included a string of critical hits such as "My Left Foot" and "In the Name of the Father," Jim Sheridan admits he was daunted by his latest film. Full Story »
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NEW YORK (AFP) - Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle's debut album "I Dreamed a Dream" shot straight to the top of the US charts, according to Nielsen SoundScan on Thursday. Full Story »
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JAKARTA (AFP) - Indonesia's journalists Thursday vowed to defy a ban on the screening of Australian movie "Balibo", saying the film depicting alleged war crimes by Indonesian forces in East Timor is educational. Full Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Beyonce topped the list of nominees for the 52nd Grammy Awards, leading the way with 10 nods ahead of teenage country star Taylor Swift with eight. Full Story »
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SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - MySpace Music has launched in Britain with a "Get Real Close" campaign that includes a playlist of tunes from the Vatican. Full Story »
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HAMBURG, Germany (AFP) - Paul McCartney kicked off his first European tour in five years Wednesday in Hamburg, the German city where he first exploded on to the pop scene with the Beatles nearly five decades ago. Full Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Films about the war in Afghanistan and slain former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto were named in the line-up for next year's Sundance Film Festival. Full Story »
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