The story of Jean Leon wines reads like a movie script. In 1951, at the age of 19, Jean Leon stowed away aboard a ship to New York from his native Spain.

Kooky comedy and buffoonery were on the agenda Wednesday as the 65th Cannes Film Festival, with its trademark mix of high cinematic art and Hollywood glitz, kicked off on a light note.

Lady Gaga's Indonesian promoters Wednesday vowed to fight to save her show, despite police denying it a permit and Islamic hard-liners threatening “chaos” if she comes to the mostly Muslim nation.

A centuries-old diamond passed down through generations of European royalty fetched 9 million Swiss francs (US$9.7 million) at auction in Geneva on Tuesday.

Carlos Fuentes, who died Tuesday aged 83, was one of the Spanish-speaking world's best known writers, famous for his prolific output and his use of experimental language.

Steve Jobs' life will be brought to the big screen by Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin in a movie based on Walter Isaacson's best-selling biography of the enigmatic co-founder of Apple, maker of iPods and iPads.

Asia's premier art fair opens Thursday in Hong Kong, bringing artists, collectors and dealers from around the world to a city whose booming market illustrates a shift in wealth from West to East.

The tale of an 11-year-old boy hidden from the Nazis by a prostitute has won a fiction prize which celebrates writing translated into English.

There was nothing desperate about this finale. ABC's “Desperate Housewives” concluded its rocky, racy and macabre eight-season run with a tidy, affectionate send-off.

Britney Spears and Demi Lovato are joining the judging panel on “The X Factor” this fall, part of Fox's effort to boost its underperforming music competition shows.