Acclaimed tenor Ronald Samm describes Orpheus, in which he plays the lead role, as “a loving and stately opera”.

ON ONE hand, there are the (in Damascus, largely invisible) activists who are trying to bring down Bashar al Assad.

BOSTON mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger has been captured near Los Angeles 16 years after his run from the law sparked an international manhunt and served as a major embarrassment to the FBI as their onetime informant eluded authorities.

Emma Stone is to work with Will Gluck for a second time following the success of 'Easy A'.

Police in Chechnya killed rebel leader Abdul-Khalim Sadulayev during a special operation today, authorities said.

A Dutch aid worker who was kidnapped in Russia 20 months ago was freed today.

Russian authorities are preparing to send home a US aid worker who was reportedly held hostage by Chechen rebels.