JERUSALEM (AP) - On the surface, the Arab League's improved peace initiative offers Israel everything it ever dreamed of - normal relations with an entire region that has long objected to the very existence of the Jewish state, and even the chan... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (AP) - "Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner has a message for critics of season six of the AMC hit: "Fans don't run the show." (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - Britain and admirers worldwide are mourning Margaret Thatcher, who has died aged 87, as the "Iron Lady" who rolled back the state and faced down her enemies during 11 years as Britain&... [Full Article]
By Chris Michaud NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tom Hanks impressed critics with his Broadway debut in "Lucky Guy", Nora Ephron's final play, but the late Hollywood writer and director did not fare so well with her newsroom-set drama that opened... [Full Article]
HUSSAN, West Bank (AP) - Mahmoud Abbas' government in the West Bank is getting tougher with critics, interrogating, prosecuting and even jailing several journalists and bloggers in recent months for allegedly "defaming" the Western-bac... [Full Article]
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Oz the Great and Powerful" cannot match the wonder and magic of the 1939 film classic "The Wizard of Oz" - at least in the estimation of America's top critics. The film, which stars James Franco a... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - David Bowie's first album of new music in a decade sees the influential musician back to his best, critics said in reviews rushed out on Tuesday, two weeks before its release. "The Next Day", which hits stores in Bri... [Full Article]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke faces the first of two days of congressional testimony that will subject the Fed's controversial bond-buying program to tough scrutiny and gauge his confidence in the resilience of the... [Full Article]
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - The surprise victory of 37 Islamist and other government critics despite an election boycott injects a degree of dissent into Jordan's newly empowered parliament. The king has portrayed the assembly as a centerpiece of his r... [Full Article]
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The director of Oscar-nominated thriller "Zero Dark Thirty" on Wednesday defended the film's depiction of torture in the hunt for Osama bin Laden, saying criticism would better be directed at the U.S. officials ... [Full Article]