Chiuri at Dior targets Millennials with eclectic wardrobe

PARIS (Reuters) - Maria Grazia Chiuri, Dior's first women designer, on Friday took the fashion brand in a new direction with a maiden eclectic collection aimed at connecting with young consumers and...

New York's Met is sued over Picasso sold in Nazi, Fascist era

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan was sued on Friday for the return of a Pablo Picasso masterpiece allegedly sold under duress in 1938 because of Nazi and Fascist...

Two Van Gogh paintings stolen 14 years ago recovered from Italian mafia

AMSTERDAM/ROME (Reuters) - Italian police have recovered two paintings by the Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh that were stolen in Amsterdam 14 years ago, as part of an operation against the Camorra...

Bulgaria bans full-face veils in public places

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's parliament on Friday banned the wearing of face veils in what in what was deemed to be an attempt to boost security in the wake of Islamist militant attacks in Europe.

Cheer for brewers as bigger hops harvest looms in Germany

HAMBURG (Reuters) - Europe's brewers should soon enjoy an improved supply of the key beer ingredient hops, as a much larger harvest is expected in Germany, ending shortages that have plagued the...

Gold rush: Chinese head out on holiday en masse, skirting Taiwan and Hong Kong

BEIJING (Reuters) - Millions of Chinese tourists are packing their bags for distant and not-too distant shores for the National Day holiday, with early indicators pointing to a slump in bookings for...

Spain marks monthly record for tourist arrivals in August

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain hosted 10.1 million foreign tourists in August, the National Statistics Institute (INE) said on Friday, 5.8 percent more than a year earlier and marking a monthly record for...

Princess Charlotte says first word in public on Canadian tour

TORONTO (Reuters) - Britain's Princess Charlotte, 1, spoke for the first time in public on Thursday during her family's Canadian tour, uttering the word "pop" while she and her brother played with...

Archaeologists discover pre-Columbian tombs in Guatemala

GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Guatemalan archaeologists hope two tombs uncovered in Peten, Guatemala, will shed light on a clash between two kingdoms located in the Maya Lowlands during the Classic Maya...

Rainbows and birds on the Paris catwalk at Manish Arora show

PARIS (Reuters) - Rainbows, flowers and birds dominated Manish Arora's colorful collection at Paris Fashion Week on Thursday, with the Indian designer offering plenty of vibrant prints and intricate...

Rainbows and birds on the Paris catwalk at Manish Arora show

PARIS (Reuters) - Rainbows, flowers and birds dominated Manish Arora's colourful collection at Paris Fashion Week on Thursday, with the Indian designer offering plenty of vibrant prints and intricate...

Daredevils take to skies to swing from hot air balloons

(Reuters) - Four daredevils have taken the playground swing to new heights by swooping from below two hot air balloons high up in the Austrian skies.

Sculptor Antony Gormley creates labyrinth for new London show

LONDON (Reuters) - British sculptor Antony Gormley puts people's relationships with urban construction at the forefront of his latest exhibition "Fit", creating a sort of labyrinth in a London...