STOCKHOLM (AP) — Henning Mankell, the internationally renowned Swedish crime writer whose books about the gloomy, soul-searching police inspector Kurt Wallander enticed readers around the world, died early Monday, his publisher said. He was 67.
NEW YORK (AP) — Britain has garnered a leading seven International Emmy nominations, including best actress and actor nods for Sheridan Smith and Rafe Spall.
NEW YORK (AP) — When you read New York Post theater columnist Michael Riedel, there’s no mistaking whom the writer is. He’s snarky and skewering and gleeful. That makes his latest project all the more interesting.
NEW YORK (AP) — Finally ready to step back and reflect, Nike Chairman Phil Knight has written a memoir.
NEW YORK (AP) — He’s a noted filmmaker, a teacher, an honorary Oscar winner, a crazy New York sports fan and now this: Spike Lee is the next grand marshal of the New York City Marathon.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Walt Disney World has revamped its annual and season pass system, raising their prices and making changes.
BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — Kakao Talk, a popular mobile messaging app in South Korea, must have annoyed its share of moviegoers.
BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — For the past two decades, South Korean maverick filmmaker Kim Ki-duk’s low-budget movies have given him international acclaim, highly coveted awards and many controversies.
Renewable energy sources could supply nearly a quarter of Africa’s power needs by 2030, more than four times the current levels, according to a report published Monday by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). In 2013 renewables accounted for five percent of the continent’s needs but this figure could reach 22 percent over the next 15 years, IRENA said in its “Africa 2030” report, which sets out a “roadmap” for
Nigerian-based oil producer Oando wants to double its oil output by 2019, targeting assets likely to be shed by majors hit by the crude price drop. Chief Executive Wale Tinubu told Reuters in an interview on Monday the retreat among the world’s major producers from the onshore Nigerian oil industry would likely leave a lot of assets on the market. Oando, which produces some 50,000 barrels of oil a day,
