Thousands of fans packed Tokyo Disneyland on Monday to celebrate its 30 years in business.
Mickey Mouse, Winnie the Pooh and dozens of other familiar faces from the annals of Disney history paraded through the 51-hectare (126-acre) park, cheered on by 15,000 people who had turned out to see them.

Written by Anthony Sargon
Danny Boyle is known for making some pretty trippy movies. He likes to get in your head and mess with it, and while "Trance" certainly succeeds at that, it feels a little vapid compared to the rest of Mr. Boyle's repertoire.

Former Beatle Paul McCartney has been named Britain's wealthiest musician for a 25th year running in an annual "rich list" compiled by The Sunday Times newspaper.
McCartney shares an estimated £680 million ($1.0 billion, 798-million-euro) fortune with his third wife Nancy Shevell, an American heiress who is worth around £150 million alone, according to the broadsheet.

A U.S. actress who sued the owners of the IMDb film industry online database for revealing her real age vowed Friday to appeal, after her lawsuit was rejected.
Huong Hoang, who goes by the professional name Junie Hoang, said it was "hurtful" to have her age revealed to every prospective employer in Hollywood, where she said ageism was widespread.

Wine professionals declared themselves "pleasantly surprised" with the 2012 Bordeaux vintage but demand from China was expected to be weak due to losses on 2010 wines.
China is currently Bordeaux's biggest market in terms of volume and second in value, but Chinese buyers were expected to stay away this time.

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher may be dead but her conservative policies have never been in better health, Primal Scream lead singer Bobby Gillespie has said.
Left-wing Gillespie, 51, the Scottish son of a union official and a bitter opponent of "Thatcherism", also said he had been happy to hear of the death of the "Iron Lady".

"Gangnam Style" star Psy unveiled Friday the follow-up to his global hit with another catchy dance tune infused with his signature self-mocking humor -- but fans had to wait for the all-important video.
Even Kim Jong-Un's threats of nuclear war couldn't divert world attention from the main event on the Korean peninsula as "Gentleman" hit online music stores in a midnight rolling release across 119 nations.

The Ukraine National Opera house was embroiled in a farcical scandal Thursday after it ousted a star dancer from the post of ballet company chief on the grounds he never formally held the job.
Denis Matviyenko, 34, a Ukrainian dancer who has also won fame and prizes abroad, said he had worked as the ballet's director for one-and-a-half years on a mission to make Kiev a world-class city for ballet.

Disgraced U.S. cyclist Lance Armstrong, who is the subject of multiple lawsuits after confessing to doping, has sold his property in Austin, it was reported.
The Austin American Statesman reported on Thursday that Armstrong had sold the luxurious 1.7-acre Spanish-style estate he bought in 2004 but planned to continue living in the Texas city.

U.S. pop icon Madonna on Thursday deepened a war of words with Malawi's government, accusing them of peddling lies about her charity work.
Fresh from a trip to Malawi, the native country of her two adopted children, Madonna hit back after stinging accusations from government that she had expected VIP treatment and lied about her charity work.
