It took Oprah Winfrey to lure Rosie O'Donnell back to TV talk.

Nearly a decade after she left her successful daily daytime show to take care of her children, O'Donnell's "The Rosie Show" premieres Monday on the Oprah Winfrey Network. O'Donnell made the decision after Winfrey visited her home for what became a four-hour meeting.

For a day at least, Arnold Schwarzenegger could forget about his messy divorce and bask in the adulation of a sympathetic crowd.

As an oom-pah band played, the action star-turned-politician inaugurated a museum dedicated to him in his native Austria, setting off cheers Friday as he pulled a string to unveil a bronze statue of a young Arnie flexing in the skintight trunks of his Mr. Universe days.

Engelbert Humperdink has one. Clint Eastwood does not. John, George and Ringo — yes. Paul McCartney? Not yet. And George Clooney would be in the club if only someone could convince him to show up for the ceremony.

When it comes to receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the sidewalk tourist attraction that encompasses 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of intersecting Vine Street, it's not so much who you know, but whether you're willing to play by the rules.

Russia's leader Vladimir Putin was to mark his 59th birthday Friday in the company of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder as his supporters sang his praises.

His critics used the occasion to attack the man whose rule they said was a ticking time bomb for the country, who could bring about potentially devastating consequences if he did not launch genuine reforms.

The Cookie Monster might want to share more than a few crumbs when a new character joins the "Sesame Street" gang: a girl called Lily from a family hard-pressed to put food on the table.

The fuchsia-faced puppet will star in an hour-long primetime special on Sunday from the producers of the long-running children's television show to draw attention to hunger among American families.

Asia’s largest film festival welcomed a parade of stars to a stunning new $140 million home on Thursday, tipped to become the heart of an exciting new era for cinema in the region.

"Today, here at the architectural masterpiece that is the Busan Cinema Centre, the 16th Busan International Film Festival is about to spread its wings," said Busan’s Mayor Hur Nam-sik opening the nine-day event.

Arnold Schwarzenegger arrived back in his native country of Austria on Thursday where he is to visit a museum devoted to his eventful life in Thal, the village where he was born 64 years ago.

The former Mister Universe bodybuilding champion, movie star and California governor landed in a private jet at Graz airport before being whisked away in a dark blue Bentley, first of all to visit his mother Aurelia's grave.

U.S. toy giant Mattel, maker of the world-famous Barbie doll, has decided to use more environmentally friendly materials in its packaging after months of criticism from Greenpeace.

The California-based company said Wednesday it hopes to source 70 percent of its paper packaging from recycled material or sustainable fiber by the end of the year, with the goal rising to 85 percent by the end of 2015.

U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday named Colombian pop diva Shakira a member of his advisory commission on Hispanic education, citing her pioneering work to help children in Latin America.

The singer, whose full name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, a Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter and producer founded the "Barefoot Foundation" which set up schools and education projects in Colombia, South Africa and Haiti.

Disney plans to release 3D versions of four more classic movies, including "Finding Nemo" and "The Little Mermaid," after the success of the revived "The Lion King," the studio announced.

A 3D version of "Beauty and the Beast," originally from 1991, will hit screens in January next year, followed in September 2012 by Disney Pixar's "Finding Nemo," the cute fish tale which first made a splash in 2003.