A 1974 love song to the Belgian capital entitled "Bruxelles" has swept social media, becoming an anthem of resistance and support in the wake of this week's bombings, which killed 31 people.

Hollywood's traditional media players are facing an unprecedented challenge to their business model as "cord-cutters" opt to cancel their expensive cable subscriptions in favor of on-demand streaming services.

While pay-TV providers continue to charge well in excess of $50 (44 euros) a month for the top packages, Netflix, Hulu and Amazon are serving up an ever-growing menu of acclaimed original content for the price of a cheap bottle of wine. 

State dinners can be staid. But not on Wednesday, when U.S. President Barack Obama, on a visit to Argentina, was game for a go at tango -- with a pro, no less.

Looking relaxed practicing a few steps with dancer Mora Godoy, while his wife First Lady Michelle Obama gave it a whirl with dancer Jose Lugones, the Obamas held their own on tango's home turf.

Hundreds of aspiring ninjas from abroad have overwhelmed tourism officials in Japan looking to hire six full-time secret assassins, massively outnumbering local applicants.

Central Japan's Aichi prefecture is hiring a troupe of ninjas -- the martial-arts masters and stealth assassins of feudal times immortalized in history books and period dramas -- to promote tourism.

Iranian film star Golshifteh Farahani is to make her European stage debut in May playing the tragic heroine Anna in Paris.

The 32-year-old, who made her name internationally in Asghar Farhadi's modern classic "All About Ely", was the first top Iranian actor to star in a Hollywood film, raising eyebrows in her homeland when she appeared in Ridley Scott's "Body of Lies" in 2008.

The Rolling Stones took to Cuban media to promise a "historic" occasion when they give their first Havana concert this Friday in a communist country where rock 'n roll was long considered subversive.

"Hola Cuba!" the elderly but still hugely popular British superstars call out in a short clip posted on the state-run cubainformacion.tv website late Tuesday.

Say goodbye to Mink coats: Italian fashion king Giorgio Armani said Tuesday he would no longer use any real animal fur in his collections, saying there was no excuse to indulge in such "cruel practices."

A drama about an attack on a mosque is headlining the third Saudi Film Festival, which opens Thursday amid hopes the conservative kingdom may finally allow public cinemas.

The modest festival, which will feature 70 productions in competition, is a far cry from the glitz and glamour of Western counterparts.

Hulk Hogan was back in a Florida court Monday as jurors weigh whether to award the wrestling star even more than the $115 million in damages granted last week over a sex tape posted by entertainment website Gawker.

The 62-year-old Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, successfully argued that the posting of the secretly recorded video featuring him and a friend's wife -- which is less than two minutes long -- invaded his privacy and humiliated him.

A 21-year-old college student died and 67 other people were arrested over the weekend in Miami during one of the world's biggest electronic music festivals, authorities said Monday.

Authorities were investigating the circumstances the led to the death Friday evening of Adam Levine, a University of Miami student, said Ray Martinez, head of security for the Ultra festival.