Israel has authorized the young winner of the Arab Idol talent competition to move from the Gaza Strip to the West Bank as a "humanitarian gesture," an official said Tuesday.

"General Eitan Dangot, coordinator of government activities in the (Palestinian) territories, accepted a West Bank residence request for Mohammed Assaf," the defense ministry official said.

Elton John is recovering after an operation to remove his appendix.

The musician's publicist says John had the surgery last week at Princess Grace Hospital in Monaco, near his home in the south of France.

Denzel Washington will narrate a PBS documentary about the 1963 March on Washington for civil rights.

The network told the Television Critics Association on Monday that the actor had just completed taping his narration for the film "The March" airing Aug. 27, a day after the 50th anniversary of the march that featured Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech.

Written by Anthony Sargon

With a summer movie season packed with superheroes, monsters, sci-fi, and tons of CGI, it's nice to get a more traditional action movie to mix things up a bit. Starring Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg, "2 Guns" is an entertaining flick that boasts two strong lead performances and a nice dose of humor, and while the plot gets a little convoluted near the end, it's still a consistently good time.

Joss Whedon says he's been enjoying trust as much as freedom from his partners on the much-awaited ABC sci-fi drama, "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."

The prolific Whedon said Sunday that both ABC and Marvel have been involved in getting what they want as the series takes shape, but he added he has been allowed to fulfill his vision.

Rapper and actor 50-Cent faces arraignment on charges that he attacked his ex-girlfriend and trashed her condo.

The hearing for the singer, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, was scheduled for Monday.

Action comedy "2 Guns" blazed its way to the top of the North American box office this weekend as the Smurfs were left feeling blue, estimated figures showed Sunday.

Based on a popular comic book series, "2 Guns" stars Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg as criminals turned undercover cops battling a drug lord.

Scottish actor Peter Capaldi, best known as the abusive spin doctor in satire "The Thick of It", was on Sunday named as the new eponymous star of cult British series "Doctor Who".

The BBC unveiled the 55-year-old Glaswegian as the 12th Time Lord during a live program on Sunday evening.

It's official.

Royal officials say Prince William and his wife, Kate, have formally registered the birth of their son — and put to rest any doubts about their occupations as royals.

Less than a year after giving birth to her first child, Megan Fox is pregnant again.

A spokeswoman for the actress said Friday that Fox and her husband, Brian Austin Green, are expecting their second child. Publicist Dominique Appel offered no details.