The photos in the window promise much: languorous, kohl-rimmed eyes and bright, bold nails -- but once you enter the beauty parlous of Kabul, it becomes clear the images outside are a pale reflection of the vibrant reality inside.

A Russian cartoon channel said Thursday that it would not air a "Simpsons" episode about playing a game similar to Pokemon Go in a church that has been criticized by Orthodox clerics.

Britain's Prince Philip, the 95-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II, will retire from public engagements later this year, Buckingham Palace said Thursday.

Brad Pitt has admitted heavy drinking helped ruin his marriage and revealed he is teetotal and in therapy in his first interview since his shock split from Angelina Jolie.

Jolie, 41, filed for divorce in September, citing irreconcilable differences. She accused Pitt of hitting their teenage son on a flight from France to Los Angeles, sparking tabloid gossip and an FBI probe.

Government officials, celebrities and members of the press gathered at Jounieh Municipality on April 26 to announce the program of the highly anticipated Jounieh Summer Festival 2017 -- the official annual summer festival organized by the Municipality of Jounieh in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism.

The prosecution in the case of six people on trial in France over the publication of topless photographs of Prince William's wife Kate called Tuesday for "very significant fines".

"Alien" creator Ridley Scott says he's  convinced that there are aliens out there -- and one day they could come for us.

The veteran director said on Thursday he believed in higher beings as he prepared to release the sixth episode of the sci-fi horror series, "Alien: Covenant", next month.

The explosive dawn of the Donald Trump presidency is energizing comedians and satirists as TV ratings boom, shows proliferate and top talents vie to portray the commander-in-chief as a buffoon.

Jonathan Demme, the Oscar-winning director of "The Silence of the Lambs" who also led Tom Hanks to an Oscar in "Philadelphia," died Wednesday in New York, his publicist said. He was 73.

Born on Long Island in New York, Demme won an Academy Award in 1992 as best director of the thriller "The Silence of the Lambs" starring Anthony Hopkins and Jodi Foster. 

Disney announced Tuesday it had set the date of May 24, 2019 for Colin Trevorrow's "Star Wars: Episode IX" and is delaying the next "Indiana Jones" a full year.

The studio has revealed little about about the ninth installment of the iconic space opera, except that Trevorrow wrote the script with Derek Connolly, his co-writer on "Jurassic World" and its forthcoming sequel.