British officials are hoping that the impending royal birth will produce a bouncing baby buoy for the economy.

With the Duchess of Cambridge due to give birth to an heir to the throne next month, it's time for citizens and groups to consider how to best mark the moment.

A traditional Damascene bath comes to life in the Emirates, as a team of Syrian actors bustle around in wooden clogs on a film set built far away from war-torn Syria.

"Here's the rose water bucket ready with a mix of ginger, cinnamon and lemon," an actress in a traditional off-white dress and red headscarf tells Umm Sakher, wife of the owner of the hammam, or Turkish bath.

British singer Seal apologized Wednesday for a series of stinging tweets in which he said he "can't wait to go home", switching instead to profess his love for Australia.

Seal launched an attack on what he called Australia's "trash media" after his fellow judge on talent contest "The Voice Australia" Joel Madden was kicked out of his Sydney hotel over drugs.

Swedish fashion giant H&M has signed France's Isabel Marant as guest designer for an autumn collection that will draw on her influential take on Paris chic, the company said on Tuesday.

The collection for men and women, available from mid-November, will be the latest in H&M's guest designer program which began in 2004 with Karl Lagerfeld.

Hillary Clinton made a lighthearted Twitter debut Monday, poking fun at her own image and fueling speculation about what the future holds for the former secretary of state.

The @HillaryClinton account was verified by Twitter within hours of coming online, and the potential future presidential candidate quickly gained more than 100,000 followers.

Kanye West says his new album is all about giving.

The multiplatinum rapper held a listening for "Yeezus" late Monday in New York City, where Beyonce was one of the few hundred attendees.

Briton Henry Cavill becomes the latest actor to don Superman's famous red cape as "Man of Steel" hits theaters this week -- and hopes it's just the start of a rebooted blockbuster franchise.

The heart-throb actor co-stars with Amy Adams as plucky reporter Lois Lane and Australian Russell Crowe as his other-worldly father Jor-El in the $225 million film, aiming to soar to the top of the U.S. summer box office.

The Indian boyfriend of the late Bollywood actress Jiah Khan was to appear in a Mumbai court Tuesday on suspicion of abetting her suicide after her family found a letter in her room.

Suraj Pancholi, a 22-year-old aspiring actor, was detained on Monday, a week after his girlfriend's body was discovered by her parents at her home.

Hobbits, elves and dragons appear to be luring tourists to New Zealand as fans await their first glimpse of the second movie in "The Hobbit" trilogy.

Figures released this month by government agency Tourism New Zealand show that international vacations to the South Pacific nation rose 10 percent from January through April when compared to the same period last year. The agency said a survey indicated that 8.5 percent of visitors cited "The Hobbit" as one reason for coming and that 13 percent took part in some kind of hobbit-themed tourism like visiting a film set.

With lots of big stars on hand showing Hollywood can do Broadway, '80s rocker turned musical-maker Cyndi Lauper won her first Tony Sunday for "Kinky Boots" at the 67th Tony Awards.

"I can't say I wasn't practicing in front of the shower curtain for a couple days for this speech," Lauper said, picking up one of six gongs for the show, for best original score.