Some traditional Mohawks are treating the naming of the first Native American saint in the US with skepticism and fear that the Roman Catholic Church is using it to shore…

Dancers wearing traditional costumers perform during the opening ceremony of Myeongdong Festival at Myeongdong, one of the main shopping districts, in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday.

British writer Hilary Mantel won the prestigious Booker literary prize for a second time Tuesday with her blood-soaked Tudor saga "Bring Up the Bodies," which the head of the judging…

The Sendratari Ramayana troupe at Prambanan Temple in Yogyakarta have set a Guinness World Record for the largest number of dancers in a regular performance.

It's been almost two centuries since his death, yet French writer the Marquis de Sade has lost none of his ability to trigger moral debate.

Chinese writer Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday, a cause of pride for a government that had disowned the only previous Chinese winner of the award,…

Robert Caro, Junot Diaz and the late Anthony Shadid were among the finalists announced Wednesday for the National Book Awards.

This man is no Prince Charming.He’s a rather chubby man with a sneaky grin and whose shirt buttons seem about to pop. He is attired in a full suit with…

A worker displays traditional batik garments with distinctive Riau patterns at a boutique in Pekanbaru, Riau. Sales of the garments, which are priced between Rp 60,000 (US$6.28) and Rp 1.5…

Elders pour holy water over a girl placed under a chicken coop during a mebayuh ritual in Gianyar, Bali, on Friday. The island’s Hindu followers are obliged to carry out…