Going for a Chinese has a whole new meaning. No longer is it a cheap takeaway or a quick bite in a Chinatown cafe. The latest trend is for Chinese haute cuisine and it's being served in high end restaurants across the USA from Los...

AP Television Chawton, Hampshire, U.K - 22 October 2012 1. Mid shot exterior Jane Austen's house 2. Cutaway leaves on tree 3. Wide village of Chawton pan to Jane Austen's House 4. Close up sign pointing to Jane Austen's House 5. Tilt...

LEADIN: The Spanish parliament is pushing a controversial plan to exhume dictator General Francisco Franco from the Valley of the Fallen mausoleum. Lawmakers want the Franco-era symbol turned into a monument of reconciliation and they...

SUNDANCE KICKS OFF WITH PREMIERE OF NETFLIX DRAMEDY 'PRIVATE LIFE' The Sundance Film Festival kicked off Thursday (18 JANUARY) with the premiere of the Netflix dramedy "Private Life." With no recent snow,...

BRAZILIAN-AMERICAN ACTRESS CAMILLA BELLE LOVES TO COOK SPONTANEOUS MEALS

The Swedish Academy awarded Peter Handke the 2019 Nobel Prize for literature and called him "one of the most influential writers in Europe" after World War II and praised his work for exploring "the periphery and the specificity of human...

English/Nat General Colin Powell, the American general who rose to fame as one of the chief architects of the Allied victory in the Gulf War, is back in the limelight. The all-American hero attracted a crowd of thousands as he kicked off...

English/Nat Monica Lewinsky is looking to change her immunity agreement. She initially agreed to get permission from Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr before speaking publicly about her relationship with President Clinton. But...

AP Television Paris, 14 September 2010 1. Wide shot of Besma Lahouri looking at her book 2. Close up book cover with photo of Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, title reading "Carla: A Secret Life" 3. SOUNDBITE (French) Besma Lahouri, author of...

New York City, USA, April 15, 1997 and File File: 1. Various file shots of Fergie at book signing (14 November 1996) 2. Fergie shaking hands at a New York Benefit (25 March 1997) 3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Sarah Ferguson Duchess of York (25...

File: AP Television Sri Lanka - 16 December 2007 1. Science fiction writer Sir Arthur C. Clarke being wheeled into surprise birthday party thrown by his friends at his Colombo home 2. Tilt down of Clarke cutting birthday cake on his...

English/Nat The British author of the controversial Monica Lewinsky biography said on Friday that his book's success was guaranteed thanks to its first hand account of the Zippergate scandal. 400-thousand copies have already been sold...

1. Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa paying his respects at funeral for late British science-fiction writer Sir Arthur C. Clarke 2. Rajapaksa speaking to relative of Clarke at funeral 3. Clarke's brother Frederic W. Clarke...

London, UK - 20 January 1999; Paris, France - 2 February 1992; Cape Town, South Africa - 24 February 1995; Pretoria, South Africa, 27 April 1996 1. Various: FW De Klerk signing books2. Close-up book cover3. SOUNDBITE: (English) FW de...

A cookbook is shedding light on the eating habits of the Pope and his private army. Written by young Swiss Guard and cook, David Geisser, the book is an combination of recipes favoured by the Swiss Guards and the last three Popes. With...

1. Wide of book in window of bookshop 2. Close up of cover of book 3. Close up of Tekere's face on book 4. Book on bookshelf 5. Book seller looking at book 6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Peter (no surname given), Book seller: "Tekere's book is...

Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar launched his autobiography "Substance And The Shadow" in Mumbai on Monday (9 JUNE2014). Kumar attended the event with his wife, actress Saira Banu. Bollywood stars that joined the screen legend for the launch...

English/Nat U-S basketball star Dennis Rodman has turned up on the streets of New York in full bridal regalia to promote his new book. The flamboyant Chicago Bulls forward, who was once romantically linked to pop diva Madonna, pulled the...

AP Entertainment Sydney, Australia, 16 October 2009 1. Wide of people buying books 2. Close up of book end 3. Wide of Barry Humphries signing book, pull out to Barry Humphries 4. Wide of fan handing book over, pull out to fan holding...

1. Former US president Bill Clinton walking in to meet hospital staff and patients 2. Close-up Clinton''s hand signing guest book 3. Clinton signing his autobiography "My Life" 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Bill Clinton, Former US president: "I...

HEADLINE: Baseball Photo Book Illustrates Yankees' Century CAPTION: The Associated Press has published a new book, "New York Yankees 365," which chronicles the history of baseball's winningest team. (Oct. 9) [Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] "Ten...

Arabic/Nat Rare and valuable Iraqi manuscripts are under threat because vital materials needed to repair and preserve them are banned due to the U-N embargo. Iraq is banned from importing materials including special glues, chemicals,...

Sony Pictures Entertainment 1. TRAILER CLIP: "Memoirs of a Geisha" AP Television New York 19 November 2005 2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ziyi Zhang: "We had very very intensive training because we only had six months to become a convincing...

Goettingen - 15 October 2009 1. Close up of writer Gunter Grass with pipe, reading papers 2. Close of Grass's hand making notes 3. Grass sorting papers with colleague 4. Close tilt down of cover of new edition of 'Die Blechtrommel' ('The...