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In this January 1979 file photo, the British pop group the Bee Gees, from left, Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb and Maurice Gibb, pose for photographers, somewhere in England. (AP Photo/File) 

Robin Gibb hailed in native Britain

One day after he succumbed to cancer, Bee Gee Robin Gibb was hailed in his native Britain Monday as a master musician whose interests went far beyond the recording studio.

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    Late Bee Gee Robin Gibb hailed in native Britain

    One day after he succumbed to cancer, Bee Gee Robin Gibb was hailed in his native Britain Monday as a master musician whose interests went far beyond the

    Must see videos: Solar eclipse

    Millions of people across Asia and the western United States watched as a rare "ring of fire" eclipse crossed their skies.

    Polanski returns to Cannes to present new film

    Polish director Roman Polanski has returned to the Cannes Film Festival, where he is to present a new film.

    Eclipse crosses Asia, US: Millions look skyward

    From a park near Albuquerque, to the top of Japan's Mount Fuji, to the California coast the effect was dramatic: The moon nearly blotting out the sun creating

    Rock, Stiller come to Cannes with 'Madagascar'

    Two of the most influential comedians over the last two decades, they have seemingly always orbited in the same world — both New York performers about the same

    Cannes: Jackie Chan goes out fighting

    The Hong Kong actor told the AP on Friday that his latest film "Chinese Zodiac" will be his last action movie.

    Zoo-like Cannes opens with Anderson's 'Moonrise'

    The sunbaked Cannes Film Festival got under way with Wes Anderson's "Moonrise Kingdom," whose carefully composed whimsy stood in stark contrast to the zoo-like

    Alec Baldwin to co-chair amfAR gala in Cannes

    Alec Baldwin, Janet Jackson and Kylie Minogue are headed to the South of France to co-chairamfAR's annual gala at the Cannes Film Festival.

    Eiffel or eyesore? London's Orbit tower completed

    Critics say it looks like a roller coaster gone badly awry. Fans say it's a landmark to rival the Eiffel Tower.

    'Spiderman' strikes again west of Paris

    The French skyscraper climber known to some as Spiderman has struck again: This time, on France's new tallest building.

    Guinness recognizes surfer for riding 78-foot wave

    The record-keeping agency is acknowledging a 44-year-old Hawaii pro surfer for catching a 78-foot wave off the coast of Portugal, saying the November run beats

    Ancient Mayan workshop for astronomers discovered

    Archaeologists have found a small room in Mayan ruins where royal scribes apparently used walls like a blackboard to keep track of astronomical records and the

    Baron Cohen rolls into London for 'Dictator'

    Sacha Baron Cohen rolled into London for the world premiere of "The Dictator" in style Thursday, standing in a bright orange Lamborghini flashing a replica

    Woman run down after cat urinates on computer

    A man in Australia is under arrest after allegedly running over his sister with a car because he was mad at her cat.

    Woman finds brother on Craigslist

    Lori MacInturff believed her brother lived in British Columbia, but had no idea exactly where. So she just picked one of the towns on the website. Fate would

    London jogger: Dustin Hoffman saved my life

    A man who had a cardiac arrest while jogging in London's Hyde Park says his life was saved with help from a famous passer-by — Dustin Hoffman.

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