The Dalai Lama made his first appearance at Glastonbury on Sunday, spending an hour in the rain addressing festival-goers on how the world could be a happier place.

The Tibetan spiritual leader called for a more "holistic education" from kindergarten to university, which "should bring a sense of care" and help "promote human love".

Hundreds of thousands of jubilant gay rights supporters were expected on New York's streets Sunday for the annual Gay Pride March, just two days after the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark ruling to legalize gay marriage.

Described by organizers as New York's most historic Pride march since the event began in 1970, record numbers of people could pour into the city to celebrate, with the weather forecast to be mostly warm and sunny.

A cultural row in Iran over concerts being canceled was reignited Sunday when the country's judiciary chief appeared to criticize President Hassan Rouhani's liberal remarks on the subject.

Music and other public performances are a sensitive matter in the Islamic republic given concerns among religious conservatives about creeping "Westernization". But there is a desire from other groups, particularly younger citizens, for greater artistic freedom.

He was appointed in the 1980s under the conservative presidency of Ronald Reagan, but Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has gone on to become perhaps the most important gay rights supporter in the American legal system.

The gray-haired 78-year-old cemented that position Friday when he wrote the majority opinion for the five judges -- or justices as they are known -- who ruled to allow gay marriage across the United States.

The legendary Alamo battleground and the vineyards that produce France's beloved champagne are among the sites likely to get World Heritage status at a UNESCO meeting starting Sunday.

At least 36 natural and cultural sites, including a disputed bid from Japan, are vying to get the United Nations cultural body's prestigious distinction and add their names to the more than 1,000-strong list.

When French superchef Alain Ducasse stunned the world of haute cuisine last year by dropping meat, boosting veggies and lightening up his menus, he was less bucking convention than joining a trend of accommodating vegetarians and people with food allergies.

Fine dining at top-class restaurants run by uncompromising chefs might once have been unthinkable for such clients. But no more.

Brazil's image as a religious melting pot has been shaken in recent weeks by a series of hate crimes, raising alarm over growing intolerance amid a surge in Evangelical Christianity.

Brazilians are known for fusing African, European and indigenous beliefs into a diverse array of colorful local traditions.

U.S. President Barack Obama hailed the Supreme Court ruling in favor of gay marriage Friday, saying it shows social changes once thought impossible can become reality.

"Today we can say in no uncertain terms that we've made our union a little more perfect," Obama said in a White House address shortly after the court issued its decision.

British author J.K. Rowling, whose Harry Potter novels became global bestsellers, said Friday that an "untold part" of the story about the fresh-faced wizard will be staged as a play in London.

"A new play called Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will be opening in London next year," she tweeted, saying that she could not reveal any details but that it would be an "untold part of Harry's story".

A German artist whose painting of a blue horse was presented as a gift to Britain's visiting Queen Elizabeth II, prompting a quizzical reaction over its "strange color", defended her work Friday.

Nicole Leidenfrost told German newspapers that her art was about "having fun" and insisted the 89-year-old queen had liked the rendering of her as a little girl being led on a pony by her father, King George VI.