Grammy-winning singer Alicia Keys has visited an air force base in Manila to bring cheer to hundreds of evacuees from eastern Philippine provinces wracked by Typhoon Haiyan earlier this month.

The American singer distributed crayons and coloring books to children at the Villamor Air Base grandstand, where evacuees from eastern Leyte and Samar provinces arrive via C-130 planes.

The Time Lord popped up simultaneously in nearly 100 countries on Saturday -- in a special episode marking 50 years of the BBC's cult sci-fi series "Doctor Who".

The show was screened in 3D in more than 1,500 cinemas from Australia to Mexico as well as on British television, in what the BBC said was probably the largest simulcast of a TV drama in history.

He may still be strutting about onstage giving his fans "Satisfaction" -- but at 70 the Rolling Stones' frontman Mick Jagger is about to become a great-grandfather, his daughter confirmed Sunday.

The British singer's grand-daughter Assisi, 21, is due to give birth early in the new year, her mother Jade Jagger told the Sunday Times newspaper.

Pop diva Taylor Swift was named Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards (AMA) Sunday, while other big winners included British boy band One Direction and crooner Justin Timberlake.

Swift, who took to the stage in a shiny golden mini-dress, also won favorite country artist and favorite country album for "Red" at the AMAs, which are voted on by the public.

Dozens of Egyptian film-makers on Saturday slammed their representative on a panel revising the constitution for failing to oppose an article in the basic law allowing military trials of civilians.

A 50-member committee is revising the constitution that was adopted in late 2012 under the presidency of Mohammed Morsi but later suspended after his ouster in July by the army.

A video by DJ David Guetta screened onto the U.N. skyscraper in New York on Friday launched a campaign to raise cash for disaster victims of the Philippines typhoon and Syria war.

The blacked out U.N. headquarters provided the backdrop for the screening of the "One Voice" single by Frenchman Guetta and singer Mikky Ekko.

Stars from China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan gathered in Taipei on Saturday for this year's Golden Horse Film Awards with Wong Kar-wai's martial arts epic "The Grandmaster" leading the race with 11 nominations.

Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi, Taiwanese screen siren Shu Qi and Hong Kong actors and Cantopop "heavenly kings" Andy Lau and Aaron Kwok were among the performers due to walk down the red carpet ahead of a gala ceremony, organizers said.

Written by Anthony Sargon

We all know that most sequels are generally never as good as the original. Although a few have definitely managed to outshine their predecessors (The Empire Strikes Back, The Godfather Part II, Spider-Man 2), the majority of them sadly miss the mark. Thankfully, "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" is a superb sequel that improves upon its predecessor in every single way imaginable, and leaves the audience wanting more.

The post-Miley Liam Hemsworth says he's in a really good place.

"I'm more comfortable in my own skin than I've ever been in my whole life," said "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" star, who broke up with fiance Miley Cyrus in September. Hemsworth had proposed to Cyrus in 2012 after they met on the set of "The Last Song" in 2010.

Leonardo DiCaprio wants to help the tiger population of Nepal.

His Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation has awarded $3 million in grants to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to work with the Nepal government on protecting the animals.