A 198-carat white diamond of excellent quality has been discovered in Lesotho, mining firm Gem Diamonds announced Tuesday.

The stone was found in the Letseng mine in the kingdom's northern Maluti mountains in July, the firm said in a statement.

Steven Spielberg asked Lasse Hallstrom to work with him more than a dozen years ago, but the Swedish filmmaker only recently accepted the invitation.

Hallstrom said he experienced "traumatic suffering" when he had to decline the chance to direct 2002's "Catch Me If You Can," which Spielberg went on to direct himself.

Oscar-winning movie star Sandra Bullock was the best paid actress in Hollywood over the past year, Forbes magazine reported on Monday, putting her estimated earnings at some $51 million.

Bullock, 50, won an Academy Award in 2010 for her turn in the football drama "The Blind Side."

Jon Voight has slammed Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz over their recent open letter comments branding Israel’s actions in Gaza as "genocide."

The actor, and father of Angelina Jolie, slated the couple for their "ignorance" in a seething column for the Hollywood Reporter.

Wearing only underwear and angel wings, three young women wiggle their hips to entice customers to enter one of the many nightclubs in Magaluf, a Spanish beach resort notorious for its sex and booze excess.

"We came to get drunk, basically. Everyone knows Magaluf is partying big time," said Bruce Stenning, an 18-year-old from London who came to the Mediterranean island of Majorca with five friends.

Written by Anthony Sargon

They did it. They actually managed to pull it off. What many have been touting as Marvel Studios’ biggest gamble to date is finally here, and it’s freakin’ brilliant. James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy is everything that I hoped it would be, and it’s this summer’s most entertaining blockbuster, hands down. It’s hilarious, full of heart, and just plain fun. If you were on the fence about checking this out, I suggest you rethink your plans for the weekend.

Australian pop sensation Kylie Minogue helped bring the curtain down on the 2014 Commonwealth Games on Sunday in a colorful, upbeat ceremony which saw the 11-day showpiece hailed as "the best ever".

A crowd of 45,000 at Hampden Park roared their approval as Commonwealth Games Federation president Prince Tunku Imran reached for the superlatives as Minogue and Scottish acts Lulu, Deacon Blue and Prides hit the high notes.

New York City's streets are Trina Merry's studio, and the naked body is her canvas.

She creates remarkable images that seamlessly camouflage her mostly nude models into New York City's skyline, blending them into the details of the Empire State Building, the Manhattan Bridge, Central Park and other famous landmarks.

For almost 50 years, "The Sound of Music" has captured the imagination of movie-goers and musical fans with its catchy tunes and lovable characters set against the stunning Austrian Alps.

And this has proven to be big business for the city of Salzburg, where the real-life singing von Trapp family lived and the 1965 Hollywood movie was filmed.

Sometimes the struggles of an industry can bring music to your ears. And your screens.

Live Nation's partnership with Yahoo to stream one live concert every day is a rare win for music fans. The series, which began with the Dave Matthews Band in mid-July, offers free, high-quality concert footage in a way that helps the companies providing it, since selling ads is more profitable than concert promotion.