From music to news, EU moves to protect online copyrights

Tech giants and celebrities weigh in as European Union lawmakers vote to force Google, Facebook and other firms to share more revenues with EU media, publishers and other content creators in a shake-up of copyright rules.

First-known Bowie recording auctioned in Britain

Bowie recorded the tape when he was 16-year-old and the singer of a band called The Konrads. The tape was discovered earlier this year in a loft and sold for nearly £40,000 ($52,000).

Robert Redford bids farewell to acting with crime caper film

Redford bows out with "The Old Man & the Gun", in which he plays a charming, real-life bank robber who was caught 17 times during the course of a 60 year crime career but who managed to escape from jail every time.

Istanbul's youth get their game on at GameX convention

Thousands have attended the four-day international GameX convention in Istanbul, making it the biggest digital gaming and entertainment fair for Turkey and much of the region.

Mexican director Cuaron's 'Roma' wins Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival

Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuaron's Spanish-language drama "Roma" won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. The story focuses on Cuaron's mother and the two maids who helped bring him up.

Rapper Mac Miller dies in Los Angeles at age 26

Mac Miller was found unresponsive at his home in the Studio City neighbourhood and pronounced dead there, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office says in a statement.

Julia Roberts' first TV series gets Toronto Festival premiere

Roberts, 50, is the latest major Hollywood star to transition to television, joining the likes of Jane Fonda and Meryl Streep. Amazon Studios' psychological thriller "Homecoming" stars Roberts as a caseworker employed at a secret government facility.

Michael Moore's 'Fahrenheit 11/9' kicks off Toronto film festival

Liberal activist Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 11/9 takes a provocative look at the reasons behind the 2016 election of Donald Trump as US president.

Hollywood star Burt Reynolds dies at 82

US actor Burt Reynolds, best known for his roles in "Deliverance" and "Boogie Nights," died on Thursday, his publicist announced. The 82-year-old actor, a huge box office draw in the 1970s, died at a hospital in Florida.

Star Wars' Kennedy, Tyson to get lifetime awards

Kathleen Kennedy, in charge of the latest "Star Wars" movies at Disney, is the first woman to receive the Thalberg, which was last handed out by the Academy in 2009 to Francis Ford Coppola.

Burberry to stop using fur and burning unsold goods

Burberry said in its statement that the company's use of real fur had "been restricted for many years to rabbit, fox, mink and Asiatic raccoon", adding, "Going forward, these and angora will be" phased out.

Stolen ruby slippers used in Wizard of Oz recovered by FBI

FBI wants public help to identify suspects connected with the original theft and a more recent scheme to extort money from the owners of the red sequined shoes, one of four pairs worn by Judy Garland, who played Dorothy in the 1939 classic.