Marilyn Monroe famously invoked a Hollywood “where they’ll pay you $1,000 for a kiss and 50 cents for your soul” – but these days it’s as likely to be the other way around. Religion is reclaiming cinema for sacred purposes at a rate never seen in history, with faith-based movies...

A new racism scandal has rocked Russian football in the run-up to the World Cup – and anxious Moscow authorities are taking it seriously. The idea of fans targeting black players with monkey chants has been haunting Russian football chiefs heading into the June 14 to July 15...

Reaction after deposed Australian captain Steve Smith and opening batsman Cameron Bancroft held news conferences in Australia to apologize for their roles in last week’s ball-tampering scandal in Cape Town: Matt Prior, former England wicketkeeper “Fair play Bancroft and...

Turkey will take steps to ease the establishment of investment banks in the country, Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek said late Thursday. "Now, we will take a further step and make the establishment of investment banks in Turkey easier," Simsek said at an award ceremony in Istanbul....