Ireland closes schools as rare hurricane approaches

Ireland has ordered all schools to close on Monday as the country braces for an "unprecedented storm" with the arrival of Ophelia, the largest hurricane ever recorded so far east in the Atlantic Ocean.

Erotic art sells for 5 million pound at London auction

A sale of erotic art through the ages topped more than 5 million pound at Sotheby's auction house in London on Thursday, with one marble nude fetching nearly two million pounds.

Hamlet in Viet Nam with local flavour Hamlet premiered at the Ha Noi Opera House last week, after six months of preparation by actors of the Viet Nam National Drama Theatre.

US performer to give free concert American performer, director and choreographer Michael Parks Masterson will present a free musical show at the HCM City Music Conservatory on April 18.