A team of international chemical weapons inspectors departs for the Syrian town of Douma, the site of an alleged chemical weapons attack that prompted a retaliatory missile strike by the US, UK and France.

Actress Allison Mack, best known for her role as Clark Kent's confidant Chloe in the television series Smallville, pleads not guilty to charges of sex trafficking and conspiracy to commit forced labour in relation to an upstate New York sex cult.

Swedish producer and DJ Avicii's dance music garnered a mass appeal by bringing out the physicality of his audience and drawing different kinds of music fans together, writes Paul Donoughue.

Oscar award-winning actress Natalie Portman says she chose not to attend a ceremony in Israel to accept a million-dollar prize because she did not want to be seen as supporting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was scheduled to speak at the event.

A Mexican judge blocks a company associated with US toymaker Mattel Incorporation from commercialising the image of artist Frida Kahlo, her family says, as it seeks to halt sales of a Barbie doll styled after the influential artist.