Much as Joni Mitchell sang about paving paradise for a parking lot, a Swiss artist has set up a forest in a football stadium to suggest that one day nature might only be enjoyed in a zoo-like environment.

Stan Lee, who dreamed up Spider-Man, Iron Man, the Hulk and a cavalcade of other Marvel Comics superheroes, died at the age of 95.

Italian filmmaker and Cannes Film Festival winner Vittorio Taviani has died aged 88 after suffering from a long-term illness.

As Iran’s yearly Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) is only about two months away, aspiring cinematographers are queuing up to try their chances at snatching the event’s top accolade.

Iran’s first and only female conductor went on stage on Wednesday in Tehran during the 33rd Fajr International Music Festival, leaving her audience at awe.

A painting of Christ by the Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci is sold for a record 450 million US dollars in New York.

A painting by Sana Sadeqi wins the non-governmental Peace and Cooperation Foundation’s School Award of the year.