A new park, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter-Diagon Alley, is expected to open to the public at Universal Orlando Resort on July 8. It's the theme park's second attraction inspired by the Harry Potter series of books and movies. The first one opened in 2010 and has been wildly popular with visitors.

Like the first Harry Potter park, the new area is richly detailed, bringing to life characters and settings from the series. Here's a look from a media preview held Tuesday and Wednesday at what it's like to visit The Wizarding World of Harry Potter-Diagon Alley.

Famous for its neon lights and wild nightlife, Tokyo's status as one of the world's clubbing capitals looks set to survive a potentially ruinous police crackdown on -- of all things -- dancing.

In the topsy-turvy world of Japan's clubland, party-goers currently risk being arrested for failing to obey "No Dancing" signs at venues.

"Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe and "Happy" singer Pharrell Williams are among some 30 celebrities who will get a star on Hollywood's storied Walk of Fame next year, organizers announced Thursday.

Melissa McCarthy, Will Ferrell, Jim Parsons and Amy Poehler also joined the honorees chosen for recognition on the sidewalk along Tinseltown's tourist-thronged Hollywood Boulevard.

Egypt on Thursday hanged a man convicted of murdering the daughter of Leila Ghofran and her friend six years ago during a bungled burglary, security officials said.

The November 2008 murder of Heba al-Akkad, the 23-year-old daughter of the Moroccan singer, and her friend Nadine Gamal in an affluent Cairo suburb had sparked a massive hunt for the killer.

A judge has finalized Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony's divorce nearly three years after the singers separated.

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge finalized the couple's breakup Monday, awarding the former couple joint legal custody of their twin children.

A man who pleaded not guilty to breaking into the home of actress Sandra Bullock has been charged with possessing an arsenal of heavy weapons that authorities say they found at his home.

The Los Angeles district attorney's office charged Joshua James Corbett with 19 felony counts, including seven counts of possessing a machine gun, two counts of possessing an assault weapon and 10 counts of possessing a destructive device. The destructive devices were described as tracer ammunition.

As Spain's glamorous new queen, 41-year-old Letizia will surrender a tiny corner of privacy that had allowed her to sneak out with friends to cafes, plays and rock concerts.

The elegant royal's secretive mingling with the public, often with a few girlfriends and in non-regal attire, has provided rich fodder for the Spanish gossip media.

The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will honor retired "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno with its Mark Twain humor prize at a gala in Washington on October 19, it said Wednesday.

Leno, 64, who stepped down from the long-running NBC show in February after a remarkable 22-year run, will become the first late-night American talk show host to receive the coveted prize.

Universal Orlando Resort opened its new, richly detailed Harry Potter-themed area to media and other travel industry insiders on Wednesday night.

The new park zone, called The Wizarding World of Harry Potter-Diagon Alley, will delight fans of the hit book and movie series with a marquee ride, Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts.

YouTube is planning to block the videos of artists like Adele and the Arctic Monkeys after several record labels refused to sign up to its new subscription service, a newspaper reported Wednesday.

The Google-owned online media site will start blocking videos "in a matter of days", Robert Kyncl, YouTube's head of content and business operations, was quoted as saying by the Financial Times.