NEW YORK, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- "Lord of the Dance" star Michael Flatley has signed on as host of the new competition series, "Superstar Dancers of the World," NBC said Friday.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- "Lord of the Dance" star Michael Flatley has agreed to accept an $11 million payment to settle false rape claims made by a Chicago exotic dancer.

LONDON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- "Riverdance" star Michael Flatley walked out of a London hospital on his own power Saturday. Flatley, whose public appearance quashed rumors that he continued to suffer from a mysterious but serious illness, told the Daily Mail, "I am on the mend."

LONDON, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Dancer Michael Flatley was said to be feeling "a bit better" in a London hospital where he was being treated for an undisclosed illness.

LONDON, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- All European dates of the show "Celtic Tiger" have been canceled by lead dancer Michael Flatley due to illness.

CORK, Ireland, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- The self-proclaimed "Lord of the Dance," Michael Flatley, has married fellow dancer Niamh O'Brien at St Patrick's Church in Fermoy, Ireland.

LONDON, April 7 (UPI) -- "Lord of the Dance" Michael Flatley and his girlfriend, Lisa Murphy, have ended their six-year relationship and are no longer living together.

KIEV, Ukraine, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Kiev will finish reconstruction on its Sports Palace by April 20 -- in plenty of time for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest, Interfax-Ukraine reported.

CHICAGO, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- A Chicago woman has filed a $650 million lawsuit claiming "Lord of the Rings" dancer Michael Flatley sexually assaulted her in Las Vegas.