Former BBC anchor Susan Osman is moving to Beijing to host a breakfast show and escape the ingrained "culture of ageism" in the country's broadcasting industry.
The 15-year-old was one of the two youths who approached the man as he was walking back to work from a laundromat in Footscray, in Melbourne's west, on November 29, according to police.
Tiger Woods and his marital problems proved a tempting target for "Saturday Night Live."
An 86-year-old retired firefighter is due to return Monday to Pearl Harbor for the first time since World War II to attend a ceremony marking the 68th anniversary of the Japanese attack.
US Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus defended recommending his girlfriend for appointment as Montana's US attorney, saying his one-time staff member and the former state prosecutor is "highly qualified" but eventually withdrew her nomination.
Italians fed up with Silvio Berlusconi are rallying in Rome to peacefully push for the premier's resignation.
Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, making his first public comments since being hospitalized, marked his 82nd birthday Saturday with a call for peace and stability in a country that has been rocked by anti-government protests.
Michael Jackson's death put a sudden end to long-rumored plans for a Jackson 5 reunion, but brother Jermaine on Friday kept fans guessing about whether there might be a "Jackson 4" concert next year.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday said Russia's new rich have a problem spending their money in a tasteful way, commenting on the ostentatious spending by the small proportion of Russians who enjoy massive wealth.
Oprah descended on the White House on Thursday, accompanied by a giant array of personnel and equipment, to interview President Barack Obama for her upcoming primetime Christmas television special.
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