Thousands of people from all walks of life converged at South Africa's Union Building to witness President Jacob Zuma's inauguration on Saturday.
A South Carolina man caught on video having sex with a horse was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison after pleading guilty for the second time in two years to abusing the creature.
Former Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was formally appointed as private adviser of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and the economic adviser of the Royal Government of Cambodia by King Norodom Sihamoni.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who engineered a change in the city's term-limits law so he could run again and set a record for financing his campaign, narrowly won a third term on Tuesday, local media declared.
Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet accepted 25,000 pounds ($41,000) in libel damages yesterday over a British newspaper's claim that she had lied about her exercise regime.
Claude Levi-Strauss, widely considered the father of modern anthropology for work that included theories about commonalities between tribal and industrial societies, has died. He was 100.
The world's fastest man adopted the animal kingdom's fastest sprinter Monday, as Usain Bolt welcomed a new baby cheetah named Lightning Bolt into his life.
Manabu Oshio, the lead singer of rock band LIV and Japanese actor, on Monday received a suspended 18-month sentence for five years for using drugs.
"Michael Jackson's This Is It" pulled in $101 million worldwide in its first five days, and distributor Sony is extending the farewell performance film beyond its planned two-week run.
A Dutch court ruled Friday that 14-year-old Laura Dekker was still too inexperienced to be allowed to set off on her quest to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world.
A French magistrate has ordered former President Jacques Chirac to stand trial on embezzlement charges dating back to his time as mayor of Paris, in an unprecedented move against a former French head of state, Chirac's office said.
Teenage actress Abigail Breslin, who was nominated for an Oscar for her role in the movie comedy Little Miss Sunshine, will play Helen Keller in her debut on Broadway next year.
The historic home in the Italian hills where French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy spent her early childhood in Turin, Italy, is staking a "for sale" sign once again, just months after a Saudi billionaire bought the palatial property for $25 million.
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