Thousands of people from all walks of life converged at South Africa's Union Building to witness President Jacob Zuma's inauguration on Saturday.
Four teens were charged Wednesday in the alleged gang rape and beating of a 15-year-old girl outside her high school homecoming dance in Northern California, an attack that has generated widespread outrage.
There was no way out for Miles Robertson, working in Afghanistan as a UN elections adviser. He was awakened by gunfire and feared he and his wife would be taken hostage.
Japan's new prime minister should keep his word and give official apology and compensation to women across Asia who were forced into sex slavery during World War II, a South Korean victim said Wednesday, representing dozens of others.
The brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been getting regular payments from the Central Intelligence Agency, NY Times reported on Tuesday, citing current and former US officials.
An 88-year-old former member of the Waffen SS went on trial Wednesday on three counts of murder for the wartime killings of three civilians in the Netherlands.
After months of industry hype, Hollywood on Tuesday rolled out the red carpet for Jackson's movie "This Is It" showing the final performance of the fallen King of Pop
France Telecom said an employee at a Paris call center tried to commit suicide on the job Tuesday by overdosing on medication but was rescued by colleagues.
Former US President George W. Bush has used a paid motivational speech in Fort Worth, Texas, to urge listeners to stand by their beliefs.
Pilots of a Northwest Airlines jetliner that overshot its destination by 150 miles last week told US investigators they became distracted during an extended discussion of crew scheduling that included their use of personal laptops, officials said on Monday.
President Barack Obama had a message for his political friends and foes on Monday - "just because I'm skinny doesn't mean I'm not tough."
The Saudi king has waived the lashing punishment for a Saudi female journalist charged with involvement in a TV sex show.
The first of a dozen polygamist sect members charged with abuse of women stands trial Monday, 18 months after agents raided the group's remote ranch and carted off more than 400 children in the largest child-custody case in American history.
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263 Registration Number: 130349 
