Thousands of people from all walks of life converged at South Africa's Union Building to witness President Jacob Zuma's inauguration on Saturday.
Japan's ruling party rejected a no-confidence motion Tuesday against the prime minister's Cabinet, but an increasingly bold opposition used the occasion to heap criticism on the government it aims to oust in national elections next month.
US President Barack Obama on Monday nominated Regina Benjamin, a family physician from Alabama, to be the next surgeon general, the country's top physician.
The son of a late San Francisco pornography mogul was being held without bail Monday on suspicion of killing his former girlfriend, authorities said.
Retired auto worker John Demjanjuk was formally charged yesterday with 27,900 counts of acting as an accessory to murder - one for every person who died at the Nazi death camp where he is accused of serving as a guard.
Four years after his body was exhumed as part of an investigation, his original glass-topped casket has been found in a rusty shed at a suburban cemetery.
The first female president of Lithuania took office Sunday, promising to use her financial experience to help the Baltic state tackle one of the worst economic crises in the European Union.
Charles Taylor begins his defense Monday against charges he led rebels in Sierra Leone who murdered, raped and mutilated villagers in a brutal terror campaign during the country's civil war.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said she's not only staying involved in national politics, but she plans to jump back into the national scrum when she leaves office at the end of the month.
Civil rights activist the Rev. Jesse Jackson has called for an expanded investigation into a suburban Chicago cemetery where four former employees are accused of digging up and dumping bodies in a scheme to resell plots.
The CIA withheld information from the US Congress about a secret counterterrorism program on orders from former Vice President Dick Cheney, a senator said on Sunday as Democrats called for an investigation.
Five Iranian officials who were held in Iraq for more than two years by US forces on suspicion of aiding local Shiite militants returned to Iran Sunday, where the Iranian foreign minister hailed their return as a victory for Iran.
Honduran interim leader Roberto Micheletti said on Sunday ousted president Manuel Zelaya would not be allowed to return to power under any conditions but could be granted an amnesty if he comes home quietly to face justice.
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