Thousands of people from all walks of life converged at South Africa's Union Building to witness President Jacob Zuma's inauguration on Saturday.
Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), has urged to reclaim more land to fully solve the country's food problem, the official KCNA news agency said on Monday.
The stage was set Monday for Michael Jackson's final act as the world capital of make-believe braced for what could be the biggest, most spectacular celebrity send-off of all time.
A US-educated Pakistani scientist accused of shooting at FBI agents and helping al-Qaida turned a hearing to decide if she's competent for trial into a pulpit for telling anyone who would listen that she doesn't hate America but doesn't trust its courts.
Robert S. McNamara, the cerebral secretary of defense who was vilified for prosecuting the Vietnam War, then devoted himself to helping the world's poorest nations, died yesterday. He was 93.
Former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, the architect of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, died in his sleep at his home on Monday, his wife Diana said. He was 93.
Irish singer and anti-poverty campaigner Bob Geldof grilled Silvio Berlusconi in an interview published on Sunday, telling him that Rome's failed pledges on aid put his credibility in doubt as he chairs a G8 summit this week.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) leader Kim Jong Il has been living at an east coast villa since mid-May and is likely convalescing after reportedly suffering a stroke last year, a newspaper said on Sunday citing US and Republic of Korea (ROK) intelligence officials.
Actor Rupert Grint, who plays Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films, has contracted swine flu, his publicist said Saturday, three days before the latest Potter blockbuster premieres in London.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi played down on Friday any prospect of the G8 meeting in Italy next week agreeing new rules for global finance, saying the summit will be just "one step" in a long process.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012.
An Oregon woman obsessed with bunnies has been ordered back behind bars after police found her in a hotel room with more than a dozen rabbits.
A video released Thursday showed Michael Jackson vigorously practicing a song-and-dance routine days before his death, supporting accounts he had been in good health.
Nurse: Insomniac Jackson begged for drug
Michael Jackson was so distraught over persistent insomnia in recent months that he pleaded for a powerful sedative despite warnings it could be harmful, says a nutritionist who was working with the singer as he prepared his comeback bid.
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