Thousands of people from all walks of life converged at South Africa's Union Building to witness President Jacob Zuma's inauguration on Saturday.
Tomoji Tanabe, the world's oldest man, died in his sleep at his home in southern Japan on Friday, a city official said. He was 113.
He remains personally popular, but President Barack Obama is starting to see signs that some of his economic policies are causing doubts among many Americans.
Two murder cases that have riveted France in the last week came to an end Thursday, with both female defendants sentenced to relatively lenient prison terms.
Sen. John Ensign helped his mistress's husband get two jobs during the time the rising Republican senator acknowledges carrying on an extramarital affair, an Ensign spokesman said Thursday.
Men trying to keep several wives happy and women competing with co-wives for their husbands' attentions have led to a boom in the sale of aphrodisiacs in predominantly Muslim northern Nigeria.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton fractured her right elbow during a fall Wednesday, her chief of staff said.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton fractured her right elbow during a fall Wednesday, her chief of staff said.
Australia said Thursday it will appeal for tougher penalty for a US man who was jailed one year for manslaughter in the death of his wife during a honeymoon scuba diving trip.
A Belgian teenager is suing a tattoo artist whom she says covered half her face with stars while she was asleep.
Facing a world of diplomatic woes from Iran to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton had the opportunity to get some heavyweight advice at a dinner held by eight of her living predecessors.
Move over, Supergirls. Legendary German footballer Oliver Kahn will launch his own Chinese reality television show tonight, tapping into the nation's passion for the world game.
The White House. A movie premiere in Maryland. A store opening in Harlem. LeBron James is making the rounds this summer.
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