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 53-year-old man was due in court on Tuesday charged with murder over the fatal stabbing of a young woman who was seven months pregnant.
An Australian politician on Tuesday said he would pay an outstanding legal bill before it forces him from his Senate seat but has asked for donations to help with the cost.
US first lady Michelle Obama made an unannounced visit to London on Monday after attending D-Day commemorations in Europe.
A once-pregnant 21-year-old newcomer to Oregon who was found dead in a crawl space of a home had been cut open and her baby taken from her womb, investigators said Monday.
A North Carolina man has been sentenced to one year and one day in prison for threatening to shoot and kill Barack Obama when he was the Democratic candidate for president.
A Swedish party that wants to legalise Internet filesharing and beef up web privacy scored a big victory Sunday by winning a European parliament seat, results showed.
When he was a baby, his father entered his hospital room and injected a syringe of HIV-tainted blood into his tiny body. At times during his childhood, he was expected to die.
A French woman goes on trial this week for the murder of her French financier lover in a crime combining sex, power and wealth that rocked Geneva's discreet banking circles.
The family of actor David Carradine has asked FBI to help unravel the mystery of his death, as reports said his body was found naked in a Bangkok hotel.
Mystery continued to shroud the death of actor David Carradine on Saturday, with rumour and speculation rife about how the star of 1970s-era US television show "Kung Fu" met his demise.
John "Jack" Ross, Australia's oldest man and the last remaining Australian to serve in World War I, died Wednesday, Veterans' Affairs Minister Alan Griffin said. He was 110.
US President Barack Obama is the first sitting head of state to make the Forbes Celebrity 100 Power List, with his many magazine covers and best-selling books blurring the line between politics and celebrity.
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