Thousands of people from all walks of life converged at South Africa's Union Building to witness President Jacob Zuma's inauguration on Saturday.
End war, forever. Make the planet greener. Please help my dad find work. Make it rain candy!
The first of four new pennies chronicling Abraham Lincoln's rise from a small Kentucky cabin will be put into circulation Thursday to honor the 16th president's 200th birthday.
First Lady Michelle Obama is to feature on the cover of the March edition of US Vogue wearing a sleeveless magenta dress as she reclines on a sofa.
A man who threw a shoe at Premier Wen Jiabao during his speech at Cambridge University was released on unconditional bail.
SHANGHAI: The family of a Chinese woman killed in a traffic accident in New York on Saturday will leave for the United States soon, pending visa approval.
Italian politicians vowed Tuesday to quickly pass legislation clarifying the right to die after a fierce legal battle over a woman in a vegetative state who died after her family cut off her food and water.
The journalist who threw his shoes at former US President George W. Bush will face trial on February 19 for assaulting a visiting head of state, with a maximum 15-year prison term, a court official said on Sunday.
Dame Elisabeth Murdoch turns 100 on Sunday and her birthday celebration is going to be an occasion that focuses on a woman who has given so much of her life to others.
A 56-year-old woman becomes the first woman on record to swim across the Atlantic Ocean.
A 60-year-old Canadian woman has given birth to twin boys, after receiving IVF treatment in India, media reports said on Thursday.
The older sister of a girl allegedly molested and impregnated four times by their father said Thursday their mother allowed the abuse and should face more than a child-endangerment charge.
Cereal and snack maker Kellogg Co. says it will not renew its sponsorhip contract with Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps because he has acknowledged smoking marijuana last fall.
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