Thousands of people from all walks of life converged at South Africa's Union Building to witness President Jacob Zuma's inauguration on Saturday.
She's regarded as an Internet pioneer, credited with helping turn a Web site used for trading Beanie Babies into a multibillion-dollar company with 15,000 employees.
US President-elect Barack Obama named Tim Kaine as head of the Democratic Party on Thursday, rewarding an early supporter with a high-profile political post even as he continues to serve as Virginia governor.
The many Bernard Madoff investors who withdrew money from their accounts over the years are now wrestling with an ethical and legal quandary.
US President-elect Barack Obama vowed a fight to the finish on Wednesday -- not over his economic plan, but to hang on to his BlackBerry.
Former Gov. Jeb Bush announced Tuesday that he won't run for the US Senate in 2010 to replace the retiring Mel Martinez, saying that it was not the right time to return to elected office.
The Obamas have worked hard to keep life as normal as possible for their daughters, but it's hard keeping the adorable kids out of the spotlight.
In killing himself German billionaire Adolf Merckle has become the latest casualty of the global financial crisis, his family saying on Tuesday he was broken by the struggle to salvage their business empire.
President George W. Bush will offer the highest civilian award to three foreign leaders for their steady support in the US-led war against terrorism, the White House said on Monday.
Jett Travolta's body shows no sign of head trauma and his death certificate says he was killed by a seizure, an undertaker said Monday.
Former President George H.W. Bush, who has already seen one son, George W., serving in the Oval Office, said Sunday that he would like to see a second son, Jeb, be president one day.
South Korea's opposition party ended a 10-day sit-in protest at the National Assembly on Monday, local media said.
Former US-installed Iraqi PM Iyad Allawi has denounced the policies of Bush as an "utter failure" that gave rise to the sectarian venom that ravaged his country.
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