Thousands of people from all walks of life converged at South Africa's Union Building to witness President Jacob Zuma's inauguration on Saturday.
The Hollywood Reporter on Friday named U.S. talk show host Oprah Winfrey the most powerful woman in entertainment on its annual "Power 100 List."
O.J. Simpson was sentenced to up to 33 years in prison for kidnapping and robbery in a bungled attempt to recover memorabilia of his storied sports career.
In his many years as the United States' top China hand, Henry Paulson captured the hearts, or at least the cameras, of the Chinese media.
Lil Wayne didn't get A Milli Grammy nominations, but his total haul was still pretty amazing.
A judge dismissed indictments against Vice President Dick Cheney and former attorney general Alberto Gonzales and told the south Texas prosecutor who brought the case to exercise caution as his term in office ends.
Quite a few US veterans would rather re-enlist than take his chances in this brutal job market.
Happily contemplating another woman as the top US diplomat, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday she will offer advice, privately, and then get out of the way.
Top US diplomat Condoleezza Rice took time out from her busy diplomatic schedule Monday to play a little piano -- in the form of a recital at Buckingham Palace for Queen Elizabeth II, royal officials said.
Edna Parker, who became the world's oldest person more than a year ago, has died at age 115.
US President-elect Barack Obama will keep Defense Secretary Robert Gates in that job for at least a year, according to an official familiar the two men's discussions.
A BBC producer shot and killed in Somalia more than three years ago felt pressured to go to prove her commitment to the public broadcaster, a coroner's inquest heard Monday.
An Australian mayor who invited ugly women to move to his outback mining town, saying even they would find a man there, has won the top "award" for the most sexist public comment of the year.
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