Thousands of people from all walks of life converged at South Africa's Union Building to witness President Jacob Zuma's inauguration on Saturday.
Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs, who has been dogged by investor concerns about his health, does not have recurrent cancer or a life-threatening health issue, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
In the 1930s, people danced in New Orleans night clubs to the sweet and melodic jazz of Creole singer and trumpeter Lionel Ferbos.
A white-bearded Florida man won an Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest, a highlight of a festival that ended Sunday honoring the late Nobel Prize-winning author.
South Africa on Friday celebrated the 90th birthday of Nelson Mandela, a symbol of reconciliation in a nation now torn by doubts and nostalgia for his leadership.
A one-time driver for Osama bin Laden helped the FBI try to track down his boss after being captured in Afghanistan, his former interrogators testified Wednesday.
A woman from Trinidad who lied to adopt 11 disabled children whom authorities say she abused while she raked in more than US$1 million in subsidies was sentenced Tuesday to nearly 11 years in prison.
Out of work for six months and desperate to find a job, one innovative New Yorker donned his new power suit -- a sandwich board -- and hit the streets of Manhattan to lure potential employers.
The Australian woman renowned as the world's oldest internet blogger has passed away aged 108, her great grandson Darren Stone, of Brisbane, announced Sunday night.
The Brangelina twins are here: Angelina Jolie has given birth to a girl and a boy.
French first lady Carla Bruni's new album can be heard for free online from Wednesday morning.
President George W. Bush's former press secretary Tony Snow, known for his genial jousting with reporters, has died of cancer, the White House said on Saturday.
Dr. Michael DeBakey, the world-famous cardiovascular surgeon who pioneered such now-common procedures as bypass surgery and invented a host of devices to help heart patients, has died. He was 99.
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