Thousands of people from all walks of life converged at South Africa's Union Building to witness President Jacob Zuma's inauguration on Saturday.
Promoting the concept of good global citizenship, former US President Clinton implored black leaders Thursday to take better care of their health, reduce their use of energy and recognize the promises and peril of globalization.
The Pentagon's inspector general looked into the Defense Department's 2003 order for a contractor to hire the girlfriend of then - Pentagon No. 2 Paul Wolfowitz, but found no violation to warrant a deeper probe, defense officials said on Thursday.
Kurt Vonnegut, the satirical novelist who captured the absurdity of war and questioned the advances of science in darkly humorous works such as "Slaughterhouse-Five" and "Cat's Cradle," died Wednesday. He was 84.
Angelina Jolie was expected to arrive in Vietnam late Wednesday night to adopt a 3-year-old boy, adoption officials said.
British police have confirmed that Algerian former banking "golden boy" Rafik Khalifa, whom Algiers wants extradited to face trial for a financial scandal, has been arrested and released on bail.
The moon darkened, reddened, and turned shades of gray and orange Saturday night during the first total lunar eclipse in nearly three years, thrilling stargazers and astronomers around the world.
She could have danced all night. Instead, she stifled yawns.
The decision to become pregnant and raise a child with her female partner was not political, Dick Cheney's daughter said.
" Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe, who strips for his new role in London's West End revival of the play "Equus," has ignited a bit of a media firestorm by posing for racy promotional photos for the production.
Nicole Kidman was taken to a hospital after the Jaguar she was in crashed early Thursday during downtown shooting of the science fiction thriller "The Invasion," police said.
She sits for hours at a time, staring at the floor, her unsmiling face betraying nothing other than occasional fear flashing in her eyes.
O.J. Simpson says a chapter from his unpublished book that hypothesizes how he would have killed his ex-wife and her friend was created mostly from a ghostwriter's research and is not a confession.
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