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Jacob Zuma begins second term as S Africa president

Thousands of people from all walks of life converged at South Africa's Union Building to witness President Jacob Zuma's inauguration on Saturday.

Britney considering next birth in Namibia

2006-06-17 15:21

Following in the steps of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, Britney Spears is considering a Namibian birth for her next baby, a government official said Friday.

Jolie: Birth experience was 'terrifying'

2006-06-17 14:55

Angelina Jolie, in her first US interview since the birth of her daughter last month, says the experience was frightening.

Elvis tops Forbes' list of dead celebs

2006-06-16 08:58

Even in the afterlife, some celebrities remain big-time moneymakers. Elvis Presley, Albert Einstein, Kurt Cobain, Andy Warhol and Marilyn Monroe continue to earn enviable incomes from the grave, according to Forbes magazine.

Bush rejects calls for pullout from Iraq

2006-06-15 18:54

President Bush, just back from Iraq, dismissed calls for a U.S. withdrawal as election-year politics and refused to give a timetable or benchmark for success that would allow troops to come home.

Photos of Jolie and Pitt's baby published

2006-06-09 09:17

The first pictures of Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt have been published — and she appears to have her mother's lips.

Pitt, Jolie deny marriage plans

2006-06-08 06:40

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt denied Wednesday that wedding bells are in the air, saying they want to concentrate for now on their newborn daughter and Jolie's two adopted children.

Grateful Dead's last keyboardist dies

2006-06-04 12:07

Vince Welnick, the Grateful Dead's last keyboard player and a veteran of other bands, including the Tubes and Missing Man Formation, has died.

Jolie, Pitt's baby girl gets diamond pacifier

2006-06-04 09:02

A silver spoon apparently doesn't make the cut for Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's new baby daughter, but a personalized pacifier-maker will instead gift the celebrity couple a 17,000-dollar, diamond-studded pacifier.

Hilton, Richie reunite for 'Simple Life'

2006-06-02 09:17

Those hoping that the new season of "The Simple Life" will supply the answer to what's really behind the famous Paris Hilton-Nicole Richie feud are going to be disappointed - but the former friends do toss a few dishy darts at one another.

Faye Wong, Jolie both have girls over the weekend

2006-05-29 10:35

Chinese pop diva Faye Wong has given birth to a healthy 8.8-pound (4-kilogram) baby girl in Beijing by Caesarean section, news reports Sunday said.

Bill Clinton to write new book

2006-05-18 06:08

After writing an autobiography that sold millions of copies and earned him a hefty advance, former President Clinton has struck a deal to write another book.

Castro denies fortune listing by Forbes

2006-05-16 09:44

Cuban President Fidel Castro may be one of the world's longest serving leaders, but he furiously denied on Monday a Forbes magazine story ranking him among the richest.

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