Wow! Hairdressing in African style

2011-05-30 11:55:02

Women compete for Afro-hairstyle competition in Cali, May 29,2011.

Berlusconi faces high-stakes vote for Milan mayor

2011-05-30 10:53:11

Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's centre-right coalition risks losing its northern power base of Milan to the left for the first time in 18 years when voting in local election run-offs ends on Monday.

Sex scandals challenge two politicians

2011-05-30 07:54:40

One has been charged with attempted rape, the other is on trial for having allegedly had sex with an underage prostitute.

78-year-old music legend Quincy Jones aims to break barriers

2011-05-30 07:54:40

After a frenetic career as producer to Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Michael Jackson and many other music legends, 78-year-old Quincy Jones refuses to slow down and has just signed up for a new project in the Arab region.

Man celebrates 85 years of living with diabetes

2011-05-30 09:50:33

When Bob Krause turned 90 last week, it was by virtue of an unflagging determination and a mentality of precision that kept his body humming after being diagnosed with diabetes as a boy.

Palin rolls into Washington on a Harley

2011-05-30 09:43:39

US Republican Sarah Palin rolled into Washington on the back of a Harley-Davidson on Sunday, sparking a frenzy of attention and renewed speculation about her 2012 presidential plans.

Australia's oldest Olympian Bill Roycroft dies

2011-05-30 09:42:48

Bill Roycroft, Australia's oldest Olympian and winner of an extraordinary gold medal at the 1960 Rome Games, has died at the age of 96, Equestrian Australia said Monday.

French state secretary resigns on sex charges

2011-05-29 21:50:46

A French junior minister accused of having sexually harassed two women of a town hall where he is mayor has resigned from the government.

Suicide bomber targets top NATO, Afghan leaders

2011-05-29 15:01:57

A suicide bomber targeted a meeting of high ranking Afghan and NATO-led forces officials in Afghanistan's northern Takhar province Saturday, leaving seven people dead and 10 others injured, including provincial governor Abdul Jabbar Taqwa who miraculously survived, the governor said Sunday.

Ousted Zelaya returns from exile

2011-05-29 11:38:19

After mediations of regional countries, former Honduran president Manuel Zelaya, who was ousted in a June 2009 coup, ended his exile and returned to homeland Saturday.

Ex-Bank of Italy chief gets 4 yrs in jail

2011-05-29 07:39:23

An Italian court sentenced Italy's former central bank governor Antonio Fazio on Saturday to four years in jail for market-rigging related to a 2005 takeover battle over Italian bank Banca Antonveneta.

Mladic could be extradited for war crimes

2011-05-28 08:13:12

Serbia's ex-general Ratko Mladic could be on his way to face a war-crimes tribunal in The Hague as early as Monday, possibly joining his former ally Radovan Karadzic on trial for some of the worst horrors of the Balkan wars.