“Happy Birthday, Tata Madiba,” the school children pealed, hundreds of voices in cacophonous unison. They were using the clan name for Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s ailing first black president. “We love you, we do!”
“Happy Birthday, Tata Madiba,” the school children pealed, hundreds of voices in cacophonous unison. They were using the clan name for Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s ailing first black president. “We love you, we do!”
President Yudhoyono ordered disaster officials to extinguish the fires on Sumatra Island that have created vast palls of smoke. Singapore's environmental crisis has seen the acrid smoke cloak residential blocks.
President Yudhoyono ordered disaster officials to extinguish the fires on Sumatra Island that have created vast palls of smoke. Singapore's environmental crisis has seen the acrid smoke cloak residential blocks.
President Yudhoyono ordered disaster officials to extinguish the fires on Sumatra Island that have created vast palls of smoke. Singapore's environmental crisis has seen the acrid smoke cloak residential blocks.
Key moments and themes from George W. Bush's presidency would not be far removed from the minds of the guests assembled to dedicate the center, where interactive exhibits invite scrutiny of Bush's major choices as president.
Key moments and themes from George W. Bush's presidency would not be far removed from the minds of the guests assembled to dedicate the center, where interactive exhibits invite scrutiny of Bush's major choices as president.
Key moments and themes from George W. Bush's presidency would not be far removed from the minds of the guests assembled to dedicate the center, where interactive exhibits invite scrutiny of Bush's major choices as president.
President Obama is acutely aware that time for progress is limited in any second term, as he increasingly becomes a lame duck. Democrats say Mr. Obama must move quickly to establish command of the political process.
President Obama is acutely aware that time for progress is limited in any second term, as he increasingly becomes a lame duck. Democrats say Mr. Obama must move quickly to establish command of the political process.
President Obama is acutely aware that time for progress is limited in any second term, as he increasingly becomes a lame duck. Democrats say Mr. Obama must move quickly to establish command of the political process.
Steven Spielberg's biographical drama portrays the 16th president of the United States as an ambivalent leader, not above twisting arms and exploiting the system to get the right thing done.
Steven Spielberg's biographical drama portrays the 16th president of the United States as an ambivalent leader, not above twisting arms and exploiting the system to get the right thing done.
By holding the "Midwest firewall" — including Ohio, Wisconsin, and Michigan — the president handily defeated challenger Mitt Romney. Obama's victory comes despite the desultory state of the economy.
By holding the "Midwest firewall" — including Ohio, Wisconsin, and Michigan — the president handily defeated challenger Mitt Romney. Obama's victory comes despite the desultory state of the economy.
By holding the "Midwest firewall" — including Ohio, Wisconsin, and Michigan — the president handily defeated challenger Mitt Romney. Obama's victory comes despite the desultory state of the economy.
Under the auspices of the Public Art Fund, Japanese artist Tatzu Nishi has built a well-appointed penthouse around the 13-foot-high marble sculpture of Columbus that presides over Columbus Circle.
Under the auspices of the Public Art Fund, Japanese artist Tatzu Nishi has built a well-appointed penthouse around the 13-foot-high marble sculpture of Columbus that presides over Columbus Circle.
Under the auspices of the Public Art Fund, Japanese artist Tatzu Nishi has built a well-appointed penthouse around the 13-foot-high marble sculpture of Columbus that presides over Columbus Circle.
While no one has seen or heard from him in weeks, Xi Jinping was listed as expressing his sympathies on the death of a former general. The report does little to tamp down the rumors surrounding China's next president.
Xi Jinping, the man tapped as China's next president, hasn't been seen or heard from since September first, prompting intense speculation by the media that he is either injured, or even dead.
William Henry Harrison was the 9th President of the United States for 32 days until he died. His death helped to resolve questions unanswered in the Constitution concerning presidential succession.
Cuban President Raul Castro has said top political positions should be limited to two five-year terms, and promised "systematic rejuvenation" of the government.
Syria has condemned as "provocative" a statement by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that President Bashar al-Assad has "lost legitimacy" to rule.
One way to possibly figure out who will be a vice presidential pick is to monitor the various contenders' Wikipedia pages in the days before such an announcement is likely.
Syrian President Bashar Assad released hundreds of political prisoners in an attempt to appease demonstrators furious about a murderous government crackdown on dissent.
Syrian President Bashar Assad released hundreds of political prisoners in an attempt to appease demonstrators furious about a murderous government crackdown on dissent.
On the eve of the vote to choose Egypt’s first president since the removal of Hosni Mubarak, a pervasive lawlessness is the biggest change in daily life since the revolution.
The presidential election is being hailed as a landmark for Egyptians, who have the opportunity to choose their leader for the first time in the country's 5,000-year recorded history.
Henry Alfred Kissinger is a German-born American political scientist, diplomat, and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. He served as Secretary of State in the administrations of Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.