A mild-mannered anti-apartheid activist on Thursday became the third president of South Africa since the end of white rule, vowing to foster unity in a country shaken by a power feud between its past and future leaders. ...more

September 26, 2008

Iraqi lawmakers failed Wednesday to agree on a provincial election law and adjourned for the month, casting doubt whether U.S.-backed balloting can be held this year in the country's 18 provinces. ...more

August 7, 2008

Iraq's presidential council on Wednesday rejected a draft provincial-elections law and sent it back to parliament for reworking - a major blow to U.S. hopes that the vote can be held this year. ...more

July 24, 2008

The Clorox Co., targeted by activists for emitting pollution, has a new partner: the Sierra Club. ...more

July 17, 2008

The House voted Thursday to hold two of President Bush's confidants in contempt for failing to cooperate with an inquiry into whether a purge of federal prosecutors was politically motivated. ...more

February 15, 2008

The Writers Guild of America moved swiftly Sunday toward a resolution of its 3-month-old strike, with guild leaders deciding to recommend the contract to members and to ask them to vote on a quick end to the walkout. ...more

February 11, 2008

An end to Hollywood's long and bitter writers' strike appeared close Saturday, as union leaders representing 12,000 movie and television writers said they had reached a tentative deal with production companies. ...more

February 10, 2008

Four paparazzi have been arrested for reckless driving while chasing Britney Spears' car in the San Fernando Valley. ...more

January 18, 2008

The Grinch - not to mention all those singing and dancing Whos - came back to Broadway on Friday, two weeks after the musical about Dr. Seuss' celebrated green meanie was shut down because of the stagehands' strike. ...more

November 24, 2007

Hollywood writers will begin a strike Monday morning unless the writers and studios can agree on a last-minute deal for a new contract over the weekend, union officials said Friday. ...more

November 3, 2007