
Sharif's win sparks hope for Pakistan-India ties
Over a decade ago, the man now set to become Pakistan's next prime minister stood at this border crossing with archenemy India to inaugurate a ...
Obama's inaugural raised $43 million
President Barack Obama's inaugural committee raised more than $43 million for his second inauguration, with corporations chipping in a major portion.

Rough inauguration day for new Venezuelan leader
Inauguration day could have gone better for the man picked to lead Venezuela's socialist revolution for the next six years. Hours before President ...

Election council to audit vote in Venezuela
Government supporters began filling the streets of Venezuela's capital early Friday to celebrate the inauguration of their leader, even as opponents ...

Kenya celebrates new president; daggers for West
Uhuru Kenyatta, the son of Kenya's founding president, ascended to the country's top office Tuesday during a jubilant celebration that began a new era ...

Official: Sudan leader not traveling to Kenya
Sudan's president, who faces an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court, will not be traveling to Kenya to watch the swearing-in of the ...
Zimbabwe president arrives in Rome for papal mass
State radio in Zimbabwe says President Robert Mugabe has arrived in Rome for the inaugural mass of newly-elected Pope Francis. Mugabe is the subject ...

Pakistan, Iran leaders inaugurate pipeline project
The leaders of Pakistan and Iran are pushing ahead with a pipeline to bring natural gas from Iran despite American opposition, and the Iranian ...
Amsterdam plans sober party for Dutch inauguration
The Dutch capital is known for boozy stag nights and pot-smoking tourists. But for what could be the nation's party of the decade — the abdication of ...

SKorea's 1st female leader yet to hire many women
The country with the developed world's biggest gender income gap now has its first female president, but Park Geun-hye already has South Koreans ...

Castro's 2018 retirement looms for Cuba, Miami
It's been more than 54 years since someone not named "Castro" led Cuba, and it will likely be five more. But now islanders and exiles alike have ...

Cuba's Raul Castro announces retirement in 5 years
Raul Castro announced Sunday that he will step down as Cuba's president in 2018 following a final five-year term, for the first time putting a date ...

First female SKorean president faces NKorea crisis
Park Geun-hye took office as South Korea's first female president Monday, returning to the presidential mansion she had known as the daughter of a ...
Jordan's king inaugurates new parliament
Jordan's king has inaugurated the kingdom's newly elected parliament with a pledge to press ahead with democratization, but added that he will help ...

Economy to be Obama's focus in State of the Union
President Barack Obama will focus his State of the Union address on boosting job creation and economic growth at a time of high unemployment, ...

Holidays, politics may give NKorea nuke test clues
So when will it be? North Korea vowed last month to carry out its third nuclear test but has said nothing about timing. As a result, the building ...

Angelou celebrates black history with Oprah, Keys
In the midst of talking black history with Grammy-winning singer Alicia Keys, Maya Angelou breaks out singing a hymn a cappella. The acclaimed poet ...

Beyonce admits Inauguration Day pre-recording
Beyonce answered critics of her Inauguration Day performance the best way she could — with another sterling performance of the national anthem.

SUPER BOWL WATCH: Beyonce, avocados, practice
Around Super Bowl XLVII and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the ...

Beyonce admits she lip synced at Inauguration
Beyonce says she did lip sync when she performed the national anthem on Inauguration Day. The singer held a press conference Thursday in New Orleans ...

Teen performer at inaugural events fatally shot
A 15-year-old girl who had performed in President Barack Obama's inauguration festivities is the latest face on the ever-increasing homicide toll in ...

Dutch Queen Beatrix abdicating, son will be king
The Netherlands' Queen Beatrix announced Monday that she is ending her reign after 33 years and passing the crown to her eldest son, who has long been ...

Obama presses liberal agenda as he starts 2nd term
From gun control to gay rights, President Barack Obama's second-term agenda is shaping up as an unabashedly liberal wish list. In less than a week, ...

Gay rights groups seek order on employer bias
Gay rights advocates are renewing their push for President Barack Obama to sign an executive order banning federal contractors from discriminating ...