Second time even sweeter, Obama fans say Forget about deja vu or old hat as Barack Obama, America's first black president, was sworn in again. For some in the sea of humanity watching, cheering and shivering, the repeat was even sweeter.
Presidential inaugurations: a long, chilly US tradition The US presidential inauguration is a centuries-old tradition, but despite the warmth and affection offered an incoming leader, the quadrennial ceremony is often a bitterly cold affair.
16 January 2013
'Very happy' Bush the elder leaves hospital Former US president George H.W. Bush was released from hospital on Monday following more than two months of treatment for bronchitis, a bacterial infection and a persistent cough.
16 January 2013
Sri Lanka swears in new chief justice despite protests Sri Lanka's president on Tuesday appointed the government's senior legal adviser as a replacement for the impeached chief justice, despite protests by lawyers and a chorus of international criticism.
Venezuelan officials send mixed messages on Chavez Officials sent mixed signals Sunday about the condition of cancer-stricken Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, fueling growing political uncertainty in the oil-rich country.
14 January 2013
Gambians stage anti-EU demonstration Thousands of Gambians Friday marched in the capital, Banjul to show solidarity with President Yahya Jammeh in his row with the European Union.