Dr. Benjamin Carson, director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, delivers remarks to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, March 16, 2013. PHOTO/Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
Dr. Ben Carson, the world …

Former Zambia President Rupiah Banda. PHOTO/File
(Reuters) – Zambia’s parliament stripped former President Rupiah Banda of immunity from prosecution on Friday, clearing the way for investigators to arrest him for corruption-related offences.
Banda is accused of abuse …

U.S. President Barack Obama – and rising gasoline prices
U.S. President Barack Obama is pushing Congress to authorize more federally funded research into clean energy technologies that can wean automobiles off oil.
Obama proposed the idea of …

Kevyn Orr. PHOTO/Jones Day/AP
Kevyn Orr, a bankruptcy expert, has been selected by Michigan’s Governor Rick Snyder to take over Detroit as emergency financial manager.
Orr, 54, has wide experience in business restructuring and a reputation as …

Jean-Claude Duvalier
Alleged victims of the government of former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier have resumed their testimony in court.
Dr. Nicole Magloire told Haiti’s court of appeals Thursday that the Duvalier administration jailed her and drove her …

Immediate past Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll. PHOTO/Devon Ravine/AP
Jennifer Carroll announced her resignation as the Lt. Gov. of Florida on Wednesday, a day after she was questioned by authorities investigating possible illegal gambling at an …

U.S. President Barack Obama greets Republican leaders, Speaker John Boehner (c) and Eric Cantor (r). PHOTO/ Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images
President Barack Obama is conceding “we’re probably not going to be able to get a deal” on …

Former South African President Nelson Mandela. PHOTO/PETER DEJONG /AP
(Reuters) – Former South African president Nelson Mandela was admitted to hospital on Saturday for a “routine test”, his second period of hospital treatment in less than …

Former Haitian President Rene Preval
Former Haitian President Rene Preval testified behind closed doors Thursday as authorities try to revive the investigation into the long-unsolved killing of the country’s most celebrated journalist.
Preval showed up early in …

U.S. Senator Tim Scott. PHOTO/Sandra Ecklund/WCIV
South Carolina’s newest lawmaker in Washington, Sen. Tim Scott (Republican), is opening up new offices in his home state.
Scott is officially opening up his offices Thursday in Columbia, North Charleston …