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Japanese Finance Minister resigned on Tuesday after being forced to deny he was drunk at a G7 news conference, dealing a fresh blow to unpopular Prime Minister Taro Aso in an election year.
Japan's finance minister announced Tuesday he will step down because of health problems after facing allegations he was drunk at a recent summit meeting.
Former British premier Tony Blair, now peace envoy for the Middle East, on Monday won a prestigious million-dollar prize for his leadership on the world stage, the Israel-based Dan David Foundation said.
Given the sweep and severity of today's global economic crisis,Bill Clinton says he is not the one to be blamed for the economic crisis.
First lady Michelle Obama is widely hailed as a fashion icon, but industry insiders say she's quite the opposite, and that's a good thing.
Just days after the nation honored the 200th anniversary of his birth, 65 historians ranked Abraham Lincoln as the nation's best president.
End war, forever. Make the planet greener. Please help my dad find work. Make it rain candy!
Japanese Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa denied on Monday he drank alcohol ahead of a Group of Seven gathering in Rome and said cold medicine had affected his performance at a news conference after the weekend meeting.
The first of four new pennies chronicling Abraham Lincoln's rise from a small Kentucky cabin will be put into circulation Thursday to honor the 16th president's 200th birthday.
First Lady Michelle Obama is to feature on the cover of the March edition of US Vogue wearing a sleeveless magenta dress as she reclines on a sofa.
